Tomar said the union leaders kept insisting on repeal of the three farm laws, but the government side tried to explain them the benefits of the Acts and sought to know specific problems faced by the farmers.
Normally, cutting off conversation has its benefits, but not all the time, observes Kishore Singh
Pakistan's dreaded spy agency Inter Services Intelligence no longer works under a cloak of secrecy. It is slowly opening up -- even to foreign media.
'Instead of fearing these foods, which never helps because it only increases cortisol levels, exercise control over your mouth, greed, portions and adopt an overall healthy lifestyle,' advises lifestyle coach Luke Coutinho.
Despite its harmful effects, leaders and party workers consume khaini to keep them going during the election campaign.
Most of the farmers have brought at least two trolleys with each tractor with one of them carrying ration and other essentials and the other being used to accommodate the protesters.
'How will they give me permission to die when there are many others in conditions worse than mine?'
The Western powers appear to regard Delhi as the most logical destination in the region in these extraordinary times -- as a counterpoint to the ascendance of political Islam and a rising red star over Afghanistan, observes Ambassador M K Bhadrakumar.
'Desire is a strange thing.' 'It wells up uninvited and goes missing when most needed.'
Don't binge only on the laddoos, have some sarson ka saag as well.
The chaos on its stock markets, a fierce battle between the old and new guard in the Communist Party and the restive border provinces of Tibet and Xinjiang forebode tough times ahead for China, says Claude Arpi.
'I always feel that to shake up human beings, you have to go a little extreme.'
'The question often being asked is whether the demand for petrol and diesel is price inelastic?' asks Arun Balakrishnan, former chairman and managing director, Hindustan Petroleum.
At the end of the six short stories, Feels Like Ishq is uneven yet watchable, feels Sukanya Verma.
Did you know that coconut water can treat sun tan?
Apart from meeting members of the Royal Family, US President Trump is expected to discuss climate change and Chinese technology firm Huawei during his talks with outgoing British Prime Minister Theresa May on Tuesday.
Here are seven simple food habits you should change to have a better life.
Start-ups line up food street with new-age menu.
How Modi retrieves the situation and how he enlists new allies in the next two years will show if the BJP is fighting fit, report Sunil Gatade and Venkatesh Kesari.
It is a sight that both warms and breaks the heart. The women of Shaheen Bagh seem oblivious of the cold, these women and their children, the latter ranging in age from 19 days to early teens, who have been occupying the road for over two weeks now. Some of them have not gone home for days, but their faces are clear, unlined by fatigue, their eyes bright and fierce as those of the falcon, shaheen, the area is named for.
Modi also stressed on important issues like the need to preserve and embrace nature.
'If journalism is the first draft of history, then photojournalism is the first draft of its evidence,' Raghu Rai, arguably India's finest living photojournalist, tells Pavan Lall.
Vanessa Kirby is sure to be nominated for the Best Actress Oscar award, and Frances McDormand of Nomadland will give her a healthy competition, feels Aseem Chhabra.
There's never a bad time to visit Japan.
'All that Mr Modi needed to do was to call Urjit Patel over for a cup of tea and ask him nicely, and this fuss would never have happened.'
Air India chairman said that the airline never served non-vegetarian meals on short duration flights.
Rediff readers share their experiences of eating on Indian trains.
Community kitchens punctuate the sea of farmers who have descended on the site and are in no mood to relent or retreat until their demands are met by the Centre.
Recalling his childhood years, Modi said though there was poverty, his family was always connected with nature.
Mini Ribeiro tells you how to make the most of winter spices.
Follow these tips to survive festive binging.
These new Indian beers demonstrate that 'strong' needn't be unsubtle.
An informal group of volunteers from the same school in Ahmednagar come together to pool resources, prepare food, serve the needy.
'I want to send a positive message to people that they should not fear the Covid vaccine.'
Okay so this may not be the couch potato's dream come true but exercising can sometimes be a bad thing says fitness trainer Brinda Sapat.
Your sunscreen should contain mineral sun blocks like zinc oxide, titanium dioxide and iron oxide, says cosmetologist Dr Rinky Kapoor.
'The Chinese -- up to the highest leadership -- will avoid a conflict because they know they will be badly licked.' 'The reputation they have painstakingly built over the last two-three decades of being a global power will be destroyed.'
A Mumbai-based commodity trader, Jezreel Pannikot shares his amazing weight loss story
Readers share their experiences of ordering meals in the Indian Railways.
'The road from Zhangmu via Nyalam to Tingri is everything a Himalayan drive should be. With tall peaks as the backdrop, switchbacks yielding to roads that stretched into eternity, passing by some of the most scenic views on the planet.'
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