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Farmers unions protesting at various points along the Delhi border said on Friday that they will hold a tractor march on January 6 if the repeal of the three farm laws is not decided in the next round of meetings on January 4. “It seems the government is taking the …

The protesting farmers’ unions have proposed holding another round of talks with the Center at 11 a.m. on December 29, farmer leader Rakesh Tikait said on Saturday. The decision was made at a meeting of Sanyukt Kisan Morcha, a body that brings together 40 farmers’ unions protesting on Delhi’s borders …

The Center had invited protesting farmers to the sixth round of talks and asked them to set a date at their convenience. The farmers, in their meeting on Wednesday, decided they would not set a date because they did not agree with the proposals sent by the agriculture minister. With …

When the Supreme Court on Thursday heard the issue of the farmers ‘ongoing protest and made some suggestions to unravel the current impasse, protesting farmers’ unions remained stern with their demand to withdraw the laws first. A crucial meeting is being held at the BJP headquarters to discuss farmers’ problems …

Baba Ram Singh, a priest from Haryana, shot himself on Wednesday at a site of continued protests by farmers. In a handwritten note, the 65-year-old man expressed his grief at the protest against the three laws passed by Parliament in September. In his note, he said that he felt a …

Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Tuesday that opposition parties who are now against farm laws and who “cheat farmers” were in favor of reforms when their party was in power. “The people who are sitting in the opposition and deceiving farmers today were in favor of these agricultural reforms …

Former India international Yuvraj Singh today distanced himself from his father’s comment during the farmers’ protest last week, stating that Yograj’s comments had been made on an individual basis and that their ideologies are not the same in any way. Twitter calls for arrest of Yuvraj Singh’s father for provocative …

The farmers’ ongoing protest enters its 17th day on Saturday with a massive plan to block roads put in place. As the impasse persists with the government saying that it is open to talks and farmers also agree to further discussions, only if the Center wants to discuss the withdrawal …

When the Center sent a new proposal on Wednesday, which included the guarantee of a minimum support price, a change in the APMC law, taxes on private players, etc., protesting farmers hardened their position and said that if the government is stubborn not to withdraw the laws, so farmers are …

SP chief Akhilesh Yadav crouched on the road near his residence in Lucknow today in protest. Highlight Akhilesh Yadav was detained by the police in Lucknow Officials sealed off the road leading to his home before his “Kisan Yatra” Akhilesh Yadav broke through police barricades placed near his residence Lucknow: …