Sidhu attends Rahul-led tractor rally in Punjab, slams BJP

Sidhu, who had been at loggerheads with Chief Minister Amarinder Singh, had stayed away from all Congress activities ever since he resigned as cabinet minister last year.   IMAGE: Congress......

Why Did Modi Lose His Nerve On Farm Laws?

Modi had clearly not come to terms with the limits to a prime minister's powers, any prime minister's powers however strong numbers he may have in Parliament, observes Virendra Kapoor. IMAGE:......

Don't RushTo Write-Off Modi!

Critics who cannot stop gloating, pronouncing Modi to be a lame-duck prime minister, may be making a huge mistake, predicts Virendra Kapoor. IMAGE: Farmers camping at various protests sites near......

Will Farmers Defeat BJP?

Extended rounds of negotiations having failed, farm leaders now reckon that their best chance to pressure the government lay in defeating the BJP in the coming assembly poll, particularly in UP,......

The coming vegetable crisis

There have been several instances of traders dumping fruits and vegetables outside mandis.Or of farmers dumping produce outside their villages or feeding them to their animals.Somesh Jha, Rajesh......

FCI to make direct payment to farmers

Food Corporation of Indiahas decided to make direct payment to farmers for their produce in the coming paddy lifting season to bring more transparency in procurement process, a senior FCI official......