In a meeting Saturday with Union ministers Rajnath Singh and Narendra Tomar, the BKU (Bhanu) agreed to vacate part of Chilla border to reopen key Delhi-Noida road.
The farmer unions have also announced a hunger strike from 8 am to 5 pm on 14 December at Singhu border where scores of farmers have been protesting since 26 November.
The peaceful protest was soon hijacked by the separatist Sikhs who were carrying Khalistani flags with anti-India banners which said they represent The Republic of Khalistan.
Terming new farm laws as 'anti-farmer', RLP's Hanuman Beniwal said if PM Modi is concerned about farmers, he should implement the recommendations of the Swaminathan Commission.
At ThePrint’s Off The Cuff, three agricultural experts, Siraj Hussain, Ashok Gulati & Mekhala Krishnamurthy, weigh in on the contentious farm laws and the farmers’ protests.
New Delhi: As a deadlock continues between the central government and protesting farmers on three new farm laws, Haryana Deputy Chief Minister Dushyant Chautala...
In his first comments on the ongoing protests, PM Modi says his govt is committed to protecting farmers and assures them the new reforms will open access to markets and technology.
Researchers looked at data from two programmes launched by the Indian government in mid-2000s to find a positive impact from increased access to information.
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.
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.
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.
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