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NEW DELHI: Sarabjeet Singh (37), the man accused of breaching the high-security Delhi Assembly complex in a dramatic SUV intrusion, has been sent to eight-day police custody, as investigators piece together details of his background, movements, and motivations.A resident of Pilibhit in Uttar Pradesh, Singh comes from a financially well-off family with extensive agricultural land holdings in the Tarai belt. Some of his relatives are involved in the transport business, while Singh himself has clai ...Read More >
Hyderabad: Former Minister and BRS deputy floor leader T Harish Rao was placed under house arrest in Hyderabad on Tuesday, ahead of his visit to Parigi to extend solidarity to farmers' protests. Police were deployed in large numbers at outside his residence early in the morning, preventing him from leaving for Parigi. Harish Rao along with BRSLP deputy leader P Sabitha Indra Reddy and other BRS leaders were scheduled to meet farmers who are protesting opposing the acquisition of their lands for ...Read More >
CHANDIGARH: Two men lobbed a hand grenade at the Punjab BJP office in Chandigarh's Sector 37 on Wednesday evening, sparking panic in the area and a security alert.Thankfully, no one was hurt as the grenade detonated in a parking lot, falling short of the boundary wall of the BJP office. Police said CCTV cameras have captured the faces of two suspects and they are being identified.The blast took place around 4.50pm, sending shockwaves across the city. UT SSP Kanwardeep Kaur described it as a 'low ...Read More >
Bathinda: BJP MPKangana Ranaut appeared in a Bathinda court in a defamation case on Monday and said she regretted her retweet against a woman farmer, who she addressed as 'mataji'.On Oct 10, a local court rejected the actor-MP's plea to appear via video conference and ordered her to be present in person on Oct 27. Security was strengthened in and around Bathinda court ahead of Kangana's appearance.Kangana arrived around 2pm on Monday. It was brought to notice of the trial court judge Lakhbir Sin ...Read More >
The comment was made during the 2020-21 farmer protests against the now-repealed farm laws. (File) Bathinda/Chandigarh: Actor-politician Kangana Ranaut on Monday appeared before a court here in a defamation case and said there was a "misunderstanding" about her 2021 tweet and that every 'mata' (mother) is respectable to her. The court had last September directed the BJP MP from Mandi in Himachal Pradesh to be present in person and rejected her plea to appear via video conference. Security wa ...Read More >
CHANDIGARH: BJP MP and actress Kangana Ranaut on Monday was granted bail after appeared before a court in Bathinda in a deformation case filed against her by an elderly woman farmer Mahinder Kaur over an alleged derogatory remark made by her during the 2020-21 farmers' protest. Kangana said she had apologised for her social media post against the woman. Talking to the media after appearing in the court, Kangana said, "This is just a misunderstanding. I had only retweeted a meme and did not inte ...Read More >
Bathinda/Chandigarh, Oct 27 (PTI) Actor-politician Kangana Ranaut on Monday appeared before a court here in a defamation case and said there was a "misunderstanding" about her 2021 tweet and that every 'mata' (mother) is respectable to her. The court had last September directed the BJP MP from Mandi in Himachal Pradesh to be present in person and rejected her plea to appear via video conference. Security was beefed up in and around the Bathinda court complex ahead of the actor's appearance. T ...Read More >
New Delhi, Oct 9 (PTI) Paddy, wheat and maize farmers in Bihar have lost around Rs 10,000 crore in 2024-25 due to the non-implementation of Minimum Support Price according to the C2+50 per cent formula given by the MS Swaminathan-chaired National Commission on Farmers, the All India Kisan Sabha said on Thursday. Overall, in the year 2024-25, farmers cultivating the 20 major Kharif and Rabi crops could have earned nearly Rs 3 lakh crore more if their produce had been procured at prices fixed as ...Read More >
The Greater Bengaluru Integrated Township (GBIT) project has become a new battleground for Vokkaliga leaders H.D. Kumaraswamy and D.K. Shivakumar, highlighting concerns about fertile land, compensation, and political motives The proposed Greater Bengaluru Integrated Township (GBIT) project near Bidadi, approximately 30km from Bengaluru, has met with resistance from the Janata Dal (Secular) party, which launched a protest at Bidadi demanding that the government stop the acquisition of farmland a ...Read More >
