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Farmer leader Rakesh Tikait today warned the government that there would be an escalation of protest at the Delhi border if the government does not revoke the controversial farm laws by November 26.

The Delhi High Court today asked the Centre to reply on a plea for striking down the Government of National Capital Territory of Delhi (GNCTD) Amendment Act which increases powers of the Lieutenant Governor.

The centre on Thursday said the amendments to the Government of National Capital Territory of Delhi Act will in no way alter the constitutional and legal responsibilities of the elected government in Delhi.

In the middle of a brutal second wave of Covid in Delhi, the centre has notified a law that gives it more power over the city's elected government.

A controversial bill giving more powers to Delhi's Lieutenant Governor - the centre's representative - compared to the city's elected government, was cleared by President Ram Nath Kovind on Sunday, officially becoming law. The Union Home Ministry will now declare when it will come into effect.

A controversial bill proposing to give more powers to Delhi's Lieutenant Governor -- the Centre's representative -- compared to the city's elected government, was passed by the Rajya Sabha on Wednesday amid a walkout by the Congress and several other opposition parties.

Farmers' protest against the centre's three controversial laws, which they say will leave them at the mercy of corporates, has seen a tremendous outpouring of support on social media in the last few hours as international pop star Rihanna, climate campaigner Greta Thunberg, and lawmakers from the United States and the United Kingdom tweeted about t...

The Supreme Court today asked the central government whether it would pause the three controversial laws at the core of massive farmer protests near Delhi, and suggested a committee for negotiations.

Farmers protesting near Delhi borders against the government's controversial agricultural laws today urged people across the country to "skip one meal" to pay respect to "those who put food on your table".

Prime Minister Narendra Modi expressed support yet again for his government's controversial farm sector laws that has had the farmers camping at the borders of Delhi for nearly a month.

Numbers swelling at Delhi's borders amid huge protests against the controversial farm laws, security forces have been told by the government to show restraint, officials have told NDTV.

Shiv Sena MP Sanjay Raut has lashed out at the centre over its treatment of farmers agitating against its controversial new farms laws, criticising the government for treating them like "terrorists"

Responding to a spiraling controversy over the transfer of Delhi High Court judge Justice S Muralidhar, who had on Wednesday asked for First Information Reports (FIR)s against BJP leaders for hate speeches and grilled the police over the violence in the national capital, the government said a "well-settled process" had been followed and the judge's...

The central government and Delhi Police today asked the high court for more time to file First Information Reports (FIRs) for hate speeches that allegedly incited violence in the national capital, triggering clashes over controversial citizenship law that killed at least 35 and injured over 200 this week.

Stone-throwing between rival groups, arson and vandalism on Tuesday marked unrelenting violence over citizenship law protests for more than 24 hours in a part of Delhi, in which 13 - including a policeman - have been killed and over 150 injured. At least 70 of those injured have gunshot wounds. Shops were burnt and people armed with sticks and rods...

Farmer leader Rakesh Tikait today warned the government that there would be an escalation of protest at the Delhi border if the government does not revoke the controversial farm laws by November 26.

The Delhi High Court today asked the Centre to reply on a plea for striking down the Government of National Capital Territory of Delhi (GNCTD) Amendment Act which increases powers of the Lieutenant Governor.

The centre on Thursday said the amendments to the Government of National Capital Territory of Delhi Act will in no way alter the constitutional and legal responsibilities of the elected government in Delhi.

In the middle of a brutal second wave of Covid in Delhi, the centre has notified a law that gives it more power over the city's elected government.

A controversial bill giving more powers to Delhi's Lieutenant Governor - the centre's representative - compared to the city's elected government, was cleared by President Ram Nath Kovind on Sunday, officially becoming law. The Union Home Ministry will now declare when it will come into effect.

A controversial bill proposing to give more powers to Delhi's Lieutenant Governor -- the Centre's representative -- compared to the city's elected government, was passed by the Rajya Sabha on Wednesday amid a walkout by the Congress and several other opposition parties.

Farmers' protest against the centre's three controversial laws, which they say will leave them at the mercy of corporates, has seen a tremendous outpouring of support on social media in the last few hours as international pop star Rihanna, climate campaigner Greta Thunberg, and lawmakers from the United States and the United Kingdom tweeted about t...

The Supreme Court today asked the central government whether it would pause the three controversial laws at the core of massive farmer protests near Delhi, and suggested a committee for negotiations.

Farmers protesting near Delhi borders against the government's controversial agricultural laws today urged people across the country to "skip one meal" to pay respect to "those who put food on your table".

Prime Minister Narendra Modi expressed support yet again for his government's controversial farm sector laws that has had the farmers camping at the borders of Delhi for nearly a month.

Numbers swelling at Delhi's borders amid huge protests against the controversial farm laws, security forces have been told by the government to show restraint, officials have told NDTV.

Shiv Sena MP Sanjay Raut has lashed out at the centre over its treatment of farmers agitating against its controversial new farms laws, criticising the government for treating them like "terrorists"

Responding to a spiraling controversy over the transfer of Delhi High Court judge Justice S Muralidhar, who had on Wednesday asked for First Information Reports (FIR)s against BJP leaders for hate speeches and grilled the police over the violence in the national capital, the government said a "well-settled process" had been followed and the judge's...

The central government and Delhi Police today asked the high court for more time to file First Information Reports (FIRs) for hate speeches that allegedly incited violence in the national capital, triggering clashes over controversial citizenship law that killed at least 35 and injured over 200 this week.

Stone-throwing between rival groups, arson and vandalism on Tuesday marked unrelenting violence over citizenship law protests for more than 24 hours in a part of Delhi, in which 13 - including a policeman - have been killed and over 150 injured. At least 70 of those injured have gunshot wounds. Shops were burnt and people armed with sticks and rods...