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‘Chakka Jam’ Held Across India As Farm Protests Widen

Thousands of farmers across India blocked roads on Saturday with makeshift tents, tractors, trucks and boulders to pressure the government…

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U.N. Seeks ‘Maximum Restraint’ As Farm Protesters Widen Blockade

The United Nations human rights office called on Indian authorities and protesting farmers to exercise “maximum restraint” hours before the…

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“Won’t Be Silenced”: Meena Harris On Protest Over Her Tweets

American lawyer Meena Harris, the niece of U.S. Vice-President Kamala Harris, has shared a photo of a protest against her…

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Protests Against Agriculture Reforms Attract New Supporters

Thousands of farmers in a politically important Indian state on Friday rallied in opposition to new agricultural laws, signalling growing…

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Farmers To Scale Up Protests As Supporters Weigh In

Farmers’ leaders on Wednesday outlined plans to scale up months of protests against agricultural reforms, as their cause gained high-profile…

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Climate Crisis Is Foundation Of Farmers’ Protests

The protests by Indian farmers against three laws initially passed as ordinances have gone from sporadic in August 2020 to…

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With Social Media Solidarity, Farmers Win Global Attention

Protesting Indian farmers won global attention on Wednesday with prominent Western activists joining pop superstar Rihanna in support of their…

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“In Solidarity”: Greta Thunberg Extends Support To Farmers

Teen climate activist Greta Thunberg has extended her support to the farmers' protest at Delhi borders against the controversial agricultural…

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“Build Bridges, Not Walls”: Rahul Gandhi’s Swipe At Centre

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday attacked the government over barricades and road blocks set up at farmer agitation sites…

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Twitter Blocks Dozens Of Accounts On Govt Demand

Twitter blocked dozens of accounts in India on Monday, including that of a leading newsmagazine, on the demand of the…

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Journalists Accused Of Sedition Over Jan 26 Protest Reporting

Several senior Indian journalists are facing charges of sedition over their reporting and online posts about a protest by farmers…

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Jan 26 Violence A Conspiracy, Should Be Probed: Naresh Tikait

Farmer leader Naresh Tikait on Sunday said that protesting farmers will honour the dignity of the Prime Minister but are…

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Farmers Begin Hunger Strike After Week Of Clashes

Farmers began a one-day hunger strike on Saturday in protest against new agricultural laws after a week of clashes with…

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Punjab CM Cautions About Pak Amid Farm Protests

There has been an increase in weapons coming from Pakistan since October when the farmers began their agitation against the…

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Emotional Tikait Refuses To Surrender, Alleges Conspiracy

Bharatiya Kisan Union (BKU) leader Rakesh Tikait on Thursday broke down at the Delhi-Uttar Pradesh Ghazipur farmers' protest site, alleging…

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Clashes Break Out At Key Farmers’ Protest Site

Clashes broke out on Friday between protesting farmers and a group of men shouting anti-farmer and pro-police slogans, and authorities…

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Farmers Locked In Stand-Off With Police Near Delhi

Hundreds of farmers protesting against agricultural reforms and refusing to disperse were locked in a stand-off with riot police on…

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Farmers Call Off March To Parliament After Deadly Violence

Farmers on Wednesday postponed a march to Parliament on Feb. 1, the day of the government’s budget announcement, following violent…

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Within Hours, Farm Protests Turned From Carnival To Violent Clashes

A line of tractors stood ready at dawn on Tuesday to move out of a protest site near New Delhi…

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Farm Protesters Battle Police To Plant Flags At Red Fort

Thousands of farmers protesting against agricultural reforms breached barricades on Tuesday to enter the historic Red Fort complex in the…

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Farmers Ride Flag-Bedecked Tractors In Republic Day Protest

Tens of thousands of farmers drove a convoy of tractors festooned with brightly-coloured flags through the outskirts of New Delhi…

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Police To Let Protesting Farmers Into New Delhi On Republic Day

Police in New Delhi will allow thousands of protesting farmers to drive through the city after tomorrow's Republic Day military…

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Farmers Allege Conspiracy To Kill 4 Of Them During Tractor Rally

Protesting farmer leaders on Friday alleged that a conspiracy has been hatched to kill four of them and create disturbance…

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Farmers To Step Up Protests After Rejecting Govt Offer

Farmers on Friday rejected an offer by the government to defer three farm reform laws for one-and-half years, warning they…

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Farm Laws: Govt Offers Suspension, Farmers Want Repeal

The eleventh round of talks between the protesting farmers' unions and the central government ended on an inconclusive note on…

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