Bhubaneswar: The Biju Janata Dal (BJD) announced a month-long 'Jan Sampark Padayatra' starting October 9, aimed at exposing the alleged inefficiencies and governance lapses of the BJP government in Odisha. The annual campaign, running until November 9, will cover constituencies, blocks, and panchayats across the state. The yatra, coinciding with Gopabandhu Jayanti, was rescheduled from its usual October 2 start due to Dussehra festivities. Talking about the padayatra, BJD Senior Vice Presiden ...Read More >
Vadodara (Gujarat) [India], September 14 (ANI): Condemning Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav's remark that "vote theft can result in Nepal-like unrest", BJP MP Dinesh Sharma took a dig at former UP chief Minister and said that there are people wishing for violence in the country. Sharma emphasised that people are vigilant against such harmful elements of society. "It surprises me to see people wishing for violence in India. Our country's honourable citizens, led by our leader (PM Modi), are ...Read More >
The Punjab and Haryana High Court had dismissed a smiliar petition last month. New Delhi: Denied relief by the Punjab and Haryana High Court, actor and BJP MP Kangana Ranaut has approached the Supreme Court for cancelling a case against her in connection with alleged defamatory remarks made during the 2020-21 protests against three farm laws. A Supreme Court bench of Justices Vikram Nath and Sandeep Mehta will hear her petition on Friday. Ms Ranaut, who is the Member of Parliament from Mandi ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: A 50-year-old man died and his daughter was injured on Thursday morning when a tree fell on them while they were riding a motorcycle in southeast Delhi's Kalkaji area amid heavy rainfall in the national capital. According to a senior police officer, around 9:50 am, an old roadside Neem tree suddenly fell in front of HDFC Bank near Paras Chowk, Kalkaji. Two people a motorcycle trapped under it. They have been identified as Sudhir Kumar and his daughter Priya (22). Upon recieving info ...Read More >
Chennai, Aug 14 (SocialNews.XYZ) Tamil Nadu BJP spokesperson A.N.S. Prasad launched a sharp attack on Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, accusing him of a sustained 11-year campaign to undermine Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the Election Commission of India (ECI). Prasad alleged that Rahul Gandhi's recent "vote theft" remarks were an attempt to equate the ECI - an independent constitutional body - with the Congress party's "corrupt and self-serving" governance legacy. The senior BJP leader asser ...Read More >
* Punjab and Haryana HC dismissed Kangana Ranaut's plea to quash defamation complaint * Complaint filed by Mahinder Kaur in 2021 over a retweet by Kangana Ranaut during farmer protests * Kangana Ranaut was accused of wrongly identifying the complainant as Bilkis Bano of Shaheen Bagh Did our AI summary help? Let us know. Switch To Beeps Mode Chandigarh: The Punjab and Haryana High Court on Friday dismissed a plea of BJP MP Kangana Ranaut seeking quashing of a defamation complaint against h ...Read More >
Chandigarh: The Punjab and Haryana high court on Friday dismissed a petition filed by actor-turned-MP Kangana Ranaut challenging her summoning by a Punjab court in a defamation case, making it clear that the magistrate has duly applied mind to the material on record while summoning her.Justice Tribhuvan Dahiya, in a detailed 15-page order, said, "There are specific allegations against the petitioner who is a celebrity, that false and defamatory imputations by her in the retweet have dented the r ...Read More >
New Delhi, July 19 (SocialNews.XYZ) Delhi BJP President Virendraa Sachdeva said on Saturday that Arvind Kejriwal's obstinacy has led to a fragmentation within the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) that has now extended from Delhi's organisation to Punjab. Sachdeva said that during the farmers' protest, AAP leaders had promised to implement minimum support price (MSP) reforms and hikes immediately upon coming to power. They also made promises of financial support for women, better schools, hospitals, full ...Read More >
New Delhi, Jul 8 (PTI) Banking, postal and other services are likely to face disruption on Wednesday as more than 25 crore workers affiliated with central and sectoral trade unions have announced to go on strike across the country to protest against new labour codes and privatisation, and press for demands such as minimum wage of Rs 26,000 and old pension scheme, according to union leaders. The general strike is expected to disrupt services in sectors like banking, insurance, postal, coal minin ...Read More >
Also read | India farmers' protest: 'Rail roko' agitation in Punjab, travellers may face inconvenience Kejriwal also said that there will be no upper limit for the cost of the treatment for the elderly registered under this scheme. The scheme will be implemented by the AAP government after the elections. Last week, the Delhi High Court questioned the AAP government as to why the centrally sponsored Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (AB-PMJAY) had not been implemented in Delhi, w ...Read More >
