Indian Farm Laws

Farmers try to remove a barricade during a tractor rally to protest against farm laws on the occasion of India's Republic Day in Delhi, India, January 26, 2021. REUTERS/Danish Siddiqui
South Asia

No mandate yet for Indian farmers to join controversial digitised ecosystem

The government is holding discussions with experts on privacy and data protection in order to take a stand on a proposed enrolment of farmers in a nationwide digital infrastructure

Farmers gather at a site of a protest against the newly passed farm bills at Singhu border near Delhi, India, November 28, 2020. REUTERS/Anushree Fadnavis
South Asia

Farmers will leave Delhi protest sites by 15 December: BKU leader Rakesh Tikait

A framer attends a protest against the newly passed farm bills at Singhu border near New Delhi, India, 14 December, 2020/ Reuters
South Asia

Indian farmers call off lengthy protest after govt assurances

The winter session of Parliament began on Monday and the Farm Law Repeal Bill was taken up on the first day.(Sonu Mehta/HT Photo)
World+Biz

Bill to repeal farm laws passed in India's Lok Sabha

FILE PHOTO: People attend a Maha Panchayat or grand village council meeting as part of a farmers' protest against farm laws in Muzaffarnagar in the northern state of Uttar Pradesh, India, September 5, 2021. REUTERS/Adnan Abidi
South Asia

Angry Indian growers gather outside Delhi to protest farm laws

Disha Ravi, a 22-year-old climate activist, arrives at a court in New Delhi, India, February 19, 2021. REUTERS/Anushree Fadnavis
South Asia

India court extends activist Ravi's detention over farm protest

Photo: REUTERS
South Asia

India's Modi urges farmers to end protests over agriculture laws

As days progress, support towards farmers is also increasing due to the inflexible behaviour of the government. Various opposition parties are also supporting farmers’ demands. Picture: Collected
South Asia

Indian farmers to torch laws on bonfires in show of defiance

Hundreds of farmers affiliated to the Bharatiya Kisan Union (BKU) and other groups had gathered at the border on Tuesday evening. Raj K Raj/HT Photo
South Asia

India's top court says it may halt farm laws that spurred protests