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- India
Habeas corpus plea for two missing from farmer protest sites
New Delhi: Human rights organisation United Sikhs on Wednesday said it filed a habeas corpus petition in the Delhi High Court for two students who went missing from their home towns and were…
- India
Govt shouldn’t treat farmers’ stir like Shaheen Bagh protest: Tikait
Yamunanagar: BKU leader Rakesh Tikait on Wednesday said the government should not treat the ongoing farmers’ agitation like last year’s protest in Delhi’s Shaheen Bagh and asserted that the protesters will only go…
- India
Won’t end farmers stir even if there is nationwide lockdown: Rakesh Tikait
Ghazipur: With the surge in coronavirus cases all over the country, the threat of the pandemic looms large over the hundreds of farmers sitting on protest at various borders of the national capital…
- India
Millions of farmers in India will benefit from new agri laws, says Oz scholar
Canberra: Millions of farmers in India will benefit from the country’s new farm laws, according to an Australian-based scholar who advised against listening to activists who gave contrary advice. In an article…
- Top Stories
Farmers to march to Parliament on foot in May: SKM
New Delhi: Announcing their plans for the upcoming two months, farmers, who have been protesting against the new farm laws at the Delhi borders, said they will march to the Parliament on foot…
- Elections
Mamata alleges Bengalis will be driven out of state if BJP wins
Nandigram: Ahead of the second phase of West Bengal Assembly polls, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday said that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) will drive everyone out of the state if…
- India
Protest site turns wedding venue: Couple ties knot at farmers’ agitation in MP
Rewa: In an unusual way to extend support to farmers’ protest against the Centre’s farm laws, a couple tied the knot on Thursday at an agitation site in Rewa. Speaking to reporters…
- World
Pak farmers to carry out ‘Tractor March’ on March 31 against Imran govt over high inflation
Islamabad: Farmers in Pakistan are set to carry out a “Tractor March” towards Islamabad on March 31 against the Imran Khan government over high inflation and other issues. According to sources, members…
- Top Stories
Farmers to intensify agitation with Bharat bandh, burning farm laws on Holi
New Delhi: Intensifying their agitation against the three farm laws, the Samyukt Kisan Morcha on Wednesday met with different mass organisations to strategise for their ‘Sampurna Bharat Bandh’ on March 26. Addressing…
- Hollywood
Grammy’s 2021: Lilly Singh dons ‘I Stand With Farmers’ face mask at red carpet
New Delhi: Showing solidarity with the protesting Indian farmers, YouTuber and TV host Lilly Singh made an appearance at the Grammy Awards 2021 on March 14, wearing a face mask that read,…
- Photos
In pics: Samyukt Kisan Morcha Mahapanchayat
Kolkata: NBA leader Medha Patkar addresses a gathering during ‘Samyukt Kisan Morcha’s Mahapanchayat’ under Gandhi statue, in Kolkata, Saturday, March 13, 2021. (PTI Photo/Swapan Mahapatra) Kolkata: NBA leader Medha Patkar, Bharatiya Kisan…
- Photos
Farmers’ protest: Permanent house at Tikri border
New Delhi: Farmers construct a brick house for shelter as the summer season approaches, during their ongoing agitation against Centre’s three agri-laws, at Tikri border in New Delhi, Saturday, March 13, 2021.…
- India
‘Climate activist’ Shubham Kar Chaudhari seeks bail in ‘Toolkit’ case
New Delhi: Shubham Kar Chaudhari, a ‘climate activist’, approached a Delhi Court on Thursday seeking anticipatory bail in the ‘Toolkit’ document case related to farmers’ protest. The Goa Bench of Bombay High…
- News
Retired Uttar Pradesh bureaucrats urge farmers to end agitation
Lucknow: A number of former bureaucrats in Uttar Pradesh have now appealed to the protesting farmers to end their agitation as the new farm laws are in their interest. This comes a…
- Top Stories
Will go to Kolkata, urge farmers to defeat BJP in polls: Tikait
Ballia: Bharatiya Kisan Union (BKU) leader Rakesh Tikait on Wednesday said he will go to Kolkata this week to urge farmers to defeat the BJP in the West Bengal Assembly elections, but claimed…
- India
‘Wasn’t risking anything’ Greta Thunberg speaks about backlash to her tweets
