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Thursday, May 9, 2024
TopicFarmer's protest

Topic: farmer's protest

Agriculture minister Narendra Singh Tomar meets Amit Shah as farmers protest enters day 17

Tomar was accompanied by Union minister Som Parkash, both of whom along with their ministerial colleague Piyush Goyal, had led the government's negotiations with the protesting farmers.

‘Christmas gifts’ for Rahul Gandhi & how to spot a ‘Leftist’

The best cartoons of the day, chosen by the editors at ThePrint.

Singhu border shouldn’t become Shaheen Bagh, says Zee News, Ravish on Khalistanis at protests

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

Indian farmers want parity, not charity. Modi govt would do well to not teach them agriculture

The Indian farm laws are as convoluted and ill-advised as the notebandi.

Shops, commercial establishments remain shut in Punjab as farmers observe Bharat Bandh

In neighbouring BJP-JJP ruled Haryana, opposition parties Congress and Indian National Lok Dal have extended their support to the 'Bharat Bandh'.

NCP chief Sharad Pawar set to meet President Kovind on 9 December over farmers’ protest

Pawar, former Union agriculture minister, will apprise President of the situation in the country in the backdrop of the farmers’ agitation outside Delhi.

Congress, TRS express support for farmers’ Bharat Bandh call on 8 December

Congress says govt didn't take farmers into confidence on agri laws, while TRS says it had opposed them in Parliament because they harm farmers' interests.

4 lessons that Modi govt and Twitter warriors should take from the farmers’ protest

Farmers of Punjab, Haryana and UP know that the wheat-rice cycle cannot continue forever. Anxiety over MSP is its result.

In 20 yrs, farmers featured in just around 5% of BJP and Congress’ Lok Sabha questions

Every Indian political party says it stands for farmers. But look at Parliament data — they rarely do.

Manmohan Singh blundered with Anna movement. Modi is making the same mistake with farmers

The farmers’ movement is not about Punjab, middlemen or just about MSP. It’s a much deeper anguish.

On Camera

CEA Nageswaran says India’s FY24 growth could hit 8%, but World Bank warns this is ‘above potential’

Speaking at an event, World Bank country director Auguste Tano Kouamé said growth above potential would result in high inflation.

Three Indian Navy ships deployed to South China Sea

Deployment comes at a time when Yuan Wang 03, a Chinese missile and satellite tracking vessel, has entered Indian Ocean Region.

Frontrunner is letting the challenger define this poll campaign. Modi still hasn’t found a big theme

A theme has not yet emerged for BJP & people see lack of a contest, which makes it unexciting. For all these reasons, 2024 is turning out to be an unexpectedly theme-less election.