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Monday, May 6, 2024
TopicFarmers protests

Topic: farmers protests

Delhi passes resolution demanding repeal of farm laws, CM Kejriwal tears up copy of laws

Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal tells central govt not to behave like 'British colonisers', while Environment Minister Gopal Rai urges setting up of a panel with the farmers.

Aaj Tak questions Yogi’s ‘love jihad’ law, Deepak Chaurasia attacks Pakistan on News Nation

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

Wrestler-cousins Vinesh & Babita Phogat on opposite ends of farmers protests debate on Twitter

In a tweet, Vinesh Phogat asks sports personalities to maintain respect in field of politics. Twitter users speculate it's a possible jibe at cousin Babita Phogat for her views on farmers' protests.

Supreme Court on Emergency, and Kejriwal’s prep for 2022 UP polls

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

SC proposes to form committee to settle dispute between govt and farmers over 3 new laws

Supreme Court is hearing three petitions on the ongoing protests. Solicitor General says farmers not willing to budge on demand while govt is ready to discuss laws clause by clause.

Stop holding parallel talks with farmer bodies from other states, Punjab unions tell govt

In a letter to the Centre, Sanyukt Kisan Morcha said it should also stop defaming the ongoing protests being held at several Delhi border points against the three farm laws.

Indian agriculture — 6 tough realities, 5 dangerous myths and some solutions

In episode 640 of Cut The Clutter, Shekhar Gupta notes that state intervention in farming is inevitable, and the sector’s impact on politics is four times its GDP size.

If Modi really sees India as a democracy, then he must stop the labelling exercise

Minister Piyush Goyal must not belittle farmers’ protest by saying Leftists have infiltrated it. This disconnects us from knowing what is driving the farmers.

Don’t get caught up in MSP battle. India must move to end inequality in WTO laws

With measures like MSP, India has been carefully treading the thin line between food and livelihood security and practices classified as 'trade distorting' under the WTO law.

Sudhir Chaudhury warns protesting farmers about Covid, Arnab declares ‘#NotInFarmersName’

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

On Camera

Azad, Antony, Geetha—6 candidates to watch in 2024. Their win can reshape politics in states

While Chandra Shekhar Azad is a streetfighter who has caught the fancy of Dalit youth, Anil Antony is the face of the BJP’s fresh social engineering attempt.

Air India reduces baggage allowance by 5-15 kg, bringing it in line with rest of industry

Air India’s new policy, effective from 2 May, introduces new weight limits for tickets in each of the different 'fare families' — Comfort, Comfort Plus, and Flex.

China builds road through Shaksgam Valley, India registers protest

New Delhi has, in past, too, objected to Chinese construction activities in Shaksgam Valley. Work in this strategic region gathered pace after the 2017 Doklam stand-off.

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.