New Delhi: Anna Hazare will undergo a medical test in Tihar Jail on Thursday morning before he sets out for Ramlila Maidan where he will launch his protest for a strong Lokpal. Jail sources said the 73-year-old anti-corruption crusader will be examined by doctors from the jail, doctors from a government hospital and those from Naresh Trehan's Vedanta Medicity. Hazare had refused to come out of jail after being released...
08:29 AM, Aug 18, 2011
New Delhi: Euphoric scenes were witnessed outside Tihar Jail on Wednesday night as the news spread about Anna Hazare accepting the Delhi Police offer for 14 days of hunger strike beginning on Thursday at the Ramlila Maidan. An announcement to this effect was also made by an associate of Hazare outside the Tihar jail, which was greeted with lusty cheers by scores of the Gandhian's supporters. "Anna has won. We...
08:11 AM, Aug 18, 2011
New Delhi: Anna Hazare will leave the Tihar jail on Thusday afternoon and is likely to visit the Raj Ghat before starting his hunger strike for Jan Lokpal at the Ramlila Ground after 3 pm, his aide Kiran Bedi said on Wednesday night. Bedi said the government should get a fresh Lokpal Bill introduced in Parliament and have it passed "in accordance with aspirations of the people". Replying to a...
07:59 AM, Aug 18, 2011
New Delhi: Expressing happiness at the turn of events, Former Law Minister Shanti Bhushan on Thursday said the decision to allow Anna Hazare to fast for 15 days showed that his demands were reasonable and that the government should bring in a new Lokpal Bill after consulting the Gandhian. "I am very happy that ultimately good sense has prevailed on the government and it has agreed to permit Anna to...
07:49 AM, Aug 18, 2011
New Delhi: Bomb disposal teams and dog squads conducted a surprise check outside Tihar Jail early on Thursday morning, soon after the Anna Hazare team announced that the Gandhian would move out of the prison to launch his anti-corruption protest at Ramlila Maidan. The teams descended outside the jail, where Hazare supporters were camping to express solidarity with the 73-year-old Gandhian, at around 3:30 am and conducted a thorough check...
07:43 AM, Aug 18, 2011
New Delhi: Anna Hazare supporters on Thursday gathered outside Tihar Jail to greet the Gandhian who is all set to drive out of the prison to launch his protest for a strong Lokpal at Ramlila Maidan as authorities put in place elaborate security arrangements. As supporters started pouring in chanting anti-corruption slogans, about 250 Delhi policemen were deployed to provide security around Tihar, while another 200 men in uniform were...
07:37 AM, Aug 18, 2011
New Delhi: In Anna Hazare's home town of Ralegaon Siddhi, 400 students at a hostel run by his organisation have been on tenterhooks, waiting for his release from Tihar. The Students at the hostel anxiously watch television as they wait for Anna to step out of Tihar Jail. Wearing T-shirts with Anna's face on them and clapping when they hear the good news, Umesh, an 8th standard student says it...
07:23 AM, Aug 18, 2011
New Delhi: A 72-year-old Gandhian. Now a celebrity on Twitter. Tweets pour in every minute. He's struck a chord with youngsters a quarter his age. Anna Hazare's certainly a celebrity online as well, with lakhs of people pledging support, on social networking sites. Anna Hazare's second coming rides on a wave of technology. The Facebook page for Anna Hazare's non-violent protest had more than two lakh forty thousand 'likes' on...
07:02 AM, Aug 18, 2011
New Delhi: The confrontation between Team Anna and Delhi Police has come to an end for now after hectic consultations overnight. Anna Hazare will walk out of Tihar Jail on Thursday. Anna Hazare has agreed to fast for 15 days at Ramlila Maidan. The Delhi police gave the permission for a 15-day fast at at Ramlila Maidan on Wednesday night. The compromise came after late night talks between Team Anna...
06:54 AM, Aug 18, 2011
New Delhi: As the government does yet another flip flop over the Anna Hazare issue, the uncomfortable questions begin as to who was the incharge, who took the decision to order the arrest of Anna and who will finally have to take the responsibility. The government maintained that it was the Delhi Police's decision, but the Opposition wasn't convinced. It is the blurring of a clear line of authority, which...
11:13 PM, Aug 17, 2011
New Delhi: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Wednesday held consultations with his senior cabinet colleagues on a number of issues including the Anna Hazare episode and the impeachment proceedings against Justice Soumitra Sen. Singh went into huddle with UPA's trouble shooter Pranab Mukherjee, Home Minister P Chidambaram and senior ministers Kapil Sibal, Pawan Kumar Bansal and Minister of State in the PMO, V Narayansami. Sources said various issues were discussed during...
10:36 PM, Aug 17, 2011
People in Anna Hazare's village Ralegaon Siddhi have also been holding anti-corruption protests. ...
08:41 PM, Aug 17, 2011
New Delhi: Insisting that there was no wrongdoing in the arrest of Anna Hazare, Home Minister P Chidambaram on Wednesday said the government would deal with him "administratively and politically" but made it clear that his Jan Lokpal Bill was not acceptable. Replying to a debate on Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's statement on Hazare episode, Chidambaram asserted that making laws was the sovereign right of Parliament although the views of...
07:39 PM, Aug 17, 2011
Anna Hazare's supporters gathered at places like railway stations in Mumbai shouting anti-corruption slogans. ...
05:59 PM, Aug 17, 2011
Thousands of Anna Hazare's supporters marched towards India Gate after Prashant Bhushan appealed to them to move to the spot. ...
05:42 PM, Aug 17, 2011
New Delhi: Even as talks between the government and Team Anna continued over the location of Anna Hazare's fast, the civil society leader on Wednesday appealed to the people to maintain peace and calm. "I appeal to people to maintain peace and calm and join us in the fight against corruption," senior lawyer Prashant Bhushan quoted Anna as saying in a message from the Tihar Jail. Bhushan along with activists...
05:09 PM, Aug 17, 2011
New Delhi: Yoga guru Baba Ramdev and the Art of Living Foundation head Sri Sri Ravishankar on Wednesday joined protestors expressing solidarity with Anna Hazare outside Tihar Jail. Ramdev, with whom Hazare and his associates have differences due to his alleged links with Hindutva elements, reached Tihar Jail on Wednesday afternoon. He was denied entry in Tihar Jail to meet Anna Hazare. Earlier, Ramdev submitted a memorandum against Hazare's arrest...
02:46 PM, Aug 17, 2011
New Delhi: The BJP on Wednesday backed anti-corruption activist Anna Hazare's right to peaceful protest and tore into Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's statement over Hazare's arrest. The BJP said that UPA government's restrictions on public protests were unheard of even during the British period and demanded bold decisions to tackle corruption. Terming the statement as disappointing and not inspiring confidence, Leader of the Opposition in the Rajya Sabha, Arun Jaitley,...
01:14 PM, Aug 17, 2011
New Delhi: The standoff in Tihar Jail is likely to be over with Anna Hazare set to come out of the prison after a night-long protest demanding that he be allowed to launch his indefinite strike from a venue of his choice in the capital. Hazare, who was ordered to be released on Tuesday night after a day-long detention before he was to begin his fast demanding strong Lokpal, had...
12:31 PM, Aug 17, 2011
