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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 …

India, Iran and Uzbekistan will hold their first trilateral meeting on joint use of the strategic port of Chabahar next week in the context of reports that the incoming Joe Biden administration in the United States will re-engage Tehran on the nuclear issue. The first meeting of the trilateral working …

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’ …

Actor Rajinikanth turned 70 on Saturday and welcomed the wishes of leaders who cross political lines, including Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Opposition leader Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) MK Stalin and a host of celebrities from the film fraternity, industrialists and cricketers shared their photos with the star, who is set …

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 …

India will deploy its vast electoral machinery to administer 600 million doses of COVID-19 vaccinates the most vulnerable people in the next six to eight months through conventional cold chain systems, the expert leading the initiative said on Friday. The government has lined up cold storage facilities with temperatures between …

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 …

Sources said the government had approached farmers “before and after” enacting the laws (Archive) New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi spoke more than 25 times about agricultural reforms and led the government’s effort to reach out to farmers, top sources said today, challenging the perception that new farm laws at …

Almost a century has passed since the groundbreaking ceremony for the old House of Parliament, which then housed the Imperial Legislative Council, was carried out on February 12, 1921 by the Duke of Connaught, Prince Arthur, visiting. The duke had said then: “A great Englishman has truly said: architecture has …

Delhi’s high court on Friday suspended an order from the Central Information Commission ordering the Indian Air Force to provide information on special flight returns (SRF) -II after the IAF had claimed it cannot share details related to the prime minister’s security apparatus. Judge Navin Chawla also notified RTI Commodore …