The decision, announced by Sukhbir Badal, was taken at Akali Dal core committee meeting. Badal said govt didn't listen to the Akalis in honouring sentiments of farmers.
The JD(U) is the second BJP ally to break ranks over the farm bills and is now asking for including provisions that punish companies that buy produce from farmers below MSP.
In episode 571 of #CutTheClutter, ThePrint’s Editor-in-Chief Shekhar Gupta declutters the bills and explains the changes it will bring to farmers and for end customers.
Speaking at a virtual launch of rail projects in Bihar, PM Modi said these bills are the need of the country and farmers will no longer remain in shackles.
Both Akalis and BJP are considering the future of their alliance after Harsimrat Badal resigned as food processing industries minister in Narendra Modi’s cabinet.
SAD chief Sukhbir Singh Badal had said that his party's future course of action and whether to stay in the BJP-led alliance or not will be decided in a party meeting later.
Harsimrat Badal resigned from Cabinet to protest against the passage of three 'anti-farmer' bills. Of the three bills, one was passed Tuesday, while the others were passed Thursday.
The ECI needs to respond to Rahul Gandhi’s accusations professionally and transparently. Else, it will end up giving him the ammunition he is desperately seeking.
India’s industrial output growth saw a 10-month low in June, with Index of Industrial Production (IIP) growing by mere 1.5% as against 1.9% in May 2025.
Gen Dwivedi framed Op Sindoor not just as retaliation to Pahalgam, but as demonstration of India’s capability to fight multi-domain conflicts with integration between services & agencies.
Standing up to America is usually not a personal risk for a leader in India. Any suggestions of foreign pressure unites India behind who they see as leading them in that fight.
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