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Farmers' Protest On Delhi Borders Continues For 15th Day
The agitation by farmers camping on the Delhi borders since November 26 to demand repeal of the new agricultural laws continued for the 15th day on Thursday, with peasant leaders adamant on intensifying the protests further. ....
Opposition Plans To Meet Next Week On Farmers' Issue
With the protesting farmers rejecting the government's proposals on the farm laws, the opposition is planning to call a meeting of all political parties opposing the measures to devise a joint strategy to pressurise the government, sources said. ....
Modi Asks Farmers To Listen To What Tomar, Goyal Said On New Farm Laws
A day after Union Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar and Union Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal urged the agitating farmers to continue the dialogue and find an amicable solution, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday asked the farmers to listen to these two ministers who spoke at length about the three Farm Laws. ....
Govt Official Cites 5 Benefits Of Contract Farming Law
Contract farming has been going on in the country for a long time now, both in formal as well as informal manner, but the Central government has given it a legal basis through a law. A senior government official said that the agreement under the new law will define the quality, grade, price and conditions of services, and therefore will not compromise farmers' interests. ....
Agri Reforms To Usher In New Investments, Farmers To Gain: PM Modi
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday said that agricultural reforms will usher in new investments into the sector. ....
Repeal And Re-enact Farm Laws: Chidambaram
Amid the ongoing farmers' protest against the three farm laws enacted in September, former Union Finance Minister P. Chidambaram said on Tuesday that it is "shocking " that even after 20 days of protests, the government is adamant, adding that it should repeal and re-enact the laws. ....
Congress MLA Seeks Amendment In Liquor Ban Law In Bihar
Congress MLA Ajit Sharma has written a letter to Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, requesting him to bring either an amendment in the liquor ban law, or roll it back. ....
Indian American Appointed Biden's Assistant Press Secretary
US President-elect Joe Biden has appointed Vedant Patel, a former communications aide to House of Representatives member Pramila Jayapal, as his assistant press secretary. ....
Trinamool Claims Mamata Banerjee Not Invited At Vishva Bharati Centenary
West Bengal's ruling Trinamool Congress on Thursday claimed that Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee was not invited by the authorities of Visva Bharati University on the occasion of centenary celebrations of the central varsity founded by Nobel laureate Rabindranath Tagore. ....
AAP To Protest At Jantar Mantar Over NCT Bill
The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Tuesday announced that it will protest against the Centre's move to amend the Government of National Capital Territory of Delhi (Amendment) Bill-2021, at the Jantar Mantar on Wednesday. ....
