Farmers

New Delhi: The Centre on Monday issued an advisory to all states and Union Territories, asking them to tighten security during Tuesday’s Bharat Bandh called by protesting farmers who are demanding the withdrawal of contentious farm laws.…

New Delhi: In an indirect but unambiguous message to the agitating farmers who have been demanding the withdrawal of farm laws, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Monday that reforms are needed for development. “Reforms are needed for…

New Delhi: The Centre has called for talks with farmers on Tuesday — three days ahead of the scheduled date of December 3, according to NDTV. This was warranted after hundreds of farmers trickled in from Punjab at borders on both sides of…

New Delhi: After clashing with the police on being stopped at the Haryana border on Friday morning, thousands of farmers were allowed to enter the capital in the afternoon as part of their Delhi Chalo march. The farmers, protesting against…

Karnal: Police used tear gas and water cannons near Karnal town to halt their progress, but that did not deter Punjab and Haryana farmers from continuing their Delhi Chalo march. As the protesting farmers removed barricades in Ambala and…

Mumbai: A day after Congress leader Rahul Gandhi’s rally against the new agriculture laws in Punjab, internet was flooded on Monday with tweets trolling the politician for his unusual make-shift sofa on a tractor. Netizens compared Rahul to…

Bhubaneswar/New Delhi: The BJD has issued a three-line whip to its Rajya Sabha members to be present in the House for voting on three key agriculture sector Bills on Sunday. Notably, the three Bills — Farmers’ and Produce Trade and…

New Delhi: For the first time, the Indian Railways operated a loaded Special Parcel train beyond the country’s borders, sending dry chillies from Reddipalem in Andhra Pradesh’s Guntur district to Benapole in Bangladesh. The Special Parcel…

Washington:  Indian-American soil scientist, Dr. Rattan Lal has received the prestigious World Food Prize for his soil-centric approach towards increasing 'food production and mitigating climate change', PTI reported. The first recipient…