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Protesting farmers enter Red Fort, man climbs flagstaff to hoist flag

New Delhi, Jan 26: Deviating from the designated route for the proposed tractor parade, a section of protesting farmers entered the Red Fort on Tuesday and hoisted flags from some domes of the iconic monument in the national capital. Pushed back by the police form the ITO in Central […]

Tractor parade: Clashes between farmers, police in parts of Delhi, protestors enter Red Fort complex

New Delhi, Jan 26: Protesting farmers clashed with police at several places in the national capital and entered the iconic Red Fort and ITO in the heart of national capital, with hundreds of them deviating from pre-decided routes, prompting security personnel to resort to lathicharge and tear gas Chaotic […]

Indian farmers ride caravan of tractors into capital ahead of Republic Day

NEW DELHI – Caravans of tractors clogged a key highway in northern India on Monday as tens of thousands of farmers protesting against agriculture reforms streamed into the capital ahead of Republic Day, and police said they were prepared to deal with the crowds. India marks its founding […]

Indian farmers to step up protests after rejecting offer to defer controversial new laws

NEW DELHI – Indian farmers on Friday rejected an offer by the government to defer three farm reform laws for one-and-half years, warning they would step up protests as they seek a repeal of the laws and a guarantee on minimum crop prices. Farm leaders said hundreds of […]

Proposed tractor rally on Jan 26: It’s law & order matter, says SC on plea for injunction against it

New Delhi, Jan 18: The Supreme Court told the Centre on Monday that the proposed tractor rally on the Republic Day by farmers protesting against the new farm laws is a ?law and order? matter and Delhi Police is the first authority to decide who should be allowed to […]

Union ministers start ninth round of talks with protesting farmer unions

New Delhi, Jan 15: The ninth round of talks between protesting farmer unions and three central ministers got underway here on Friday afternoon to break the over-a-month-long deadlock on the three new agri laws. Union Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar, Railways, Commerce and Food Minister Piyush Goyal and […]

Indian farmers to torch laws on bonfires in show of defiance

NEW DELHI – Indian farmers were due to burn copies of the government’s new agricultural laws on Wednesday as they press on with their protest against the reforms despite the intervention of the Supreme Court, which said their grievances should be heard. Tens of thousands of farmers have […]

Farmers block expressway near Delhi to protest Modi’s new laws

KUNDLI, India – Tens of thousands of farmers on tractors occupied a stretch of an expressway on the periphery of the Indian capital New Delhi on Thursday in one of the biggest shows of strength since they began a sit-in against deregulation of farm markets more than a […]

No breakthrough in talks between Indian govt and farmers to end protest

NEW DELHI – Indian government ministers and farmers’ leaders on Monday failed to break the deadlock over the farmers’ demands to repeal three agricultural reform laws, and will meet again on Jan. 8 for the next round of talks, one of the leaders said. Tens of thousands of […]

India’s protesting farmers hold key to self-reliance in edible oils

MUMBAI/NEW DELHI – Indian farmer Shingara Singh has grown grain for 35 years and is one of thousands of protesters against agricultural reforms who have the power to help slash a huge annual bill of $10 billion for imports of vegetable oils. But Singh, 55, says he will […]

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