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Scenes from the farmers' protest

At ground zero: Determined farmers protest at the Delhi borders

T.K. Rajalakshmi from Singhu, Tikri and Ghazipur borders

Braving cold weather, official antipathy and media hostility, lakhs of determined farmers have arrived at the borders of Delhi in a do-or-die battle t

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Farmers reject the government’s amendment proposals, announce fresh round of protests against the farm laws

T.K. Rajalakshmi

A set of proposals by the Central government ostensibly aimed at addressing the grievances of farmers was rejected unanimously by the joint committee

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Home Minister Amit Shah calls for a late night meeting with farmer leaders after the Bharat Bandh’s widespread success but the stand-off continues as the government refuses to repeal the farm laws

T.K. Rajalakshmi

The four-hour Bharat Bandh called by the Samyukta Kisan Morcha comprising almost 500 farmer and peasant organisations received a moderate to rousing r

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Eleven political parties extend their support to the farmers’ call for a Bharat Bandh on December 8

T.K. Rajalakshmi

The ongoing farmers’ protests received a shot in the arm after 11 political parties—the Congress, the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK), the Rashtriya J

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Farmers hold a silent protest at the venue of their talks with the government, threaten to continue the agitation until the farm laws are repealed

T.K. Rajalakshmi

On December 5, the farmers’ agitation, led by the Samyukta Kisan Morcha (Joint Front), entered its 10th day after the fifth round of talks held over f

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Control over digital media

Government seeks to silence online voices by bringing digital media under I&B Ministry

T.K. Rajalakshmi

By bringing digital news media and OTT platforms under the I&B Ministry and tweaking FDI limits, the government seeks to smother any challenge to the

The myth of love jehad: A ploy by the BJP to polarise society for electoral gains

T.K. Rajalakshmi

There is no conclusive evidence of ‘love jehad’ in the country as claimed by Hindutva groups and the BJP governments in some States that are making la

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Crores of workers across India defy ban orders to participate in strike called by trade unions, BMS stays away

T.K. Rajalakshmi

On November 26, undeterred by water cannons and prohibitory orders, thousands of workers struck work responding to a call by 10 central trade unions c

Ahmed Patel, Rajya Sabha MP and veteran Congress leader and strategist, passes away

T.K. Rajalakshmi

Ahmed Patel, who was known as a key strategist, a back-room crisis manager, troubleshooter and anchorman of the Congress, breathed his last in the ear

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BJP-ruled States once again raise the bogey of love jehad

T.K. Rajalakshmi

BJP-ruled States once again raise a battle cry against ‘love jehad’ despite several Supreme Court observations on a person’s right to choice as elucid

Protest against Farm laws

State governments in Punjab, Chhattisgarh and Rajasthan get their acts together and pass amended farm Bills in their State Assemblies

T.K. Rajalakshmi

The Congress governments in Punjab, Chhattisgarh and Rajasthan introduce amended farms Bills in their State Assemblies to counter the Central Acts and

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COVID-19 Update

Fears of a surge in COVID-19 infections in the country

T.K. Rajalakshmi

Several States saw an increase in the number of COVID-19 cases in the first fortnight of November even as others reported a slight decrease, but gover

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Editor’s Note

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A rare moment when one can pause, look back, and take stock.

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Captured in time

As independent India turns 75, some of the defining images of those seven decades.