'Withdraw farm laws or quit': Mamata Banerjee to Centre ahead of Bharat Bandh
Kolkata/IBNS: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday said the central government should withdraw the contentious farm laws or quit, amid the intensification of the farmers' protest at the Delhi-Haryana border.
Former UP CM Akhilesh Yadav, who was on way to join farmers' protest, detained in Lucknow
Lucknow/UNI: Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav was on Monday detained along with hundreds of his supporters when he was on his way to join the farmers' protest in the state capital.
Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal visits farmers' protest site ahead of Bharat Bandh
New Delhi/IBNS: Sharing solidarity with the peasants, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Monday visited the site where thousands of farmers are protesting against the Centre's three new farm laws for the 12th straight days.
AAP in support of farmers Bharat Bandh: Arvind Kejriwal
New Delhi/UNI: Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Sunday announced that the Aam Aadmi Party supports the call for Bharat Bandh by the farmers on December 8.
New Delhi/IBNS: Even as Canadian prime minister Justin Trudeau voices his stance against the new farm laws of India and supports the agitating farmers (many of them Sikhs, his vote bank in Canada), the north American country has always vehemently criticised the Minimum Support Price (MSP) and subsidies given by the Indian government to the farmers, media reports said.
Delhi farmers and Khap leaders support Bharat Bandh
New Delhi/UNI: The Delhi farmers and Khap Panchayat chiefs have in one voice extended their support to the agitating farmers and will symbolically also support the December 8 Bharat Bandh.
'Arrest me if you can': Tejashwi Yadav dares Nitish Kumar govt
Patna/IBNS: Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) leader Tejashwi Yadav slammed the Nitish Kumar government and dared it to arrest him for protesting in support of farmers' demands to repeal the Centre's three contentious laws.
After no breakthrough, farmers agree for 6th round of talks with Centre on Dec 9
New Delhi/IBNS: The agitating farmers have agreed to the government's proposal for a sixth round of talks on Dec 9 after no headway could be made during the four hours of talks on Saturday as farmers refused to budge from their core issue--repeal of the three farm laws.
Farmers' Protest: Singer Mika Singh calls Kangana Ranaut 'crazy', asks followers to ignore her
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.
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.
Govt has put entire nation's farmers in trouble: Rahul Gandhi
New Delhi/UNI: Former Congress president Rahul Gandhi on Saturday said that the farmers in Bihar are in distress without the MSP and APMC and accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi of allegedly pushing the entire country's farmers into trouble.
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
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.
Mamata Banerjee speaks with protesting farmers lending support to farmers' protest
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.
Punjab CM Amarinder Singh announces 5 lakh each to families of 2 farmers
Chandigarh/UNI: Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh on Thursday expressed grief at the death of two farmers who were participating in the ongoing protests against the 'Black Farm Laws'.