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Tuesday, August 19, 2025
TopicFarmers protests

Topic: farmers protests

A 2019 email & a govt report — why farmers are refusing to trust MSP, procurement promises

The protest against farm laws is being spearheaded by farmers from Punjab and Haryana, who have been demanding that govt continue the procurement system & make MSP a legal right.

Worries about Pfizer vaccine on Mirror Now, Aaj Tak says Opposition using farmers

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

Farmers say NRI relatives supporting them, willing to fund protests

Many farmers claim their relatives living abroad have already sent money, material, and medical aid in support of the protests.

‘Entire nation’s agitation’ — farmers call for maximum participation in Bharat Bandh

Farmer leader Baldev Singh Yadav said at a press conference that 250 farmers from Gujarat will be coming to Delhi to join the protest on 8 December.

Olympic medallist boxer Vijender Singh says he’ll return Khel Ratna award over farm laws

Vijender Singh visited the protesting farmers at Singhu Border and said he understood their pain as he hails from a family of farmers and Army men.

AAP supports farmers’ Bharat Bandh call too, accuses Modi govt of ‘delaying tactics’

Delhi Environment Minister and AAP leader Gopal Rai says farmers are the ones who cultivate crops; they know what is good for them and what is bad.

Farmer leaders sit with ‘yes’ or ‘no’ placards, govt proposes next meeting on 9 December

When the fifth round of talks ended in a deadlock, Centre sought some time from farmer unions to present a concrete proposal after further consultations within the government.

Juggling lessons & protest, children at Singhu border say won’t back down from farm laws fight

The protesters gathered at the Delhi-Haryana Singhu border include several children who have joined the agitation in solidarity with their parents.

UN chief Antonio Guterres, 36 UK lawmakers express support for farmer protests in India

Canadian PM Justin Trudeau had also expressed his support for farmers despite India's strong reaction to his earlier remarks that Canada will defend rights of peaceful protestors.

Tejashwi Yadav leads opposition parties dharna in support of agitating farmers

Joined by Congress and Left parties, the RJD leader extended support to the nationwide strike called by the farmers organisations on 8 December against the new farm laws

On Camera

Reform and globalisation — India’s dual challenge hold answer to Trump’s tariff turmoil

India can convert the tariff turmoil into an opportunity to position itself as the world’s go-to trade partner. It has the scale and heft, but needs the boldness.

Navigating Trump’s tariffs is no child’s play. Indian toymakers are losing out on orders, enquiries

Indian toymakers are now exploring new markets, but they want govt to negotiate a trade deal with US soon, introduce incentives and subsidies to make the industry more competitive.

India provides Nepal with military equipment, medical supplies; PM Oli likely to visit next month

New Delhi: India has handed over military equipment, medical supplies, trained dogs and horses to the Nepalese Army Monday, ahead of Prime Minister K.P....

War of IAF, PAF doctrines: As Pakistan obsesses over numbers, India embraces risk, wins

Now that both IAF and PAF have made formal claims of having shot down the other’s aircraft in the 87-hour war in May, we can ask a larger question: do such numbers really matter?