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Kisan Sansad debates on ‘Contract Farming Act’

Kisan Sansad debates on ‘Contract Farming Act’ 

2:34 pm July 31, 2021

Aditya Vikram Singh /NEW DELHI: Brought in by Union Government in 2020 – “This is a legal framework to facilitate corporate farming and resource grabbing”, say MPs of Kisan Sansad on Day 5 of Farmers’ Parliament* Kisan Sansad and Farmers’ protest sites face heavy rains bravely – A deficit sowing picture emerges at the national level […]

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Minnesota cop will be charged in shooting of Black motorist Daunte Wright

Daunte Wright death in Minnesota traffic stop sparks unrest

9:43 pm April 12, 2021

BROOKLYN CENTER: A Black man died after being shot by police in a Minneapolis suburb during a traffic stop and crashing his car several blocks away, sparking violent protests that lasted into the early hours Monday as officers in riot gear clashed with demonstrators and the man’s mother called for calm. The man was identified […]

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DU teachers to go back on strike from April 12 over ‘Pattern of Assistance’ document

7:10 pm April 4, 2021

New Delhi: The Delhi University Teachers’ Association (DUTA) on Sunday said it will go back on strike from April 12 if the “university fails to take concrete steps” to safeguard interest of employees and colleges. DUTA has been protesting for over three weeks against the appointment of senior administrative officers (Sr AOs) and the issue […]

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BJP MLA Arun Narang thrashed, clothes torn by protesting farmers in Punjab

BJP MLA thrashed, clothes torn by protesting farmers in Punjab

10:33 pm March 27, 2021

Chandigarh: A BJP MLA in Punjab was allegedly thrashed and his clothes torn by a group of farmers at Malout in Muktsar district on Saturday, police said. When Abohar legislator Arun Narang reached Malout along with local leaders to address a press conference, they got surrounded by a group of protesting farmers and black ink […]

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Bangladesh deploys border guards after deadly anti-Modi protests

Bangladesh deploys border guards after deadly anti-Modi protests

2:45 pm March 27, 2021

Dhaka: Bangladesh has deployed border guards after deadly protests against a visit by Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi rocked the country. The violent protests, which began on Friday at the main mosque in the capital, Dhaka, spread to several key districts in the country, leaving five people dead and scores injured. A spokesman for the […]

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