Tag: Farmers Protest

Govt Offer On Farm Laws Made To Protesting Farmers Still Stands: PM Modi In All-Party Meeting
Govt Offer On Farm Laws Made To Protesting Farmers Still Stands: PM Modi In All-Party Meeting

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday told floor leaders of various political parties that his government’s offer on agri laws made to protesting farmers “still stands” and it was a “phone call away” for talks, days after violence broke out in parts of the national capital on Republic Day. Addressing these leaders at […]

  • Tuesday, 06 April 2021
Farmer Leaders Observe Fast; Stir Regains Momentum As Tikait Succeeds In Mobilising Support From Western UP
Farmer Leaders Observe Fast; Stir Regains Momentum As Tikait Succeeds In Mobilising Support From Western UP

Ghaziabad/New Delhi: Agitating farmer leaders held a day-long fast at various protest sites on Delhi’s borders on Mahatma Gandhi’s death anniversary on Saturday as the stir against the agri laws appeared to regain momentum after rallying support from the agricultural community of the crucial western Uttar Pradesh region. More farmers gathered at Ghazipur, on the […]

  • Tuesday, 06 April 2021
Farmers' Protest: Fresh Clash At Singhu Border Turns Site Impregnable Fortress
Farmers' Protest: Fresh Clash At Singhu Border Turns Site Impregnable Fortress

New Delhi: The Singhu border in Delhi, one of the major sites of the ongoing farmers’ agitation, resembled an impregnable fortress on Sunday with a massive presence of security personnel. The heavy security deployment has come in the backdrop of violent clashes between locals and protesting farmers on Friday in which several people, including a […]

  • Tuesday, 06 April 2021
Twitter Blocks Several Tweets/Accounts For Provocative Posts Linked To Farmers' Protest
Twitter Blocks Several Tweets/Accounts For Provocative Posts Linked To Farmers' Protest

New Delhi: Twitter has blocked several accounts and tweets after the government asked the microblogging platform to take action against 250 handles and posts for containing ‘false and provocative content’ related to the ongoing farmers’ agitation, according to sources. These include accounts of Kisan Ekta Morcha and BKU Ekta Urgahan that have thousands of followers […]

  • Monday, 05 April 2021
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Govt Calls Out Foreign Celebrities Attacking India Over Farmers' Protest

New Delhi/Washington: In a clear attempt to polarise India, US Vice President Kamala Harris’ niece Meena Harris and some international celebrities with hardly any expertise on Indian affairs, on Wednesday extended their support to the Indian protesters agitating against the new farm laws. The government in a strong reaction described them as part of “vested […]

  • Monday, 05 April 2021
Kangana Ranaut Roasts Taapsee Pannu; Calls B-Grade Person', 'Dumbo'
Kangana Ranaut Roasts Taapsee Pannu; Calls B-Grade Person', 'Dumbo'

Mumbai: The cold war between Bollywood actresses Kangana Ranaut and Taapsee Pannu came to the forefront again on Thursday, with the two of them taking jibes at each other on social media. It all began with Taapsee taking a jibe at Kangana without mentioning her name. Taapsee posted a tweet saying we should not become […]

  • Monday, 05 April 2021
FIR Against Tool Kit Authors, No One Named Yet: Delhi Police
FIR Against Tool Kit Authors, No One Named Yet: Delhi Police

New Delhi: The Delhi Police on Thursday registered an FIR with its Cyber Cell to investigate an “international conspiracy” to defame the country, in garb of support of the farmers’ protest. Special Commissioner of Police Praveer Ranjan said that the FIR has been registered for “criminal conspiracy” and an attempt to “promote enmity between groups” […]

  • Monday, 05 April 2021
'Chakka Jam': Farmers Block Roads In Punjab, Haryana
'Chakka Jam': Farmers Block Roads In Punjab, Haryana

Chandigarh: Farmers on Saturday parked their tractor-trailers in middle of roads and raised slogans against the Centre during a three-hour-long “chakka jam” agitation in Punjab and Haryana. Women took part in the stir in sizeable number at several places. The call for the nationwide “chakka jam” was given by the farmer unions protesting the Centre’s […]

  • Monday, 05 April 2021
3 More Held In Connection With Red Fort Violence On R-Day
3 More Held In Connection With Red Fort Violence On R-Day

New Delhi: The Delhi Police has arrested three more people in connection with the Red Fort incident on Republic Day, taking the total number of those in its custody for the violence that took place across the national capital during the farmers’ tractor parade to 126, officials said on Saturday. The three have been identified […]

  • Monday, 05 April 2021
Mia Khalifa 'Instigates' Priyanka Chopra Jonas Over Farmers' Agitation
Mia Khalifa 'Instigates' Priyanka Chopra Jonas Over Farmers' Agitation

Mumbai: Lebanese-American former adult star Mia Khalifa on Monday commented on Priyanka Chopra Jonas’ silence over the farmers’ agitation in India, even as the protest continue to grab international spotlight. “Is Mrs. Jonas going to chime in at any point? I’m just curious. This is very much giving me shakira during the Beirut devastation vibes. […]

  • Monday, 05 April 2021
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Deep Sidhu Arrested In Jan 26 Red Fort Incident

New Delhi: Actor Deep Sidhu, who was wanted in connection with the Red Fort incident on Republic Day, has been arrested by the Delhi Police, officials said on Tuesday. Sidhu was absconding ever since as the police searched for him in various places in Punjab and Haryana and even declared a reward of Rs 1 […]

  • Monday, 05 April 2021
Delay In Paddy Procurement: Odisha Minister Pratap Jena Face Farmers' Ire In Sundargarh
Delay In Paddy Procurement: Odisha Minister Pratap Jena Face Farmers' Ire In Sundargarh

Sundargarh: State Panchayati Raj and Drinking Water Minister and BJD MLA Pratap Jena on Thursday assured the agitating farmers of Sundargarh that the concerned department will soon take steps to resolve the issues regarding the procurement of paddy crops in the district. Minister Pratap Jena was in a three-day tour to the district ahead of […]

  • Monday, 05 April 2021
Nikita, Shantanu Created 'Toolkit'; Disha Sent It To Greta Thunberg Via Telegram App: Delhi Police
Nikita, Shantanu Created 'Toolkit'; Disha Sent It To Greta Thunberg Via Telegram App: Delhi Police

New Delhi: The Delhi Police on Monday alleged that climate activist Disha Ravi along with two other suspects Nikita Jacob and Shantanu created the “toolkit” document related to the farmers’ protest and shared it on social media. The police claimed Disha, who was arrested by the force on Saturday from Bengaluru, sent the “toolkit” to […]

  • Monday, 05 April 2021
Mandi Nightmare
No End To Farmers Plight In Odisha: Mandi Nightmare Continues

Bhubaneswar: Irked over irregularities in paddy procurement and faulty token system of the State government, hundreds of farmers from across Odisha staged protests by blocking roads in different parts of the State on Wednesday. The irate farmers of Harichandanpur under Keonjhar district staged a dharna and blocked the by-pass road by pilling up sacks of […]

  • Sunday, 04 April 2021
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India Condemns One-Sided False Assertions In UK Parliamentary Debate

London: The High Commission of India in London has condemned false assertions in a “distinctly one-sided discussion” among a group of British parliamentarians on Monday on the issue of peaceful protests and press freedoms in India, amidst the ongoing farmers’ stir against three new laws on agricultural reforms. The Indian mission pointed out that foreign […]

  • Sunday, 04 April 2021
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