Topic: Farmer protests
Devendra Fadnavis braces for impact as angry farmers march to Mumbai again
The march comes as Maharashtra CM Devendra Fadnavis tries to shed his government's anti-farmer image.
No #MeToo for Tanushree Dutta, and the meagre reduction in fuel prices
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Mayawati dumps Congress, and farmers are at the receiving end
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For BJP, Uttar Pradesh strongman Rajnath Singh best bet to tackle farmers’ protest
BJP brass felt there was an immediate need to resolve crisis as the optics of farmers marching to Delhi could have disastrous fallout in poll season.
Modi has lost our vote, says leader of farmer protest that has reached Delhi border
Naresh Singh Tikait of the Bhartiya Kisan Union says Modi made many promises when he came to power but has done little.
Rahul Gandhi hits where it hurts: Farm distress could dethrone Shivraj in MP
Shivraj Singh Chouhan had presented himself as a farm leader all these years. But today, his government’s nervousness is apparent.
Modi govt representative meets Anna Hazare and assures him of considering his demands
Anna blamed lack of media coverage for thinning crowds as hardly a few hundred people turned up for his hunger strike at Ramlila Maidan Monday.
This tribal belt in Maharashtra powered the Farmers Long March
These farmers aren’t getting their land rights, or any basic amenities. They’re even threatened by displacement due to an ambitious river-linking project.
The Maharashtra farmers’ march reminded us of what Tagore & Premchand tried teaching us
Our encounter with farmers has a quality of suddenness, as if it was not meant to be.
Last Laughs: The farmers’ march, Rahul Gandhi’s travels & trying to save public banks
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Not Gandhi dynasty, but a Narasimha Rao-like figure can save the Congress now
The Congress needs someone who can re-build its image and appeal as a credible opposition without totally sidelining the Gandhi family.
With Lok Sabha elections over, how can India and Pakistan now repair fractured ties?
Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan is considering appointing a national security adviser to revive backchannel diplomatic talks with India.
Defence
RAW & IB chiefs, cabinet & defence secretaries — the key appointments awaiting new govt
The new govt will also appoint the IAF chief after incumbent Air Chief Marshal B.S. Dhanoa retires in September.
If Pragya Thakur wins this Thursday, Modi is in for an embarrassing 5 years
Never has one constituency had such a bearing on Indian nationalism and the pretence of a Gandhian polity. So what if PM Modi doesn’t forgive her in his heart?