Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday appealed to farmers protesting against the Centre's new farm laws. In a video address, the PM accused Opposition leaders of misguiding farmers. "Only when farmers become self-reliant will India become self-reliant (aatmanirbhar)," the PM said in his address.
A spokesperson for the BJP, Priyanka Tibrewal reiterated the PM's statement accusing West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee of depriving farmers in the state of benefits of central government schemes. A political analyst who supports Trinamool Congress' rebuttal, Manojit Mandal termed the PM's address as a "poll speech" ahead of the 2021 West Bengal Assembly elections.
A day after US President Donald Trump on Monday announced the landmark India-US trade deal and that he would reduce reciprocal tariffs from 25 per cent to 18 per cent, a massive political war has erupted in Delhi.
In an exclusive interview with India Today's Geeta Mohan and Marya Shakil, American journalist Tucker Carlson spoke on a wide range of issues, including the US-India trade deal and the role of social media.
This Get Real India report focusses on a horrific crime in Maharashtra's Nanded district, where a seven-year-old girl was allegedly murdered by her father to contest panchayat elections.
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