Farmers Crisis

Lok Sabha Election 2019: Jobs crisis, farm distress, religion and caste key issues likely to affect poll outcome

Narendra Modi’s BJP-led alliance will win a thin majority, opinion polls show, with its focus on national security trumping concerns over jobs and farm prices.

KCR calls BJP 'duplicate Hindus' at Nizamabad rally, says TRS will announce Lok Sabha election candidates tomorrow

Slamming the BJP over the Ram Janmabhoomi-Babri Masjid dispute, Telangana chief minister K Chandrashekar Rao (KCR) termed leaders of BJP as "duplicate Hindus" while referring to himself as a "real Hindu."

'Who is Farooq Abdullah to say we don't need a Ram Temple,' asks JD(U) leader Pavan Varma

Farooq Abdullah had said that the government was fooling the people of the country by fighting for the Ram temple and ignoring the real issues of farmers, unemployment and Dalits.

Maharashtra farmer who destroyed cauliflower crop over low pay meets Uddhav Thackeray

The Maharashtra farmer, whose disturbing video of destroying cauliflower crop on his land after he got a paltry amount for the produce went viral on social media, met Shiv Sena president Uddhav Thackeray on Wednesday.

Narendra Modi is not fighting corruption, he is corruption, says Rahul Gandhi at Congress' 84th plenary session

In one of the most scathing attacks against the BJP and Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Congress president Rahul Gandhi on Sunday said is not fighting corruption, he stands for it.

Rahul Gandhi in Gujarat Day 2: Narendra Modi 'controls' state from Delhi, says Congress V-P in Jamnagar

Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi, campaigning in the Saurashtra region of Gujarat where the Assembly polls are due later this year, began day two of his three-day trip by meeting representatives of the trader community in Jamnagar.

Rahul Gandhi in Gujarat's Saurashtra: Congress V-P targets ruling BJP on unemployment, farmers' distress

Rahul Gandhi impressed the rural hinterlands in Saurashtra on day one of his three-day tour, kick-starting Congress' campaign for the Gujarat Assembly Election

Marathwada Diary: Mandatory online crop insurance premium payments adds to farmers' despair

Parth MN is travelling across Maharashtra's Marathwada province on a People's Archive of Rural India fellowship to chronicle agrarian issues in the region, over a period of 6-8 months.

Maharashtra loan waiver: Banks start distribution of promised aid for scheme to farmers

Public sector banks in Maharashtra have finally started disbursing the emergency aid of Rs 10,000 — promised by the state government on 11 June.

Parliament Monsoon Session: Centre accuses Congress of 'shedding crocodile tears' over farmers' crisis

Congress and ruling BJP members traded charges over the farmers' issue in the Lok Sabha, after Opposition members accused government of doing nothing to help farmers.