Teen environmentalist Greta Thunberg recently in an interview opened up about how she felt after seeing extreme reactions in India after she tweeted in solidarity with protesting farmers. A few weeks ago,…
- India
‘Ready for talks but modifications in farm laws not acceptable’
New Delhi: On completion of 100 days of the farmers’ stir, Punjab’s Balbir Singh Rajewal on Saturday said the farmers are ready for the next round of dialogue with the Central government,…
- India
‘Claiming their identities as farmers’: TIME honors women leading farmer protests
Hyderabad: “Why should we go back? This is not just the men’s protest. We toil in the fields alongside the men. Who are we—if not farmers?” asked 74-year-old Jasbir Kaur, who has…
- India
Toolkit case: Environmentalist gets transit anticipatory bail
Panaji: The Goa bench of the Bombay High Court has granted transit anticipatory bail to environmentalist Subham Kar Chaudhuri, a suspect in a case registered by the Delhi police in connection with the…
- India
Dalit Labour activist Shiv Kumar granted bail in all three cases
Labour activist Shiv Kumar, who is an associate of Dalit Labour Activist Nodeep Kaur has got bail from a Local Court in Sonepat District (Haryana) in all three cases registered against him.…
- Bollywood News
Mumbai: Man blocks actor Ajay Devgn’s car over farm protests, held
Mumbai: A 28-year-old man was arrested on Tuesday for allegedly blocking actor Ajay Devgn’s car outside Film City in Goregaon and demanding to know why the latter had not spoken out in support…
- Featured News
Not ‘Acche din’, here’s what Modi government delivered to the nation!
Hyderabad: During the 2014 general election campaign, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) chose Narendra Modi as their Prime Ministerial candidate. His impressive campaign, promises and speeches brought a sense of freshness and hope in the…
- India
Activist Nodeep Kaur granted bail by Punjab High Court
Courtesy: Live Law Chandigarh: The Punjab and Haryana High Court on Thursday (26th February) granted Bail to Dalit Labour Activist Nodeep Kaur in the third first information report (FIR) that was registered…
- India
Toolkit case: Delhi Court grants protection from arrest to Shantanu Muluk till Mar 9
New Delhi: A court here on Thursday granted protection from arrest till March 9 to Shantanu Muluk, who is accused along with Disha Ravi in connection with allegedly being involved in sharing a…
- Top Stories
Does India deserve the title of democracy, asks Washington Post editorial
Hyderabad: The Washington Post published a scathing editorial attacking Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and asking if India still deserves the title of being called a democracy. The editorial, published on Thursday,…
- India
Modi underlines support for farmers; says NDA aims to ensure their dignity
Coimbatore: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday sought to underline the NDA government’s commitment for the farmers to ensure their prosperity and dignity, saying it does not want small ryots to be dependent…
- Top Stories
Farmers will gherao Parliament if govt doesn’t repeal three agri laws: Tikait
Sikar: Farmer leader Rakesh Tikait said on Tuesday that if the Centre does not repeal the three new agriculture laws, the protesting farmers will gherao Parliament. He appealed to farmers to be ready…
- India
Farmers will break ‘arrogance’ of BJP-led government, says Priyanka Gandhi
Mathura: Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Tuesday attacked the BJP-led government over the new farm laws, saying they had been “imposed” and the farmers will break the “arrogance” of the government.…
- India
Environmental activists in Bengaluru welcome bail for Disha Ravi
Bengaluru: Environmental activists in Bengaluru on Tuesday welcomed bail for 22-year-old Disha Ravi, who was arrested in connection with allegedly being involved in sharing a “toolkit” on social media related to the farmers’…
- News
Rahul Gandhi takes out tractor rally in Wayanad, attacks Centre on farm laws
Wayanad: After taking out a tractor rally in his constituency in solidarity with agitating farmers, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Monday hit out at the BJP-led NDA government and said agriculture is the…
