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Wednesday, August 20, 2025
TopicFarmers protests

Topic: farmers protests

How IT professional from Punjab is using Twitter to support farm protests & counter criticism

New Delhi: Thousands of farmers have been camping around Delhi's borders since last week to protest against the central government's three new farm laws....

Lessons from Maharashtra teacher on maths of happiness, and a new ‘wedding priest’ in UP

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

People have a right to demonstrate peacefully—UN spokesperson on farmers’ protest

Stephane Dujarric's remarks came while he was responding to a question on farmers' protest, even as India has called remarks by foreign leaders on the protests as 'ill-informed'.

MSP circular, cut in stubble burning fine, outside-mandi cess — govt’s 6 offers for farmers

New Delhi: The Modi government has outlined seven points it is ready to offer farmers at Saturday’s talks about the controversial farm laws, ThePrint...

Rahul Gandhi hits out at Modi govt over MSP, APMC, urges people to support farmers

Key routes at Delhi's borders with Haryana and UP remained choked as thousands of farmers protest for the 10th consecutive day in their quest to get the 3 farm laws abolished.

Farmers’ protests, issues with MSP & APMC Act, and crop diversification

In episode 633 of #CutTheClutter, Shekhar Gupta explains the need for agricultural reforms, and the intricacies of Minimum Support Price & the APMC Act.

BJP slams Trudeau’s stand on farmers’ protests, calls it ‘nothing short of hypocrisy’

BJP pointed out that Canada is a strident critic of MSP and other agricultural policies at the WTO, and often questions India's domestic agricultural measures.

Narendra Tomar — MP’s ‘Veeru’ & Shivraj’s friend picked by Modi-Shah to tackle farm protests

Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar has emerged as the face of the Modi govt’s talks with farmers protesting against the controversial farm laws.

Farmers’ problem is income, more than prices. Solution lies in setting up factories

If fewer hands were employed on farms, incomes per head would rise, and farmers would be less worried about assured product prices.

Thatcher or Anna moment? Why Modi’s choice on farmers’ protest will shape future politics

Modi can retreat like Manmohan Singh did under pressure from the Anna Hazare movement, or push farm reforms in Margaret Thatcher's style.

On Camera

New insolvency frameworks to shorter timelines, how 2025 amendment bill proposes to transform IBC

New bill aims to fix key issues with IBC 2016, including delays & patchy implementation, and protect creditors, with window for genuine promoters to retain control of their companies.

First-of-its kind tri-services conference Ran Samvad to take place in Army War College next week

Billed as the military’s own version of Raisina Dialogue, the event will spotlight on tech-driven warfighting, lessons from Operation Sindoor and release of three new doctrines.

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?