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Farmers' Protest: Why Making MSP Mandatory Is Problematic
The Narendra Modi government claims to give minimum support price (MSP) for crops to farmers at one and a half times the costs of production. On the other hand farmers are seeking a guarantee for procurement of crops on the MSP fixed by the government. But the toughest part about giving a guarantee on MSP is that a chunk of the government's budget will go into it. Experts point out that the government will need about Rs 17 lakh crore to procure all crops at the existing MSP. ....
Steadfast In Demands, Farmers Threaten To Scale Up Protests If 'black Laws' Not Repealed
As the protests against the new agricultural policies entered its eighth day on Thursday, the farmer leaders once again reiterated their demands as they set out for another round of talks with the central government. ....
Bollywood Drugs Probe: 2 NCB Officials Suspended
In a major embarrassment, the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) has suspended two officials from their Mumbai Zonal Unit for alleged suspicious role which enabled two accused get relief in the ongoing Bollywood-drugs mafia investigations, official sources said here on Thursday. ....
Akali Patron Parkash Badal Returns Padma Award, Says Govt Betrayed Farmers
Expressing solidarity with the agitating farmers over the Centre's farm laws, Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) patron Parkash Singh Badal on Thursday returned his Padma Vibhushan award in protest against "the betrayal of the farmers by the government". ....
Inflationary Woes: RBI Retains Rates, Maintains Accommodative Stance
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Friday retained its key short-term lending rates to subdue the unabatedly high inflation rate.....
Mamata Banerjee Reminds People Of Her 26-day Hunger Strike Before Discussing Anti-farm Bill Protests
A day after West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee expressed concerns over the ongoing anti-farm bill protest, she reminded people of her 26-day long hunger strike in Kolkata opposing the forcible acquisition of farmland in Hooghly district's Singur for the Tata Motors then proposed Nano car factory. ....
Moderna To Make Up To 125 Million Covid Vaccine Doses Available Globally
US-based drugmaker Moderna has said that it expects to have between 100 million and 125 million doses of its experimental Covid vaccine available globally in the first quarter of 2021. ....
AAP Alleges Arvind Kejriwal In 'house Arrest', Police Denies
The ruling Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) in Delhi on Tuesday alleged that the Delhi Police has put Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal under house arrest, a day after he visited the agitating farmers at the Delhi-Haryana Singhu border, a charge denied by the force.....
India Witnesses Initial Mixed Response To 'Bharat Bandh' Call
Early inputs from across the country showed mixed response to the 'Bharat Bandh' call given by the farmer unions on Tuesday as no major disturbance has been reported from anywhere. ....
Huge Response To Bharat Bandh In Karnataka Towns And Villages
The day-long Bharat bandh evoked huge response in towns and villages across Karnataka on Tuesday, as thousand of farmers staged massive rallies and demonstrations against the 3 farm laws the Centre enacted recently and called for their withdrawal immediately.....
