‘What else do you expect with a leader like Rahul Gandhi?’ Pralhad Joshi on MP’s ‘misconduct’ for farm laws With a stern look at the chaos that broke out in Parliament during the passage of agricultural bills on September 20, Parliamentary Affairs Minister Pralhad Joshi criticized Congress, calling the incident …
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Bihar Election: The state elections in Bihar will be the first in India since the start of the pandemic. New Delhi: The dates of the Bihar elections will be announced today by the Electoral Commission. This is the first major state election to take place amid a global coronavirus crisis. …
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A kind of competitive tender in terms of economic packages and infrastructure schemes has been unleashed in Bihar with Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Bihar Prime Minister Nitish Kumar launching a series of mega infrastructure schemes in an attempt to influence the voters. It will be difficult to say whether …
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As a political battle rages to open up the agricultural sector and the procurement of agricultural products to large private players, farmers in one of the largest grain and vegetable producing states, Uttar Pradesh, are in a bind. Unlike the farmers of Haryana and Punjab, in UP the community, while …
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A decade ago, an image in an advertisement caused the Prime Minister of Bihar to cancel a dinner with the BJP’s top brass in a clear manifestation of his disapproval. It was an image showing Nitish Kumar with the then CM of Gujarat and the current Prime Minister Narendra Modi. …
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NEW DELHI: The political dispute over the approval of two farm bills escalated dramatically on Monday with the BJP firmly defending the new agrarian reforms and the opposition intensifying its offensive against the Center. Leading the charge on the opposition, Congress announced today that it will organize nationwide protests against …
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The country is undergoing a deepening COVID-19 crisis triggered by the Union government’s inability to address it with robust public policy measures. This crisis has been preceded by a more persistent crisis manifested in the calculated denial of the NDA regime to scrutiny of legislative proposals in parliament. This process …
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File photo of Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik. Opposing the bills in the upper house, BJD deputy Amar Patnaik demanded that the agricultural sector bills be sent to a select committee. CNN-News18 Last update: September 21, 2020 6:54 PM IST FOLLOW US: The Biju Janata Dal (BJD), led by Odisha …
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NEW DELHI: Restoring the way agricultural products are traded within India, Parliament on Sunday passed a series of bills aimed at liberalizing agricultural markets. Despite repeated agitations by farmers and the resignation of food processing industries minister Harsimrat Kaur Badal in protest, the passage of controversial bills marks a new …
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Parliament Updates LIVE: A political fight is expected in Parliament today as Rajya Sabha takes three controversial farm bills branded by Congress and various opposition parties as “anti-farmers” and “pro-corporate”, leaving to the BJP reaching out to various regional support teams. However, the numbers appear to be in favor of …
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