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Punjab Assembly passes resolution seeking unconditional withdrawal of farm
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], March 5 (ANI): Punjab Assembly on Friday passed a resolution seeking unconditional withdrawal of the three contentious farm laws by the Centre.
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Agitating farmers gear up for summer months with mosquito nets, repellent,
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Amritsar (Punjab) [India], March 4 (ANI): After surviving Delhi's harsh winters, farmers agitating at the borders of the national capital against the Centre's contentious farm laws are now gearing up to battle the summer months with portable fans, mosquito nets and other necessities.
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India, China agree to disengage from Pangong lake, nothing conceded in tal
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], February 11 (ANI): In a major development in the 10-month long military standoff on the Line of Actual Control in Eastern Ladakh, India and China have reached an agreement to disengage their troops from the northern and southern banks of the contentious Pangong lake whe
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MSP tha, MSP hai aur MSP rahega, assures PM Modi
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], February 8 (ANI): 'MSP (Minimum Support Price) tha, MSP hai aur MSP rahega' (MSP was there, MSP is there, MSP will remain in the future) said Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Rajya Sabha on Monday amid the ongoing farmers' protests against the Centre's contentious farm l
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Mariah Carey's sister sues her over 'Public Humiliation' in autobiography
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington [US], February 3 (ANI): American singer and songwriter Mariah Carey has been sued by her sister, Alison A. Carey, in New York court over the contents of the singer's recent autobiography, 'The Meaning of Mariah Carey'. The book describes a contentious and deeply estranged relation
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Opposition stages walkout after RS Chairman rejects suspension notice over
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], February 2 (ANI): The opposition on Tuesday staged a walkout from the Rajya Sabha after Chairman M Venkaiah Naidu rejected the 'Suspension of Business Notice' to discuss on ongoing protest over the contentious farm laws.
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NH-24 near Ghazipur border reopens for Delhi-Ghaziabad commuters
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], January 28 (ANI): The National Highway-24 (NH-24), passing through the Ghazipur border, where farmers have been protesting against the contentious agriculture laws for months, has been reopened for commuters, announced Delhi Traffic Police on Thursday morning.
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High-powered panel's minutes reveal farm bills were never discussed, says
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Chandigarh [India], January 25 (ANI): The High-Powered Committee's minutes clearly show that the three contentious farm bills were never brought up or discussed in "any meeting" with the Government of Punjab or with any Punjab minister, said Punjab Finance Minister Manpreet Singh Badal.
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Tenth round of talks between govt, farmers over agri laws today
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], January 20 (ANI): The tenth round of talks between the Central government and farmers' representatives over the contentious agricultural laws will be held on Wednesday at Vigyan Bhavan at 2 pm.
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Govt wants to do politics on farmers' protest, paint it as anti-national:
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], January 14 (ANI): Days after the Supreme Court stayed the implementation of the new farm laws, Shiv Sena on Thursday said that the Central government does not want to just end the protest on the contentious acts, but also wants to do politics by painting it as "anti-nat
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Farmer unions to boycott NDA partners, celebrate 'Azad Hind Kisan Diwas' o
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], January 5 (ANI): As the deadlock prevails after several rounds of talks with the Centre, farmer unions on Tuesday hinted at intensifying their protest against contentious agriculture laws and said that they would boycott Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and its allies in Natio
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Protests will continue until agri laws are repealed, assert farmer unions
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], January 4 (ANI): As the agitation against the farm laws entered 40th day, farmer unions on Monday pressed for a complete rollback of the contentious laws at the eighth meeting with the Centre and said that the protests will continue if the acts are not withdrawn.
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