Earlier today, the Union Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) temporarily suspended internet services in parts of the national capital. Among places where internet services have been suspended till midnight are Singhu border, Ghazipur border, Tikri border, Mubarka Chowk and Nangloi. A high-level meeting of senior officials of the Union Home Ministry is underway in Delhi. Violence in parts of Delhi-NCR during the Republic Day celebrations on Tuesday is the top agenda of this meeting. Watch the video for more details.

The city is thronged by over 6,000 farmers from 21 districts of Maharashtra standing in solidarity with protesting farmers at Delhi borders on three contentious farm laws

The tractor rally will be 250 kilometres long with the rally at Ghazipur being 50 kms, 100 kilometers long at Singhu border and 125 kilometers long at the Tikri border, as per officials

Visuals from the march to Mumbai show a sea of farmers, some waving flags and carrying banners, proceeding along the roads of the Kasara Ghat region

Farmers' protest: Delhi Police Commissioner said that farmers have not given their final route for the rally in written form and that they will comment on it once they receive it in writing

Union Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar, Railways, Commerce and Food Minister Piyush Goyal and Minister of State for Commerce Som Parkash are holding the talks with the representatives of around 40 farmer unions at the Vigyan Bhawan

Farmers' protest: Public opinion is important but it is not determinative for the court. If you can muster public opinion that can malign someone that doesn't mean it will affect the court, says Supreme Court

SC told centre, police has all authority to decide who should be allowed to enter in Delhi on Republic Day  

The farmers' unions have assured that they will hold a peaceful parade on the outer ring road in the national capital and added that there will be no disruption on the Republic Day parade

SC would also hear on Monday a plea of the central government, filed though the Delhi Police, seeking an injunction against the proposed tractor march or any other kind of protest by farmers \"which seeks to disrupt the gathering and celebrations\" of Republic Day

Farmers' protest: The Bhartiya Kisan Union Lokshakti said the principle of natural justice is going to be violated as those appointed to the four-member committee have already supported these laws

The Monday hearing on the pleas by a bench headed by Chief Justice S A Bobde assumes significance as the Centre and the farmer leaders are scheduled to hold their next meeting on January 15

Farmers, who had earlier announced to oppose the 'kisan mahapanchayat', were carrying black flags and shouting slogans against the BJP-led Central government as they tried to march towards Kaimla village

Farmers' protest: Sources said not much discussions could take place at the meeting and the next date has been decided after keeping in mind a scheduled hearing of Supreme Court on January 11

Farmers' protest: According to farmers' unions this tractor march is just a rehearsal of the proposed march on January 26

Farmers' protest: The government refused to repeal the three farm laws and asked the union leaders to point out what they considered objectionable

Singh, who served as agriculture minister in the erstwhile Atal Bihari Vajpayee cabinet, has emerged as a key troubleshooter and is working mostly behind the scenes on this issue

A farmer leader said if their demands are not met then thousands of farmers will have no option but to march towards Delhi with their tractors, trolleys and the Tricolour

The resolution was passed in a special session convened in compliance with COVID-19 protocols to express solidarity with the agitating farmers

Punjab Kisan Union state president Ruldu Singh Mansa announced the Centre's decision to accept two of the four demands of the farmers