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Haryana Agriculture Minister Jai Prakash Dalal (Facebook/Jai Prakash Dalal)

Farmers would have died even while staying back home: Haryana minister

He said 'wrong meaning' was given to his statements

14 Feb 2021 1:10 AM IST

Indian farmers protesting new agriculture laws hold a meeting at the Delhi-Haryana state border, Monday, Nov. 30, 2020. (AP)

Septuagenarian Punjab farmer part of protests at Singhu dies of...

Hansa Singh was a resident of Moga district, post-mortem report confirmed the reason for death as heart attack

13 Feb 2021 5:58 PM IST

The Prime Minister has spoken in the backdrop of the farming community agitating against new laws which, it fears, would make them captive players of the private corporates with deep pockets. (Photo:PTI)

AA Edit | PM's red herring

Modi's advice of caution against returning the nation to the babus was equally intriguing

12 Feb 2021 4:46 AM IST

The governments fear of its image abroad being hammered by celebrities with a large following on the social media has led to it calling for Twitter to take down nearly 1,200 accounts following tweets on farmer protests. (Photo: AFP)

AA Edit | Relief for critics as Twitter snubs govt selective outrage

The fundamental issue with freedom of expression is either you have it or you don't

12 Feb 2021 4:36 AM IST

There is really no way we can prevent the rest of the world from taking interest in our domestic affairs, especially if we wish to be at the high table of the international community. (Photo:AP)

Patralekha Chatterjee | The siege within: India and the foreign hand'

The ruling BJP sees comments from global celebrities in support of the ongoing farmers' protests as part of a deep...

11 Feb 2021 4:14 AM IST

Punjabi singer Kanwar Grewal (C) with Hard Cheema Vadhesh and Sonia Mann performs during their visit to Ghazipur border to support farmers protesting against Centres farm reform laws, in Ghaziabad, Sunday, Dec.13 2020. (PTI)

Farmers reiterate demand for a law on MSP, repeal of 3 agriculture...

Farmer leader Abhimanyu Kohar said protesting unions were ready to hold talks with the government only if it comes...

9 Feb 2021 2:17 AM IST

Modi will lay the foundation stone of the second Catalytic Dewaxing Unit, at the Haldia Refinery of Indian Oil Corporation, built at Rs 1019 crores to help augment the lubricant production. (Photo:PTI)

End your protests and we will talk, Modi tells farmers

The PM said the Congress had taken a U-turn on the farm laws, reading out the words of former PM Manmohan Singh

9 Feb 2021 2:04 AM IST

The handling of the farmers on the borders of Indias capital has become a perception battle more than a true search for corrections in basic issues. (Photo:AFP)

AA Edit | US remarks a wake-up call Delhi can't ignore

The overt attack on Twitter is illustrative of the govt and the ruling party's selective outrage because certain truths...

6 Feb 2021 2:49 AM IST

If VVIP Bharatwaasis did not step up publicly and lecture us on our duty as citizens, their bag of sarkari goodies would be snatched away. (Photo:AFP)

Shobhaa De | Yeh Rihanna-Wihanna, Greta-Vreta kaun hai?

Who is Rihanna to us? Had her tweet been ignored, we would not have attracted even more global scrutiny

6 Feb 2021 12:38 AM IST

Addressing a public meeting to commemorate the completion of one year of the Bodo Accord, Shah asked the people to elect a BJP government in Assam for speedy development of the Bodoland Territorial Region (BTR). (Photo:PTI)

Vested interest groups mobilising international support against...

New Delhi also said Indian police forces have handled these protests with utmost restraint

4 Feb 2021 10:01 AM IST

Bollywood actors Richa Chadha and Swara Bhasker, who have been vocal supporters of the agitation, lauded Rihannas remarks. (AP file)

Rihanna supports India's farmers protest

The singer's tweet gained instant traction on Twitter, with more than one lakh retweets and two lakh likes within hours

3 Feb 2021 9:45 AM IST

In Rajya Sabha, Opposition parties had given notice under rule 267, calling for the suspension of business of the day to discuss the ongoing agitation by farmers on Delhi borders. (Twitter/ANI)

Farm protests find echo in Parliament, Opposition MPs stage walkout in...

In Rajya Sabha, Opposition MPs staged a walkout demanding a discussion exclusively on the farmers issues

3 Feb 2021 9:41 AM IST