Bharat bandh 2021: Bombay Goods Transport Association, SIMTA, KGTA, Baroda Goods Transport Association, Vapi Transport Association, HGTA, CGTA, Car Carrier Association, Association of Transporters Poona and many other state-level transport associations have confirmed their support to AITWA

From better irrigation to more technology, more credit and markets to proper crop insurance, focus on soil health to eliminating middlemen, the efforts are all-encompassing, he asserted

The government has taken several measures in the last six-and-a-half years to boost agriculture production and farmers' income, says Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar

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'Reduce fuel prices by partially rolling back excise duty': Sonia Gandhi to PM Modi Congress interim President Sonia Gandhi on Sunday urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to reduce fuel prices by partially rolling back excise duty, saying that the prices of petrol and diesel are at 'historic and unsustainable' high. She said that the central government has unreasonably levied excise duty on petrol and diesel by Rs 33 and Rs 32, respectively, which is higher than the base price of these fuels....

The 'Model Bill' intends to ensure protection of farmers from exploitation by middlemen and large corporate entities

A railway spokesperson said the agitation passed off without any untoward incident and there was negligible or minimal impact on running of the trains across the country

Farmers 'Rail Roko' protest: Many farmers gathered near railway tracks in Punjab and Haryana where officials stopped trains as a safety measure.

The Samyukta Kisan Morcha said that the Centre is brazenly misusing power to suppress the farmers' movement. Echoing the SKM's sentiments, Kisan Mazdoor Sangharsh Committee also condemned Disha Ravi's arrest

With regards to increasing allocation for the rural job guarantee scheme, the finance minister said the government will allocate more funds for MGNREGA scheme for 2021-22, if needed, as against a Budget estimate of Rs 73,000 crore

Budget Session 2021: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, while replying to the discussion on Budget 2021 in Rajya Sabha on Friday, February 12, slammed the opposition accusing it of weaving a false narrative that the Centre only worked for cronies

On measures being taken to remove the loopholes, Tomar stated that the scheme has been integrated with the income tax database so that income-tax payees don't receive the benefits

Centre makes its stand clear that lawfully passed orders are binding on any business entity. IT secretary expresses his deep disappointment to Twitter leadership about how it has \"unwillingly, grudgingly and with great delay\" complied with substantial parts of order

PM Modi Lok Sabha speech: The Prime Minister emphasised on the role of private sector in the growth of the country

PM Modi speaks at Rajya Sabha: India is not merely the world's largest democracy. India is the mother of democracy and this is our ethos, he said

Rakesh Tikait announced that the farmers have given time to the government till October 2 to repeal the laws, after that, they will do further planning

Protesting farmers owing allegiance to different farmers' bodies blocked state and national highways at several places on Saturday, causing inconvenience to commuters

Little attention to direct income support, health and education deprivations, and revival of small businesses will keep the demand and production of goods and services depressed in FY22

Bharat Bandh 2021 news: Is tomorrow Bharat Bandh? All roads leading towards Delhi, except the ones where farmers are already protesting, won't be blocked as part of 'chakka jam'

Stating that protests and agitations are the lifeblood of democracy, Manoj Kumar Jha of the RJD contested the government statement of 11 rounds of dialogue have concluded with agitating farmers, saying its ministers believe in monologue and not dialogue