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Biden Cancels Another $1.2 Billion In Student Debt As Vote Nears
US President Joe Biden said Thursday he was extending his student loan forgiveness program by canceling the loans of an additional 35,000 Americans as he seeks reelection.
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Punjab Farmers' 'Rail Roko' Stir Enters Third Day, Train Movement Remains Hit
The 'rail roko' stir of Punjab farmers demanding compensation for crops damaged in the recent floods, a legal guarantee on MSP and a sweeping debt waiver entered its third day on Saturday.
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Punjab Farmers' Group Hold Protests At 18 Toll Plazas Across State
A Punjab farmers' group on Thursday held protests at several toll plazas against the state government to press for their demands, including farm debt waiver, remunerative prices for their crops and compensation for damage to crops.
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Capital Gains Tax Waiver To Foreign Debt Investors Not Likely: Report
India is opposed to providing any capital gains tax waivers to overseas debt investors
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Airports Authority Seeks Annual Dividend Payment Waiver For 2021-22
AAI has requested the Government to waive the compulsory dividend payment requirement for the financial year ended March 2022
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Punjab To Release Rs 1,200 Crore To Clear Loans Of Farmers Under Debt Waiver Scheme
Punjab Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi announced release of funds worth Rs 1,200 crore to clear loans up to Rs 2 lakh under the existing debt waiver scheme along with cancellation of all FIRs against farmers in the state
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Punjab Chief Minister Writes To PM, Demands Complete Waiver Of Farmers' Debt
A day after Parliament passed a Bill to repeal the farm laws, Punjab Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi on Tuesday wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi demanding a complete waiver of the debt of farmers and farm labourers.
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"Jet Worth Rs 8,000 Crore But...": Priyanka Gandhi To PM On Farm Loans
Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Saturday attacked PM Narendra Modi, saying that he flies in an Rs 8,000 crore aircraft to address a rally but can't waive the debt of farmers.
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Punjab Launches Debt Waiver Scheme For Farm Labour, Landless Farmers
Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh on Friday rolled out a Rs 520 crore debt relief scheme for 2.85 lakh farm labourers and landless farmers on the occasion of the 77th birth anniversary of former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi.
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Amarinder Singh Slams AAP For Criticising Debt Waiver To Farm Labourers
Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh today slammed the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) over its criticism of his government's decision on debt waiver for farm labourers and landless farmers, saying it exposed the opposition party's "anti-farmer stance".
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Farmers Face Debts As Banks Turn Risk-Averse During Pandemic
Farmers are being shunned by banks as lenders turn cautious due to rising bad loans
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Punjab To Reduce Government Employees' Retirement Age To 58
Reducing government employees' retirement age from 60 to 58, free education for all students up to Class 12 and a debt waiver for landless farmers were some of the major announcements made by Punjab Finance Minister Manpreet Singh Badal in the 2020-21 budget on Friday.
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Farm Loan Waiver Decision At A Time When Nation Is "Burning": Shiv Sena
Hailing the Uddhav Thackeray-led Maharashtra government for announcing loan waiver of up to Rs two lakh for farmers, the Shiv Sena today hit out at the BJP for seeking to write off debts fully and asked why it did not address the issue when it was in power.
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Rajasthan Farmer Who Committed Suicide Wasn't Under Debt: Sachin Pilot
The 45-year-old farmer who committed suicide in Rajasthan left behind a farewell video and a two-page note accusing the Ashok Gehlot government of not honouring its pre-poll promise of waiving bank loans.
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Opinion: High Debt Isn't Driving Farmers to Suicides
It's election season in India and the money is flowing. Governments in many states have begun waiving tens of millions of dollars' worth of loans to poor farmers in an effort to buy their loyalty. The argument - widely accepted by politicians and journalists, the demographic groups with the least fiscal instinct - is that India's farmers are buckli...
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Biden Cancels Another $1.2 Billion In Student Debt As Vote Nears
US President Joe Biden said Thursday he was extending his student loan forgiveness program by canceling the loans of an additional 35,000 Americans as he seeks reelection.
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Punjab Farmers' 'Rail Roko' Stir Enters Third Day, Train Movement Remains Hit
The 'rail roko' stir of Punjab farmers demanding compensation for crops damaged in the recent floods, a legal guarantee on MSP and a sweeping debt waiver entered its third day on Saturday.
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Punjab Farmers' Group Hold Protests At 18 Toll Plazas Across State
A Punjab farmers' group on Thursday held protests at several toll plazas against the state government to press for their demands, including farm debt waiver, remunerative prices for their crops and compensation for damage to crops.
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Capital Gains Tax Waiver To Foreign Debt Investors Not Likely: Report
India is opposed to providing any capital gains tax waivers to overseas debt investors
-
Airports Authority Seeks Annual Dividend Payment Waiver For 2021-22
AAI has requested the Government to waive the compulsory dividend payment requirement for the financial year ended March 2022
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Punjab To Release Rs 1,200 Crore To Clear Loans Of Farmers Under Debt Waiver Scheme
Punjab Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi announced release of funds worth Rs 1,200 crore to clear loans up to Rs 2 lakh under the existing debt waiver scheme along with cancellation of all FIRs against farmers in the state
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Punjab Chief Minister Writes To PM, Demands Complete Waiver Of Farmers' Debt
A day after Parliament passed a Bill to repeal the farm laws, Punjab Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi on Tuesday wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi demanding a complete waiver of the debt of farmers and farm labourers.
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"Jet Worth Rs 8,000 Crore But...": Priyanka Gandhi To PM On Farm Loans
Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Saturday attacked PM Narendra Modi, saying that he flies in an Rs 8,000 crore aircraft to address a rally but can't waive the debt of farmers.
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Punjab Launches Debt Waiver Scheme For Farm Labour, Landless Farmers
Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh on Friday rolled out a Rs 520 crore debt relief scheme for 2.85 lakh farm labourers and landless farmers on the occasion of the 77th birth anniversary of former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi.
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Amarinder Singh Slams AAP For Criticising Debt Waiver To Farm Labourers
Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh today slammed the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) over its criticism of his government's decision on debt waiver for farm labourers and landless farmers, saying it exposed the opposition party's "anti-farmer stance".
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Farmers Face Debts As Banks Turn Risk-Averse During Pandemic
Farmers are being shunned by banks as lenders turn cautious due to rising bad loans
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Punjab To Reduce Government Employees' Retirement Age To 58
Reducing government employees' retirement age from 60 to 58, free education for all students up to Class 12 and a debt waiver for landless farmers were some of the major announcements made by Punjab Finance Minister Manpreet Singh Badal in the 2020-21 budget on Friday.
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Farm Loan Waiver Decision At A Time When Nation Is "Burning": Shiv Sena
Hailing the Uddhav Thackeray-led Maharashtra government for announcing loan waiver of up to Rs two lakh for farmers, the Shiv Sena today hit out at the BJP for seeking to write off debts fully and asked why it did not address the issue when it was in power.
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Rajasthan Farmer Who Committed Suicide Wasn't Under Debt: Sachin Pilot
The 45-year-old farmer who committed suicide in Rajasthan left behind a farewell video and a two-page note accusing the Ashok Gehlot government of not honouring its pre-poll promise of waiving bank loans.
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Opinion: High Debt Isn't Driving Farmers to Suicides
It's election season in India and the money is flowing. Governments in many states have begun waiving tens of millions of dollars' worth of loans to poor farmers in an effort to buy their loyalty. The argument - widely accepted by politicians and journalists, the demographic groups with the least fiscal instinct - is that India's farmers are buckli...
