India

Farmers hold countrywide demonstrations, reiterate demands

New Delhi, May 27 (KMS): Countrywide demonstrations were held by farmers, burning the effigies of the Modi government and hoisting black flags on their rooftops and vehicles to mark six months of their sit-in at Delhi borders seeking withdrawal of three farms laws and guarantee for minimum support price. The …

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Farmers observe ‘Dlack Day’ in Punjab, Haryana against farm laws

Chandigarh, May 27 (KMS): Farmers, including women and youth, on Wednesday observed ‘black day’ in Punjab and Haryana by hoisting black flags atop several structures and vehicles and burning effigies of Prime Minister Narendra Modi as part of their protest against the Centre’s new farm laws. Political parties including the …

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At least five dead as another cyclone batters India

Calcutta, May 27 (KMS): At least five people died Wednesday as howling winds and waves the height of double-decker buses pelted eastern India. Barely a week after Cyclone Tauktae claimed at least 155 lives in western India, cyclone Yaas has forced the evacuation of more than 1.5 million people in …

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