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Former Congress Speaker Rahul Gandhi is likely to lead a protest in Punjab this week in support of farmers agitating against the government over three farm laws passed by Parliament last week, people familiar with the development said. Gandhi is also expected to address a rally, the date and location …

President Ram Nath Kovind. Kovind’s assent to the farm laws comes days after opposition parties met with him and asked him not to pass the Center’s controversial farm laws. News18.com Last update: September 28, 2020 12:24 AM IST FOLLOW US: President Ram Nath Kovind on Sunday gave his approval to …

LONDON – Thousands of people gathered in London’s Trafalgar Square on Saturday to protest against the closures and social distancing rules imposed to slow the spread of Covid-19. The London Metropolitan Police warned protesters to follow social distancing rules. Police said before the event that officers will first engage with …

The farm reform bills, passed amid protests by the opposition and BJP ally Akali Dal in Parliament this week, have sparked resentment across India among farmers who fear the new legislation will remove the Minimum Price Support (MSP). Since yesterday, farmers have shouted slogans and blocked roads in various parts …

In his first interview after the monsoon session of Parliament was interrupted on September 23, Lok Sabha President Om Birla spoke with Saubhadra chatterji on the challenge of carrying out processes during the pandemic, the speed with which the bills were approved and the complaints of the Opposition of not …

Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Friday that, for the first time in decades, the Union government has crafted laws that benefit farmers, workers, women and other marginalized sectors. In the context of protests by a farmers’ section and criticism from opposition parties of the recently passed farm bills, Prime …

‘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 …

NEW DELHI: With more than 30 Members of Parliament and several staff members testing positive for coronavirus, the monsoon session was shortened on Wednesday and both Houses managed to hold just 10 sessions instead of the 18 scheduled between September 14 and September. October 1st. With this, the 252nd session …

Mumbai: English newspaper editorials have unanimously criticized Rajya Sabha Vice President Harivansh Narayan Singh’s refusal to carry out a vote split and the ensuing chaos that followed in passing the Trade and Commerce (Promotion and Facilitation) bill of 2020 Farm Products and The Farmers (Empowerment and Protection) Agreement on Price …

Congressional Leader Rahul Gandhi continued his attack on the Center and Prime Minister Narendra Modi on agricultural bills recently passed by Parliament. On Twitter on Thursday, Gandhi said the Modi government is not talking to farmers and is instead engaged in image-building exercises. “Modi government priorities: Instead of talking to …