Delhi’s borders with Haryana and Uttar Paradesh continued to be closed at various points on Monday due to protests from farmers. The borders of the national capital with Uttar Pradesh in Chilla and Ghazipur remained closed on Monday for those coming from Noida and Ghaziabad. The traffic police advised travelers …
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Former Congress Speaker Rahul Gandhi alleged on Thursday that India is now an “imaginary democracy” when he attacked Prime Minister Narendra Modi, saying that anyone who “attempts to take power away from him will be branded a terrorist and anti-national,” even if it involves from Rashrtriya Swayamsewak The chief of …
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Written by Vandita Mishra | Amritsar, Ludhiana | Updated: December 24, 2020 7:47:32 am Patiala: Women relatives of farmers protesting in Delhi work in the fields in their absence, in Daun Kalan village in Patiala. (PTI) Jasbir Kaur, 37, is a seven-acre farmer in the village of Chohan near the …
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Written by Anju Agnihotri Chaba | Chandigarh | December 21, 2020 10:23:54 pm Arhtiyas claim they are being targeted for supporting the farmer’s protest. For the past week, Arhtiyas in Punjab have been receiving summons and notices from the income tax department. In addition, there have been IT raids on …
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Ongoing protests by farmers demanding an immediate withdrawal of the three farm laws that they fear would corporatize agriculture continued through the 23rd with no signs of change on Saturday. Prime Minister Narendra Modi, while addressing an Assocham event, reiterated once again that the laws are benefiting farmers and not …
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Written by Manjit S Kang | Updated: December 19, 2020 9:54:20 am Farmers protesting against new agricultural laws on the Singhu border. In the early 1960s, near-famine conditions prevailed in India and about 10 million tonnes of wheat had to be imported from the United States under the PL480 program. …
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Amid the ongoing protest by farmers that he is completing on the 22nd Thursday, the Union agriculture minister Narendra Singh Tomar wrote an open letter addressing the farmers where he said that a misunderstanding had been created between some groups of farmers regarding reforms. “Several agricultural unions have welcomed the …
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As farmer protests against the three new farm laws on the Delhi border enter Day 22, the clash between protesting farmers and the government appears to be heading for a stalemate similar to that of Shaheen Bagh. The three weeks of peasant unrest have caused the ruling BJP to plan …
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A day after the Supreme Court criticized the Center for the farmers’ ongoing protests as the negotiations failed, a bank headed by Chief Justice SA Bobde on Thursday asked India’s attorney general whether the government can commit to the laws will not be implemented while the court is hearing the …
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For a party making its debut, winning 20 seats in the 2017 Punjab Assembly elections and emerging as the main opposition in the state ahead of the Shiromani Akali Dal (Akali) could have been considered an impressive feat. But the Aam Aadmi Party’s performance was deemed disappointing at the time, …
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