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The opposition today appeared united in blaming the centre for the violence that took place in the national capital during Tuesday's tractor rally, organised by the farmers protesting against the three central agriculture laws.

Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said today she was "deeply disturbed" by the violence on the streets of Delhi during farmer protests. She blamed what she called the centre's "insensitive attitude towards farmers" for the escalation and urged the government to repeal the laws that have triggered the protests.

Thousands of farmers on Tuesday escalated protests to revoke controversial agricultural laws, clashing with police and storming key landmarks in New Delhi to pressure Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

Delhi's ruling Aam Aadmi Party has said it "strongly condemns" the violence that broke out in parts of the national capital on Tuesday - when sections of farmers protesting the centre's agriculture laws forced their way into the city

Protesters were tear-gassed amid a dramatic standoff with the police. Visuals showed protesters breaching the agreed upon route as policemen were outnumbered.

Ahead of the chaos that unfolded in parts of Delhi as hundreds of tractors rolled into the city as part of a planned rally, some localities saw the protesting farmers being ushered in by locals with showers of petals and welcoming placards and posters.

Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh has appealed to all "genuine farmers" to vacate Delhi - parts of which saw unprecedented scenes of violence as farmers and police clashed on Republic Day - and return to the city's borders

One farmer died after a speeding tractor overturned near the ITO junction in central Delhi, the cops said Tuesday, even as farmers alleged he died in police firing

Even as tension soared in Delhi amid the farmer protest that took a turn for the worst in the heart of the city, heartwarming scenes were witnessed at the Chilla border point between the national capital and Uttar Pradesh where the agitating crowd exchanged roses with state police personnel.

Internet services have been temporarily suspended in some parts of Delhi amid clashes between the police and thousands of agitating farmers, whose tractor rally veered off the permitted course entering several areas including the iconic Red Fort, news agency ANI has reported.

What was supposed to be a strictly monitored and disciplined rally of tractors today turned into a virtual free-for-all as protesting farmers entered the heart of Delhi, veering several kilometres off the agreed route. Neither the police nor the farmer leaders looked in control of the situation as key locations of the national capital, from ITO to the Red Fort, turned into a sea of tractors and other vehicles.

Thousands of protesting farmers who stormed into Delhi with their tractor rally, poured into the Red Fort complex by afternoon, as violence continued in parts of the city. Visuals from the spot showed them climbing a flagpole at the ramparts of the iconic Mughal fort, from where the Prime Minister addresses the nation on Independence Day. As tractors take over the Ram Leela Maidan outside the fort -- the original site where they had planned their protest -- farmers are heard saying that they will not leave. Violence broke out in the morning as farmers broke barricades and entered Delhi ahead of time and veered from the agreed upon route. Videos from various spots showed them clashing with the police, throwing stones and using sticks and rods.

The Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) today closed the entry and exit gates at several metro stations as thousands of protesting farmers entered the national capital as they took out a tractor rally against the new farm laws.

A tractor with two farmers on it overturned during a stunt at the Delhi-Noida border on Tuesday morning, as scores of protesters gathered here for demonstration against the new farm laws.

Ahead of the big tractor rally, farmers protesting against the new agricultural laws broke police barricades this morning near Singhu border, the epicentre of the agitation that began late November, as they entered Delhi.

WhatsApp is treating Indian users differently from Europeans over opting out of its new privacy policy which is a matter of concern for the government and it is looking into the issue, the Centre informed the Delhi High Court on Monday.

The AAP government will launch doorstep delivery of the ration scheme by March and provide health cards to everyone in the city by the year-end, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said on Monday.

Republic Day 2021: Ahead of Republic Day, there is a multi-layer security cover in place in Delhi. Thousands of security personnel have been deployed at the Rajpath and other locations in the national capital. The Delhi Police has tweeted all about traffic diversions and alternative routes for commuters

Delhi Metro services will be partially curtailed on January 26 due to security arrangements for Republic Day as part of which four stations in the vicinity of Rajpath will down shutters in the morning hours.

Thousands of farmers camping near Delhi borders against the three contentious agricultural laws have been allowed to hold the tractor rally - "Kisaan Parade" - on three routes in the national capital tomorrow.

Delhi Weather Updates: The national capitalon Monday witnessed dense fog in pockets. Various parts in north India were also enveloped in dense fogaffecting visibility, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) on said. The air quality index or AQI of Delhi also deteriorated today.

All MLAs of the Aam Aadmi Party in Punjab will move towards Delhi on tractors from Shambhu at Punjab-Haryana border on Monday to support the tractor parade of farmers on Republic Day, said the party's state unit.

Farmers protesting against the Centre's new farm laws have received permission to hold a tractor rally on Republic Day. The Delhi Police, however, has issued a series of restrictions, saying permission was given only to show respect for the farmers' demand

Six people were found shouting "Pakistan zindabad" near the Khan Market metro station in the early hours of Sunday, police said.

The Delhi traffic police has issued an advisory, asking the public to avoid a number of routes till the Republic Day parade is over on January 26.