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TopicRakesh Tikait

Topic: Rakesh Tikait

Farmers burn farm laws copies to celebrate Holika Dahan at Delhi borders

Protesting farmers say their agitation will continue till the farm laws are repealed and a separate law on minimum support price is enacted.

Rakesh Tikait asks farmers to ‘turn Bengaluru into Delhi’, lay siege with tractors

Tikait was speaking at a mahapanchayat in Karnataka's Shivamogga. He said until the farm laws are repealed, farmers will have to continue their agitation.

Farmers’ protest could continue till December, Rakesh Tikait says after visit to Bengal

Bharatiya Kisan Union leader Tikait said after Bengal, he was planning to visit other parts of the country to press for the enactment of a law guaranteeing an MSP for various crops.

Don’t vote for BJP — Rakesh Tikait tells mahapanchayats in poll-bound West Bengal

Alleging that the BJP-led government at the Centre intends to break the backbone of the farmers and their movement, Tikait said it is 'anti-people'.

‘Silence’ of govt indicates it is planning steps against farmers’ agitation, says Tikait

BKU leader Rakesh Tikait stressed that the Centre will have to come forward with a proposal for talks to resume with farmers who 'will not step back till a solution is found'.

Govt ready to talk after farmers unions’ response on its offer, says Narendra Tomar

The Agriculture minister was replying to a query on Bharatiya Kisan Union leader Rakesh Tikait threatening to march to Parliament with 40 lakh tractors if laws are not repealed.

Rakesh Tikait to address rallies in Madhya Pradesh against Centre’s farm laws on 8 March

The farmer leader will address farmer rallies in Sheopur, Rewa and Dewas, said MP BKU general secretary Anil Yadav.

When crowds gather, govts get changed, says BKU leader Rakesh Tikait

The farmer leader was responding to Union Minister Narendra Singh Tomar's remark Sunday where he said that mere gathering of crowd does not lead to revocation of laws.

Politics is ‘a big disease’, will stay away from it, says BKU leader Rakesh Tikait

Speaking about the Rail Roko protest, Tikait said it will be peaceful, and that food and refreshments will provided to people stranded due to it.

‘Can’t afford to let Jats go away’ — BJP to meet khaps to clear ‘misconceptions’ on farm laws

BJP president J.P. Nadda and Home Minister Amit Shah met party leaders from Haryana, Rajasthan & western UP to discuss farmer protests and the way forward.

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The K in K-Pop is already silent. And that’s OK

Audience data shows there are now more fans outside South Korea than at home. Like hip hop, there’s no reason why K-Pop can’t have a similarly inclusive trajectory while staying true to its core.

Paper in MoSPI journal flags financial inclusion gap—highest among Hindus, lowest for Muslims

Research paper, however, finds lowest indebtedness level among Muslims at 12.3% & highest among Hindus at 14.9%. Overall national financial inclusion level at 87.2%, indebtedness at 14.7%.

From battle of wits and daring air strikes to artillery fury, new details emerge of Operation Sindoor

Fresh details of operation conducted by IAF, Army have come out in gazette notification giving citations of those who were awarded Vir Chakra for their bravery.

Deepfake on duty: when I asked AI to read Op Sindoor citations

On 21 Oct, a buzz went up that the govt had released full list of gallantry award recipients along with Op Sindoor citations. I put an AI caddy on the job. It took me into a never-ending rabbit hole.