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Thursday, May 9, 2024
TopicFarmers protests

Topic: farmers protests

Protesting farmers show black flags, block Haryana CM Khattar’s motorcade in Ambala

The farmers raised slogans against the government and said that they would continue to protest till the three farm laws are not repealed.

NewsX discusses PM’s ‘kisaan outreach’, Navika Kumar sounds alarm over new Covid strain

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

Reader View: Farmers’ right to protest peacefully must be defended by Supreme Court

YourTurn is our weekly feature in which ThePrint's readers share their views or opinions in response to the question of the week.

BJP, media, MHA — slander on Muslims and Sikhs have a lot in common. Outcome will be too

As a Muslim, I am humbled that the Delhi court exonerated the much-maligned Tablighi Jamaat members, who were accused of intentionally spreading the coronavirus.

‘Thousands of Maharashtra farmers’ to set off from Nashik tomorrow to join farm laws agitation

The ‘vehicle jatha’, which is being held under the leadership of All India Kisan Sabha, will begin from Nashik.

Farmer union claims central agency has flagged NRI donations in ‘bid to defeat agitation’

Bhartiya Kisan Union (Ekta Ugrahan) said a central agency has asked it to submit details of registration that allows it to receive foreign funds and warned the money will be sent back otherwise.

PM Modi pays surprise visit to Delhi’s Gurudwara Rakab Ganj amid Punjab farmers-led protests

Modi offered tributes to Guru Tegh Bahadur, the ninth Sikh Guru, a day after his death anniversary at the spot where his remains were consigned to flames.

Library, ‘blanket langar’ & even a salon — farmers have made Singhu border a mini ‘pind’

A walk through the protest site at Singhu border shows the protesting farmers are here for the long haul. This is how the community has rallied together to make their efforts last.

BJP ally Hanuman Beniwal quits 3 parliamentary panels in support of farmers’ stir

Beniwal, the founder of Rashtriya Loktantrik Party and Rajasthan MP, said there is no justification for committees in the parliamentary system if action is not taken.

As UPA CEA, Kaushik Basu backed farm reforms. Now, he calls Modi’s laws ‘flawed, detrimental’

Kaushik Basu has been critical of Modi govt’s farm reform laws, trashing them on Twitter and in a newspaper article and has sought their withdrawal.

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.