Quote of the Day by Mikhail Gorbachev: A society should never become like a pond with stagnant...—Inspiring quotes by one of the most influential political figures who sought to usher in an era of opennessQuote of the Day: Mikhail Gorbachev, the former Soviet leader, warned that societies must keep moving forward. He believed stagnation was t...
23 Apr, 2026, 08.20 PM IST
Manipur Shutdown: State govt addresses minor deaths, security concernsManipur's Home Minister condemned a five-day shutdown protesting the deaths of two minors, highlighting its disruption to essential service...
20 Apr, 2026, 07.41 PM IST
Govt requests time for talks as farmers' protest at Shambhu Border enters sixth dayThe Samyukta Kisan Morcha (non-political) and the Kisan Mazdoor Morcha have given a "Delhi Chalo" call to press the BJP-led Centre to accep...
19 Feb, 2024, 01.24 PM IST
What's black in farm laws except for its ink, asks VK Singh"I asked a farmer leader to tell me what is black (in the farm laws). You people say this is a black law. I asked them what is black barrin...
20 Nov, 2021, 04.22 PM IST
Govt decides to repeal farm laws: Sweets distributed at farmers' protest sitesModi on Friday announced that the government has decided to repeal the three farm laws, which were at the centre of protests by farmers for...
19 Nov, 2021, 12.12 PM IST
SC panel on agri laws holds consultation with farmers' group AIKCCThe Supreme Court had on January 12 stayed the implementation of the three contentious farm laws for two months and asked the committee to ...
23 Feb, 2021, 07.23 PM IST
Rakesh Tikait supports farmers' protest at MahapanchayatFarmers have been protesting against the new farm laws since November 26 last year on various borders of the national capital.
13 Feb, 2021, 04.24 PM IST
Tenth round of talks between govt, farmers over agri laws todayAs the ninth round of talks between the Central government and farmer unions on January 15 remained inconclusive, Union Agriculture Ministe...
20 Jan, 2021, 09.48 AM IST
BKU president Bhupinder Singh Mann recuses himself from SC committee on farm lawsMann said he is thankful to the apex court for nominating him on the committee but would sacrifice any position offered to him so as not to...
14 Jan, 2021, 04.32 PM IST
On Lohri, protesting farmers in Delhi to burn copies of new agri lawsLohri is mostly celebrated in north India, marking the beginning of the spring season. Bonfires are a special characteristic of the festiva...
13 Jan, 2021, 11.35 AM IST
Supreme Court suspends implementation of three farm laws, forms committeeThe CJI said that the court will form a committee to get a clearer picture. The committee can say what portions of the law should stay and ...
13 Jan, 2021, 07.37 AM IST
Members of SC panel on agri laws pro-govt, won't appear before it: Farmer unionsAddressing a press conference, Congress' chief spokesperson Randeep Surjewala said the party welcomes the Supreme Court's concern over the ...
12 Jan, 2021, 08.41 PM IST
Farmer leaders welcome SC verdict staying implementation of 3 agri laws, but say protest to continueThe Sankyukt Kisan Morcha, an umbrella body of around 40 protesting farmer unions, has called a meeting later in the day to decide the next...
12 Jan, 2021, 04.18 PM IST
Unwilling to be part of any committee: Farmers’ organisationsEarlier in the day, a senior farmer leader had said that they would continue with their agitation till the farm laws were repealed and even...
11 Jan, 2021, 11.40 PM IST
View: The political communication required to market govt's farm reforms has been simply missingThe problem with GoI’s recent policy reforms with respect to the farm economy is not that they are intrinsically wrong, but the political c...
06 Dec, 2020, 11.06 PM IST
Congress leaders take out tractor yatra against farm laws in DelhiDelhi Congress leader Parvez Alam said hundreds of farmers participated in the yatra. He said the 15-km long tractor yatra covering village...
18 Nov, 2020, 02.04 PM IST
Protests over farm laws: Why do we (still) fear a free market?So, what’s all the ruckus about? The new laws seek to do away with the Agricultural Produce Market Committee (APMC) system by which farmers...
01 Oct, 2020, 11.36 PM IST