Farmers' Protest: Singer Mika Singh calls Kangana Ranaut 'crazy', asks followers to ignore her
Dec 06, 2020, at 05:25 am
Mumbai/IBNS: Singer and performer Mika Singh has asked his fans and social media followers to ignore actor Kangana Ranawat, who has sparked a fresh controversy after suggesting in a tweet that an elderly Sikh woman participating in the ongoing farm protests was paid for her appearance.
Dec 05, 2020, at 08:43 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: The Trinamool Congress on Saturday said it won't participate in the nationwide strike called by the farmers in protest against the Centre's three new farm laws despite lending moral support to the issue.
Dec 05, 2020, at 07:11 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Ahead of the third round of talks with the farmers who are protesting against the Centre's new farm laws, Union Home Minister Amit Shah, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and Union Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar visited Prime Minister Narendra Modi's residence here on Saturday, media reports said.
Farmers' Protest: Kangana Ranaut served legal notice by Sikh body for derogatory tweet
Dec 05, 2020, at 08:18 am
Delhi/IBNS: Actor Kangana Ranaut has been asked by a Sikh body to apologise for her tweet on an elerly woman protester at Farmers' agitation who she said was available for Rs 100, suggesting that she can be a paid protester, said media reports.
Farmers call for 'All India Bandh' on Tuesday
Dec 05, 2020, at 04:53 am
New Delhi/IBNS: The farmers protesting on the outskirts of Delhi against the Centre's three contentious agricultural laws have called a nationwide shutdown on Tuesday.
Mamata Banerjee speaks with protesting farmers lending support to farmers' protest
Dec 04, 2020, at 08:28 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Friday spoke with the farmers who are protesting against the Centre's new farm bills for the ninth consecutive days in the Delhi-Haryana border.
Protest against farm laws: Centre-farmers meeting today amid deadlock
Dec 03, 2020, at 05:10 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: The representatives of the central government will on Thursday meet the farmers, who are protesting against the Centre's new farm laws, for the second time in three days searching for an end to one of the biggest agitation it faced in its six-year old rule.
Ahead of talks, farmers warn of more protests until repeal of Centre's farm laws
Dec 03, 2020, at 05:03 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Ahead of the Centre's talk with farmers on Thursday over the three contentious farm laws, the protesters warned that they will not stop their agitation unless the laws are repealed.
Should farmers come with plough and oxen? AAP's retort to VK Singh comment
Dec 02, 2020, at 05:53 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Shortly after Minister of State VK Singh said the thousands of men and women protesting against the Centre's contentious farm laws "do not appear to be farmers", the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) hit back saying if they had to come with "plough and oxen to appear like farmers".
Centre fails to achieve a breakthrough in talks with farmers, next meet on Dec 3
Dec 02, 2020, at 04:11 am
New Delhi/IBNS: The farmers' representatives have turned down the Centre's second pitch to form a committee for discussing the contentious farm laws, protests against which are intensifying with each passing day.
Dec 01, 2020, at 05:34 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Thousands of farmers, who are protesting against the new farm laws in and around the national capital for the sixth straight days, cleared that the government will have to call all 500 organisations, which have joined the massive agitation, in the talks scheduled to be held at 3 pm on Tuesday.
Oppositions spreading lies to instigate farmers: PM Modi in Varanasi
Dec 01, 2020, at 05:38 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Amid continuous protests by the farmers in and around Delhi, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday defended the Centre's farm laws and accused the oppositions of spreading lies and falsehoods.
NDA ally Hanuman Beniwal threatens to quit over new farm laws
Dec 01, 2020, at 02:52 am
Jaipur/IBNS: Rashtriya Loktantrik Party (RLP) chief Hanuman Beniwal has threatened to quit NDA if the new farm laws are not scrapped, becoming the second ally after Shiromani Akali Dal to disapprove the decision of the BJP-led coalition at the Centre.
Protests against farm laws: Farmers threaten to block roads to Delhi from five points
Nov 30, 2020, at 07:00 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Farmers, who are protesting against the Narendra Modi government's contentious farm laws, have now threatened to block roads to New Delhi from five points, further intensifying their agitation.
Farmers turn down Home Minister Amit Shah's proposal for talks saying offer should be unconditional
Nov 29, 2020, at 08:49 pm
Delhi/IBNS: The farmers agitating against the new farm laws have rejected Home Minister Amit Shah's proposal to hold talks on their grievances, saying that the offer is a conditional one.
