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Cong, CPI-M move adjournment motion notice in LS demanding repeal of farm
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], February 8 (ANI): Congress MPs Manish Tewari, Jasbir Gill and Communist Party of India (Marxist) MP AM Ariff on Monday gave an adjournment motion notice in Lok Sabha, demanding repealing of three farm laws in view of farmers' agitation.
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Centre asks Twitter to remove 1,178 Pak-Khalistani handles for posting pro
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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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Union Minister V Muraleedharan says some outside forces behind farmers' ag
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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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"Rihanna, Thunberg rallying for wrong cause in farmers' protests"
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Washington [US], February 6 (ANI): While a tweet by pop icon Rihanna on farmers agitation in India kicked up an Internet storm, an Indian-born American writer and journalist based in Washington points out that the international superstar along with other celebrities like climate activist
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'Khoon ki kheti' jibe was made in reference to Congress document, says Tom
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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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Congress, Shiv Sena move adjournment motion notice in LS demanding repeali
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New Delhi [India], February 5 (ANI): Congress and Shiv Sena on Friday gave an adjournment motion notice in Lok Sabha, demanding repealing of three farm laws in view of farmers' agitation.
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BSP slams Centre's 'oppressive attitude' towards farmers, demands repeal o
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], February 5 (ANI): Bahujan Samaj Party Rajya Sabha MP Satish Chandra Misra on Friday slammed the Centre and alleged that the Centre had adopted an oppressive approach towards the ongoing farmers' agitation against the three farm laws. He also urged the Centre to shun its eg
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Urdu Bulletin: LS adjournments, US State Department's comments on farmers'
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New Delhi [India], February 5 (ANI): Various Urdu publications in their Friday editions continued to give prominence to the ongoing farmers' protest and related developments. The news of Lok Sabha facing repeated adjournments after continued protests by opposition members against the new
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Deadlock in Lok Sabha - Opposition demands dedicated hours for farmers iss
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New Delhi [India], February 5 (ANI): The process of consultation and arriving at a consensus on the smooth running of Lok Sabha seems to have hit a deadlock with opposition parties adamant on dedicated five hours for discussion in Parliament on farm laws and the ongoing farmers' agitation.
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Protests in India should be seen in context of country's democratic ethos,
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New Delhi [India], February 4 (ANI): After several international celebrities commented on the ongoing farmers' agitation, India on Thursday said that the protest should be "seen in the context of India's democratic ethos and polity".
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Discussed farmers' protest in team meeting, says Virat Kohli
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Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], February 4 (ANI): After international pop star Rihanna's tweet on ongoing farmers' agitation sparked controversy in India with several Indian cricketers including legendary Sachin Tendulkar taking to Twitter to voice their opinion, India skipper Virat Kohli on T
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Farmers' protest: Singhu, Ghazipur borders remain closed, traffic diverted
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New Delhi [India], February 4 (ANI): Singhu, Ghazipur and several other borders of the national capital with Uttar Pradesh and Haryana have continued to remain closed for traffic movement due to ongoing farmers' agitation against the Central farm laws.
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