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Modi’s party retains hold in India’s key Uttar Pradesh state
NEW DElHI (Bloomberg): Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Bharatiya Janata Party is set to hold onto power in India’s most populous state, indicating that his support base remains strong despite high inflation, joblessness and a devastating second wave of Covid-19 infections.
‘Like the Stasi’: Cyber volunteers in India silence critical voices
Government invites citizen volunteers to flag unlawful, anti-national content as content removal requests on social media have surged. Activists fear creation of surveillance state.
Power of a peaceful movement
The farmers in India stuck to their guns to extract the promise of repeal from the prime minister.
Nurturing a love for Tamil literature
THE Malaysia Tamil Vasagar Peravai (Tamil Readers Council) marked the formation of its latest branch in Perlis with the launch of a book of short stories by local Tamil language authors, reported Makkal Osai.
Indian farmers' protests against agricultural laws
(Reuters) - Farmers in India have protested for over a year over laws passed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi to allow farmers to sell produce directly to bulk buyers and make contract farming easier.
India's Modi backs down on farm reforms in surprise victory for protesters
GHAZIABAD, India (Reuters) -In a surprise announcement on Friday, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi said he would repeal agriculture laws that farmers have been protesting against for more than a year, sparking celebrations for what farmers called a hard-fought victory.
Amazon, Microsoft swoop in on US$24bil India farm-data trove
India's government has agreed to give US Tech giants access to its trove of farming data, in hopes big data can improve the nation's agriculture industry and food security.
Explainer: How Indian farmers' protest turned into a country-wide movement
NEW DELHI (Reuters) - A group of influential farmer leaders ratcheted up pressure on Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government to roll back three new farm laws by organising a mammoth rally in India's most populous state Uttar Pradesh last week.
Angry Indian growers gather outside Delhi to protest farm laws
NEW DELHI (Reuters) - Thousands of Indian farmers gathered in a large grain market outside New Delhi on Tuesday, protesting new agricultural laws they say threaten their livelihoods and actions by police during similar demonstrations last week.
No jobs, passports for ‘anti-national’ social media posts in India
Police in several states monitor social media; participation in protests can also mean passports, jobs denied. It is an invasion of privacy, activists say.
