As the farmer protest at the Shambhu border enters the sixth day, Punjab Kisan Mazdoor Sangharsh Committee leaders said on Sunday that the government had asked for some time to discuss the matter with the union ministers.
Three Union ministers held talks with the leaders of protesting farmer unions for more than five hours on Thursday night, amid a standoff between the protesters and security personnel at two points on the Punjab-Haryana border.
Meanwhile, the third round of talks between the Union ministers and the 14 farmer union leaders concluded after around five hours on Friday. It ended in a stalemate, with no common ground in sight, the next round of the talks will take place on Sunday at 6 pm.
A day ahead of the 'Delhi Chalo' protest by farmers over their demands a team of union ministers held talks with them in Chandigarh with measures taken by Haryana and Delhi Police to prevent assembly of people and maintain law and order
Union Ministers Piyush Goyal, Nityanand Rai, and Arjun Munda held a meeting with farmer leaders in Chandigarh on Thursday in connection with the ongoing protest to push for a host of demands.
Union Ministers Piyush Goyal, Pralhad Joshi, and Arjun Ram Meghwal visited former Vice President of India Venkaiah Naidu on Tuesday to congratulate him on being conferred the Padma Vibhushan.
Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Wednesday said that he has written a letter to all the leaders elected from the southern state including Union Ministers Nirmala Sitharaman and Pralhad Joshi to join the 'Chalo Delhi' protest over the tax devolution and grants-in-aid to the state.<
As former Deputy Prime Minister LK Advani was awarded Bharat Ratna, several Union Ministers, state Chief Ministers, and Bharatiya Janata Party leaders expressed their joy over the announcement and said that this is a matter of pride for the country as the veteran leader was one of the mos
Even as Union Ministers hailed the Union Budget tabled by Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Thursday as an 'inclusive budget', it drew sharp criticism from Opposition leaders who dubbed it as an 'election budget'.
Union Ministers Bhupender Yadav, Pralhad Joshi, Rajeev Chandrasekhar, former Karnataka chief ministers BS Yediyurappa and Basavaraj Bommai, state BJP President BY Vijayendra, party leaders Jagadish Shettar, CT Ravi and other party leaders are participating in the meeting, which is schedul
Amid the rush of devotees and long queues in Ayodhya for a sighting (darshan) of Ram Lalla, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday chaired a meeting of the Union Cabinet during which he advised his top ministers to defer their visit to the grand temple.
The 'Pran Pratishtha' ceremony in Ayodhya on Monday marked a historic milestone, drawing expressions of joy and hope from prominent leaders present at the event.