'We are not going anywhere', say agitating farmers as they complete six months at Delhi borderBlack flags were put atop houses and on vehicles by people and leaders of opposition parties to observe 'Black Day' on Wednesday on a call ...
27 May, 2021, 03.08 PM IST
Rahul Gandhi attacks govt, says "only 4 people running this country -- 'Hum do, Hamare do'"Gandhi also dramatically led his party members and those from the TMC and the DMK to observe a two-minute silence by standing to mourn the ...
12 Feb, 2021, 09.59 PM IST
Protesting farmers announce 4-hour nationwide 'rail roko' on February 18Thousands of farmers have been protesting against the three laws which were enacted in September last year. The protesters have been allegi...
10 Feb, 2021, 10.49 PM IST
Haryana government orders suspension of mobile internet services in 14 more districtsIn the wake of the violence in Delhi on January 26, Haryana Home Secretary Rajeev Arora had issued an order to snap mobile internet service...
29 Jan, 2021, 06.07 PM IST
Rejection of govt's 'lollipop' on farm laws signals farmers' awakening: CongressProtesting farmer unions on Thursday rejected the government's proposal to suspend the three farm laws for 18 months and set up a joint com...
21 Jan, 2021, 10.43 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
Budget 2021: A once-in-a-century chance to win back India's upset farmersBudget 2021-22 must re-orient expenditure in the right direction to get maximum bang for the buck.
08 Jan, 2021, 02.13 PM IST
Just before talks, govt says hopeful of resolving farmers' issuesThe eighth round of talks between three Union ministers -- Narendra Singh Tomar, Piyush Goyal and Som Parkash -- and the 40 protesting farm...
08 Jan, 2021, 01.13 PM IST
Condemning vandalism of mobile towers, Rajnath asks Punjab farmers to think, stop such actsMeanwhile, noting that farmers are "annadatas" and "backbone of the economy," Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Wednesday strongly disappro...
30 Dec, 2020, 01.01 PM IST
Ahead of talks with govt, protesting farmers defer proposed tractor marchOn Monday, farmer leaders agreed to a government proposal for holding the next round of talks on the new agricultural laws on December 30, ...
29 Dec, 2020, 09.37 PM IST
Govt bulldozed three farm laws; agriculture can't be run sitting in Delhi: PawarIn an interview with , the former union minister said the government needs to take the protests seriously and it was "unfair" on the part o...
29 Dec, 2020, 04.45 PM IST
Politics over farmers not in country's interest; forces taking advantage of agitation: Nitin Gadkari"There are attempts by forces to misguide and confuse farmers and derive advantage out of their protests. This kind of politics is not in t...
16 Dec, 2020, 11.58 AM IST
Stop holding parallel talks with other farmer bodies: Protesting farmer unions to CentreIn a letter to Union Agriculture and Farmers' Welfare Joint Secretary Vivek Aggarwal, the Morcha said the Centre should also stop "defaming...
16 Dec, 2020, 11.54 AM IST
State Dept in discussion with Indian Embassy on anti-farm law protests held in Washington"We are aware of recent protests in front of the Indian Embassy in Washington, D.C. We take responsibility to provide for the safety and se...
16 Dec, 2020, 09.38 AM IST
Government vs farmers: What experts think about new farm lawsThe government says the new laws are part of the much-needed reforms in the agriculture sector that will improve the lives of farmers in th...
16 Dec, 2020, 08.58 AM IST
Narendra Singh Tomar says new laws in favour of farmers, meets Amit Shah on next stepTomar has, in the last one week, met more than 10 farmer groups. “If there are farmers protesting the laws, there are more farmers who have...
16 Dec, 2020, 08.32 AM IST
Protesting farmers resume journey towards DelhiSimultaneously, hundreds of thousands of farmers belonging to the Bharati Kisan Union Ekta-Ugrahan and the Kisan Sangharsh Committee have a...
27 Nov, 2020, 09.30 AM IST