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For almost three months, farmers have opposed the new farm laws (Archive) London: A group of 36 multi-party MPs have written to UK Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab asking him to make arrangements with his Indian counterpart, S Jaishankar, about the impact on British Punjabis affected by farmers’ demonstrations against the …

By: Express Web Desk | New Delhi | Updated: December 5, 2020 5:50:32 pm Farmers block a road near Ghazipur on December 4, 2020 (Express photo: Prem Nath Pandey) The protesting farmers have called Bharat Bandh on December 8 one day after the fourth round of talks between them and …

Canada will always defend the right to peaceful protests, said Justin Trudeau. New Delhi: Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau reiterated his support for the right of farmers in India to hold peaceful protests hours after the central government summoned the country’s high commissioner on Friday to express his disgust at …

OTTAWA: Despite India’s warning to Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau On his previous comments on farmers’ protests, the prime minister has once again commented that he will “always defend the right to peaceful protests.” Speaking at a press conference after the Ministry of Foreign Affairs issued an injunction to the …

Farmer groups met with three Union ministers on Saturday for the fifth round of talks amid ongoing protests over the Center’s new farm laws. Union Minister of Agriculture Narendra Singh Tomar, Minister of Railways, Trade and Food, Piyush Goyal, and Minister of State for Commerce Som Parkash, who is a …

Farmers protest: A tractor with a DJ system was spotted on the Singhu border between Delhi and Haryana. New Delhi: Indicating their readiness to camp along Delhi’s borders for as long as it takes for a reversal of the three controversial farm reform laws, farmers have added another “essential” to …

Farmers protesting 3 controversial laws have called for a nationwide bandh on December 8. New Delhi: Ahead of the third round of talks between the BJP-led central government and farmers’ representatives, former Congress Speaker Rahul Gandhi called on all Indians to support his demand for a complete rollback of three …

Agricultural union leaders and the government will meet for the fifth round of talks on Saturday to resolve the deadlock on the three new laws enacted earlier this year. The Delhi border points remained blocked as thousands of farmers from Haryana, Punjab and other states held demonstrations for the ninth …

Farmers’ Protest in Delhi: Farmers started mass protests last week. New Delhi: The government and farmers will hold talks again today to resolve the stalemate on controversial farm laws as protests across the country intensify amid growing support. Thousands of protesters camped around Delhi’s borders insist that the laws be …

As thousands of farmers continue to agitate against laws enacted by the government earlier this year, agricultural union leaders and the government will meet for the fifth round of talks on Saturday to bring a solution to the deadlock in new legislation. Union Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar, Food Minister …