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LIVE: Court sends Deep Sidhu to 7-day custody in Jan 26 violence case

Latest News LIVE updates: Sidhu was arrested by the Delhi Police Special Cell on Tuesday morning. Stay tuned for Latest LIVE news

A tweet too much: Govt and Twitter test the limits of intermediary laws

Legal experts say both the Centre and Twitter are trying to push the boundaries of existing laws with regards to intermediary liability and freedom of expression

Top headlines: Setback for Amazon, India to appeal against Cairn verdict

On Monday, the central bank said it would buy bonds worth Rs 20,000 crore from the secondary markets on Wednesday. Read top news with Business Standard here

End agitation and let's move forward, PM Narendra Modi tells farmers

Unions stick to demands on MSP, repeal of farm laws

Farmers' protest LIVE: Unions say ready for talks, ask govt to choose date

Farmers' protest LIVE: Farmer unions agitating against the three agri laws on Monday asked the govt to fix a date for the next round of talks

PM should ask MPs, MLAs to give up pension, says Rakesh Tikait

The way Modi had urged people to forego subsidy on LPG cylinders, he should now ask MPs and MLAs to give up their pension so that funds can be used to financially support the youth, Tikait said

Farmers' protest: Maharashtra orders probe into tweets by celebs

Maharashtra Home Minister Anil Deshmukh on Monday ordered a probe into the tweets done by celebs like Lata Mangeshkar and Sachin Tendulkar

Ensure norms of democracy are maintained, US Caucus tells India

India Caucus in the US Congress has urged the Indian government to ensure that the norms of democracy are maintained and protesters allowed to demonstrate peacefully and have access to the Internet

Tikri, Singhu, Ghazipur borders remain closed as farmers continue protest

The Tikri, Singhu and Ghazipur borders will remain closed for traffic as farmers at the borders of the national capital continued their agitation against the Central farm laws

How farm protests may change political equations and hurt BJP in key states

The longer the protests persist, the more challenges the BJP will face in Haryana and UP, besides perhaps also in other electorally crucial cow-belt states like Bihar, Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan

Short shrift for agriculture

The sector did not get anticipated attention in Budget

No returning home till farmers' demands are met: Union leader Tikait

Bharatiya Kisan Union leader Rakesh Tikait on Sunday said there will be no "ghar wapsi" till protesting farmers' demands are met.

LIVE: Host farmers at your house like you treated Obama, Owaisi tells PM

Farmers' protest LIVE updates: 'Will return home only after the government repeals the contentious legislations', said Rakesh Tikait

Tomar says farmer protest limited to certain area, hopes to break deadlock

Narendra Singh Tomar on Sunday said the ongoing farmers' protest against the Centre's three new farm laws is limited to a certain area, and expressed hope to break the deadlock over the issue soon.

Rahul Gandhi to visit Rajasthan to meet protesting farmers: Maken

Rahul Gandhi will be on a two-day visit to Rajasthan next week to raise his voice for farmers protesting the new agriculture laws, party general secretary Ajay Maken said

'Exercise caution' when commenting on farmers' protest: Pawar to Tendulkar

NCP chief Sharad Pawar on Saturday asked the former Indian skipper Sachin Tendulkar to 'exercise caution while speaking about other fields'

Protesting farmer unions ready for talks only if farm laws are repealed

Protesting farmer unions asked govt to come up with a fresh proposal as the existing offer to put the three farm laws on hold for 12-18 months is not acceptable to them

Jammu and Kashmir Congress protests against farm laws in Jammu

The Jammu and Kashmir Congress on Saturday joined farmers' protest here and said it will continue its support to their agitation till the new three farm laws are revoked. Led by J-K Pradesh Congress Committee president G A Mir, the party activists staged a peaceful protest demonstration and blocked the Jammu-Pathankot bypass road at Rajiv Colony Chowk in support of the nationwide protest call by farmers. Congress fully backs the agitation of farmers who have rejected the three black laws and are protesting for over 70 days across the country, Mir said. He alleged that the rigidity of the BJP-led government at the Centre was responsible for the present situation. Around 157 farmers have lost their lives in the agitation but the government is trying to tire out the farmers instead of conceding to their genuine demands, Mir said. The Congress leader said his party would continue its protests if the three black laws are not repealed. Farmers are the backbone of the country who feed .

Crop diversification plays major role in increasing farmers' income: UP CM

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Saturday said diversification of agriculture plays a major role in increasing the farmers' income and production

Traffic normal during 'chakka jam', no violence reported: Delhi police

Traffic movement was normal in the national capital on Saturday during the chakka jam call given by farmers, said Delhi police