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SKM supports Central Trade Unions' call for nationwide strike on Feb 12
Updated : 1 week, 3 days ago IST
Large-scale participation from farmers, agricultural workers, and industrial unions nationwide is expected at protest sites across the country, including PRTC, power employees, and other worker organisations.
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"Small, breakaway faction" of SKM called for nationwide protests: Piyush G
Updated : 1 week, 3 days ago IST
"I'm happy to meet any farm delegations or any persons who may have any misgivings on this. I have an open-door policy on this. Our (Union) Agriculture Minister, Shivrat Singh Chauhan, even yesterday was in Madhya Pradesh with nine states' agriculture ministers, and they celebrated both t
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"Quota" to US on apples less than current imports: Piyush Goyal
Updated : 1 week, 3 days ago IST
"We are not surplus in apples. The demand for apples is more than 25-26 lakh tons. We produce about 20-21 lakh tons. As we speak, we import 5.5 lakh tons of apples every year. And a large quantity of that comes from the United States of America. We have not opened up apples. We have given
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Himachal apple growers to protest on Feb 12 over FTA concerns
Updated : 1 week, 3 days ago IST
Apple growers in Himachal Pradesh's Kotkhai region have expressed growing concern over the Government of India's recent free trade agreements (FTAs) with various countries, fearing a threat to domestic orchards and farmers' livelihoods.
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Few political elements distorting issues: Piyush Goyal denies concessions
Updated : 1 week, 3 days ago IST
"An agreement is a whole series of negotiations around a variety of subjects, goods, different types of agricultural and non-agricultural products, and services. You're dealing with a very wide compass. Both countries will have offensive and defensive interests, and that's how the package
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Sena (UBT)'s Priyanka Chaturvedi says India-US trade agreement "treacherou
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The framework for the trade agreement with the United States reduces tariffs on Indian goods in the US to 18 per cent, while Washington has claimed the deal will help it export more agricultural products to New Delhi.
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Farmers' interests protected in trade deal; US cut tariffs on several agri
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Union Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Sunday said that the trade agreement with the United States will not harm Indian farmers, while the US has reduced tariffs on several Indian farm exports to zero.
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Budget prioritises youth, farmers, poor and women; focuses on development:
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Saha said the budget 2026 reflected Prime Minister Narendra Modi's thinking and that everyone has many responsibilities. Therefore, every individual must fulfil their respective responsibilities with dedication.
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"What happened to Make in India?" Owaisi questions Centre over impact on f
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Addressing a public rally in Karimnagar, Owaisi claimed that US President Donald Trump has warned that the US could impose an additional 25 per cent tariff on India if it imports oil from Russia, directly or indirectly.
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India-US interim trade deal by PM Modi is for his "personal interest", say
Updated : 1 week, 3 days ago IST
Speaking to reporters in Kochi, Venugopal said, "We are all in the dark. The Parliament was also taken into confidence. Even now, we don't know the details of the agreement. How many agricultural projects are going to suffer? How many farmers are going to suffer?"
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Despite Piyush Goyal's assurance, HP apple growers gear up for nationwide
Updated : 1 week, 3 days ago IST
Despite repeated assurances by Union Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal that Indian apple growers' interests will be protected, apple farmers in Himachal Pradesh have intensified preparations to join the nationwide farmers' strike on February 12 and announced a Delhi march, warni
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"Golden letters" or "Humiliating failure"?: India-US trade framework trigg
Updated : 1 week, 3 days ago IST
Union Minister Piyush Goyal on Saturday placed farmers at the government's defence of the India-US interim trade agreement, declaring the day would be "etched on golden letters" in India's economic history. The Congress led a fierce counter-offensive, with Party media department chairman
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