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Saturday, November 8, 2025
TopicFarmer's protest

Topic: farmer's protest

‘Suit-boot ki sarkar’ jibe slowed reforms in Modi govt. That must not repeat with farm Bills

The debate against India’s recent agricultural reforms has been hijacked by protests in the name of poor small farmers.

Farmers in Haryana begin protest against Centre’s farm bills

The Bharatiya Kisan Union's Haryana unit, supported by some other farmer outfits, is holding a statewide protest against during which protesters will block roads from 12pm to 3pm.

Why farmers are still having to protest for their right to sow GM seeds, even in a pandemic

This month marks the third year of farmers' ‘civil disobedience movement' demanding the right to sow Genetically Modified (GM) seeds.

Deep-rooted farmer issues and brand new GDP data

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Tikait calls an end to farmers protest but says will teach Centre a lesson if demands not met

He said the protest achieved its goals, which was to highlight the many difficulties farmers face.

Maharashtra govt committee to meet protesting farmers, promises ‘time-bound’ solution

The opposition raised the issue in the house Monday, while the BJP’s bitter ally Shiv Sena slammed the government in an editorial in Saamana.

On Camera

Trump’s unpredictability is not the absence of strategy—it works on everyone but China

The Italian term sprezzatura—a studied nonchalance that conceals intention—best captures the spirit of Trump’s foreign policy so far. The pattern is unpredictability, transactionalism, and disruption as diplomacy.

Asia’s ‘weakest’ link: Yunus on a tightrope as Bangladesh tries to fix banks without breaking economy

With 20.2 percent of its total loans in default by the end of last year, Bangladesh had the weakest banking system in Asia. Despite reforms, it will take time to recover.

‘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.