Punjab farmer leader Jagjit Singh Dallewal's hunger strike enters its 17th day. His health is critical. The Supreme Court urges dialogue between the government and Dallewal. Dallewal demands MSP guarantee and other farmer-centric issues. He has written an open letter to the Prime Minister. Farmers' organizations continue their protests at the Punjab-Haryana border.The Supreme Court on Friday expressed serious concern over the deteriorating health of Punjab farmer leader Jagjit Singh Dallewal, wh ...Read More >
Chandigarh, Dec 11 (PTI) Farmer leader from Punjab Jagjit Singh Dallewal's fast unto death at the Khanauri border point to press the Centre to accept farmers' demands, including a legal guarantee on the MSP for crops, entered the 16th day on Wednesday. Farmers on Wednesday held prayers for the success of their agitation going on at the Shambhu and Khanauri border points between Punjab and Haryana in support of their various demands and for the good health of Dallewal. Farmers under the banner ...Read More >
Pointing to the increase in the country's stature in the world forum, he asked how, under these circumstances, the promises made to farmers cannot be fulfilled. "Policy-making is not on right track," he added.. Jagdeep Dhankhar's comments come amid a spike in farmer protests. Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar took up the farmers' issue and questioned the government on their behalf today, directing most of his queries at the Union agriculture minister. Pointing to the increase in the country's st ...Read More >
Farmer's protest in Delhi : A group of farmers from Haryana and Punjab have decided to march to Delhi on Friday from their protest site at the Shambhu border. The farmers are marching towards the national capital after protesting at the Shambhu and Khanauri borders since February 13. They are marching to force the central government to meet several of the demands, including a legal guarantee for a minimum support price for crops. The district administration of Ambala has tightened the security ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], December 6 (ANI): Congress MP Deepender Singh Hooda on Friday criticized the centre for failing to fulfil its promise of implementing the Minimum Support Price (MSP) for farmers, leading to the resumption of the 'Delhi Chalo' protest. The Congress leader urged the government to engage in immediate dialogue with the protesting farmers to address their demands and resolve the ongoing agitation over the unfulfilled MSP promise. Speaking to ANI here, Deepender Hooda said, "Earli ...Read More >
Ambala: In light of the ongoing farmers' protest and their planned 'Dilli Chalo March,' all government and private schools in the Ambala district will remain closed today, December 6. The decision comes as part of precautionary measures in the wake of the farmers' march heading towards Delhi. According to reports, farmer leader Sarwan Singh Pandher announced that a 'jatha' of 101 farmers will begin their foot march to Delhi from the Shambhu border protest site at 1 pm today. The Ambala district ...Read More >
Patiala, Dec 4 (SocialNews.XYZ) Senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader and former Union Minister of State for External Affairs Preneet Kaur on Wednesday welcomed the statement of Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar on farmers suggesting that the government should hold dialogue with them. In a statement, Kaur maintained that it was important to hold discussions with the farmers to reach a solution to their problems. She reiterated her party's commitment towards the welfare of farmers, pointing ...Read More >
Noida (Uttar Pradesh) [India], December 2 (ANI): A 3-tier security plan has been put into effect and security forces have been deployed in parts of Noida-Delhi ahead of the farmers 'Delhi Chalo' protest march, said an official on Monday. According to the Shivhari Meena, Addl. Commissioner Of Police Noida, " We are in constant talks with farmers regarding the 'Delhi Chalo' march. Yesterday also we spoke to them for 3 hours. We have also prepared a 3-tier security plan...around 5,000 Police perso ...Read More >
Delhi Farmers Protest Live: Farmers' Delhi march today, What are their demands? The national capital is bracing for a fresh round of farmers' protest on Monday. Farmers' groups, led by the Bhartiya Kisan Parishad (BKP) and other farmer organisations, have decided to march towards Delhi. This has led to increased security and route diversions in Delhi-NCR . The decision to march to Delhi was taken after negotiations between farmer outfits, under the banner of Samyukt Kisan Morcha (SKM), and dist ...Read More >
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