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Toggle navigation A visual from the meeeting between the members of Foreign Correspondents' Club of South Asia and Union Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar on Monday in New Delhi. At Foreign Correspondents' Club of South Asia, Tomar says farm acts envisaged to benefit farmers ANI | Updated: Dec 22, 2020 19:53 IST New Delhi [India], December 22 (ANI): Union Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar on Tuesday said the three farm acts brought by the central government are the biggest agricultural reforms in the country so far which will benefit...

Asserting that the new farm reform laws will herald a new era in Indian farming, Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar on Tuesday said the government is still willing to continue talks with protesting unions on all contentious issues. The minister said the agriculture sector is the backbone of the Indian economy and the Narendra Modi government is focusing on doubling farmer's income by 2022. He was interacting with members of international media from the Foreign Correspondents' Club of South Asia. "The minister reiterated that reforms have been made in the interest of farmers and wil...

NEW DELHI: Asserting that the new farm reform laws will herald a new era in Indian farming, Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar on Tuesday said the government is still willing to continue talks with protesting unions on all contentious issues. The minister said the agriculture sector is the backbone of the Indian economy and the Narendra Modi government is focusing on doubling farmer's income by 2022. He was interacting with members of international media from the Foreign Correspondents' Club of South Asia. "The minister reiterated that reforms have been made in the interest of farme...

Farmer unions on Tuesday said they will make a decision regarding holding talks with the Centre on Wednesday, while agriculture minister Narendra Singh Tomar remained hopeful of a discussion soon.  As the farmers’ protest against the three agri laws entered its 27th day, union leader Kulwant Singh Sandhu said that 32 farmer organisations from Punjab held a meeting and discussed the next course of action. Addressing a press conference, he said the decision regarding talking to the Centre will be taken on Wednesday when farmer leaders from across the country will discuss the agenda. Sandhu s...

Why ‘the largest protests in human history’ are inspiring cheers of ‘Zindabad!’ here. A Tyee explainer. David P. Ball is a journalist based in Vancouver, B.C. SHARES Protesters in support of India’s farmers in Vancouver on Dec. 5. Photo by Manveer Singh Sihota via Twitter. “Zindabad!” The celebratory rallying cry is being sounded by hundreds of millions of farmers protesting in the streets of Delhi — and it rings out from growing car parades and rallies in British Columbia’s Lower Mainland over recent weeks. More are planned. Announcements, Event...