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What were India’s electoral bonds and how did they power Modi’s party?

NEW DELHI, Feb 16 (Reuters) – India’s Supreme Court on Thursday scrapped a seven-year-old election funding system that let individuals and companies make unlimited and anonymous donations to political parties. The move was seen as a setback for Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), the largest beneficiary of the system, just weeks before national elections. Modi is widely expected to win a rare third term. WHAT WERE ELECTORAL BONDS? Under a system introduced by Modi’s government in 2017, people and corporate groups were allowed to donate unlimited amounts of money to any political party anonymously through financial instruments

Heart attack survivors at risk of further serious health conditions for a decade afterwards

London, Feb 16 (The Independent) People who survive heart attacks could face a greater risk of developing further serious health conditions for a decade afterwards, a study suggests. Patients could benefit from additional support and monitoring in the years following diagnosis, researchers said. They also suggested future studies should focus on identifying those at the greatest risk of adverse health conditions and on developing new strategies for prevention and early diagnosis. While the greatest risk to heart attack survivors was heart failure and atrial fibrillation – which makes the heart beat faster and irregularly – the risk of other conditions

Congress alleges party’s accounts frozen, calls it “freeze of democracy”

New Delhi [India], February 16 (ANI): Congress general secretary Ajay Maken alleged that the party’s accounts have been frozen by the Income Tax department and called it the “freeze of democracy”. In a press conference held at the AICC headquarters in Delhi, Maken said, “I have very disturbing news to share with all of you. The accounts of the Congress party have been frozen and also those of the Youth Congress have been frozen.” “We got information yesterday that banks are not honouring the cheque we are issuing. On further investigation, we got to know that the Youth Congress bank

Two dead, scores injured after police open fire in India’s Manipur state

GUWAHATI, India, Feb 16 (Reuters) – At least two people were killed and scores injured in India’s northeastern Manipur state after security forces opened fire at a mob in Churachandpur district late on Thursday, a police official said, as sporadic violence continued in the region. Close to 200 people have died since fierce fighting broke out last May between members of the majority Meitei and minority Kuki communities in the state bordering Myanmar over sharing economic benefits and quotas given to the tribes. Thousands remain displaced in relief camps. Churachandpur, home to the Kuki-Zo community, was among the first areas

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