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The court has effectively given the government two full months to firm up a parallel strategy. The farmers clearly see this “helping hand” for what it is, and have thus sought to evade it.

By Reuters Staff 3 Min Read OSLO (Reuters) - Norway should not try to renegotiate the terms of its membership of the European single market as some opposition parties argue, Prime Minister Erna Solberg said on Wednesday, citing Britain’s difficulties in negotiating its departure from the bloc. FILE PHOTO: Norways Prime Minister Erna Solberg comments on the awarding of the Nobel Peace Prize to the World Food Programme, in Hamar, Norway October 9, 2020. Fredrik Hage/NTB/via REUTERS With little ...

Updated Jan 02, 2021 | 13:34 IST Prime Minister Narendra Modi has hailed farm laws as major agriculture reforms aimed at helping farmers and increasing their income. MoS Kailash Chaudhary &nbsp | &nbspPhoto Credit:&nbspANI Key Highlights The bill is favourable for farmers & PM wants them to become atma nirbhar Will have to take firm steps if the government does not take a decision in their favour in the January 4 meeting Repeal of three agri laws and legal guarantee for ...

Synopsis Asian shares are set to end a tumultuous 2020 by hovering near record highs on Thursday, buoyed by hopes that COVID-19 vaccine rollouts will help the world beat the pandemic. Getty Images India 10-year bond yield fell 0.73 per cent to 5.93 after trading in 5.89-5.93 range. Domestic benchmark indices looked set for a cautious start on Thursday amid the expiry of December series futures & options contracts. Heres breaking down the pre-market actions: STATE OF THE MARKETS Nifty futures on...

Indias fiscal deficit widens, slowing government expenditure remains a concern While the Centre has increased its capital and revenue spending commitments as part of the Aatmanirbhar Bharat and Gareeb Kalyan announcements, it is clear that some expenditure rationalization is taking place as well. December 31, 2020 / 06:57 PM IST Total expenditure for the first eight months of the current fiscal year was Rs 19.06 lakh crore or 62 percent of the budget size of Rs 30 lakh crore The Centre’s f...

Speaking to the media after the meeting, Union agriculture minister Narendra Singh Tomar said: “We have got 50% success. We are hopeful that the remaining issues will be resolved in our next meeting. We expect the next meeting to be productive as well.”

Protesting farmers take a hard stand ahead of next round of talks Published : Dec 30, 2020, 11:17 am IST Updated : Dec 30, 2020, 11:17 am IST The unions have deferred their proposed tractor march till Thursday, so that the rally does not clash with their talks with the government   Farmers during a protest against the three agri laws at the Ghazipur-Delhi border on Monday. (PTI) NEW DELHI: A day before the next round of talks, protesting farmers unions took a hard stand and wrote to the...

Updated: Dec 30, 2020, 06:28 PM IST Farmers are protesting against the Farmers Produce Trade and Commerce (Promotion and Facilitation) Act, 2020, the Farmers (Empowerment and Protection) Agreement on Price Assurance and Farm Services Act, 2020, and the Essential Commodities (Amendment) Act, 2020. These laws were passed in Parliament in September following which there have been widespread protests. The farmers’ unions are camping on the outskirts of National Capital Delhi for over a month now....

2-MIN READ Centre Invites Protesting Farmers for Talks on Wednesday, Wants Logical Solution to End Deadlock Farmers during their ongoing agitation against the new farm laws, at Singhu border in New Delhi, Monday, Dec. 28, 2020. (PTI Photo/Shahbaz Khan) Protesting farmer unions have agreed in-principle to the government proposal, but said the Centre should have spelt out the agenda of the meeting in its invite. FOLLOW US ON: The central government on Monday invited 40 protesting farmer unions f...

Vibha Sharma New Delhi, December 24 A day after farmer unions demanded concrete proposals in writing, the Centre on Thursday again invited them for talks, reiterating its readiness for discussion on all issues. However, just like his letter dated December 20, Joint Secretary Vivek Aggarwal neither mentioned the time nor date of the proposed meeting. Effectively throwing the ball in the court of farmers, he said the meeting with “high-level ministerial panel” will take place in the Vigyan Bh...