We Welcome SC Order But We Will Continue With Our Protests: Farmers’ Unions
Hours after the Supreme Court stayed the implementation of the Centre’s new agriculture legislations, farm union leaders while welcoming the apex court’s decision said they will not call off their stir until the central government completely repeals the new laws. The SC in its Tuesday order said it will form a committee to look into […]
Farmers’ protest: Security increased along Delhi borders
Security was increased along the borders of the national capital ahead of a tractor rally of farmers on Thursday morning. The farmers will hold the rally at 11 am at four borders of Delhi in protest against the Centre’s agriculture laws. They had on Tuesday deferred their proposed tractor march from January 6 to January […]
Farmers to hold tractor rally in Delhi on Republic Day if ‘demands not met’
Hardening their position ahead of the next round of talks with the government, protesting farmer unions on Saturday said they will take out a tractor parade towards Delhi on January 26, when the country will celebrate Republic Day, if their demands are not met. British Prime Minister Boris Johnson will be in the national […]
India likely to extend ban on flights from UK
Aviation Minister Hardeep Singh Puri on Tuesday said he foresees a slight extension of temporary suspension of passenger flights between India and the UK, where a new variant of the coronavirus has been detected. The Civil Aviation Ministry had last week suspended all flights between that country and India from December 23 to December 31 […]
Decline in India’s active COVID-19 caseload due to rise in recoveries, lower daily cases: Govt
The exponential rise in COVID-19 recoveries in tandem with lower daily infections has resulted in a consistent decline in India’s active caseload, which presently stands at 2,81,667, the Union Health Ministry said on Saturday. The active cases comprise 2.77 per cent of the country’s total infections, it said. India’s total number of recovered cases is nearing […]
Farmers protesting at Delhi borders remain resolute in seeking repeal of new agri laws
Braving harsh cold, thousands of agitating farmers at the Delhi borders on Thursday remained steadfast in their demands to repeal the Centre’s three new agri laws. Dense fog reduced visibility to just 100 metres in parts of Delhi on Thursday, affecting traffic movement, the India Meteorological Department said, adding that the minimum temperature at the […]
India records 23,950 new Covid cases, 333 deaths in 24 hours
New Delhi, December 23 India’s COVID-19 caseload rose to 1,00,99,066 with 23,950 new infections being reported in a day, while the number of people who have recuperated from the disease surged to 96.63 lakh, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Wednesday. The death toll increased to 1,46,444 with 333 new fatalities, the […]
BJP will form next govt in Punjab; to contest all 117 seats: Tarun Chugh
BJP national general secretary Tarun Chugh is confident that the party will form the next government in Punjab. Talking to The Tribune on issues ranging from the ongoing farmer agitation to the BJP’s relationship with the Akalis and its future plans in Punjab, the senior leader says “preparations have started on a war footing to contest […]
P Sainath calls agri laws unconstitutional, says farmers right in demanding their repeal
Eminent journalist P Sainath on Friday said he belived the farmers were right in demanding repeal of the three farm laws and that he would not want to be a “party to death” by any panel formed to resolve the crisis. Sainath was reacting to his name being suggested by the Supreme Court on a […]
Traffic disrupted on key Delhi routes as farmers stay put at border points on day 22 of protest
The agitation against the Centre’s new farm laws enters Week 4 with thousands of farmers camping at border points of Delhi adamant on their demands, and the Supreme Court saying it will form a committee to resolve the deadlock. On Wednesday, the top court observed that the Centre’s talks with the protesting farmers had “not […]
