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Farmers hold tractor parade in parts of Punjab in support of their demands

Hoshiarpur/Chandigarh, Jan 26 (PTI) Farmers from various organisations under the banner of the Samyukt Kisan Morcha (SKM) on Sunday took out a tractor parade at multiple locations across Punjab in support of their demands. These demands include a legal guarantee on minimum support price (MSP), which is based on the C2 plus 50 per cent formula given by the Swaminathan committee, a comprehensive loan waiver scheme for farmers and farm workers, no privatisation of electricity, withdrawal of the National Policy Framework on Agriculture Marketing (NPFAM), and debt waiver, among others. Hundreds of farmers, including senior SKM leaders, took part in

Akhilesh Yadav takes holy dip in Sangam at Maha Kumbh

Mahakumbh Nagar (UP), Jan 26 (PTI) Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav on Sunday took a holy dip in the Sangam at Maha Kumbh. Yadav reached here in the afternoon and took the holy dip, the party said, sharing his photographs. Attacking the BJP, he advised it to bathe with patience, saying that people come here for virtue and charity and not for water sports. Recently Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath and his Cabinet colleagues were seen splashing water on each other after bathing in the Sangam after Cabinet meet. “For the BJP people, I have to say that if you come

Iran’s foreign minister meets the Taliban in the first visit to Kabul in 8 years

January 26, 2025 (AP) — Top Taliban officials met Iran’s foreign minister on Sunday to discuss tensions along their shared border, the treatment of Afghan refugees in Iran and water rights. It was Iran’s foreign minister first visit to the Afghan capital since 2017. Foreign Minister Abbas Aragchi said Iran was committed to the return of some 3.5 million Afghan refugees and had no intention of interfering in its neighbor’s domestic politics, according to a statement from the Afghan government’s deputy spokesman Hamdullah Fitrat. He also called for the full implementation of the Helmand River water treaty, which envisions shared

India celebrates Republic Day with Indonesian president as chief guest

NEW DELHI, January 26, 2025 (AP) — India celebrated its 76th Republic Day on Sunday with a colorful parade displaying its military might and cultural diversity on a boulevard in the heart of country’s capital. Indonesian president was the guest of honor. Tens of thousands of people lined the road on a cold Sunday morning to watch the long parade to mark the anniversary of the official adoption of India’s Constitution on Jan. 26, 1950, nearly three years after independence from British colonial rule. Soldiers from India’s military and paramilitary, along with their bands, marched as the country’s leaders and

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