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Govt to hold 8th round of talks with protesting farmer unions today

The Union government will hold the eighth round of talks with the representatives of farmer unions protesting at the borders of Delhi against the three agricultural laws

Shiv Sena praises Rahul Gandhi, says rulers in Delhi are afraid of him

Shiv Sena has praised Congress leader Rahul Gandhi stating that "rulers in Delhi" fear his return as the Congress president and alleged that a campaign has been launched to defame the Gandhi family

Farmers take out tractor march against govt's new agri laws amid security

Amid tight security, thousands of farmers on Thursday started their tractor-march from protest sites -- Singhu, Tikri and Ghazipur borders -- against the three agriculture laws

Farmers should have waited for next talks before tractor march, says BJP

Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Thursday said farmers should have waited till the next round of talks, scheduled for January 8, before giving a call for tractor march on the national capital

Who will take vaccine with question marks on its reliability: Manish Tewari

Congress leader Manish Tewari said that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government has "politically misused" the Covid-19 pandemic and raised question marks on the reliability of the vaccine

A new India: Selected details

Book review of A New India: Selected Writings 2014-19

West Bengal's sports minister resigns, BJP says he's welcome to join

Shukla's resignation came months before the assembly election in the state and almost a fortnight after transport minister Suvendu Adhikari left the party and joined the BJP

Mr Tharoor's identity crises

Book review of The Battle of Belonging

BS Reads: In plan to develop new Ayodhya, mosque conspicuous by its absence

The request for proposal to appoint a consultant for preparing a plan to re-develop Ayodhya doesn't have any reference to the new mosque, its development or its integration into the 'new smart city'

Tractors to Twitter: India's protesting farmers battle on highway, online

In a standoff between Indian farmers and a government that has convulsed the country, the farmers have a 21st-century ally: a handful of supporters scattered around the world running a Twitter handle

Govt to hold 7th round of talks with farmer unions today as stir continues

The government will hold the next round of talks with the leaders of farmer unions who have been holding protests at different borders of Delhi for over a month against the three agricultural laws

First time such an arrogant govt is in power, must repeal farm laws: Sonia

Congress president Sonia Gandhi on Sunday said that for the first time since independence such an "arrogant" government has come to power that cannot see the sufferings of 'annadatas'

A dead end

Govt cannot accept extreme demands of farmers

Troubles are mounting for Tripura chief minister Biplab Kumar Deb

The discontent, simmering since 2019, surfaced when seven legislators - all former Congressmen - reached Delhi in October 2020 and met J P Nadda, BJP president

Central govt 'insensitive' towards farmers: Rajasthan CM Ashok Gehlot

Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot said the central government is "insensitive" and passing time even as the farmers have been protesting for the last 39 days against the recently enacted farm laws

Congress not proud of anything Indian: Nadda over vaccine approval concerns

"Congress and the Opposition is not proud of anything Indian. They should introspect about how their lies on the Covid-19 vaccine will be used by vested interest groups for their own agendas," he said

Yediyurappa to travel across Karnataka to organise BJP; targets 150 seats

Targeting 140 to 150 seats for the BJP in the next assembly polls, Karnataka Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa said he would soon begin travelling across the state to organise the party

Protesting farmers stay put in Delhi as talks with govt remain deadlocked

Thousands of farmers stayed put at their protest venues near Delhi's border, braving a severe chill as the mercury dipped to 1.1 degrees Celsius on the New Year's Day

Uttar Pradesh panchayat elections: BJP to meet and discuss strategy

The BJP will chalk out its strategy for the coming panchayat elections in Uttar Pradesh during a meeting on Sunday which will be attended by national vice president

Punjab Cong MPs continue protest against farm laws at Delhi's Jantar Mantar

Congress Members of Parliament from Punjab continued their protest at Jantar Mantar in the national capital on Friday