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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

Bihar voter list revision is not anti-democratic—India can’t let illegals influence polls

Since all non-NDA Opposition parties seem united in demanding a cancellation of Bihar’s SIR, it’s safe to assume they fear their own vote bank stands to lose the most.

India-US set to ink mini trade deal soon, reach understanding on agricultural & dairy products

Mini deal will likely see no cut in 10% baseline tariff on Indian exports announced by Trump on 2 April, it is learnt, but additional 26% tariffs are set to be reduced.

DRDO successfully tests latest version of UAV-launched precision missile, ULPGM-V3

Capable of being fired in plain and high-altitude areas, it has day-and-night capability and two-way data link to support post-launch target, aim-point update.

Modi’s Bharat vs Indira’s India: 11-yr report card of politics, diplomacy, economy, nationalism

As Narendra Modi becomes India’s second-longest consecutively serving Prime Minister, we look at how he compares with Indira Gandhi across four key dimensions.