Earlier, amid ongoing protests against the alleged leaking of question papers, the Uttar Pradesh government, led by Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath earlier today, announced the cancellation of the police constable recruitment examination held on February 17 and 18.
Amid a stand-off with the farmers, who are protesting with their demands, Haryana Police in Ambala District has said that any loss to the government and private property during the protest will be compensated by attaching the property and seizure of bank accounts of the protestors.
Bharatiya Kisan Union (BKU) leader Rakesh Tikait on Thursday said the protesting farners led by the Sanyukt Kisan Morcha (SKM) will observe a 'Black Friday' on Friday following the death of a farmer at Khanauri Border crossing in Sangrur district, Punjab, during the ongoing protests.
Information and Broadcasting Minister Anurag Thakur has said that the Centre is ready for talks with protesting farmers who are our "brothers" and "annadaatas", asserting that the Modi government has taken various steps to ensure higher income for farmers.
West Bengal BJP President Sukanta Majumdar was taken into custody by West Bengal Police after he sat on a protest demanding the arrest of TMC leader Shahjahan Sheikh in violence-hit Sandeshkhali of North 24 Parganas district.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has invited Polish leaders to a meeting at their shared border to resolve a blockade by Polish farmers protesting against Ukrainian food imports, Al Jazeera reported.
With farmers' bodies refusing to back down on certain demands, Union Agriculture Minister Arjun Munda on Wednesday appealed to farmers' organisations to take part in the continued dialogue process as a permanent solution could only be found through it.
Punjab police on Wednesday requested all to maintain peace and harmony amid the ongoing dialogue between farmers and the Centre and appealed to the Haryana police to not use force against protesting farmers.
The protesting farmers, whose demands include a legal guarantee for minimum support price, had earlier rejected the government's offer after the fourth round of talks
Bishop Jose Porunnedam, Bishop of Mananthavadi Diocese, has asked for a review of the case filed against those who took part in the protest that took place in Wayanad's Pulpalli following the death of Paul, a native of Pakkum, due to a wild elephant attack.
As protesting farmers continued to mass and hold their ground on Delhi's borders on Saturday, amid attempts at a breakthrough in talks with the Centre, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Saturday said Prime Minister Narendra Modi considered them as his family members.