Modi holds talks with Qatar counterpart in Doha, after Navy veterans’ release

Doha, 15/2: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday said he had a “wonderful” meeting with his Qatari counterpart Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani here and discussed ways to strengthen ties between the two countries. Modi arrived in Doha on Wednesday night on an official visit to Qatar. This is the prime minister’s second visit…

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Karnataka HC orders Bengaluru liquor ban be limited to 2 days of voting and counting for council bypoll

Bangalore, 14/2: The Karnataka High Court on Wednesday eased the liquor ban imposed due to the Bengaluru Teachers’ Constituency election. Now the ban will be restricted to only two days — on the day of polling (February 16) and the subsequent counting day (February 20. The ban is applicable in the limits of Bengaluru Urban…

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PM Modi inaugurates first Hindu stone temple in Abu Dhabi

Abu Dhabi, 14/2: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday inaugurated Abu Dhabi’s first Hindu stone temple amid devotional chants and in the presence of spiritual leaders of the Swaminarayan sect. Dressed in a light pink silk dhoti and kurta paired with a sleeveless jacket and stole, the prime minister participated in rituals of a ceremony…

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BJP garnered 90% of corporate donations received by national parties

New Delhi, 14/2: Ruling BJP bagged nearly 90% of corporate donations worth Rs 680.49 crore that five national parties together gathered in 2022-23. An analysis by private election watchdog Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR) showed the BJP’s catch was eight times more than what other parties – Congress, AAP, NPP and CPI(M) – together garnered….

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ED issues 6th summons to Arivind Kejriwal in money laundering case

New Delhi, 14/2: The Enforcement Directorate has issued a fresh and the 6th summons to Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal for his questioning in the excise policy linked money laundering case, official sources said Wednesday. The 55-year-old leader, also the national convener of the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), has been asked to depose before the…

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Sonia Gandhi to file nomination for Rajya Sabha polls from Rajasthan today

New Delhi, 14/2: Former Congress President Sonia Gandhi will file on Wednesday her nomination papers for the upcoming Rajya Sabha polls from Rajasthan, party sources said. It will be the 77-year-old leader’s first term in the Upper House after serving five terms as a Lok Sabha MP. Congress sources said party chief Mallikarjun Kharge, Sonia…

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Sonia Gandhi set to file nomination for Rajya Sabha election from Jaipur

Jaipur, 13/2: Sonia Gandhi is all set to file nomination for Rajya Sabha election from Rajasthan on Wednesday, sources said on Tuesday. Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge and former party chief and her son Rahul Gandhi will accompany her to Jaipur for filing the papers. This will be the 77-year-old leader’s first foray into Rajya Sabha…

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