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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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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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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
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
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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PM Modi attacks Mamata govt for not passing on benefits of PM Kisan Samman
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
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
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
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
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
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
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
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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