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Friday, November 28, 2025
TopicFarm laws

Topic: farm laws

Voters’ whip, not party whip. Farmers are birthing new experiments in democracy

Democracy is being reclaimed on the streets, just when the constitutional apparatus is receding.

Arvind Kejriwal govt rejects Delhi police’s panel of lawyers for farmers’ protest cases

Kejriwal govt had Thursday accused Centre of putting pressure on it to replace its prosecutors appearing in cases related to the farmers' stir, with those of the Delhi Police.

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.

On Camera

‘Ghazwa-e-Hind’ didn’t come from Islamic scholarship. It came from modern politics

The narrations linked to ‘Ghazwa-e-Hind’ sit far outside authenticated Hadith literature, yet modern amplification has turned a weak report into a slogan with political afterlife.

Karnataka startups feel the chill as global funding winter sets in. Fintech emerges as sole bright spot

The state raises just $2.7 billion in first nine months of 2025 compared to $4.5 billion last year, with late-stage investments hit hardest.

Airbus & Embraer in the mix, IAF plans revamp of military transport fleet with MTA as new workhorse

Once acquired by IAF, the medium transport aircraft (MTA) will replace both AN-32s and IL-76s, it is learnt. The idea behind the revamp is to meet modern operational needs.

A tribute to Tejas. India’s delay culture is the real enemy in the skies

It is a brilliant, reasonably priced, and mostly homemade aircraft with a stellar safety record; only two crashes in 24 years since its first flight. But its crash is a moment of introspection.