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Farmers During A Protest March To The National Capital

Kannaur firing: 'Dilli Chalo' on hold, Congress slams Centre over death of farmer

Farmers suspended their 'Dilli Chalo' march for two days after they claimed that a protester was killed and 12 police personnel were injured during clashes at Khanauri border with Haryana

Feb 22, 2024

Rajeev Chandrasekhar, Minister of State for Electronics and IT on Thursday met Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk during inaugural AI Safety Summit in the UK.

Twitter suspends accounts linked to farmers' protests but with a 'Note'

Twitter has complied with directives from the Indian government to suspend accounts linked to the ongoing farmers' protests but raises voice against these directives

Feb 22, 2024

4th round of talks between Union Ministers, farmers end with Centre proposing 5-yr deal to buy pulses & cotton at MSP

Farmers set to resume march to Delhi, security tightened around the capital

Security measures in the national capital were heightened and strict vigilance at key border points was being maintained following a planned march by protesting farmers towards Delhi on Wednesday.

Feb 21, 2024

Fourth round of talks between Union Ministers, farmers end; this is Centre's proposal [details]

The fourth round of meeting between three Central ministers and farmer leaders ended here in the early hours of Monday after over four hours of deliberations with Union Minister Piyush Goyal saying they proposed a five-year deal with the farmers to buy pulses and cotton at minimum support price (MSP).

Feb 19, 2024

Farmers' Protest: Centre proposes 5-yr deal to buy pulses, cotton at MSP

Feb 19, 2024

BJP national convention passes political resolution, hails PM Modi for Ram Mandir, women's reservation

The BJP's national convention on Saturday passed a political resolution, "Viksit Bharat-Modi ki guarantee", in the national capital as a host of party leaders highlighted the government's development and cultural measures and various initiatives for women, south India, farmers, Sikhs etc.

Feb 18, 2024

Internet suspension extended to 20 police stations in Punjab's seven districts

The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has expanded the Internet suspension to 20 police stations in seven districts from earlier 11 police stations in three districts.

Feb 18, 2024

Govt doubles FCI's authorised capital to Rs 21,000 cr in big boost to farm sector

The Government has announced an increase in the authorized capital of the Food Corporation of India (FCI) from Rs 10,000 crore to Rs 21,000 crore in a major step to bolster the agricultural sector and benefit farmers.

Feb 17, 2024

Farmers protest: Shops, commercial establishments closed in Punjab, Haryana

Expressing solidarity with the protesting farmers, the employees of state-owned Punjab Roadways, PUNBUS and private public transport bus operators in Punjab on Friday went on strike

Feb 16, 2024

MSP for all crops: Impact will be multi-pronged, says CRISIL report

It will be a multi-pronged impact if the government decides to procure the entire production of 23 crops for which minimum support price (MSP) has been announced, said an official of CRISIL Market Intelligence and Analytics.

Feb 15, 2024

Farmers protest 2024: Government, farmers lock horns again; is history repeating itself?

While the farmers maintain that protests are over the issue of MSP, which is already promised but yet to be fulfilled, the government claims that it needs time as many new demands have been put forward

Feb 14, 2024

Be careful what you post online; police to vet social media posts on farmers' agitation: Report

The posts likely to spread discord in society will invite further action by the authorities. However, what constitutes "spreading discord" remains a grey area.

Feb 13, 2024

Haryana Police use tear gas to disperse protesting farmers at inter-state border

As hundreds of protesting farmers, mainly from Punjab, were stopped on Tuesday at the Punjab-Haryana Shambhu border to prevent them from reaching Delhi, Haryana Police fired tear gas to disperse them.

Feb 13, 2024

Siddaramaiah questions Yediyurappa's stand on 'unfair' treatment to K'taka

Siddaramaiah highlighted the significant gap between the tax contribution of Karnataka to the Centre, which amounts to ₹4,30,000 crore, and the meager returns of only ₹50,257 crore

Feb 10, 2024

Chaudhary Charan Singh, Narasimha Rao, Swaminathan conferred with Bharat Ratna

Former Prime Ministers Chaudhary Charan Singh and P.V. Narasimha Rao, and legendary agricultural scientist Dr M.S. Swaminathan will be honoured with the Bharat Ratna, announced Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday.

Feb 9, 2024

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