Farm Distress
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Top updates: Farmers’ groups to hold talks with Centre soon
The Haryana government has extended the internet suspension in seven districts bordering Punjab till February 15.
Scroll Staff
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Top updates: Haryana Police fires tear gas at farmers attempting to breach barricades to reach Delhi
The AAP government in the capital has declined a proposal by the Modi government at the Centre to convert the Bawana Stadium into a jail for the protestors.
Scroll Staff
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12 days after Delhi tractor rally, farmers are still missing – and their families are in despair
At least 21 protesting farmers have been missing since the tractor rally on January 26 led to clashes with the Delhi police.
Aarefa Johari
Trending
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Start the week with a film: Why ‘Manjummel Boys’ was a blockbuster
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In Amit Shah’s Gandhinagar, three Lok Sabha candidates allege they faced pressure to withdraw
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The BJP wants an Opposition-free Gujarat. But some are putting up a fight
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Readers’ comments: Article on South Asia’s view of India is ‘horribly biased’
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‘We are living in perpetual fear’: Prajwal Revanna video leaks spark panic among women in Hassan
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In a traditional Lohri song about a folk hero, echoes of Punjab’s ongoing struggle for a fair deal
The rebellion of Dulla Bhatti is a reminder of the region’s long history of agrarian protest – and its fight for justice.
Mallika Kaur
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Reading Ambedkar: Why protesting farmers were right to demand the release of jailed activists
Fraternity, he wrote, is the only real safeguard against the denial of liberty or equality.
Apoorvanand
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Bombay High Court directs banks to disburse crop loans, return interest to farmers
Banks had not released loans to farmers over non-payment of interest on previous loans despite the government waiving them.
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Video
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Watch: South Korean band performs Rabindra Sangeet accompanied by traditional Korean instruments
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Watch: This man fused hip-hop with Bharatnatyam to dance to Shakira’s ‘Hips Don’t Lie’
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Watch: Comedian hilariously mimics different types of announcements at railway stations
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Eco India: A new buzzword for a protein rich animal feed: Insect farming
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Eco India, Episode 259: How future-proof innovations can revolutionize the way we protect nature
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Maharashtra farmers rely on private moneylenders as crop loan disbursal takes a hit amid Covid-19
This is the third consecutive year when farmers in the state have struggled to access credit, suggests data.
Parth MN, IndiaSpend.com
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‘Why were protesting farmers not allowed to enter Delhi?’ asks Priyanka Gandhi
The Congress leader claimed the BJP talks of welfare of farmers before elections but does not allow them to speak when they want to raise their problems.
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Thousands of farmers march to Delhi, demand sugarcane dues, loan waiver and free power
The farmers, who are protesting under the banner of the Rashtriya Kisan Sangh, started their march from Noida’s Transport Nagar on Saturday morning.
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The Reel
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Watch: Manoj Bajpayee’s hundredth movie ‘Bhaiyya Ji’ is a revenge drama
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Start the week with a film: Why ‘Manjummel Boys’ was a blockbuster
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How actor Shahana Goswami flies under the radar and above the competition
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‘Presumed Innocent’ trailer: Jake Gyllenhaal plays a lawyer accused of murdering his lover
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‘Lampan’ trailer: Marathi series is based on Prakash Narayan Sant’s stories
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Feeling neglected by politicians, widows of Punjab farmers put up their own candidate in Bathinda
Veerpal Kaur of the Kisaan Mazdoor Khudkhushi Peedit Parivar Committee is contesting against Harsimrat Kaur Badal.
Mayank Aggarwal
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‘All parties treat farmers like beggars’: Punjab’s agriculture workers have no hope from elections
Recent farm loan waivers and income support schemes have had little impact amid growing agrarian distress.
Manu Moudgil
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Loan waiver is not a solution to farm distress, helps only a fraction of farmers, says NITI Aayog
Vice Chairperson Rajiv Kumar said that no government had worked for farmers as much as the current one led by Narendra Modi.
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The Field
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India tour of Bangladesh: Visitors register commanding win in rain-affected fourth T20I
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Table Tennis, Saudi Smash: Manika Batra stuns world No 2 Wang Manyu; Desai-Ghorpade beat fifth seeds
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Boxing, Asian U22 & Youth C’ships: Brijesh Tamta, Aryan Hooda shine as India bag five gold medals
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Olympics, Athletics: India’s men’s and women’s 4x400m relay teams make the cut for Paris Games 2024
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IPL 2024: Kolkata Knight Riders move to the top spot after comfortable win over Lucknow Super Giants