Writer and son of murdered Pakistani governor Salman Taseer Aatish Taseer said he understands the outrage fuelling the Anna Hazare movement, but doesn't agree with Team Anna's proposed actions. ...
08:43 AM, Aug 19, 2011
Anti-corruption activist Anna hazare will reach Ramlila Maidan on Friday to continue his protest fast. ...
08:28 AM, Aug 19, 2011
Days after calling the anti-corruption crusader corrupt, Congress leader Sanjay Nirupam said, "He's a hero. That's it. Everybody is following him. What is wrong with it? Even I respect him." ...
07:49 AM, Aug 19, 2011
Washington: The US has asserted widespread protests in India against corruption is an internal matter and it is confident that New Delhi will tackle the popular concerns using democratic tools. "Let me start by saying that the ongoing situation in India is an internal matter for Indians. The US does not play a role in this," US State Department spokesperson, Victoria Nuland, told reporters at her daily news conference. "As...
07:48 AM, Aug 19, 2011
Mumbai/New Delhi: Mumbai's famed dabbawalas (tiffin-box carriers) skipped work on Friday for the first time in over a century backing Anna Hazare's campaign against corruption, as the Gandhian's supporters erupted in joy on Thursday after he won permission to fast at Ramlila maidan. Support continued to pour in for Hazare in several cities and towns with students and youths appearing to be at the forefront to keep the momentum going....
07:19 AM, Aug 19, 2011
New Delhi: Three days after he shook the government and sparked popular protests, social activist Anna Hazare finally walked out of Tihar Jail on Friday - he will continue his fast at the Ramlila Maidan. He spent a third night at Tihar with his supporters continuing to rally for him outside. From Tihar he will head to Ramlila Grounds to continue with his fast for another 15 days. Anna is...
07:07 AM, Aug 19, 2011
Anna Hazare's agitation has whipped up the curiosity of the global media. While some international websites have compared it to Egypt's Jamsine Revolution, others are questioning if this Gandhi-like method will help the cause. ...
03:12 PM, Aug 18, 2011
New Delhi: Could Team Anna bend on their insistence to include the Prime Minister and Supreme Court in the Lokpal Bill? Speaking to the media on Thursday, former Karnataka Lokayukta Justice Santosh Hegde hinted at a compromise between the government and Team Anna. "We want strong a Lokpal Bill. They are saying we are adamant on Prime Minister and the judges, I am saying I will persuade my colleagues not...
03:04 PM, Aug 18, 2011
New Delhi: Could Team Anna bend on their insistence to include the Prime Minister and Supreme Court in the Lokpal Bill? Speaking to the media on Thursday, former Karnataka Lokayukta Justice Santosh Hegde hinted at a compromise between the government and Team Anna. "We want strong a Lokpal Bill. They are saying we are adamant on Prime Minister and the judges, I am saying I will persuade my colleagues not...
03:04 PM, Aug 18, 2011
Social Activist Swami Agnivesh said Anna Hazare will stay in Tihar Jail on Thursday night as the Ramlila Maidan grounds are not ready for the rally yet. ...
02:57 PM, Aug 18, 2011
Anti-corruption crusader Anna Hazare's aide Kiran Bedi clarified on Thursday that Hazare's fast is indefinite, not fast unto death. ...
02:49 PM, Aug 18, 2011
New Delhi: Civil society activists on Thursday hailed the agreement between government and Anna Hazare for holding his fast at Ramlila Maidan and demanded that the Jan Lokpal Bill at least be brought to Parliament which could take a call on it. Expressing happiness at the turn of events, close associate of Hazare and former Law Minister Shanti Bhushan said the decision to allow Hazare to fast for 15 days...
12:59 PM, Aug 18, 2011
New Delhi: After bending over backwards to accommodate Anna Hazare's demand for an unconditional protest fast against corruption, the Central Government is looking for a new strategy to counter him. Government sources have told CNN-IBN that the health of Hazare, who is 74-year-old, will be monitored closely once he begins his fast and he will be moved to a hospital if his health deteriorates. According to sources the government is...
12:55 PM, Aug 18, 2011
New Delhi: After bending over backwards to accommodate Anna Hazare's demand for an unconditional protest fast against corruption, the Central Government is looking for a new strategy to counter him. Government sources have told CNN-IBN that the health of Hazare, who is 74-year-old, will be monitored closely once he begins his fast and he will be moved to a hospital if his health deteriorates. According to sources the government is...
12:55 PM, Aug 18, 2011
New Delhi: A team of doctors from Medanta Medicity, GP Pant Hospital and the Tihar Jail hospital examined Anna Hazare on Thursday morning and declared that his condition is stable. The Central Government is worried about Hazare health as he is 74-year-old and has been fasting since Tuesday after being taken to Tihar Jail. However, he will leave Tihar Jail on Friday because Ramlila Maidan where he will fast for...
12:37 PM, Aug 18, 2011
BJP Spokesperson Prakash Javdekar said the government is now exposed and people are frustrated. ...
12:12 PM, Aug 18, 2011
Anna Hazare's supporters gathered outside the Tihar Jail said they want the country to be corruption free. ...
11:44 AM, Aug 18, 2011
New Delhi: After Anna Hazare accepted the Delhi police's proposal for a 15-day fast at the Ramlila Maidan, the police began security checks at the fast venue on Thursday morning. Addressing the media on Thursday morning, Anna Hazare's associate Arvind kejriwal said that Anna will leave Tihar jail only once the Ramlila Maidan is ready. Kejriwal said that though MCD has promised to clean up the Ramlila Maidan, it may...
09:50 AM, Aug 18, 2011
New Delhi: The Team Anna versus government deadlock seems to be over for now. Anna Hazare has been given the go ahead to fast for 15 days at Ramlila Maidan. But the civil society is split over whether his method of protest falls in the category of blackmail. Apart from Anna's team, no one's come out to support his version of the Lokpal Bill, not even the political Opposition. Anna...
09:00 AM, Aug 18, 2011
New Delhi: The Team Anna versus government deadlock seems to be over for now. Anna Hazare has been given the go ahead to fast for 15 days at Ramlila Maidan. But the civil society is split over whether his method of protest falls in the category of blackmail. Apart from Anna's team, no one's come out to support his version of the Lokpal Bill, not even the political Opposition. Anna...
09:00 AM, Aug 18, 2011
