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NEW DELHI: Seeking to keep the lines of communication open with unions that oppose the new agricultural lawsAgriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar said on Monday the government was ready to discuss clause-by-clause legislation once farmer agitators responded to a series of government-proposed amendments. However, agricultural unions intensified their agitation in …

Union Minister Nitin Gadkari said on Monday that the government has done nothing against farmers by introducing the three agricultural laws. He also said that the government is willing to accept all good suggestions from farmers on the three laws. Gadkari said he does not believe social activist Anna Hazare …

Written by Sukhbir Siwach | Chandigarh | Updated: December 15, 2020 8:39:00 am When contacted, Haryana DGP Manoj Yadava said, “We have made preparations that if we need to seal the borders, we should be able to do it. As of now, the borders have not been sealed to avoid …

LIVE updates from farmers’ protest: Union Minister Nitin Gadkari said today that dialogue is the only way forward to end the deadlock with protesting farmers as he urged them to understand the laws and make no mistake. “Our government is dedicated to farmers and is willing to accept the suggestions …

NEW DELHI: Agricultural unions escalated their current unrest in various parts of Punjab, Haryana, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh on Monday by sitting down on the fast and organizing demonstrations, leading to traffic jams that lasted for several hours in some places, particularly paralyzing transport on NH-8, the main …

The Union government and agricultural unions protesting a set of farm laws that the latter claims will damage their livelihoods are likely to restart negotiations that ran aground last week, and both Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar as a major platform for Agricultural unions signaled their willingness to resume talks …

By: Entertainment Desk | New Delhi | Updated: December 14, 2020 8:03:50 pm Diljit Dosanjh has shown solidarity with farmers protesting on social media. (Photo: Diljit Dosanjh / Instagram) Actor Diljit Dosanjh has responded to those who ridiculed the ongoing farmer protests by saying that farmers are being given pizzas. …

Farmers have been protesting against the new agricultural laws near the Delhi border points. New Delhi: With some key roads blocked for several days due to their protest against the three new farm laws, a group of farmers on Monday apologized “hands folded” to people for the inconvenience they caused …

Nobel Prize winner Abhijit Banerjee spoke to NDTV about farm laws and the Covid pandemic New Delhi: The coronavirus pandemic is not a good time to have a conversation about farm laws, Nobel laureate Abhijit Banerjee told NDTV on Monday night, highlighting a “profound lack of trust” between farmers and …

Reliance Jio Infocomm, promoted by billionaire Mukesh Ambani, wrote to the regulator of the Telecommunications Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) on Monday seeking action against Vodafone Idea and Bharti Airtel, amid protests by farmers in Delhi and its surroundings against agricultural laws. Jio highlighted an unethical and anti-competitive Mobile Number …