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Friday, December 19, 2025
TopicFarmers protests

Topic: farmers protests

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.

Protesting farmers call for ‘Bharat Bandh’ on 8 December, threaten to occupy toll plazas

Farmers' leader Gurnam Singh Chadoni Friday said if the Centre does not accept their demands during Saturday's talks, they will intensify their agitation.

India summons Canadian high commissioner, says Trudeau’s remarks ‘unacceptable interference’

The Canadian diplomat was also told that such actions, if continued, would have a ‘seriously damaging’ impact on the bilateral ties, the external affairs ministry said.

Arnab calls Badal’s award return ‘hypocritical’, Ravish on ‘langar’ in Vigyan Bhawan

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

Corporates buying farm produce below MSP should be jailed, demands Bharatiya Kisan Union

Bharatiya Kisan Union chief Naresh Tikait calls for statutory provision for jail term for people buying produce below MSP, and says there will be no compromise on the issue.

‘Punjabis will teach you how to speak to elders’— Diljit, Kangana spar over farmers protest

The war of tweets began after Dosanjh debunked Kangana's claim that an old female farmer at the protest was also present at Shaheen Bagh protests earlier this year.

No end to farm laws stalemate after 7.5-hr meeting, govt and farmers to talk again Saturday

Farmers protesting against farm laws have rejected govt’s offer of amendments, insisting that they be repealed. They have said their agitation will continue.

Govt trying to ‘bridge’ gap with farmers & Covid vaccine on Santa’s gift list this Christmas

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On Camera

Why SIR is an exclusionary exercise for Persons with Disabilities

In the ongoing SIR 2.0 exercise, nearly half of the 90 lakh registered PwD voters in India were affected, showed an RTI application.

Antitrust watchdog Competition Commission to probe IndiGo flight disruptions

While the commission didn’t mention provisions under which IndiGo's market domination would be examined, Competition Act 2002 prohibits abuse of dominant position by any enterprise.

Israel has ‘realised who its real friend is’, eyes defence expansion in India amid arms curbs by others

It is argued that India-Israel ties are moving from buyer–seller dynamic to one focused on joint development & manufacturing partnership, a shift 'more durable' than traditional arms sales.

India’s top airline just handed sarkar the keys. That’s IndiGo’s real ‘crime’

Don’t blame misfortune. This is colossal incompetence and insensitivity. So bad, heads would have rolled even in the old PSU-era Indian Airlines and Air India.