UP: Protesting officer evicted, taken to hospital

UP: Protesting officer evicted, taken to hospital Lucknow: A Provincial Civil Services officer, who was on a fast-unto-death in Lucknow against "corruption" in the social welfare department, was allegedly forcibly evicted from the protest site by the police who tried to admit him to the psychiatric department of a hospital. "In a late night operation, police and administration removed Rinku Singh Rahi staging fast unto death at dharna sthal and he was taken to hospital," Rahi's associate...
12:40 PM, Mar 27, 2012
Govt not scared of Baba Ramdev fast: Sibal

Govt not scared of Baba Ramdev fast: Sibal

The government is doing what it can to deal with the issue of black money, said Kapil Sibal. ...
10:58 PM, May 31, 2011

Iron Lady of Manipur re-arrested, refuses to bend

Iron Lady of Manipur re-arrested, refuses to bend Imphal: Human rights activist Irom Sharmila, jailed since 2000 for resorting to a hunger strike against alleged rights violations by the security forces in Manipur, was once again arrested by police on charges of attempted suicide. The activist continued her refusal to eat a single morsel of food. Sharmila, who earned the sobriquet Iron Lady of Manipur and is now in her 10th year of judicial custody, was arrested on...
12:45 PM, Mar 11, 2010

Fonseka ends fast after allowed to talk with his family

Fonseka ends fast after allowed to talk with his family Sri Lanka's ex-army chief suspended his fast unto death on Tuesday. ...
06:59 AM, Mar 10, 2010
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