Farmers Protest

Rajnath Singh Can Resolve Impasse If Allowed By Centre: Farmers' Leader

India News | Press Trust of India | Wednesday February 24, 2021

Bharatiya Kisan Union president Naresh Tikait today called Defence Minister Rajnath Singh a "caged parrot" and said the farmers' issues could be resolved if he is given the freedom to talk with them.

Establish Agriculture Research Centre In Parliament, Says Farmers' Leader Rakesh Tikait

India News | ANI | Wednesday February 24, 2021

Bharatiya Kisan Union (BKU) leader Rakesh Tikait has demanded establishment of an agriculture research centre in the Parliament premises so that rates of crops can be determined.

Activist Nodeep Kaur And Controversy Over Her Arrest - 10-Point Guide

India News | Reported by Mohammad Ghazali, Edited by Harish Pullanoor | Wednesday February 24, 2021

The farmer protest, the resultant law and order issues, and a string of arrests in the aftermath of the January 26 violence in the national capital has brought international attention on India. The focus has particularly been on the alleged police high-handedness against and arm-twisting of dissenters in India in the past few weeks. The arrest of y...

Latest News Highlights: India Records 13,742 New Infections, 104 Deaths In 24 Hours

India News | NDTV | Thursday February 25, 2021

India's total tally of COVID-19 cases surged to 1,10,30,176 with 13,742 new infections, while the recoveries have surged to 1,07,26,702, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Wednesday.

Haryana Farmers Destroy Crop In Protest Against Centre's Farm Laws

India News | Press Trust of India | Tuesday February 23, 2021

Some farmers in Haryana destroyed their wheat crop in protest against the Centre's new agriculture laws, prompting political and farmer leaders to appeal to them not to resort to such drastic measures.

Punjab, Haryana Farmers Will Be Ruined By Mandis Closure: Yogendra Yadav

India News | Press Trust of India | Tuesday February 23, 2021

Social activist Yogendra Yadav on Tuesday said if ''mandis'' are closed due to the Centre's new agri laws the farmers of Punjab and Haryana will be ruined as the government would no longer procure their crops.

BJP Aims To "Destroy" Farmers' Market With New Laws, Says Rahul Gandhi

India News | Press Trust of India | Tuesday February 23, 2021

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi today criticised the Centre over the three new farm laws and said the aim of the BJP government is to destroy the farmers' market and not get them the right price for their produce.

Will Priyanka Gandhi Vadra Be UP Chief Ministerial Candidate? Her Response

India News | Edited by Deepshikha Ghosh | Tuesday February 23, 2021

Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, in Uttar Pradesh today for a farmers' protest meeting, described Prime Minister Narendra Modi as arrogant and accused the government of blaming her party whenever it was cornered.

14-Day Judicial Custody For Actor-Activist Deep Sidhu Over Republic Day Violence

India News | Press Trust of India | Tuesday February 23, 2021

A Delhi court has sent actor-activist Deep Sidhu to judicial custody for 14 days in connection with the Red Fort violence on the Republic Day during farmers'' tractor parade against the Centre's three new farm laws.

Agitating Farmer Unions Object To Delhi Police Posters At Tikri Protest Site

India News | Press Trust of India | Tuesday February 23, 2021

Agitating farmer union on Tuesday objected to Delhi Police putting posters that allegedly warned off protesters at the Tikri border site, even as the force claimed these were not new and only informed the protesters that they would not be allowed to enter the national capital.

"Scanty, Sketchy Evidence": Disha Ravi Walks Out Of Jail

India News | Reported by Akshay Kumar Dongare, Arvind Gunasekar, Edited by Chandrashekar Srinivasan | Tuesday February 23, 2021

Disha Ravi, the 22-year-old climate change activist charged with sedition after being arrested February 13 in connection with a "toolkit" relating to the farmers' protest, walked out of Delhi's Tihar Jail late Tuesday, hours after a Delhi court granted her bail

Red Fort Violence Accused Seen At Rally In Amarinder Singh's Village

India News | Reported by Mohammad Ghazali, Edited by Chandrashekar Srinivasan | Tuesday February 23, 2021

Lakha Sidhana, the gangster-activist wanted by Delhi Police in connection with the violence at the Red Fort in Delhi last month, was spotted at a farmers rally in Punjab's Mehraj village today.

Activist Nodeep Kaur Beaten Up At Police Station, Bail Plea Alleges

India News | Press Trust of India | Tuesday February 23, 2021

Labour rights activist Nodeep Kaur in her bail plea before the Punjab and Haryana High Court has claimed that she was severely beaten up at a police station after her arrest by the Sonipat police last month.

BJP Scores Landslide Victory in Gujarat Civic Polls. PM Tweets "Thank You"

India News | NDTV News Desk | Tuesday February 23, 2021

The BJP was set for a huge victory in the Gujarat urban civic polls today as votes were counted for hundreds of seats across six municipal corporations, including Ahmedabad and Vadodara. The poll results are crucial for the ruling party at a time it is facing massive farmer protests since November against three central laws and anger over rising fu...

Congress To Bring No-Confidence Motion Against Haryana Government

India News | ANI | Tuesday February 23, 2021

Amid the ongoing farmers' protest against the Central agri laws, Congress leader and former Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda on Monday said that the party has decided to bring a no-confidence motion against the BJP-JJP government in Haryana.