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			The CBI on Sunday evening arrested Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia in connection with alleged corruption in the formulation and implementation of the now-scrapped liquor policy for 2021-22 after nearly eight hours of questioning during which his answers were not found satisfactory, officials said. Sisodia arrived at the CBI headquarters around 11.12 am for the second round of questioning, they said. The officials of the Anti-Corruption Branch of the CBI grilled the minister on various aspects of the Excise policy, his alleged link with Dinesh Arora and other accused in the FIR, and details of message exchanges from multiple phones among others, they said.</div>
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		An earthquake of magnitude 4.3 jolted the Rajkot district of Gujarat on Sunday afternoon, according to the National Center for Seismology (NCS). The quake struck at around 3:21 pm with a depth of 10 km. &quot;Earthquake of Magnitude: 4.3, Occurred on 26-02-2023, 15:21:12 IST, Lat: 24.61 & Long: 69.96, Depth: 10 Km, Location: 270 km NNW of Rajkot, Gujarat, India,&quot; the NCS said in a tweet. No casualty or damage to property is reported.</div>
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	Ahead of the CBI&#39;s questioning of Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia in the excise policy case, the AAP on Saturday said he will fully cooperate with the investigation and asserted that it is a &quot;hardcore honest&quot; party. The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has prepared an exhaustive set of questions for the minister amid apprehensions of his arrest. Sisodia, who also holds the finance portfolio in the Delhi Cabinet, was originally summoned last Sunday. He had sought deferment of his questioning, citing the ongoing budget exercise, following which the probe agency had asked him to appear on February 26.</div>
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	Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Saturday said that the government is progressing towards regulation on Crypto Currency under India&#39;s G20 presidency. Responding to a question from ANI regarding a consensus among the G20 countries on crypto assets during Indian Presidency, Nirmala Sitharaman said, &quot;We are going through the study process so that there can be informed discussion. International Monetary Fund (IMF) and also the Financial Stability Board (FSB) have been doing their own little work on the crypto matter and progressing on their own.&quot;</div>
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	The European Union agreed on Saturday to impose new sanctions on Russia over its invasion of Ukraine targeting more officials and organisations accused of supporting the war, spreading propaganda or supplying drones, as well as restricting trade on products that could be used by the armed forces. The EU&#39;s Swedish presidency said the sanctions &quot;are directed at military and political decision-makers, companies supporting or working within the Russian military industry, and commanders in the Wagner Group. Transactions with some of Russia&#39;s largest banks are also prohibited.</div>
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	Senior Congress leader Shashi Tharoor on Saturday said the Congress should be absolutely clear in its ideological stance in favour of an inclusive India and pointed out that party could have been more vocal on issues such as the Bilkis Bano outrage and murder in the name of cow vigilantism. Addressing the 85th plenary session of the party here, the former Union minister said the Congress should stand up for its foundational principles. &quot;We should be absolutely clear in our ideological stance in favour of inclusive India. The tendency to downplay some positions or avoid taking a stand on some issues in order not to alienate what we assume to be the sentiments of the majority only plays into the BJP&#39;s hands,&quot; Tharoor said.</div>

LIVE: CBI arrests Delhi Dy CM in connection with liquor policy case

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500,000 people from over 700 districts participated in Geet, Lallabies, and Rangoli competition

On Sardar Patel&#39;s birth anniversary &#39;Unity Day&#39;, we talked of three competitions in &#39;Mann Ki Baat&#39;. These competitions were associated with &#39;Geet&#39; - Patriotic Songs, &#39;Lullabies&#39;, and &#39;Rangoli&#39;. It gives me immense pleasure to inform that morre than 500,000 people from over 700 districts participated in these competitions: PM Narendra Modi during the 98th edition of Mann Ki Baat

Mann Ki Baat: The craze for Indian toys is increasing even in foreign countries

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	Nowadays, Indian toys have become such a craze that their demand has increased even in foreign countries. When we spoke of Indian genres of story-telling in &quot;Mann Ki Baat&rsquo;, their fame also reached far and wide: PM Narendra Modi during the 98th edition of MannKiBaat</div>
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BJP & Asaduddin Owaisi are 'Ram and Shyam ki Jodi'

&nbsp;BJP &amp; Asaduddin Owaisi are &#39;Ram and Shyam ki Jodi&#39;. Shiv Sena will fight alone. Veer Savarkar was a legend of Maharashtra. He is the brave son of Maharashtra. Central Government should give Bharat Ratna to him: Uddhav Thackeray faction leader Sanjay Raut

Going to jail for country, society matter of pride: Kejriwal ahead of Sisodia's questioning by CBI

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	Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Sunday said going to jail for the country and the society is not a curse but a matter of pride, amid apprehensions of his deputy Manish Sisodia&#39;s arrest by the CBI in the alleged excise policy scam. Sisodia will be questioned by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) later in the day in connection with the federal agency&#39;s probe into the alleged scam.</div>

Two windows of a coach of Mysuru - Chennai Vande Bharat Express were damaged yesterday

