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By: Express Web Desk | New Delhi | Updated: December 15, 2020 3:58:28 pm A group of farmers standing on trucks raise slogans during the ongoing protest against the Center’s new agricultural laws, on the Singhu border in New Delhi. (Express photo by Amit Mehra) At least two farmers died …

India’s leading telecom operator, Reliance Jio, has called on the telecom regulator to crack down on Vodafone Idea and Bharti Airtel for resorting to “unethical” ways and spreading “frivolous rumors” about the company that will profit from the Farm Bills. In a stern letter to the telecom regulator, Jio blamed …

P Chidambaram criticized the Center on Sunday for the protests of the farmers (FILE) New Delhi: Congressional leader P Chidambaram criticized the central government on Sunday, claiming that some of his ministers had alluded to the presence of “separatist” elements in the ongoing farmers’ protest against agricultural reforms. “The ministers …

New Delhi: Amid an ongoing protest against three agricultural laws, a delegation of 29 farmers from Haryana met with Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar on Saturday to extend their support for the new legislation and threatened to organize a protest if repealed. The delegation, led by Guni Prakash, head of …

Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said on Saturday that protesting farmers must distance themselves from those clinging to them for a “political resurgence.” In an interview for News18, Sitharaman lashed out at the opposition, saying that farmers are being used for political gain. “The opposition is playing politics on the …

Written by Jignasa Sinha | New Delhi | Updated: December 12, 2020 3:39:17 pm Foot massagers created by Khalsa Aid, Friday. (Photo by Abhinav Saha) Amid heated protests, protesters have opened makeshift gyms and massage centers on the Singhu and Tikri borders. Various volunteers and farmers bought machines and set …

New Delhi: As farmers vowed to expand their protests over new farm laws, Prime Minister Narendra Modi reaffirmed on Saturday that his government was committed to the well-being of farmers and that the laws were aimed at giving them alternative markets to increase income. Without referring directly to the farmers’ …

In the context of the ongoing farmers’ protests in Delhi against agricultural reforms, there is a perception that the central government has not carried out extensive consultation and outreach activities with farmers and their representatives. However, the government figures have a different story. According to government officials, since these reforms …

Written by Jignasa Sinha | New Delhi | Updated: December 11, 2020 8:20:17 am (left) The two washers clean more than 500 items a day; a mini gurdwara on the Singhu border. (Photo: Amit Mehra) A dental camp, medicine stalls, libraries, laundry services and a small temple: Farmers have made …

Written by Apurva Vishwanath | New Delhi | December 11, 2020 4:15:26 am Farmers shout slogans as they block a road during a protest against new agricultural laws on the Delhi-Uttar Pradesh border (Photo: AP) Government concessions, offered in an attempt to placate the protesting farmers, effectively dilute key parts …