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‘Murder of democracy’: Congress after govt tells X to block posts
New Delhi: The Congress alleged on Thursday that democracy is being “murdered” in the country, after microblogging platform X voiced disagreement with the BJP-led Centre’s order to block accounts and posts related…
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X dismayed over Centre’s order to block 177 accounts over farmers’ protests
New Delhi: Social media platform X on Thursday expressed disagreement with the Indian government’s order to block accounts and posts related to the ongoing farmers’ protests and called for extending freedom of expression…
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Rajasthan: Water cannons disperse Congress workers protesting at CM’s residence
Jaipur: The police on Wednesday, January 21, used water cannons and resorted to lathi-charge to disperse the protesting Youth Congress workers. The Congress workers were demanding justice for the protesting farmers and demanding…
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Farmers protest: Patiala DIG lodges complaint against Haryana police
The Patiala deputy inspector general (DIG) of police, on Wednesday, February 21, lodged a complaint against the Haryana Police for using tear gas shells against the protesting farmers without any provocation. Farmers…
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Traffic snarls in Delhi as farmers set for protest march
New Delhi: Traffic jams were witnessed at Delhi’s entry and exit points from Haryana and Uttar Pradesh as police and paramilitary personnel equipped with anti-riot gears, and multiple layers of barricades were…
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Farmers to resume ‘Delhi Chalo’ march today, security beefed up in city, borders
New Delhi: The Delhi Police beefed up security in the national capital on Wednesday and directed its personnel to ensure strict vigil at Tikri, Singhu and Ghazipur borders after protesting farmers announced to…
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Farmers’ protest: Govt temporarily blocks 177 social media accounts, web links
New Delhi: The government has ordered temporary blocking of around 177 social media accounts and web links that are linked to the farmers’ protest, according to sources. The orders were issued by…
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‘Delhi Chalo’ march: Union ministers, farmers to hold 4th round of talks today
Chandigarh: A panel of Union ministers will hold a fourth round of talks with farmer leaders here on Sunday over their demands, including loan waiver and bringing an ordinance on giving legal…
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Govt holds 3rd round of talks with farmers; ‘Bharat bandh’ today
Chandigarh: Three Union ministers began their third round of talks with the leaders of protesting farmer unions in Chandigarh Thursday evening, amid a standoff between the protesters and security personnel at two…
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Farmers intensify stir, call for ‘Bharat Bandh’ tomorrow
To intensify their agitation over various demands, farmers’ unions have called for a ‘Gramin Bharat Bandh’ or nationwide strike on Friday, February 16. The Samyukta Kisan Morcha (SKM) has urged all farmers’…
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Hyderabad: Digvijaya Singh attacks PM Modi over farmers’ protests
Hyderabad: Senior Congress leader Digvijaya Singh on Thursday attacked the BJP-led Centre for allegedly not fulfilling its promises to farmers, including providing a legal guarantee for MSP, and for using force to…
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Centre to talk with protesting farmers once again tomorrow in Punjab
Chandigarh: Three Union ministers will meet farmer leaders in Chandigarh Thursday for another round of talks as the standoff between the protesters and police at the Punjab-Haryana border entered its second day,…
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Tear gas shells lobbed; farmers hold ground at Punjab-Haryana border
Chandigarh: Haryana Police lobbed tear gas shells at farmers from Punjab at Shambhu border between the two states as thousands of protesters stayed put there on Wednesday, the second day of their…
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Rahul speaks with injured farmer, calls out Centre’s ‘dictatorial attitude’
New Delhi: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi has spoken with a farmer injured in police action during the tillers’ protest march, and accused the Modi government of having a “dictatorial attitude” towards the country’s…
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Second leg of Rahul Gandhi’s Nyay yatra in Jharkhand cancelled
Ranchi: The second phase of Rahul Gandhi’s ‘Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra’ in Jharkhand, which was scheduled to commence on Wednesday, has been cancelled, a party official said. The cancellation took place as the…
