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The many crimes of Amritpal Singh, Waris Punjab De leader and Khalistan sympathiser, arrested in Punjab
Amritpal Singh, who was on the run since 18 March, was arrested on Sunday from Rode village in Punjab’s Moga. It was at the birthplace of Jarnail Singh Bhindranwale that he took over the radical outfit Waris Punjab De. The 29-year-old radical preacher is a follower of the slain militant
Lakhimpur Kheri violence: Supreme Court grants eight-week interim bail to Ashish Mishra
The Lucknow bench of the Allahabad High Court had on July 26 last year rejected the Ashish Mishra's bail plea. He had challenged the high court's order in the apex court
Explained: Why 55,000 farmers are protesting at Delhi’s Ramlila Maidan
According to the Bharatiya Kisan Sangh, farmers are demanding various relief measures from the government including Minimum Sales Price for produce, rollback of GST on all kinds of farming activities, permission for commercial production of genetically modified crops, and increased financial support
Punjab: Farmer union calls off stir near Bhagwant Mann's residence in Sangrur
Their demands included compensation for crop damage due to rain and pest attack, Rs 200 per quintal for managing paddy stubble, adequate relief against land acquisition and minimum support price for crops like maize and moong
Back on the field: Farmers stage demonstration in Delhi once again
Getting back in the national capital after the three contentious farm laws were repealed by the central government in 2021, farmers have now called on for a ‘Mahapanchayat’. This time they seek justice for the farmers who got killed in Lakhimpur Kheri
Explained: Why farmers are protesting in Delhi once again
Farmers belonging to different parts of the country have gathered at Jantar Mantar in Delhi for a day-long event to reiterate their demand for minimum support price and also raise the issue of unemployment in the country. Security arrangements were beefed up in the Capital ahead of the agitation
UP: SKM will commence 75-hour sit-in in Lakhimpur Kheri to advocate unmet demands
The umbrella group comprising about 40 farm organisations, primarily demands the proper implementation of MSP for crops. Activists also urged the centre to stop providing alleged protection to minister and son involved in Lakhimpur Kheri violence last year
Farmers' body SKM rejects govt's 22 August meeting on MSP, says no hopes from it
After rolling back the three farm laws last year, the government promised a guarantee on MSP, withdrawal of cases against protesters & compensation to all families of the farmers who died during protests
Maharashtra: Agitating farmers distribute free milk, burn sugarcane in Puntamba
Farmers in the village have been staging an agitation since the last two days over various demands from the state government
Farmers protest: Punjab CM Bhagwant Mann calls agitation near Chandigarh-Mohali border unwarranted, says ready for talks
Farmers in Punjab sat on a protest after being stopped from heading to Chandigarh to press the government for a bonus on wheat crop and allow paddy sowing from 10 June
Samyukt Kisan Morcha to observe 'MSP Guarantee Week' from 11 to 17 April
During the week, farmer unions will hold dharnas, demonstrations and seminars across the country, the SKM said in a statement on Sunday
Farmers' organisation float new front for MSP law, months after Centre repealed reforms
Raju Shetti, a two-term Lok Sabha member from Maharashtra and leader of the Swabhimani Paksha, said a decision to launch the MSP Guarantee Kisan Morcha was taken at a meeting of various farmers' organizations
Assembly election results 2022: How COVID-19 and farmers’ protests couldn’t stop the Modi juggernaut
Late last year, murmurs spread fast and wide that Narendra Modi’s was losing grip over the voters. However, the wins by the BJP in Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Manipur and Goa have silenced them all
Deep Sidhu passes away in car accident: Punjabi actor rose to fame for his involvement in Red Fort violence
Out on bail in the Republic Day violence, Deep Sidhu passed away in an accident on the Kundli-Manesar-Palwal (KMP) Expressway that bypasses Delhi
SKM observes 'Vishwasghat Diwas' across India today: Why farmers continue to protest against Centre
The Samyukt Kisan Morcha (SKM) announced to observe 31 January as ‘Vishwasghat Diwas’ (betrayal day) in at least 500 districts of the country against the BJP-led Centre government.
Understanding why Canada is witnessing massive protests and why #Karmastrikes went viral on Twitter
A convoy of big rigs — dubbed the Freedom Convoy —protested over the weekend in Ottawa against vaccine mandates and COVID-19 measures, leading to Justin Trudeau being shifted to a secret location amid fears of violence
Centre to resolve issue of farmers’ compensation and withdrawal of cases ‘soon’
While rolling back the three farm laws, the government gave a written assurance to fulfil the protesters’ demands: a committee to resolve the row over minimum support price (MSP) of produce, the withdrawal of cases, and compensation
'Farmers indignant and hurt, firmly against BJP', says Naresh Tikait in interview
'For 13 months we have sustained a protest against the government, and this won't go anyway in hours. Farmers still have anti-BJP sentiments,' said the Baliyan Khap headman and national president of BKU
As breakaway SKM unions plough a political furrow, farmers' movement left lonely and vulnerable
Apart from the major political parties, the breakaway Samyukta Kisan Morcha unions led by Balbir Singh Rajewal and Gurnam Singh Chaduni have declared joint candidates for the Punjab Assembly polls
'Chacha's pat on cheek': BJP MLA Pankaj Gupta clarifies after being slapped by farmer in Unnao
A video purportedly showing Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MLA Pankaj Gupta being slapped by a farmer leader during a public event has gone viral on the internet.