Disgruntled farmers refuse offer of alternate protest site, insist on reaching heart of capital

Watch: Nepal's Foreign Minister meets EAM Jaishankar in Delhi l Key details

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar met his Nepalese counterpart Pradip Kumar Gyawali at the Hyderabad house in the capital. The two sides discussed all bilateral issues with focus on economy, trade, power, oil and gas, water resources, political and security issues, border management. Nepal also congratulated India on the remarkable success in the production of Covishield and Covaxin vaccines in India and requested for early provision of vaccines to Nepal. The two delegations included Foreign Secretary Harsh Vardhan Shringla and Foreign Secretary of Nepal, Bharat Raj Paudyal and other senior officials from both sides. Discussions were also held on expediting joint hydropower projects, including the proposed Pancheshwar Multipurpose Project, which have numerous benefits for the people of both countries. Watch the full video for all the details.

‘Farm laws meant to finish farmers’: Rahul, Priyanka join Congress’ protest

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Friday along with Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, led the protest to show solidarity with the farmers' agitation against the farm laws by gheraoing the Raj Niwas in the capital. They also met Congress party Member of Parliaments who were protesting against the three farm laws at Jantar Mantar. Bhupinder Singh Mann, National President of Bharatiya Kisan Union recused himself from a four-member committee appointed by the Supreme Court on the farm laws. Speaking on the matter, Rahul Gandhi said, "Have you ever heard about the word Maya? Everything is Maya, media-created Maya and this myth will soon end. Just wait and watch what will happen the day this Maya will end." Congress Party held protests across the country demanding a repeal of the farm laws brought by the Central government, against which farmer organisations have been protesting at the various borders of Delhi for 50 days now. Watch the full video for more details.

Kisan Adhikar Divas: Rahul, Priyanka Gandhi join protestors to lead march towards Delhi's Guv House

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi joined the protestors in the national capital on January 15. He will lead the march to the Governor House in Delhi as part of the party's nationwide agitation to express solidarity with protesting farmers. Priyanka Gandhi accompanied Rahul during the protest. Congress is observing a 'Kisan Adhikar Divas' today and all state units have been asked to 'gherao' all Raj Bhawans across the country.

Watch: Resistant farmers hold tractor rally

To intensify their protest against the three farm laws in view of the continuous deadlock with the government, farmers on January 07 - the 43rd day of their agitation - conducted tractor march in and around the national capital. Protesting farmers who are camped at the Burari ground, the site designated by the central government, led a tractor rally even as heavy police deployment ensured law and order situation there. Similar scenes were witnessed in Haryana's Palwal where countless protesting farmers marched towards the Singhu border of Delhi to show their angst against the government. Police personnel accompanied the agitators to mitigate any untoward incident. Bharatiya Kisan Union's Rakesh Tikait led farmers' tractor rally from Ghazipur border near Delhi-Ghaziabad border. Tikait said today's tractor rally is a trailer for the mega show scheduled for January 26 when farmers in all their strength will come out for the Republic Day rally to increase pressure on the government. With farmers camping in and around Delhi for more than 40 days, all the seven meetings between unions and centre failed to bring the two sides on the same page. With the deadlock still in place, hopes are little of a turnaround when the two parties will meet for the eighth meeting tomorrow.

Protesting farmers 'rename' Nirankari Samagam ground as 'Kisanpura'

The protesting farmers have renamed Nirankari Samagam ground as 'Kisanpura'. They are protesting at Burari ground against new farm laws. One of the protesters said, "We have been protesting for the past 33 days. It has become like a village, thus we have renamed it to Kisanpura." Farmers have continued to protest against new agriculture laws at Delhi border for over a month. Farmers and Centre are scheduled to talk on December 29 at 11 am.

Protesting farmers cultivate onions at Burari ground

Protesting farmers at Nirankari Samagam ground in Burari started cultivating onions to use their idle time. "Since we have been sitting idle for a month during protests, we thought of growing onions as we can use it for our daily cooking. We'll grow more crops on Burari ground," said a farmer. The farmers' protest against the agricultural legislations entered second month on December 27 as talks with centre have remained inconclusive so far.