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Farm union's legal cell writes to United Nations on farmers' illegal detention
Internet has been snapped at Singhu, Ghazipur and Tikri protest sites to "maintain public safety and for averting public emergency". Besides this, 127 people have been arrested since the clash between protesting farmers and police during the tractor rally against the three farm laws on January 26.
Farmers' Protest: Maharashtra orders probe into tweets by celebrities
Terming it a "serious" matter, Deshmukh ordered the Intelligence Department to go into the background of the tweets, many of which were similar in content and posted at the same time. The development came after Maharashtra Congress Spokesperson Sachin Sawant and other leaders lodged a complaint, demanding to know if "these celebs are under any kind of pressure to post tweets in support of the BJP-led government at the Centre".
'MSP was there, MSP is there, MSP will remain in future': Top 10 quotes of PM Modi from his Rajya Sabha speech
During his address, PM Modi also reiterated that the Minimum Support Price (MSP) ‘hai, tha aur rahega (it is there, it was there, it will be there).’ A legal assurance for MSP is one of the two major demands of the farmers, besides a total repeal of the laws.
Uttarakhand Glacier Burst Updates: 18 bodies recovered, 202 missing, says state govt
The ITBP, which is engaged in rescue and relief operations, also cited updated inputs received from the local administration, and said that 202 people are still missing. In an official release, the Uttarakhand government said that 18 bodies have been recovered so far while 202 people are still missing.
Around 100 Kashmiri youth who visited Pakistan on visa in last three years are missing
An officer says, as more proactive outreach programmes have been taken up and more surveillance mechanisms placed, the incidents of youth going missing are "decreasing proportionately". He says it is a well-known fact that any youth visiting Pakistan would be approached by Inter-Services Intelligence members.
'End agitation, hold talks': PM Modi tells farmers protesting against new farm laws
Modi while replying to the discussion on the Motion of Thanks to the President's address, said that the MSP will continue and so will the monthly ration scheme to 80 crore people. Appealing to the agitating farmers to end their protest, he said talks should be held to resolve the issue.
Beware of 'Foreign Destructive Ideology': PM Modi in Rajya Sabha (Watch Video)
He said that the country should not subscribe to this kind of people as they have the mentality to jump into each protest, whether it be farmers' or lawyers' or students'. The Prime Minister was speaking in the Rajya Sabha during the Motion of Thanks on President's address. Modi said: "A new type of people have propped up in the country they are "Andolan jivi".
India directs Twitter to block 1,178 accounts in fresh notice
According to sources, the new notice was sent to Twitter on Thursday last week and the company was yet to comply with the directions. Earlier this month, the IT ministry had asked the micro-blogging platform to block 257 accounts using the #ModiPlanningFarmerGenocide hashtag amid the farmers' protest, under the Section 69A of the IT Act.
Javedkar blames Punjab stubble burning for pollution in Delhi
He said that stubble burning in Punjab has increased by 75 per cent this year while it has increased by 25 per cent in Haryana. Union government has spent huge amount on providing 40,000 machines to the states but they are used seldom. The wind during September to November is eastward due to which the pollution increased in Delhi, the minister added.
Bangladesh economy better than India's: Cong
Reacting to Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit and address to a public gathering in Assam on Sunday, Gogoi told the media that the Northeast Industrial Policy undertaken by the Congress-led previous UPA (United Progressive Alliance) government has been scrapped by the BJP government led by Modi.
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