Has the Narendra Modi government really “softened” its stance?

Intermediaries have also played a key role, conveying farmers’ sentiment to the government. There are at least four intermediaries whose role is important. Bharatiya Kisan Sangh, supported by RSS Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh’s farmers wing, the Bharatiya Kisan Sangh, has been constantly calling on the government to meet with farmers midway. …

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Lalu Prasad Yadav’s impaired kidney function, says doctor

Jharkhand High Court has postponed Lalu Yadav’s guilty plea hearing in the forage scam case until January Ranchi, Jharkhand: Jailed RJD chief Lalu Prasad Yadav’s physician, Dr. Umesh Prasad, said on Saturday that the latter’s kidney is functioning at 25 percent and the situation may deteriorate at any time in …

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Ten dead after two vehicles collided in Chittorgarh in Rajasthan

At least seven people were killed and several others injured on Saturday in a collision involving a jeep and a trailer truck in Rajasthan’s Chittorgarh district, police said. The accident happened near Sadulkhera on the Udaipur-Nimbahera highway, they said. “Seven people died and several others were injured in the accident. …

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