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"I Must Remember...": Kangana Ranaut Apologises For Remarks On Farm Laws
Farm laws were rolled back by Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government in November 2021 after massive agitations.
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Tear Gas Used At Punjab-Haryana Border, Centre Calls Farmers For Talks Again
Tear gas shells were fired this morning at the Punjab-Haryana border, where thousands of farmers have gathered to march on a heavily fortified Delhi after rejecting the government's offer of a five-year MSP contract. A fifth round of talks is likely.
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Farmer Leader Rakesh Tikait's "If Government Creates Problem" Warning
Rakesh Tikait - a key figure in the 2020/21 protests against the government's "black farm laws" - has backed the second 'Delhi Chalo' agitation, which began Tuesday with tear gas being fired on the Punjab-Haryana border that triggered clashes.
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Iconic Red Fort Shut As Farmers March Towards Delhi
Delhi's iconic Red Fort has been completely shut, surrounded by barricades and containers, in view of the rapidly intensifying farmer protests around the national capital.
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Large Gatherings Banned In Delhi Till March 12 Before Farmers' Mega March
Large gatherings have been banned across Delhi for a month - till March 12 - ahead of a mega protest by farmers starting Tuesday, with over 200 farmer unions - around 20,000 farmers in all - are expected to converge on the city in the next few days.
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In Pics: After Long Protest, 2021 Ends On Victorious Note For Farmers
The year 2021 ends on a victorious note for farmers in India. Three new farm laws brought by the centre amid the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020 under controversial political circumstances led farmers to hold protest on Delhi's borders.
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If Government Can Run For 5 Years, So Can Farmers' Protest: Rakesh Tikait
The Bharatiya Kisan Union's Rakesh Tikait celebrated Diwali at the Ghazipur protest site alongside other farm members and leaders remembering farmers and soldiers who lost their lives.
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Meghalaya Governor Urges Centre To Guarantee Minimum Crop Support Price
Meghalaya Governor Satya Pal Malik on Sunday said that if the Centre would provide a Minimum Support Price (MSP) guarantee through the law, they can resolve the farmers' agitation against the farm laws.
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Accused Gets Interim Protection From Arrest In Red Fort Violence Case
A Delhi court today granted interim protection from arrest to gangster-turned-activist Lakha Sidhana in connection with his alleged involvement in the violence which ensued at the Red Fort in Delhi on Republic Day.
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Additional Forces In Delhi After Amit Shah's Security Meet Over Clashes
Additional paramilitary forces will be positioned in Delhi after farmer protests escalated into clashes in parts of the capital on Tuesday, with many protesters entering the Red Fort. The decision to deploy additional forces was taken at a meeting between Union Home Minister Amit Shah and top security and police officers to review security.
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"Curiouser And Curiouser": P Chidambaram On Alleged Farm Law RTI Blackout
The NITI Aayog's alleged rejection of a Right to Information Act (RTI) query on the deliberations held with Chief Ministers till September 2019 over new farm laws today led Congress leader P Chidambaram to remark that the government's move was strange. The contentious agricultural legislation, passed by Parliament around a year after the consultati...
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Farmers Protest Highlights: Deadlock Continues As Farmers, Centre Stick To Their Demands
The seventh round of talks between the Centre and the protesting farmers today yielded no results as both sides remained firm on their demands. The two key issues that were discussed are the repeal of the three agriculture laws and giving legal status to the minimum support price guarantee in the next round of talks.
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Kerala Farmers Send 16 Tonnes Of Vazhakulam Pineapple To Farmers Protesting In Delhi
Pineapple Farmers Association sent truckload of Vazhakulam pineapples to the farmers protesting on the borders of Delhi.
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"No Garlands, Only Shoes": Another Haryana Village Boycotts BJP, Ally
Haryana's Qadirabad has become the latest in the long line of villages that have called for complete boycott of all leaders from state's ruling coalition parties - the BJP and the Jannayak Janata Party (JJP) - including Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar and his deputy Dushyant Chautala.
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Government Should Listen To Farmers And Take Back The Laws: Priyanka Gandhi
Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Monday hit out at the Centre and demanded that the Union government should listen to protesting farmers and take back the new farm laws.
