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Punjab Prime Minister Captain Amarinder Singh wrote a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday asking for clarification on funding for the Covid-19 vaccine and also urging him to prioritize Punjab for vaccine allocation. The CM has said that Punjab has a higher mortality rate due to the age …

File photo of Punjab Prime Minister Amarinder Singh SAD chief Sukhbir Singh Badal criticized Amarinder Singh for his recent meeting with Interior Minister Amit Shah, accusing him of “reciting the BJP script” for allegedly linking farmers’ agitation to national security. News18.com Last update: December 6, 2020 8:34 AM IST Edited …

United Nations: “People have the right to demonstrate peacefully and the authorities should allow them to do so,” said Antonio Guterres, spokesman for the UN Secretary-General on the farmers’ protests in India. India has called the statements by foreign leaders about the farmers’ protests “misinformed” and “unjustified” as the matter …

Lok Sabha congressional deputy Adhir Ranjan Choudhury said on Saturday that the government had to accept the demands of protesting farmers’ unions. The Bengal MP also said that farmers’ unions have made Center give in to their demands. Choudhury told ANI: “When Congress opposed the bills against farmers, the ruling …

As the stalemate over controversial farm laws entered the ninth day on Saturday, farmer leaders and the government are holding a fifth round of talks in Vigyan Bhavan, Delhi. During the meeting, the farmers insisted on a commitment by the government and stated that “they do not want any more …

As thousands of farmers continue to agitate against laws enacted by the government earlier this year, agricultural union leaders and the government will meet for the fifth round of talks on Saturday to bring a solution to the deadlock in new legislation. Union Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar, Food Minister …

Farmers protesting three farm laws announced on Friday a nationwide strike, or Bharat Bandh, on December 8, where they said they will block all toll plazas and roads leading to Delhi while hardening their position ahead of the fifth round of talks with the central government. scheduled for Saturday. Four …

Social media toxicity is a term that could very well become one of the highlights of 2020, for all the wrong reasons, of course. And what has been happening as of late is taking it to another level, it seems. The otherwise happy and fan-friendly content presented by celebrities has …

Akali Patriarch Dal Parkash Singh Badal (center) with party chairman Sukhbir Singh Badal (right) and other leaders address their ‘Rosh’ rally in Rajasansi, near Amritsar, on February 13, 2020 (PTI Photo) . Pressure has been mounting on the Center for more than a week since thousands of farmers marched into …

After the euphoria now the apprehension. With farmers’ protests showing no immediate signs of ending and protesters have hot on their heels, many political parties are looking to profit from the move. One thing the farmers have made clear is that while politicians may try to milk protests, they should …