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Wednesday, November 12, 2025
TopicFarmer protests

Topic: Farmer protests

Farm protests ‘sacred’ but andolan jeevis have defiled movement, says Modi in Parliament

Speaking in the Lok Sabha, Prime Minister Narendra Modi reiterated that the old system of agriculture markets and MSP would continue.

How farmers’ protest has made Haryana khaps, infamous for honour-killing diktats, relevant again

Khaps were losing their influence on Haryana politics, but now these mostly-Jat councils are uniting in support of farm protests and against BJP-JJP govt.

Farmer unions ask govt to fix date for talks after PM Modi’s invite to resume dialogue

Farmers, however, objected to Modi's remarks in Rajya Sabha that a new ‘breed’ of agitators called 'andolan jivi' has emerged, & said that agitation has an important role in a democracy.

Even Montek panel wanted to reform Punjab farming like Modi govt. But Amarinder got cold feet

The committee, appointed to recommend post-Covid economic strategy, criticised APMCs’ hold on agriculture and wanted more private players in its marketing.

Stop calling Sikhs names, new FDI in country — foreign destructive ideology, says PM Modi

Hitting out 'parasite' protesters, PM Modi in Rajya Sabha makes oblique reference to foreign celebrities backing farmers’ protests, asks farmers to give new laws a chance.

Greta toolkit ‘tip of iceberg’ — India sees ‘organised attack piggybacking’ on farm protest

Govt has alerted all Indian missions abroad to monitor 'groups' operating under an 'organised coalition' that is trying to create disturbances through social media.

Who is Amanda Cerny, the YouTube celebrity tweeting in favour of farmer protests

Amanda Cerny not only extended her support to the farmer protests but also contributed to focusing international attention on the protests.

Why PM Modi must worry about paper tigers surrounding him

PM Modi’s paper tigers roar against the opposition on TV and Twitter, but none venture out of Lutyens’ Delhi to go to the Singhu, Tikri and Ghazipur borders.

No ‘ghar wapsi’ until farmers’ demands are met — Tikait at ‘kisan mahapanchayat’ in Haryana

BKU leader Rakesh Tikait said govt should roll back farm laws, frame new legislation to assure continuation of MSP for crops and release arrested farmers.

Farmers to intensify protests, threaten to hold one chakka jam every week

Protesting farmers Saturday held a three-hour long chakka jam across India except in Delhi, Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand.

On Camera

This era has made journalistic independence harder than ever: New York Times publisher

Journalist Arthur Gregg Sulzberger delivered the Reuters Memorial Lecture on 4 March last year.

India’s factory data may get reality check in MoSPI’s new IIP plan, defunct factories to be dropped

MoSPI proposes to remove closed factories from IIP sample, aiming for truer picture of India’s industrial health in upcoming 2022–23 base series. Plan open to public feedback until 25 November.

‘Let them see’: Putin says new nuclear-powered missiles in the making, in message to Washington

At a ceremony felicitating Russian military engineers, Putin highlights Moscow’s 'parity' in defence technologies for the next century.

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.