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"I Must Remember...": Kangana Ranaut Apologises For Remarks On Farm Laws
Farm laws were rolled back by Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government in November 2021 after massive agitations.
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Tear Gas Used At Punjab-Haryana Border, Centre Calls Farmers For Talks Again
Tear gas shells were fired this morning at the Punjab-Haryana border, where thousands of farmers have gathered to march on a heavily fortified Delhi after rejecting the government's offer of a five-year MSP contract. A fifth round of talks is likely.
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Farmer Leader Rakesh Tikait's "If Government Creates Problem" Warning
Rakesh Tikait - a key figure in the 2020/21 protests against the government's "black farm laws" - has backed the second 'Delhi Chalo' agitation, which began Tuesday with tear gas being fired on the Punjab-Haryana border that triggered clashes.
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Iconic Red Fort Shut As Farmers March Towards Delhi
Delhi's iconic Red Fort has been completely shut, surrounded by barricades and containers, in view of the rapidly intensifying farmer protests around the national capital.
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Large Gatherings Banned In Delhi Till March 12 Before Farmers' Mega March
Large gatherings have been banned across Delhi for a month - till March 12 - ahead of a mega protest by farmers starting Tuesday, with over 200 farmer unions - around 20,000 farmers in all - are expected to converge on the city in the next few days.
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In Pics: After Long Protest, 2021 Ends On Victorious Note For Farmers
The year 2021 ends on a victorious note for farmers in India. Three new farm laws brought by the centre amid the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020 under controversial political circumstances led farmers to hold protest on Delhi's borders.
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If Government Can Run For 5 Years, So Can Farmers' Protest: Rakesh Tikait
The Bharatiya Kisan Union's Rakesh Tikait celebrated Diwali at the Ghazipur protest site alongside other farm members and leaders remembering farmers and soldiers who lost their lives.
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Meghalaya Governor Urges Centre To Guarantee Minimum Crop Support Price
Meghalaya Governor Satya Pal Malik on Sunday said that if the Centre would provide a Minimum Support Price (MSP) guarantee through the law, they can resolve the farmers' agitation against the farm laws.
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Accused Gets Interim Protection From Arrest In Red Fort Violence Case
A Delhi court today granted interim protection from arrest to gangster-turned-activist Lakha Sidhana in connection with his alleged involvement in the violence which ensued at the Red Fort in Delhi on Republic Day.
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Additional Forces In Delhi After Amit Shah's Security Meet Over Clashes
Additional paramilitary forces will be positioned in Delhi after farmer protests escalated into clashes in parts of the capital on Tuesday, with many protesters entering the Red Fort. The decision to deploy additional forces was taken at a meeting between Union Home Minister Amit Shah and top security and police officers to review security.
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"Curiouser And Curiouser": P Chidambaram On Alleged Farm Law RTI Blackout
The NITI Aayog's alleged rejection of a Right to Information Act (RTI) query on the deliberations held with Chief Ministers till September 2019 over new farm laws today led Congress leader P Chidambaram to remark that the government's move was strange. The contentious agricultural legislation, passed by Parliament around a year after the consultati...
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Farmers Protest Highlights: Deadlock Continues As Farmers, Centre Stick To Their Demands
The seventh round of talks between the Centre and the protesting farmers today yielded no results as both sides remained firm on their demands. The two key issues that were discussed are the repeal of the three agriculture laws and giving legal status to the minimum support price guarantee in the next round of talks.
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Kerala Farmers Send 16 Tonnes Of Vazhakulam Pineapple To Farmers Protesting In Delhi
Pineapple Farmers Association sent truckload of Vazhakulam pineapples to the farmers protesting on the borders of Delhi.
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"No Garlands, Only Shoes": Another Haryana Village Boycotts BJP, Ally
Haryana's Qadirabad has become the latest in the long line of villages that have called for complete boycott of all leaders from state's ruling coalition parties - the BJP and the Jannayak Janata Party (JJP) - including Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar and his deputy Dushyant Chautala.
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Government Should Listen To Farmers And Take Back The Laws: Priyanka Gandhi
Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Monday hit out at the Centre and demanded that the Union government should listen to protesting farmers and take back the new farm laws.
