Morning Digest | India welcomes release of eight Navy veterans jailed in Qatar; Nitish Kumar Government to face floor test today, and more
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From farmers likely to start Delhi march from Feb 12 to Nitish Kumar to face floor test, read a select list of stories from The Hindu to start the day.
India welcomes release of eight Navy veterans jailed in Qatar
India on February 12 welcomed the release of eight Indian nationals who were arrested in Qatar on August 30, 2022 and were given death sentence last October. In an early morning statement, the Ministry of External Affairs indicated that seven of the men have already returned.
Farmers likely to start Delhi march from Feb 12, after collapse of talks with Centre on guaranteed MSPs
Approximately one lakh farmers belonging to the Samyukt Kisan Morcha-Non Political (SKM-NP), a splinter group of the original SKM, started preparations for a rally in Delhi on Tuesday seeking guaranteed minimum support prices (MSPs) for their produce.
Nitish Kumar to face floor test
The Nitish Kumar-led National Democratic Alliance government is all set to face a floor test on Monday to prove its majority in the Bihar Assembly. On the eve of the crucial floor test, political parties in the State remained busy on Sunday trying to keep their flock together.
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