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Farmers' unions Wednesday rejected the govt proposal of a 'written assurance' that the existing Minimum Support Price regime for procurement will continue.
JD(U) says govt should include MSP in laws, while AIADMK wants farmers’ concerns to be addressed and JJP in Haryana has urged the govt to add a line on MSP in the laws.
India is learnt to have informed Canada that External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar won't attend the 7 December meeting due to scheduling issues. India had said Trudeau’s comments were 'ill informed'.
Social worker Baba Sewa Singh & ex-national boxing coach Gurbax Singh Sandhu are latest in list of personalities from Punjab who announced their intention to return their awards.
In May 1974, RSS chief Madhukar Dattatraya Deoras spoke at a lecture series in Pune about caste-based discrimination and social equality within the Hindu fold.
SEBI probe concluded that purported loans and fund transfers were paid back in full and did not amount to deceptive market practices or unreported related party transactions.
While the IAF remains committed to the Tejas programme and has placed orders for 180 Tejas Mk1A, the force is eagerly waiting for the Tejas Mk 2 version.
What Munir has achieved with Trump is a return to normal, ironing out the post-Abbottabad crease. The White House picture gives us insight into how Pakistan survives, occasionally thrives and thinks.
What the govt is offering in steps, why could it not do the same before passing the laws? The biggest problem with this BJP govt. is its presidential style of functioning where the head of the govt does not believe in consultation, doesn’t give presss conferences, manipulates the spineless press, uses brute majority to force its own views. Compare this with the governance of Nehru who had complete majority, but he promoted opposition from his own party members too. BJP can never think of getting such majority without using undemocratic tactics. When this realization takes root in even 30% of Indians, it’ll be the end of BJP.
What the govt is offering in steps, why could it not do the same before passing the laws? The biggest problem with this BJP govt. is its presidential style of functioning where the head of the govt does not believe in consultation, doesn’t give presss conferences, manipulates the spineless press, uses brute majority to force its own views. Compare this with the governance of Nehru who had complete majority, but he promoted opposition from his own party members too. BJP can never think of getting such majority without using undemocratic tactics. When this realization takes root in even 30% of Indians, it’ll be the end of BJP.