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SKM meeting underway to decide future course of farmers' agitation; discussion of pending demands on agenda
A group of 10-15 farmers sat on the pavement outside, wearing chains, in a symbolic protest, and demanded guarantee of MSP from the government, saying these farmers will not budge unless it is granted


Postcoital dysphoria can dampen your sex life: Here's what this disorder is and what you can do about it
Research suggests that attachment avoidance, insecurity and fearing the loss of sense of self could be a contributing factor to postcoital dysphoria or post-sex blues

Truckers' strike: Transporters won't relent till demands are met as govt struggles to find middle ground
Bal Malkit Singh, Core Committee Chairman, AIMTC, says striking truckers will relent only when their demands are met.

Hardik Patel sedition case: Court issues bailable warrant against Patidar leader for being absent during framing of charges
A sessions court issued a bailable warrant against Patidar quota agitation leader Hardik Patel for not being present during the proceedings of framing of charges.

Gorkhaland agitation: SC allows Centre to withdraw forces from Darjeeling for deployment in poll-bound Gujarat
SC permitted the Centre to withdraw four of the eight companies of CAPF from strife-torn Darjeeling and Kalimpong districts of West Bengal.

Maharashtra loan waiver: Nashik farmers raise anti-govt slogans at Devendra Fadnavis' programme
A group of farmers on Sunday raised anti-government slogans in support of complete loan waiver demand, during a programme of Maharashtra chief minister Devendra Fadnavis at Lasalgaon, police said.

Bhupinder Singh Hooda blames Centre's 'anti-farmer' policies for spate of suicides
Former Haryana chief minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda Sunday hit out at the Centre, claiming that tillers are at crossroads and staring at a disaster due to its "anti-farmer" policies

Gorkhaland demand: GJM chief Bimal Gurung warns that agitation will turn 'terrible'
Bimal Gurung has warned that the agitation for a separate state will turn "terrible" as the indefinite strike called by the outfit entered its 32nd day on Sunday.

Darjeeling crisis: Mamata Banerjee is open to discussing issue with Rajnath Singh
West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee on Saturday indicated she was open to holding discussions with Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh on the Darjeeling situation

Maratha agitation: Parties adopt wait and watch approach in Maharashtra
The 'silent marches' taken out by Maratha Kranti Morcha around Maharashtra to highlight demands like reservation in jobs and education have created ripples in state politics, with major players adopting a "wait and watch" approach to see if the massive mobilisation will eventually assume electoral dimensions.

Jat leaders give ultimatum, tell Khattar govt to meet quota demand by March 17
Jat leaders in Haryana have threatened to resume their quota agitation, which rocked the state last month and claimed 30 lives, if the Manohar Lal Khattar government does not meet their demand by 17 March.

Haryana govt may order judicial probe into incidents of violence during Jat quota row
Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar on Thursday said his government may set up a judicial commission of inquiry to probe the incidents of violence and arson during the Jat quota agitation.

Court reserves order on Hardik Patel's bail application in sedition case
A sessions court in Ahmedabad on Friday reserved its order on the bail application of Patel quota agitation leader Hardik Patel.

Internet services blocked in Haryana after Jat community agitation
With the Jat community agitation spreading in Haryana, state authorities have blocked internet services in the affected districts.

Will resume quota agitation after coming out of jail: Hardik Patel
Hardik Patel, who is behind the bars in two sedition cases, on Monday said the agitation will be resumed after he is released from jail.

Won't leave FTII chairman post, but willing to mediate between students, govt: Gajendra Chauhan
Gajendra Chauhan says he is not ready to leave the FTII chairman position but expressed his willingness to mediate between the students and the government.

After Patel quota row, Jats in UP plan nation-wide stir for reservation
After their community leaders in Haryana threatened to revive agitation, Jats in UP have said they will take their protest to every part of the country.

Patel quota row: Death toll climbs to 10 as uneasy calm prevails in Gujarat
An uneasy calm prevailed in Gujarat on Thursday after two days of violence during the OBC quota stir of Patel community even as death toll rose to 10.

Gujjars in Rajasthan intensify protests over reservation demands, block highways
Pressing for 5 percent reservation, Gujjars on Sunday intensified their agitation by blocking highways in parts of Rajasthan.