New laws opened doors of opportunity for Indian farmers: PM Modi on 'Mann Ki Baat'
Nov 29, 2020, at 05:45 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said Centre's new farm laws have opened doors of opportunity for the Indian farmers amid a massive protest against the same in and around Delhi.
Govt ready to deliberate on all the demands of farmers : Amit Shah
Nov 29, 2020, at 05:28 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Union Minister Amit Shah on Saturday said the government is ready to discuss the concerns of the agitating farmers who have been camping outside the national capital, said media reports.
Farmers camp in Delhi border protesting against Centre's farm laws
Nov 28, 2020, at 04:42 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Thousands of farmers, who are protesting against the new contentious farm laws enacted by the Narendra Modi government, camped around the Delhi border on Saturday, media reports said.
Agriculture minister requests farmers to end protest, offers talks
Nov 28, 2020, at 03:04 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Union Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar on Friday requested the agitated farmers to end their protest against the Centre's new farm laws, offering talks next week, amid clashes with the police and deployment of tear gas and water cannons on the second day of the march to Delhi.
Protest against farm laws: Farmers continue march to Delhi defying barricades, tear gas
Nov 27, 2020, at 05:02 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Thousands of farmers on Friday morning defied barricades and tear gas to enter into the national capital as they continued with their protest march to Delhi against the new contentious farm laws enacted by the Narendra Modi government at the Centre.
Farm laws protest: More than 50,000 farmers to stand at Delhi border tonight
Nov 27, 2020, at 05:26 am
New Delhi/IBNS: More than 50,000 farmers are expected to stand at the Delhi border on Thursday night as they march towards the national capital to protest against the Centre's new farm laws.
Farmers clash with police in march to Delhi against farm laws, tear gas used
Nov 26, 2020, at 05:50 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Thousands of farmers clashed with Haryana police at the border of Delhi as they were carrying out a protest march to the national capital against the new contentious farm laws, media reports said.
Nov 10, 2020, at 01:27 am
Kolkata/IBNS: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday said a state government can't be expected to be a "silent spectator" in a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, expressing concern over the rise in prices of essential commodities.
Oct 20, 2020, at 06:32 pm
Chandigarh/IBNS: Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh on Tuesday said he was not afraid of getting his government dismissed, passing three bills in the state assembly against the contentious farm laws enacted by the Narendra Modi government at the Centre.
Karnataka court orders FIR against Kangana Ranaut over her tweet on farm laws
Oct 10, 2020, at 05:09 am
Bengaluru/IBNS: A Karnataka court has ordered an FIR to be registered against actor Kangana Ranaut over her tweet in which she had slammed the protests against the Centre's farm laws.
Oct 07, 2020, at 05:40 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Congress MP Rahul Gandhi, who was mocked for sitting on cushioned seats during his anti-farm laws tractor rally in Punjab, on Tuesday hit back at Prime Minister Narendra Modi accusing him of "wasting" thousands of crores on a set of two custom-made Boeing aircraft.
Protests happening in Panjab over farm laws are political: Prakash Javadekar
Oct 04, 2020, at 06:37 pm
Panaji/UNI: Union Minister for Forest and Environment Prakash Javadekar on Sunday said that protests happening in Panjab over the farm laws are political.
Rahul Gandhi begins 3-day 'Kheti Bachao Yatra' to Punjab and Haryana in protest against farm laws
Oct 04, 2020, at 06:30 pm
New Delhi/UNI: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Sunday embarked on a three-day 'Kheti Bachao Yatra' to Punjab and Haryana to interact with the farmers and stand in support of their protest against the farm sector laws.
Oct 03, 2020, at 10:02 pm
Moga/UNI: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi will reach Badhni Kalan village in this district on October 4 to lead a 3,000 strong tractor rally against the recently passed farm laws.
Farmers will emerge victorious in their struggle against the farm sector bills: Sonia Gandhi
Oct 02, 2020, at 07:19 pm
New Delhi/UNI: On the occasion of the birth anniversary of Father of the Nation Mahatma Gandhi and former Prime Minister Lal Bahadur Shastri, Congress interim president Sonia Gandhi on Friday attacked the Centre over the farm sector laws and said that the government brought these farm laws without consulting anyone.