Cotton farmer Ravindra Krishna Patil in Maharashtra should be feeling flush after strong monsoon rains and a good crop, but high costs have cast a pall over his preparations for the festive season.

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Three men and a woman were killed near here on Tuesday when police fired at thousands of farmers who blocked highways and turned violent to protest government takeover of their lands.

At least eight

The government on Friday released a draft land acquisition bill that seeks to put in place a legal framework to not only protect the interests of owners and prospective buyers, but also those whose li

Farmers of Noida villages along the Expressway on Saturday served an ultimatum to the authorities to give by July 31 five per cent of the land developed after acquiring from them or otherwise they wil

In yet another setback to the Mayawati government, the Allahabad high court today quashed acquisition of nearly 600 hectares of land in two villages in Greater Noida.

Sending out a strong message to his opponents, Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi said here on Friday that 'no politician can ever improve the condition of the farmers without approaching them di

The Supreme Court today upheld the Allahabad High Court order quashing the acquisition of over 156 hectares of land from farmers in Greater Noida in Uttar Pradesh and allotting it to builders.

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today announced a financial assistance of Rs 50,000 to those seriously injured and Rs 10,000 for people who suffered minor injuries during violence at Bhatta Parsaul vill

Union minister and Congress leader Sachin Pilot was arrested on Sunday on his way to Bhatta-Parsaul village in Greater Noida which has grabbed the nation's attention for clashes between farmers and po

Congress MP Rahul Gandhi, along with a delegation of farmers from Bhatta Parsaul village in Greater Noida, on Monday met Prime Minister Manmohan Singh over the controversial land acquisition and alleg