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With the protests entering their third week, AFP looks at the background to the new farm laws, why they are sparking such opposition, and Modi’s limited options. – What is the state of Indian agriculture? – India’s agricultural sector is vast and contentious. It provides a livelihood for nearly 70 …

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 …

NEW DELHI: Traffic police warned that traffic movement may be affected during the weekend as the protest farmers have threatened to block the Delhi-Jaipur Highway and take over the Yamuna Highway on Saturday. Arrangements are being made to deter farmers and facilitate progress for motorists in places likely to be …

NEW DELHI: In another attempt to allay apprehensions of turmoil farmers, Prime Minister Narendra Modi shared a video on Friday containing views of Senior Ministers Narendra Singh Tomar and Piyush Goyal in the three agricultural laws. Modi and other high-level leaders have argued that farm laws are in the interest …

Madhya Pradesh Prime Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan approached protesting farmers stationed at the Singhu border near Delhi, stressing that the minimum price support for crops will not be diluted and urging farmers to be flexible in their approach and maintain dialogue with the government. “The MSP will not end, it …

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 …

CHANDIGARH: Jannayak Janata Party (JJP) Leader and Senior Vice Minister of Haryana Dushyant Chautala on Thursday he said he will resign his position in Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) -state government if it cannot guarantee the minimum support price (MSP) for the acquisition of farmers‘crops. “Our party’s national president has already …

AMRITSAR / BATHINDA: A large number of ‘jathas‘or groups of farmers from various districts of Punjab They go to the protest sites on the Delhi border to keep the agitation going. Large numbers of farmers are leaving the sites, as many protesters, who have been camping in protest for more …

Farmers ‘agitation against the central government’s agricultural reforms has entered the 16th. Farmers’ unions located on the borders of the national capital have threatened to block the railroad tracks across the country if the reforms are not removed. The unions also said they would occupy the toll plaza and block …

“The Center has admitted that laws have been made for traders. If agriculture is a state issue, the central government has no right to make laws about it,” said Balbir Singh Rajewal, another leader. Thousands of farmers have been protesting at various border points for almost two weeks seeking the …