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Indian Agriculture: Between the 2026 Union budget & US-India trade deal, a huge setback for Indian farmers

While the Indian corporate media has hailed the reduction of tariffs to the US, now at 18 per cent (still up from the previous single digit figures), it is the blanket non-tariff barriers to US agriculture goods that will hit Indian farmers hard

Lakhimpur Kheri: UP gov’t calls for judicial inquiry by retired HC judge

The administration directed Justice Srivastava to present a report regarding the incident within the next two months

Lakhimpur violence: SC asks UP Gov’t to provide details of the FIR, number of arrests made

The court noted that it was an unfortunate incident where 8 people reportedly lost their lives; it has directed the registry to list the matter tomorrow

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MVA announces Maharashtra Bandh demanding justice for Lakhimpur Kheri victims 

The MVA alliance said the call for the Oct 11 strike is given by the parties, not the government, to show support for farmers, who died in the Lakhimpur Kheri incident

Punjab farmer dies by suicide after hearing about farmer deaths in Lakhimpur Kheri

Although support continues to pour in for farmers, SKM reports the death of an aged farmer who was pained by the news of the Sunday incident

SKM condemns “bhakta media” for Lakhimpur Kheri massacre

Tired of mainstream media’s misleading narrative, farmers continue their struggle for their rights

Lakhimpur Kheri: Ashish Mishra still not arrested 

FIR says he was in the vehicle that mowed down farmers, and there were several eye-witnesses

Lakhimpur Kheri farmer deaths: Families to light candles, not pyres until post mortem

While farmers across India demanded justice for the four martyred farmers, families of the deceased have resolved to not perform any final till a fair post mortem examination is conducted

Lakhimpur Kheri deaths: A Timeline

Preceding and ensuing events of the Lakhimpur Kheri incident reject the notion that the violence was incited by protesting farmers

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