Farmers  

India welcomed the budget and thanked the Central government for providing the budget in favour of farmers 

Interim finance minister Piyush Goyal announced a full tax rebate up to Rs 5 lakh annual income after all deductions

MyNation travelled across India through the hinterlands to talk to the farmers of India and what they want from this Union Budget

The Kerala police arrested Prabhu Dandapani, the main accused in the Kochi human trafficking case. Veteran south Indian actor Bhanupriya has been accused of harassing a teenage girl whom she allegedly hired as domestic help. Watch MyNation in 100 seconds.

The farmers demanded that either their land that was given to the Rajiv Gandhi Foundation should be returned to them or they should be provided employment

Kerala Congress's K Sudhakaran on Thursday apologised for his controversial statement against chief minister Pinarayi Vijayan. Narendra Modi government is likely to write off loans of all such farmers across the country who own up to 10 acres of land. Watch MyNation in 100 seconds.
 

Here is how Karnataka farmers have decided to treat state MLAs if they are found holed up in a resort.

Two categories of farmers will benefit if the loans are waived: marginal and small farmers. The average land holding of a marginal farmer in India is 2.37 acre whereas that of a small farmer in India is 8.67 acre

Ramesh Chennithala also demanded strict action against the unauthorised dealers of pesticides in Kerala and a detailed inquiry into the death of two farmers

With no rain and increasing fog, Tamil Nadu farmers were scared that their goats would fall prey to diseases and thus decided to sell them during Pongal. This time, at least 10,000 goats were sold and the market made a business of Rs 7 crore