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Prime Minister Narendra Modi (Photo: AP)

Tough choices for Modi as fires rage in the fields

For more than three years, Mr Modi has been in promissory mode, making one pledge after another, giving one assurance...

16 Jun 2017 2:17 AM IST

Farmers agitation turns violent as they torch trucks at Mhow-Neemuch Highway in Mandsaur district of Madhya Pradesh. (Photo: PTI)

Farmers need a lot of help, don't make it a political issue

The violence started earlier, with the agitation apparently infiltrated by anti-national forces.

15 Jun 2017 1:52 AM IST

BJP peeved over Delhi leaders airing views on national issues

It also came to the notice that two party spokespersons failed to strongly defend the party's stand on the issue.

13 Jun 2017 2:48 AM IST

Irate farmers force congress MLC to step down

The meeting was being held in Nashik where all leaders supporting the farmers' agitation reached to participate.

9 Jun 2017 1:50 AM IST

The farmers want complete loan waiver.

Peasants give 2-day ultimatum

The meeting on Thursday was important as the strike entered its eighth day with no signs of it abating.

9 Jun 2017 1:36 AM IST

Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan during second day of his indefinite fast for peace in State, in Bhopal on Sunday. (Photo: PTI)

BJP to launch 10-day farmer outreach programme in MP from tomorrow

Under the Kisan Sandesh Yatra public representatives will hear farmers' grievances and apprise them about the welfare...

26 Jun 2017 8:40 PM IST

A majority of the suicides are by men, and many choose to hang themselves from ceiling fans.

3 more farmers end lives in MP, 20 suicides in fortnight

Madhya Pradesh recently witnessed farmers' stir over loan waiver, farm produce prices and other demands.

22 Jun 2017 8:47 PM IST

File picture of farmers.

Farm loan waivers may cost Rs 1.5-2.3 lakh crore

So far, Maharashtra and UP have waived nearly 30-40 per cent of outstanding agri-bank credit.

22 Jun 2017 4:16 PM IST

Finance Minister Arun Jaitley

Call session on farm crisis

Arun Jaitley told all states they shouldn't expect help from the Centre and find their own resources for loan waivers.

22 Jun 2017 2:34 AM IST

Farmers throw vegetables on a road during a protest as part of the Maharashtra bandh over various demands in Nagpur, Maharashtra. (Photo: PTI )

Is PM Modi listening to the anguish of farmers?

The ability to represent failure as success has in fact been the order of the day for this government.

18 Jun 2017 11:58 PM IST

Bharatiya Kisan Mazdoor Mahasangh President Shiv Kumar Sharma Kakkaji with farmers being arrested by the police during their Chakkajam protest against Governments anti-farmers policies at Misrod in Bhopal. (Photo: PTI)

Farmers' Yoga Day clarion call pushes govt into action

A senior BJP leader, who preferred to remain anonymous, claimed that demontisation has had its impact on the agrarian...

18 Jun 2017 1:18 AM IST