Bharat Bandh LIVE: Farmer protests erupt in Punjab, Haryana, Karnataka

Police personnel in adequate strength have been deployed across Punjab and Haryana to ensure law and order, officials say. Stay tuned for Latest LIVE news

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Bihar Assembly term expires on November 29, 2020, says CEC Sunil Arora

CEC Sunil Arora says, "We are all aware that the term of Assembly in Bihar is expiring on November 29. Bihar Assembly holds a strength of 243 members of which 38 seats are reserved for SC/STs."

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As many as 70 countries have postponed elections, says CEC Sunil Arora

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Bihar elections the largest amid Covid-19, says CEC Sunil Arora

The CEC is now announcing election dates for Bihar, the largest state in India with 72.9 million electors in the state. CEC Arora reiterates this is the biggest election in the world amid Covid-19.

 

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Bihar election 2020: World has changed drastically since ECI last held Assembly elections, says Sunil Arora

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Bihar election 2020: Election Commission's press conference begins

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Decoded: Why farmers are up in arms against Modi govt's farm Bills

Union Food Processing Minister and sole representative of the Shiromani Akali Dal - one of BJP’s oldest allies - in the Union Cabinet, Harsimrat Kaur Badal tendered her resignation in opposition to the three agriculture related Bills introduced by the Modi government during the Covid-19 pandemic. Read on...

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BJP-led NDA govt has created history in its increase of MSP for farmers: PM Modi

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Governments were formed in name of farmers, workers but all they got was jumbled web of promises, laws: PM Modi

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Hollow slogans were given in favour of farmers, labourers for many decades since Independence: PM Modi

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Previous govts used to make a complicated web of promises and laws, which farmers or labourers could never understand: Narendra Modi

Previous govts used to make a complicated web of promises and laws, which farmers or labourers could never understand. But BJP-led NDA govt, has constantly tried to change this situation and has introduced reforms for the welfare of farmers: Prime Minister Narendra Modi

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In last few years, NDA govt made full efforts to connect farmers with banks, says PM Modi

In last few years, NDA govt made full efforts to connect farmers with banks. Over Rs 1 trillion transferred to over 10 million farmers under PM Kisan Samman Nidhi Yojana. Our effort was to provide KISAN credit cards to more & more farmers so they can avail loans easily: PM Modi

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Deepika Padukone's manager at NCB for questioning

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J&K: 2 LeT terrorists killed

LeT terrorists killed. Incriminating material, including arms & ammunition, recovered. Search is going on. More details awaited: Kashmir Zone Police

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J&K: Heavy exchange of fire continues between terrorists and security forces at Sirhama, Anantnag

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