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  President Kovind accepts Harsimrat Kaur Badal's resignation with immediate effect

  India | September 18, 2020 9:19 IST

  President Ram Nath Kovind on Friday accepted Harsimrat Kaur Badal's resignation with immediate effect. The former Food Processing Industries Minister resigned in protest against three farm sector bills on Thursday.

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  Harsimrat resigned under pressure of Punjab's local politics: BJP

  Politics | September 18, 2020 8:56 IST

  Reacting on the resignation of Harsimrat Kaur Badal, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) said that she resigned under the pressure of Punjab's local politics. However, the party still hopes that the matter will be resolved after discussion with the Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD).

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  What are the 3 new farm Bills: Benefits for farmers, all you need to know

  India | September 18, 2020 17:38 IST

  The Lok Sabha (Lower House) on Thursday passed the Farmers' Produce Trade and Commerce (Promotion and Facilitation) Bill, 2020 as well as the Farmers (Empowerment and Protection) Agreement on Price Assurance and Farm Services Bill, 2020 in the Lok Sabha.

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  Breaking: Harsimrat Kaur Badal resign as Union Minister from Modi govt

  News | September 17, 2020 22:54 IST

  Shiromani Akali Dal leader Harsimrat Kaur Badal resigned from her post of Union Cabinet Minister of Food Processing, in protest against farm bills.

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  Harsimrat Kaur Badal quits Union Cabinet in protest against farm Bills

  India | September 17, 2020 23:04 IST

  Shiromani Akali Dal president Sukhbir Singh Badal on Thursday announced in Lok Sabha that party leader and Union minister Harsimrat Kaur Badal will quit the Modi government in protest against the three farm bills tabled by the Centre in Parliament.

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  Let MPs help farmers buy stubble management machinery: Harsimrat Kaur urges PM Modi

  India | November 06, 2019 18:13 IST

    In a letter to the prime minister, the Union food processing minister said stubble burning was continuing unabated across North India as the farmers could not afford the expensive stubble cleaning and super seeder machines.

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  Pak making 'business out of faith', Harsimrat on Kartarpur charges

  India | October 21, 2019 13:25 IST

  Earlier, Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh had also lashed out at Pakistan for demanding the USD 20 service charge, saying it was tantamount to "putting a ticket" on visiting the historic gurdwara.

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  PM Modi to inaugurate Kartarpur Corridor on November 8

  India | October 12, 2019 17:35 IST

  Union Minister Harsimrat Kaur Badal on Saturday said that PM Modi will inaugurate Kartarpur Corridor on November 8, at Dera Baba Nanak, Gurdaspur.

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  Pakistan's service fee from Sikh pilgrims is 'jaziya' says Harsimrat

  India | October 05, 2019 21:38 IST

  Union minister Harsimrat Kaur Badal on Saturday condemned Islamabad's insistence to charge a service fee of USD 20 from pilgrims to the Kartarpur Sahib Gurdwara and compared it with 'jaziya'.

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  Amarinder’s remarks against Harsimrat reflect ‘feudal’ mindset against women: SAD

  India | September 12, 2019 7:41 IST

  The SAD on Wednesday hit out at Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh over his remarks against party leader and Union minister Harsimrat Kaur Badal, saying his comments reflected his “feudal” mindset of treating women as “secondary”.

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  15th Finance Commission supports cold chain projects

  Business | September 05, 2019 8:04 IST

  The 15th Finance Commission headed by N.K. Singh on Wednesday commended policy measures taken by the Food Processing Ministry to raise farm income and generate value-added activities.

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  SAD chief Sukhbir Badal, Harsimrat meet Amit Shah; urge rebuilding of Ravidas temple

  India | August 26, 2019 23:00 IST

  The Delhi Police arrested Bhim Army chief Chandrashekhar Azad and 95 others on several charges, including rioting and unlawful assembly, following the protest. 

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  EAM directed Indian Embassy in Iraq to take immediate step to ensure return of 7 youths: Harsimrat

  World | June 13, 2019 20:27 IST

  Union Minister Harsimrat Kaur Badal Thursday said External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar has directed the Indian Embassy in Iraq to take immediate steps to ensure the return of seven Punjab based youths.

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  Badal 'bahu' back in Modi cabinet

  India | May 30, 2019 23:08 IST

  Wife of Shiromani Akali Dal chief Sukhbir Badal and daughter-in-law of five-time Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal, she retained the Bathinda Lok Sabha seat for a third consecutive term.

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  Harsimrat Kaur dribbles on assembly turf in LS battle

  May 10, 2019 18:49 IST

  It might be Modi versus Rahul Gandhi at the national level, in Bathinda, the rivalry between the Badals and Captain Amarinder Singh is playing to the hilt despite the general street-talk about under the cover bonhomie between the two key political families of Punjab.

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  If Berlin Wall can fall, India-Pak hatred can also end: Harsimrat Badal at Kartarpur corridor inauguration in Pak

  India | November 28, 2018 16:11 IST

  Badal, along with Union minister Hardeep Singh Puri , crossed over to the neighbouring country through Attari-Wagah land route in Amritsar to attend the ceremony as representatives of the Indian government.

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  SAD takes out protest march to seek justice for 1984 anti-Sikh riots victims

  India | November 03, 2018 14:29 IST

  The march, led by SAD president Sukhbir Singh Badal and Union minister Harsimrat Kaur Badal, started from Gurudwara Pratapganj and ended outside Parliament Street police station.

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  Cabinet may take up Operation Green scheme tomorrow: Harsimrat Kaur Badal

  India | September 25, 2018 19:02 IST

  NBFC may have an initial corpus of Rs 2,000 crore to meet the credit needs of the food processing sector.  

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  Union Minister Harsimrat Kaur Badal slams Rahul Gandhi over remarks on 1984 riots

  Politics | August 27, 2018 17:21 IST

  Union Minister Harsimrat Kaur Badal slams Rahul Gandhi over remarks on 1984 riots

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  Remarks against Jaya Bachchan shameful, says Harsimrat Kaur Badal

  India | March 13, 2018 14:09 IST

  "The statement he has given is very shameful. It needs to be condemned," the Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) leader told media persons.