Arun Singh

"And January 26 Violence?" Police Defend Barricading At Farmers' Protest

India News | Written by Akshay Kumar Dongare, Arun Singh, Edited by Swati Bhasin | Tuesday February 2, 2021

Multiple barricades have been set up and barbed wire fence installations can be seen at the protest sites near Delhi's borders with Haryana and Uttar Pradesh as farmers continue their sit-in against the centre's three agricultural laws .

BCCI Not Looking At Back-Up Overseas Venue For IPL 2021, Says Treasurer Arun Singh Dhumal

Press Trust of India | Saturday January 30, 2021

IPL 2021: The upcoming season of the Indian Premier League is likely to be held in India itself, with BCCI treasurer Arun Singh Dhumal stating that the country is in a better position to host the tournament.

BCCI Secretary Jay Shah Appointed President Of Asian Cricket Council

Asian News International | Saturday January 30, 2021

Jay Shah succeeds Nazmul Hussain was the previous chief of the Asian Cricket Council (ACC). The ACC is Asia's regional administrative body and it currently consists of 24 member associations.

Bird Flu Hits 10 States, Delhi Sees Loss Of Rs. 2.5 Crore: 10 Points

India News | Reported by Arun Singh, Himanshu Shekhar Mishra, Purva Chitnis, Sukirti Dwivedi, Edited by Swati Bhasin | Monday January 11, 2021

Delhi, Maharashtra and Uttarakhand are the latest to confirm bird flu amid nationwide efforts to contain the spread. Seven other states - Uttar Pradesh, Kerala, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh, Haryana and Gujarat - had earlier confirmed Avian Influenza as the cause of the recent bird deaths. Parliamentary Standing Committee on Agricult...

As Freezing Delhi Goes Under The Covers, Defiant Farmers Take Off Shirts

India News | Written by Arun Singh, Edited by Harish Pullanoor | Sunday January 3, 2021

The national capital today woke up to a heavy thunderstorm and rain, the cloud cover bringing down the temperature to around 8 degrees centigrade in the morning. Yet, the biting cold seems to have turned some farmers camped in makeshift conditions around the city's border only more defiant. Far from shivering and quivering, they stood there bare-ch...

Kabaddi Players Offer Head Massage To "Destress" Protesting Farmers

India News | Reported by Arun Singh, Himanshu Shekhar Mishra, Edited by Nandini Gupta | Tuesday December 22, 2020

After foot massagers and washing machines, farmers protesting in Delhi's biting cold are now being treated to traditional head massage, or "maalish", by Kabaddi players who want to "destress" them.

"Tired Of Your Mann Ki Baat, Listen To Ours": Farmers Harden Stand

India News | Reported by Arun Singh, Edited by Chandrashekar Srinivasan | Sunday December 20, 2020

Farmers protesting the centre's farm laws will take part in an indefinite, relay hunger strike starting Monday, Swaraj India chief Yogendra Yadav, who is one of the leaders of the protest, said late this evening

During PM's Gurdwara Visit, Sermon Preaches "Help Improve Society"

India News | Reported by Arun Singh, Edited by Divyanshu Dutta Roy | Monday December 21, 2020

As Prime Minister Narendra Modi rounded up his unscheduled visit to a gurdwara in Delhi on Sunday, where he knelt in respect and offered his prayers, a sermon put forth this advice: "You may be a religious person, attend Satsangs (prayer meets) and do Seva (service), but there must be changes in your thinking that truly help better society."

"Nation Behind Farmers, How Many Will You Raid?" Arvind Kejriwal Asks Centre

India News | Reported by Arun Singh, Edited by Harish Pullanoor | Sunday December 20, 2020

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal today came down heavily on the Central government for targeting Punjab's farm agent, known as arhtiyas, through income-tax raids and notices. He alleged that the government was adopting such coercive measures to weaken the farmers' protest.

At Farm Protests, Prayer Meets For Those Who've Lost Lives

India News | Reported by Arun Singh, Edited by Harish Pullanoor | Sunday December 20, 2020

It's been 25 days since thousands of farmers from Punjab, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, and other Indian states began to gather in and around the national capital in protest against three new central agricultural laws. Today they are all taking a moment to remember their comrades who fell during their collective struggle these past many days.

UP-Delhi Border Partially Shut Amid Farm Protests:10 Points

India News | Reported by Arun Singh, Mukesh Singh Sengar, Rajeev Ranjan, Edited by Swati Bhasin | Sunday December 20, 2020

As protests against the centre's contentious agricultural laws near Delhi borders entered their 25th day, demonstrators paid tributes to those who've lost lives at the protest sites. The Delhi-UP border is partially shut as the agitation intensifies amid assurances from the government on the minimum support price (MSP) for their agricultural produc...

"Peaceful" Bharat Bandh From 11 AM-3 PM Tomorrow, Say Farmers: 10 Points

India News | Reported by Arun Singh, Purva Chitnis, Edited by Nandini Gupta | Tuesday December 8, 2020

Amid growing support from unions and Opposition parties for tomorrow's "Bharat Bandh" call, some services could get affected in Delhi - now the epicentre of farmers' protests - and the rest of the country. The farmers have called for a "peaceful" nationwide shutdown on December 8, a day ahead of the sixth round of talks with the government for repe...

Farmers Plan Next Steps Amid Deadlock, Round 3 Talks With Centre Tomorrow

India News | Reported by Arun Singh, Saurabh Shukla, Edited by Shylaja Varma | Friday December 4, 2020

40 farmer leaders met today at the Delhi-Haryana border to discuss follow-up actions after Thursday's meeting with the government failed to end the deadlock over the contentious new farm laws. The farmer representatives stuck to their demand for the repeal of the laws and even refused lunch, tea and water offered to them during almost seven-hour-lo...

"If Standing By Farmers Is 'Doing Politics', We Are Guilty," Says AAP

India News | Reported by Arun Singh, Edited by Chandrashekar Srinivasan | Monday November 30, 2020

Shortly after the BJP accused the AAP of politicising the farmers protest to manufacture political goodwill, Raghav Chadha hit back, declaring that "if standing by farmers in this time of crisis is politics, we are guilty"

"We Are Not Scared Of Covid But Of Discrimination": Protesting Farmers

India News | Reported by Arun Singh, Edited by Chandrashekar Srinivasan | Friday November 27, 2020

The thousands of indignant farmers marching towards Delhi to protest the farm laws are more scared of discrimination than they are of the Covid pandemic, one farmer told NDTV on Friday