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Top headlines: PM defends farm laws; SBI says will double home loans

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Farm reforms needed, 'status quo' doesn't achieve things: PM Modi

The government respects "farmers' sentiments" but reforms in agriculture are necessary for the country’s progress, said Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday, defending laws in enacted in September that have sparked protests by cultivators. "Status quo cannot change things—the youth of the country cannot wait," he said in the Lok Sabha while replying to the motion of thanks on the President’s address to Parliament. Read more

SBI aims to double home loan portfolio in next 5 years to Rs 10 trillion

While it took State Bank of India