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Friday, November 14, 2025
TopicFarmer protests

Topic: Farmer protests

Mirror Now on Munawar arrest, India Today on the implications of Jack Ma ‘missing’ 

A quick take on what prime time TV news talked about.

Still searching for farm protest solution, Modi govt back in huddle to find middle path

Monday’s 7th round of talks with farmer leaders was also inconclusive, and now govt is trying to come up with a solution acceptable to them before next round on 8 January.

Act against those damaging towers, compensate us — Reliance Jio moves Punjab & Haryana HC 

In 661-page plea, company states Reliance Group has no plans to enter corporate or contract farming & accuses ‘vested interests’ of spreading ‘misinformation’. 

Govt agrees to 2 of farmers’ 4 demands after round 6 of talks, but won’t repeal farm laws 

Govt has agreed to exclude farmers from penal provisions of the Air Quality Management ordinance and to not pursue the draft Electricity Bill 2020. 

New farm bills will allow Indian farmers to reach out to Walmart, Amazon, says US trade body

In interview with ThePrint, Mukesh Aghi, President & CEO of US-India Strategic Partnership Forum (USISPF), says the Quad can become an economic zone to counter RCEP.

BJP’s Harinder Khalsa who quit party over farm laws is ex-IFS officer, had stints in AAP, SAD

Harinder Khalsa quit IFS over Op. Bluestar, and after Khalistani link allegations, took asylum in Norway. His father was a Dalit leader who became Punjab's first leader of opposition and brother was also in IFS.

Farmers are not here for ‘holiday’ but to seek answers from govt — Hannan Mollah

Farmer leader Hannan Mollah said there is no response from the government, and it is busy pushing an agenda on the movement.

Manjinder Sirsa — SAD MLA & once BJP advocate who is now behind langars at farmers’ agitation

Sirsa is also president of the Delhi Sikh Gurdwara Management Committee, which has set up the largest single langar service at the protest site. 

This is Vajpayee’s agriculture minister’s advice to Modi govt to end crisis over farm laws

Sompal Shastri has told Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar that farmers' trust in govt has diminished as incomes have constantly dropped, and that's why they are protesting.

How faction-ridden AAP in Punjab is looking to turn farmers’ agitation into an advantage

Once a serious contender for power in Punjab, AAP has seen a stream of exits of senior leaders. The charge of too much central control also refuses to go away.

On Camera

Wealth nears $99 trillion, still Asia’s rich don’t have succession plans

Much of this wealth is tied to founder-led businesses that employ millions and help anchor regional economies.

Turkey blocks transport of Apache choppers to India through its airspace, new route being worked out

Indian govt officials last month skipped Turkish National Day celebrations in Delhi, in a message to Ankara following its support for Islamabad, particularly during Operation Sindoor.

Bihar is where politics moves, and everything else stands still

Bihar is blessed with a land more fertile for revolutions than any in India. Why has it fallen so far behind then? Constant obsession with politics is at the root of its destruction.