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Anurag Thakur attacks Rahul, says he was not prepared to speak on budget
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], February 12 (ANI): In a veiled attack on Rahul Gandhi, Minister of State for Finance Anurag Thakur on Thursday said the Congress leader was "not prepared" to speak on the union budget.
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LS Speaker disapproves Rahul Gandhi's call for observing silence without p
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], February 12 (ANI): Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla on Thursday expressed his disapproval over the move of Congress leader Rahul Gandhi of leading Congress members to stand in silence briefly over deaths of farmers during the agitation against farm laws and said the Chair shoul
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Children learn alphabets, counting at makeshift pathshala amid farmers' pr
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], February 11 (ANI): Around 12 noon, a little far from the sound of speeches and patriotic songs at Ghazipur border, one can hear the voice of young children learning alphabets, poems or counting inside a makeshift "pathshala" in the middle of the protest site.
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Farm laws in the interest of farmers, says Nitish Kumar after meeting PM M
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], February 11 (ANI): After a courtesy meeting with Prime Minister Narendra Modi in the national capital on Thursday, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar said that the new agricultural laws are in the interest of farmers.
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Only farmers can bring winds of change in country: Rajnath
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], February 11 (ANI): Amid the ongoing farmers' protest, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said he understands the difficulties of farmers and believes only they can bring winds of change in the country.
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Farm laws will finish 'mandis', allow unlimited hoarding: Rahul Gandhi
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], February 11 (ANI): Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Thursday alleged that the new farm laws brought by the government will lead to "collapse of mandi system, allow unlimited hoarding and prevent aggrieved farmers from moving courts".
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Action will be taken if social media used to spread fake news, violence: L
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], February 11 (ANI): Union Law Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad on Thursday said that the government respects social media for empowering common people but action will be taken if it is misused to spread fake news and violence.
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Centre raises concern over Twitter's commitment to transparency, says it a
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], February 11 (ANI): The Central government has conveyed to Twitter officials that the manner in which the social media giant officially allows fake, unverified, and automated bot accounts to be operated on its platform, raises doubts about its commitment to transparency
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Committed to supporting democratic values: US on Twitter suspending accoun
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington [US], February 11 (ANI): Responding to queries on Twitter suspending nearly 500 accounts after receiving orders from the Indian government, the US reiterated its commitment to supporting democratic values including freedom of expression.
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Police asking Sidhu about his whereabouts on January 26, search for his th
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], February 10 (ANI): Delhi Police is seeking information from actor-turned-activist Deep Sidhu about his whereabouts on January 26 when violence took place in the national capital during tractor parade called by protesting farmers, sources said.
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Farmers to intensify protests against fam laws, announces nationwide 'Rail
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], February 10 (ANI): Samyukta Kisan Morcha (SKM), the farmers' union spearheading the ongoing agitation against the farm laws said it will further intensify the protest in the coming days.
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Trevor Noah latest to speak about ongoing farmers' protests in India
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington [US], February 10 (ANI): The latest international celebrity to speak out about the ongoing farmers' protest in India is comedian-TV host Trevor Noah, who addressed the issue in his American late-night show 'The Daily Show With Trevor Noah'.
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