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		Karnataka | Two windows of a coach of Mysuru - Chennai Vande Bharat Express were damaged yesterday when some miscreants pelted stones at the train. The incident occurred between Krishnarajapuram &ndash; Bengaluru Cantonment Railway Stations. No person was injured: South Western Railway <a href="https://t.co/OXJG2rEDds">pic.twitter.com/OXJG2rEDds</a></p>
	&mdash; ANI (@ANI) <a href="https://twitter.com/ANI/status/1629689007050461184?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 26, 2023</a></blockquote>
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Voting begins for Kasba Peth Assembly constituency in Pune

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Maharashtra | Voting begins for Kasba Peth Assembly constituency in Pune.<br><br>(Visuals from the polling booth number-75 of Nutan Marathi Vidyalaya) <a href="https://t.co/IH1GevVIoP">pic.twitter.com/IH1GevVIoP</a></p>&mdash; ANI (@ANI) <a href="https://twitter.com/ANI/status/1629665459850317827?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 26, 2023</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

Security deployed outside the residence of Delhi Deputy CM Manish Sisodia

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		Delhi | Security deployed outside the residence of Delhi Deputy CM Manish Sisodia.<br />
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		Manish Sisodia is to be questioned by CBI today, in connection with the liquor policy case. <a href="https://t.co/nnEjVcMRwH">pic.twitter.com/nnEjVcMRwH</a></p>
	&mdash; ANI (@ANI) <a href="https://twitter.com/ANI/status/1629677937527234562?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 26, 2023</a></blockquote>
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"Manish Sisodia is innocent, dirty politics behind arrest," says Arvind Kejriwal on Manish Sisodia's arrest

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		Manish is innocent. His arrest is dirty politics. There is a lot of anger among the people due to the arrest of Manish. Everyone is watching...our struggle will get stronger: Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal on Dy CM Manish Sisodia&#39;s arrest <a href="https://t.co/LpbByJHZ1P">pic.twitter.com/LpbByJHZ1P</a></p>
	&mdash; ANI (@ANI) <a href="https://twitter.com/ANI/status/1629858291751989248?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 26, 2023</a></blockquote>
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Delhi Police registers case over ruckus between AAP, BJP councillors in Civic Centre

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		Delhi Police registers case over ruckus between AAP, BJP councillors in Civic Centre<br />
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		Read <a href="https://twitter.com/ANI?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@ANI</a> Story | <a href="https://t.co/4IUOepfvnA">https://t.co/4IUOepfvnA</a><a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/DelhiPolice?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#DelhiPolice</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/BJP?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#BJP</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/AAP?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#AAP</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/CivicCentre?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#CivicCentre</a> <a href="https://t.co/K1ZE33udJZ">pic.twitter.com/K1ZE33udJZ</a></p>
	&mdash; ANI Digital (@ani_digital) <a href="https://twitter.com/ani_digital/status/1629855275346989057?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 26, 2023</a></blockquote>
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Govt is ensuring peace & security for Punjab’s 3 crore people: Bhagwant Mann, Punjab CM

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	&quot;Govt is ensuring peace &amp; security for Punjab&rsquo;s 3 crore people. Punjab&rsquo;s glory of development will be visible in India in the upcoming 6-7 months. For the first time in 75 years a party has taken action on their own two ministers &amp; one MLA against corruption,&quot; said Bhagwant Mann, Punjab CM. &quot;Under the corruption-free Punjab, old corruption cases of leaders from various parties are also being investigated and action will be taken accordingly,&quot; he added.</div>
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	According to National Center for Seismology, an earthquake of magnitude 4.3 occurred today at 15:21:12 IST, 270km NNW of Rajkot, Gujarat, at a depth of 10 Km.</div>
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Mehbooba Mufti, PDP Chief on target killing of minority in valley

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		These incidents only benefit BJP whether it is in Haryana or Kashmir. BJP failed in protecting the lives of minorities here. They only use minorities to show normalcy in the valley: Mehbooba Mufti, PDP Chief on target killing of minority in valley</div>
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During elections, issues not relevant for public are raised: Priyanka Gandhi

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	During elections, issues not relevant for public are raised. Politics should be on how to tackle unemployment, strengthen GDP, take up our economy. BJP conducted raids on us but we are standing strong: Cong Gen Secy Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on 85th Plenary Session of party in Raipur</div>
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Terrorists fired upon a civilian namely Sanjay Sharma from Pulwama while on way to local market

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		Terrorists fired upon one civilian from minority namely Sanjay Sharma from Pulwama while on way to local market. He was shifted to hospital however, he succumbed to injuries. There was Armed guard in his village. Area cordoned off. Details shall follow: Kashmir Police <a href="https://t.co/cX5m9LaXdf">pic.twitter.com/cX5m9LaXdf</a></p>
	&mdash; ANI (@ANI) <a href="https://twitter.com/ANI/status/1629723656187432960?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 26, 2023</a></blockquote>
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Mann Ki Baat; Ustad Bismillah Khan Yuva Purushkar

Ustad Bismillah Khan Yuva Purushkar was given to artists of music and performing art. This includes all those artists who gave new life to instruments which are fading: