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Book Deep Sidhu for sedition, demands Congress' Ravneet Bittu
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India] January 27 (ANI): Sedition charges should be registered against actor-turned-activist Deep Sidhu and two others for Tuesday's violence during tractor rally protest by farmers against the new agricultural laws, said Congress lawmaker Ravneet Singh Bittu.
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Rs 1 lakh cr announced for strengthening agri-infrastructure, cold storage
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], January 27 (ANI): Union Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar on Wednesday informed that the Central government has set up a Rs 1 lakh crore fund under the "Aatmanirbhar package" to strengthen the crops storage infrastructure and reduce post-harvesting losses.
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Syngenta India extends insurance cover to partners of LGBTQ employees
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], January 27 (ANI/BusinessWire India): In a first of its kind in the agriculture sector, Syngenta, a global science-based agriculture company with 28,000 employees in 90 countries, has decided to extend medical insurance coverage to the partners of employees from the LGBTQ (
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Lemongrass to super crops, local entrepreneurship in green agriculture
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], January 27 (ANI/BusinessWire India): Quanto Agro, a Mumbai-based AgriTech firm, is empowering local farmers in India by assisting their transition into profitable commercial-scale lemongrass farming, apart from expediting the creation of super crops such as corn
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Citing Mahatma, Rahul Gandhi urges Centre to repeal farm laws 'immediately
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], January 27 (ANI): A day after the violence during the farmers' tractor rally in different parts of the national capital, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday urged the Central government to 'immediately' repeal the three agriculture sector laws passed during the la
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CCEA approves MSP of copra at Rs 10,335 per quintal, says Javadekar
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], January 27 (ANI): The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA), chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, has approved Minimum Support Price (MSP) of copra at 10,335 rupees per quintal which is an increase of 375 rupees over 2020 rates for 2021 season.
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Mayawati condemns violence by protesting farmers, urges Centre to repeal a
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India], January 27 (ANI): Bahujan Samajwadi Party (BSP) chief Mayawati on Wednesday condemned the violence during the farmers' protest in the national capital on Republic Day and said that the Central government must take this incident very seriously. She appealed
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Security heightened at Red Fort, Singhu border post farmers' tractor rally
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], January 27 (ANI): A day after the violence broke out during a tractor rally in various parts of the national capital, security has been heightened at the Singhu border (Delhi-Haryana border), where farmers have been protesting against agricultural laws for over two mont
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Terrorists, Khalistanis, Congress behind Red Fort incident: Karnataka Mini
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Koppala (Karnataka) [India], January 27 (ANI): Karnataka Agriculture Minister BC Patil on Tuesday said that terrorists, Khalistanis and Congress are behind the act committed at the Red Fort in Delhi on the occasion of Republic Day.
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Police fire tear gas shells, lathicharge at protesters break barricades in
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], January 26 (ANI): Delhi Police on Tuesday used tear gas shells and resorted to baton charging to disperse farmers, at Nangloi area in West Delhi, who entered the city as part of their Republic Day 'tractor rally' protest against the Centre's new agricultural laws.
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Internet services temporarily suspended in several parts of Delhi amid far
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], January 26 (ANI): The Central government on Tuesday ordered the suspension of Internet services till 11:59 pm at Delhi's border points - Singhu, Ghazipur, Tikri, Mukarba Chowk, Nangloi and areas adjoining these protest hubs due to intensifying clashes between the police
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No problem solved by violence, repeal new farm laws: Rahul Gandhi
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], January 26 (ANI): Amid reports of violence during protest by agitating farmers who deviated from the route meant for tractor parade, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday said that "violence is not a solution to any problem" and called upon the government to take back
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