New Delhi: Continuing his fast on ninth day, anti-corruption activist Anna Hazare said even though he has lost weight but it is because of his supporters that nothing has happened. He assured his supporters at Ramlila Maidan and said, "There is nothing to worry about." He also accused the government and said the government is not determined to fight corruption. Anna added, "We have to eradicate corruption from the grassroot...
11:18 AM, Aug 24, 2011
BJP leader Varun Gandhi visited Ramlila Maidan on Wednesday and clarified he'd come to support Anna Hazare in his personal capacity. ...
10:15 AM, Aug 24, 2011
New Delhi: BJP MP Varun Gandhi, who has given a notice in Lok Sabha for tabling Anna Hazare's Jan Lokpal Bill as a private members' bill, on Wednesday sat with protesters at Ramlila Maidan where the Gandhian is on a fast. Wearing a green kurta and sporting a tricolour badge, the 31-year-old Philibit MP came to the ground around 8:30 am and sat in the protesters' enclosure. "I have come...
09:43 AM, Aug 24, 2011
Indore: A petition has been filed in a local court accusing Congress spokesperson Manish Tewari of "defaming" activist Anna Hazare and hurting the sentiments of Gandhians in the country. The petitioner Mohammed Haneef Chisti has in his plea, filed in the Chief Judicial Magistrate court, urged that Tewari be tried for defaming Hazare. The petition will be heard in the court of Judicial Magistrate Suman Shrivastava on August 28. In...
08:16 AM, Aug 24, 2011
New Delhi: The health of anti-graft crusader Anna Hazare, who is fasting for the past nine days demanding a strong Lokpal is alright, one of his close aides said on Wednesday. "He is alright at present. He is taking rest. A team of doctors is continuously monitoring him," Manish Sisodia, a close associate of Hazare told reporters. Hazare has lost 5.6 kg since he began his fast on August 16...
07:24 AM, Aug 24, 2011
Face the Nation debates whether the Anna movement is an all-India phenomena or limited to the middle class. ...
10:30 PM, Aug 23, 2011
New Delhi: Amid the standoff with Team Anna over the Lokpal Bill, government has convened an all-party meeting on Wednesday to find a way to solve the issue. Leaders of all political parties have been invited to attend the meet scheduled for 3.30 pm on Wednesday. Sources said government is of the view that some of the demands put forth by Hazare and his associates require a wider political consensus...
10:22 AM, Aug 23, 2011
New Delhi: As anti-corruption activist Anna Hazare's fast enters its eighth day, Arvind Kejriwal on Tuesday said they want political dialogues since this is a political problem. Kejriwal also announced that nobody has met Team Anna officially yet. " No body has come to us officially yet. Anyone who has come to meet us has come unofficially," said Kejriwal. He also urged Anna's supporters to remain peaceful while they continue...
09:52 AM, Aug 23, 2011
New Delhi: Day eight into his fast, Anna Hazare has lost five kilograms. His weight is down from 72 to 67 kilograms. His blood pressure is at 130/90 and the heart rate is slightly high at 90. A team of government doctors and another team from the Medanta Hospital are constantly monitoring his health. The question on everyone's mind - just how long can Anna continue? When he came to...
07:16 AM, Aug 23, 2011
Hyderabad: "When people fight against corruption, it is important to understand what corruption is. Is corruption just an accounting problem, a financial irregularity? Or, is it a currency of social inequality or concentration of power?" asked noted author and social activists Arundhati Roy while commenting on people's support for Anna Hazare's movement against corruption. Addressing mediapersons here on Sunday, the Booker prize winner answered several questions pertaining to the spurt...
06:56 PM, Aug 22, 2011
Hyderabad: "When people fight against corruption, it is important to understand what corruption is. Is corruption just an accounting problem, a financial irregularity? Or, is it a currency of social inequality or concentration of power?" asked noted author and social activists Arundhati Roy while commenting on people's support for Anna Hazare's movement against corruption. Addressing mediapersons here on Sunday, the Booker prize winner answered several questions pertaining to the spurt...
10:49 AM, Aug 22, 2011
New Delhi: Amid Anna Hazare's agitation on the Lokpal issue, a Parliamentary Standing Committee going into the Lokpal Bill on Sunday gave signals that it could 'surprise' all those skeptical or cynical about the outcome of the exercise. "Give the Standing Committee a chance. Allow us to do our work. We may collectively surprise all those who are skeptical or cynical," Abhishek Manu Singhvi said in New Delhi. He said...
03:07 PM, Aug 21, 2011
New Delhi: Country's first Prime Minister Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru was interested in setting up an independent body to check corruption, former Election Commissioner GVG Krishnamurthy said on Sunday. The issue of creating an ombudsman to fight graft had come up for discussions at 3rd All India Law Conference at instance of Nehru in 1962. "The issue of appointing ombudsman was introduced following a suggestion by Nehru and the modalities with...
02:48 PM, Aug 21, 2011
Washington: In cities across the US, a large number of Indian Americans turned up for rallies and protest march being held in support of anti-corruption agitation launched by social activist Anna Hazare, whose fast entered the sixth day on Sunday. Expressing dissatisfaction over the "lackluster response" from the Indian government, participants of the rallies in the US on Saturday urged Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to act expeditiously to consider Hazare's...
02:19 PM, Aug 21, 2011
Congress Spokesperson Abhishek Manu Singhvi on Sunday at a press conference in New Delhi announced that the Standing Committee has received a copy of the Jan Lokpal Bill from Congress MP Praveen Kumar Aron. ...
01:57 PM, Aug 21, 2011
New Delhi: The Anna effect has drawn people to Ramlila Maidan not only from India but from outside as well. Sunil Khaitan, an executive with Deutsche Bank in Hong Kong says he got on a flight and came directly to Delhi. Khaitan said, "My dad had an experience. He was trying to come to Hong Kong to meet me. He was unable to get a passport made because the guy...
01:21 PM, Aug 21, 2011
New Delhi: A defiant Anna Hazare setting the tone on day six of his protest fast said that they are going to set an example for non-violence protest against corruption in the country. The anti-corruption crusader also said, "This support is a ray of hope for me. It's time for another revolution." Praising the media as he continued his fast on sixth day Anna on Sunday said, "media has proved...
12:19 PM, Aug 21, 2011
New Delhi: As Anna Hazare's fast entered sixth day on Sunday, his team on Sunday accused the government of not showing any concern for the health of the 74-year-old Gandhian and demanded "pro-active steps" to pass Jan Lokpal Bill in Parliament within the time "stipulated" by him. "Anna has not eaten for six days but no one (in government) looks concerned. MPs and government should take pro-active steps to pass...
11:41 AM, Aug 21, 2011
New Delhi: Gandhian activist Anna Hazare's fast for a strong Lokpal bill entered the sixth day in New Delhi on Sunday, with thousands packing the spacious Ramlila ground. Hazare, 74, "is fine", an activist of India Against Corruption said. "He was fine till late yesterday, and so is the condition now I think." The volunteer added that a meeting of Hazare and his close aides was going on but the...
10:27 AM, Aug 21, 2011
As anti-corruption activist Anna Hazare continues his fast on day 6, supporters from across the country continue to reach Ramlila Maidan. ...
09:59 AM, Aug 21, 2011
