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'Khoon ki kheti' jibe was made in reference to Congress document, says Tom
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], February 5 (ANI): Union Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar on Friday said his "khoon ki kheti" jibe against Congress in the Rajya Sabha earlier in the day was made in the context of a document shown by Congress leader Mallikarjun Kharge.
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Kejriwal threatens legal action against Amarinder Singh over doctored vide
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], February 4 (ANI): Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Wednesday threatened legal action against Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh and his media advisor Raveen Thukral for allegedly sharing a doctored video on Twitter that showed him purportedly supporting the th
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Delhi CM has failed to stop city roads being dug up, barricaded: Amarinder
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Chandigarh [India], February 3 (ANI): A day after Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) walked out of all-party meeting, Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh on Wednesday said the people of Punjab should not expect anything better from a party whose chief "was on record touting the farm laws as the mos
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Union Budget: Sitharaman proposes agri cess on infrastructure
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New Delhi [India], February 1 (ANI): While announcing the Union Budget on Monday, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced an Agricultural Infrastructure and Development Cess (AIDC) to conserve agricultural output and improve infrastructure.
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Tikait demands separate budget for agriculture sector
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], February 1 (ANI): On Budget day, farmer leader Rakesh Tikait said that the government should provide a separate budget for farmers to address various issues of the farming community. He also sought a waiver of agricultural loans of farmers.
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Punjab CM calls all-party meet on Feb 2 to discuss farmers' stir
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Chandigarh [India], January 31 (ANI): Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh on Saturday called an all-party meeting on February 2 to discuss the farmers' agitation against agricultural laws in the light of the recent developments in the national capital.
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Allahabad High Court refuses to grant relief to accused in Greater Noida l
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Prayagraj (Uttar Pradesh) [India], January 30 (ANI): The Allahabad High Court on January 29 refused to grant any relief to the accused Watan Gaur, who built a multi-storey building on agricultural land in Shahberi village at Greater Noida in Gautam Buddha Nagar.
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Samyukta Kisan Morcha: Farmers will observe 'Sadbhavana Diwas', undertake
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New Delhi [India], January 29 (ANI): The Samyukta Kisan Morcha on Friday announced that farmers agitating against the Centre's new agricultural laws will observe "Sadbhavana Diwas" on Mahatma Gandhi's death anniversary on January 30 and hold a day-long fast.
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BKU leader Rakesh Tikait says will continue with sit-in protest
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New Delhi [India], January 28 (ANI): Accusing the Central government of hatching a conspiracy against farmers, Bharatiya Kisan Union (BKU) spokesperson Rakesh Tikait on Thursday said the farmers will not call off their sit-in protest against the agricultural reform laws until they hold discu
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West Bengal Assembly passes resolution against farm laws, BJP MLAs walk ou
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], January 28 (ANI): The West Bengal Assembly on Thursday passed a resolution against the three agricultural laws enacted by the Central Government.
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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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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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