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Union Minister V Muraleedharan says some outside forces behind farmers' ag
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala) [India], February 7 (ANI): Hitting out at the opposition parties amid the ongoing farmers' protest, Union Minister of State for External Affairs V Muraleedharan on Sunday said that some of the political parties in the country are trying to "mislead the farmers
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Govt conspiracy against farmers strengthened their protest: BKU leader Rak
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Charkhi Dadri (Haryana) [India], February 7 (ANI): Bharatiya Kisan Union (BKU) leader Rakesh Tikait on Sunday said the Central Government's conspiracy against farmers has strengthened their protest against the newly-enacted farm laws.
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New agriculture cess will fund farm infrastructure, says FM Sitharaman
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Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], February 7 (ANI): Elaborating on the Agriculture Infrastructure and Development Cess (AIDC), a new cess announced in the union budget 2020-21, Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Sunday said that with AIDC, the central government will have some money
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PTI lawmaker booked for disrupting anti-encroachment drive at his Karachi
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Sindh [Pakistan], February 7 (ANI): Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) lawmaker Haleem Adil Sheikh has been charged for attempted murder, interference in government duties and disruption in the anti-encroachment drive carried out at his Malir farmhouse.
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PM Modi attacks Mamata govt for not passing on benefits of PM Kisan Samman
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Purba Medinipur (West Bengal) [India], February 7 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday attacked the Mamata government for not passing on the benefits of the centre's PM Kisan Samman Nidhi to the farmers saying that out of 25 lakh farmers who applied, only 6,000 farmers were chosen b
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Tikri, Singhu, Ghazipur borders remain closed amid farmers' stir; traffic
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New Delhi [India], February 7 (ANI): Tikri, Singhu and Ghazipur borders remain closed for traffic on Sunday as farmers continue to protest against the central agricultural laws.
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PM Modi refers to 'toolkit' during Assam rally, says foreign powers planni
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Sonitpur (Assam) [India], February 7 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday made a veiled reference to the toolkit shared by Swedish climate change activist Greta Thunberg while extending support to farmers' protest and said that a conspiracy has been hatched to defame India and asser
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Congress MP Jasbir Gill slams celebrities for comment on farmers' issue, c
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New Delhi [India], February 7 (ANI): Congress MP Jasbir Singh Gill on Sunday slammed the celebrities who came out in support of the Centre on the farmers' issues after few international individuals commented on the ongoing agitation against farm laws.
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Farmers' protest: Heavy security deployment continues at Tikri border
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New Delhi [India], February 7 (ANI): Heavy security deployment continued at the Tikri border (Delhi-Haryana border) on Sunday morning as farmers' protest against three agriculture laws enters the 74th day.
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Govt shouldn't have 'asked' big personalities like Sachin, Lata to tweet o
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Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], February 7 (ANI): In the wake of comments by celebrities on the ongoing farmers' protest, Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) chief Raj Thackeray on Sunday said that the government should not have "asked" big personalities like former batsman Sachin Tendulkar and l
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Urdu Bulletin: Farmers' Chakka Jam, BJP's Parivartan Yatra make headlines
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], February 7 (ANI): The farmer unions' chakka jam was the main highlight in Sunday's various editions of Urdu publications as the nationwide protest, which left a significant impact in states like Punjab, Haryana, and Rajasthan, received prominent coverage in Dailies.
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Rahul Gandhi to visit Rajasthan on Feb 12-13
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Jaipur (Rajasthan) [India], February 7 (ANI): Congress leader Rahul Gandhi is scheduled to visit Rajasthan on February 12 and February 13 to express solidarity with farmers' who are protesting against the new agricultural laws of the Centre.
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