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PM Modi quotes Manmohan Singh referring to those taking 'U-turn' over farm
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], February 8 (ANI): Defending Centre's policies for farmers and referring to those taking a "U-Turn" from laws, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday quoted his predecessor Manmohan Singh who had once called for making one single market for agriculture produce.
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MSP tha, MSP hai aur MSP rahega, assures PM Modi
Updated : 5 years, 5 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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Rahul Gandhi slams Centre for 'reducing pension of soldiers'
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], February 8 (ANI): Congress leader Rahul Gandhi slammed the Central government accusing it of reducing the pension of soldiers in the Union Budget and ignoring the farmers and youth of the nation.
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Congress' Revanth Reddy starts padayatra from Achampet to Hyderabad in sup
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Nagarkurnool (Telangana) [India], February 8 (ANI): Congress MP Revanth Reddy on Sunday started a padayatra (foot march) from Achampet in Telangana's Nagarkurnool district to Hyderabad in support of the protesting farmers.
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Centre asks Twitter to remove 1,178 Pak-Khalistani handles for posting pro
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], February 8 (ANI): Amid the 'Toolkit' controversy surrounding the ongoing farmers' protest, the Central government has directed the microblogging platform Twitter to remove 1,178 Pakistani-Khalistani accounts spreading misinformation and provocative content on farmers ag
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Delhi: Tikri, Singhu, Ghazipur borders to remain closed as farmers continu
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], February 8 (ANI): The Tikri, Singhu and Ghazipur borders will remain closed for traffic as farmers at the borders of the national capital continued their agitation against the Central farm laws.
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Smriti Irani reminds Rahul Gandhi of his loan-waive off promise to farmers
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Jaipur (Rajasthan) [India], February 7 (ANI): In a sharp attack at Congress leader Rahul Gandhi amid the ongoing farmers' protest, Union Minister Smriti Irani on Sunday reminded him of the loan waiver promise he had made to the farmers of Rajasthan.
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Some people hatching 'criminal conspiracy' against nation in guise of farm
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India], February 7 (ANI): A day after a flag with a portrait resembling Jarnail Singh Bhindranwale was spotted in Punjab during 'chakka jam' by farmers, Union Minister of Minority Affairs Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi on Sunday said that some people have been hatching 'crim
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India's all-time high energy consumption in January indicates its economy
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Kochi (Kerala) [India], February 7 (ANI): Asserting that Union Budget 2021-22 will pave the way for comprehensive growth in the economy, Union Power Minister RK Singh on Sunday said that country's energy consumption reached an all-time high of 1.89 million gigawatt in January and this is an
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Delhi Police arrests R-Day violence accused from Chandigarh
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], February 7 (ANI): Delhi Police Crime Branch arrested an accused in the Republic Day violence in the national capital, Sukhdev Singh, from Chandigarh on Sunday.
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Govt allocates Rs 16000 crore for Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana for 202
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], February 7 (ANI): Union government has allocated Rs 16,000 crores for Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana (PMFBY) for the fiscal year 2021-22 to boost the safety of farmers' crops and to ensure that maximum benefit of crop insurance reaches farmers.
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Cong issues whip to its RS members to be present in House tomorrow
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], February 7 (ANI): The Congress party on Sunday issued a whip to its Rajya Sabha members asking them to be present in the Upper House on Monday till its adjournment.
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