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Friday, July 25, 2025
TopicFarm laws

Topic: farm laws

Maharashtra govt introduces 3 amendment bills to counter Centre’s new farm laws

The bills have provisions for higher than MSP rate for produce in farming agreement with traders, timely payment of dues, and a fine or a possible jail term for harassment of farmers.

Centre should not put conditions to resume talks with protesting farmers: BKU leader Tikait

Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar had asserted the new laws would bring revolutionary changes, and the government was ready to talks to the protestors.

Lakha Sidhana, farmer leaders booked by Chandigarh Police for rioting, SAD condemns move

Protesting farmers on Saturday had broken police barriers at the Chandigarh-Mohali border while trying to head towards the Punjab Governor house.

Govt ready to resume talks on farm laws, says Narendra Singh Tomar to protesting farmers

Govt and farmer unions have held 11 rounds of talks to break the deadlock and end the farmers' protest. Talks have not resumed following violence during the 26 January tractor rally.

Will submit memorandums to governors demanding repeal of farm laws, says Naresh Tikait

Addressing the protesting farmers, Tikait said it is the 'height of the central government's rigidness' that their protests against the farm bills for the last seven months have been ignored.

Resolutions against farm laws, CAA will be adopted in Tamil Nadu Assembly, says MK Stalin

Tamil Nadu govt has made a clear decision to pass a resolution seeking the withdrawal of these three farm laws reflecting the feelings of farmers across the country, Stalin added.

‘They wanted a martyr’: Family of Haryana man accuses Tikri protesters of setting him on fire

Mukesh Lal died of burn injuries late Wednesday. Police says it has his dying declaration accusing 4 of setting him on fire. Protesting farmers say Lal died by suicide.

Haryana’s Chautala village sent hundreds to farm protests. Then Covid cases, deaths piled up

Former Haryana chief minister O.P. Chautala's ancestral village had been sending four-five people from every family to the farmers agitation, said villagers. Till Covid deaths started mounting.

Punjab farmers hoist black flags to mark 6 months of protest against farm laws

SAD chief Sukhbir Singh Badal also raised a black flag at his house in Muktsar district and urged the Central govt to accept the demand of protesting farmers.

Farmer unions seek PM Modi’s intervention to resume talks, threaten bigger agitation

After 11 rounds, talks between farmer unions and the Modi government over the repeal of three farm laws have been suspended since January.

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Strategic partner one day, tactical nightmare the next: India’s learning Trumplomacy the hard way

Public, loud, upfront, filled with impropriety and high praise sometimes laced with insults. This is what we call Trumplomacy. But the larger objective is the same: American supremacy.