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72-year old farmer, Hansa Singh died due to heart attack at Delhi's Singhu border (AP)

Septuagenarian Punjab farmer part of protests at Singhu dies of cardiac arrest

Hansa Singh was a resident of Moga district, post-mortem report confirmed the reason for death as heart attack

13 Feb 2021 5:58 PM

Measures being taken by the agitating farmers at the Singhu border to prepare for a long haul as a resolution (Picture used for representational purposes only, Image source: PTI)

Singhu border: Farmers improve facilities, infrastructure to prepare for prolonged protest

100 CCTV cameras with digital video recorders are being installed at the main stage used by the Morcha

11 Feb 2021 6:49 PM

What started out as a peaceful protest took a violent turn, as the “tractor rally” went rogue. (PTI file photo/Manvender Vashist)

Leher Sethi | A non-partisan nationalism is the new glue of farmers’ stir

The BJP has thus far successfully managed to 'other-ise' the anti-farm law protesters

08 Feb 2021 7:19 AM

It has been informally conveyed to them that no one other than those authorised by the government should make any public statements or give interviews to the media regarding the farmers’ protests. (Photo: ANI/file)

Anita Katyal | Farm stir: Snap ties, says JJP to chief; Yogi gags his ministers

Faced with a revolt by farmers in western UP, the Yogi Adityanath government has ordered a virtual gag order on its ministers and MLAs

07 Feb 2021 7:33 AM

In a democracy there will be protests. Such protests, if they are allowed to linger on for so long, will attract global attention. (AP/Manish Swarup)

Pavan K. Varma | Maligning the messenger pays diminishing returns

Our government appears to be making the cardinal mistake of using the paranoia of the 'foreign hand' in today’s world

07 Feb 2021 7:13 AM

Shiromani Akali Dal leader Harsimrat Kaur Badal, NCP leader Supriya Sule, DMK leader Kanimozhi Karunanidhi and other opposition leaders during their visit to Ghazipur border, in solidarity with farmers' agitation against Centre's farm reform laws, in New Delhi, Thursday, February. 4., 2021. Fifteen MPs from 10 opposition parties were stopped by police from reaching Ghazipur border to meet protesting farmers. (PTI/Vijay Verma)

Opposition MPs not allowed to reach Ghazipur farmer protest site

Several Opposition parties asked the government to withdraw the three contentious farm laws without making it a prestige issue

04 Feb 2021 11:57 AM

Farmers raise slogans during their ongoing protest at Singhu Border, in New Delhi, Tuesday, February 2, 2021. (PTI/Ravi Choudhary)

Steps that would improve efficiency of India's markets welcome: US

US has said it welcomes steps that would improve the efficiency of India's markets and attract greater private sector investment

04 Feb 2021 10:38 AM

Enhanced security at Singhu border during farmers' protest against the new farm laws, in New Delhi, on January 31, 2021. (PTI /Ravi Choudhary)

AA Edit | Farmers aren’t hooligans; don’t act like a police state

It is crucial that the Opposition, the ruling party, and those that are prone to sit on the fence seek to define farmers and hooligans

04 Feb 2021 7:54 AM

A farmer during the ongoing protest against the new farm laws at Singhu border, in New Delhi on January 31, 2021. (PTI/Ravi Choudhary)

Protesting farmers announce 3-hour nationwide roadblock on February 6

Union leaders told a press conference that they will block the roads between 12 pm to 3 pm on February 6

02 Feb 2021 10:44 AM

While a government can repeal a law passed by Parliament, it has no authority to 'suspend a law'. (AFP)

AA Edit | Pass a resolution on MSP, drop cases against farmers

While the prospect of talks re-starting is no bad thing, the first thing is that the perspective should be clear

01 Feb 2021 8:31 AM

Langar being prepared for farmers during their ongoing protest against the new farm laws, at Singhu border in New Delhi on January 10, 2021. (PTI/Arun Sharma)

AA Edit | Talks the only way to end farm law agitation

The state governments have taken an inimical attitude towards the protesting farmers sitting there

30 Jan 2021 8:09 AM

Farmers having breakfast during their ongoing protest against the new farm laws, at Ghazipur border in New Delhi, Friday, January 29, 2021. (PTI /Kamal Kishore)

Arrangements for drinking water, other facilities in place for farmers: Sisodia

The farmers protesting under the BKU banner claimed that the local administration withdrew water tankers and snapped the power supply

29 Jan 2021 12:46 PM

The government, as Mr Tomar has stated, has been insisting that the laws are for the good of the farmers and the agriculture sector. (PTI/Shahbaz Khan)

AA Edit | Is power only language in which to talk farm laws?

The government must show the same spirit of accommodation and seriousness of purpose while sitting with the farmers next time

25 Jan 2021 8:54 AM

When the Supreme Court finally does decide to hear the farm laws matter, for many petitions that deal with equally contentious decisions taken by the current government continue hanging fire in the apex court. (PTI)

Manish Tewari | Bolstering corporates was intent of farm laws

Farm laws are intended to give Corporate India a legal licence to muscle in on these small guys who have unequal or no bargaining power

18 Jan 2021 1:33 AM

Farmers on a tractor during their protest over Centre's farm reform laws, at the Delhi-UP border near Ghazipur, in New Delhi on Tuesday, January 5, 2021. (PTI /Manvender Vashist)

Security increased along Delhi borders ahead of farmers' tractor rally

The seventh round of talks between protesting unions and three central ministers ended inconclusively on Monday

07 Jan 2021 11:29 AM

Farmers leaders during a meeting with Union Minister for Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Narendra Singh Tomar (unseen) and Union Minister for Commerce and Industry Piyush Goyal (unseen) over the new farm laws, at Vigyan Bhawan in New Delhi, Wednesday, December. 30, 2020. (PTI)

Government hopes 7th round of talks will end on positive note today

04 Jan 2021 7:02 AM

Talks deadlocked over repeal of agricultural laws

Agriculture minister Narendra Singh Tomar has assured the farmers’ unions that MSP and the mandi system will continue like before

31 Dec 2020 11:01 AM

Farmers during their 'Delhi Chalo' protest march against the new farm laws, at Singhu border in New Delhi, Sunday, December 6 (PTI/Manvender Vashist)

Farmers’ unions to stage 24-hr relay hunger strike

The farmers’ leaders refused to budge and said they would intensify their stir if their demands are not immediately met

21 Dec 2020 10:47 AM

Farmers shout slogans during their protest against the new farm laws, at Singhu Border in New Delhi on Wednesday, December 16, 2020. (PTI/Ravi Choudhary)

Manish Tewari | Is farm bills’ real aim to cover fiscal deficit?

For a country where 65 per cent of the population lives of agriculture and 36.4 crores are poor this is nothing short of suicidal

20 Dec 2020 7:23 AM

A farmer leader addresses other farmers during their protest against the new farm laws, at Singhu Border in New Delhi on Wednesday, December. 16, 2020. (PTI /Ravi Choudhary)

AA Edit | Facts don’t back PM’s theory on farmers’ stir

The farmers seem to be up against the strength of ideology rather than economic logic

17 Dec 2020 7:12 AM

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