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TopicFarm bills

Topic: farm bills

Parliament passes bill to repeal farm laws without discussion amid protests by Congress, TMC

Introducing the bill in Rajya Sabha, Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar regretted that Modi govt couldn't convince the agitating farmers about the laws' benefits.

Modi govt’s ‘wink’ at farmers & artist ‘McMahon’s Line at Arunachal museum of cartography’

The best cartoons of the day, chosen by the editors at ThePrint.

Farmer leaders sit with ‘yes’ or ‘no’ placards, govt proposes next meeting on 9 December

When the fifth round of talks ended in a deadlock, Centre sought some time from farmer unions to present a concrete proposal after further consultations within the government.

Juggling lessons & protest, children at Singhu border say won’t back down from farm laws fight

The protesters gathered at the Delhi-Haryana Singhu border include several children who have joined the agitation in solidarity with their parents.

Why Rajnath Singh has emerged as a key Modi govt firefighter to address farmers’ issues

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, along with Amit Shah and JP Nadda, was part of the BJP leadership to brief Agriculture Minister Narendra Tomar before his meeting with farmers.

Yogi mingling with Bollywood, India Inc for investments a pleasant change from his divisive politics

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English-speaking protester in viral farmer protest video is Punjabi actor Deep Sidhu 

This is not Sidhu’s first brush with political activism. He had earlier campaigned for BJP MP Sunny Deol during the 2019 Lok Sabha elections. 

Worried about 2022, Punjab BJP wants Shah & Nadda to quickly resolve farmer protests

Punjab BJP leaders also urge a crackdown on singers & actors ‘aiding’ farmer protests as they say this will help fizzle out the agitation.

Punjab’s protesting farmers playing into Modi govt’s hands, says state Congress chief

The Modi government has invited protesting farmers for talks on 13 November in a bid to end the impasse. But Sunil Jakhar says Centre’s intentions are suspect.

On Camera

New insolvency frameworks to shorter timelines, how 2025 amendment bill proposes to transform IBC

New bill aims to fix key issues with IBC 2016, including delays & patchy implementation, and protect creditors, with window for genuine promoters to retain control of their companies.

China pushes for separation of border issue from larger bilateral ties at 24th round of talks with India

New Delhi: Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi Tuesday pushed for a “dual-track” progress for ties with India, separating economic ties from the boundary question,...

War of IAF, PAF doctrines: As Pakistan obsesses over numbers, India embraces risk, wins

Now that both IAF and PAF have made formal claims of having shot down the other’s aircraft in the 87-hour war in May, we can ask a larger question: do such numbers really matter?