New Delhi: Team Anna member Arvind Kejriwal on Wednesday apologised for the 'Shikhandi' remark made by Prashant Bhushan for Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, saying there's difference of opinion on the comment in the team. "Some people had raised questions about the language used by Prashant Bhushan. We apologise for that. There's difference of opinion on Prashant Bhushan's 'Shikhandi' remark in Team Anna," he said. However, Team Anna added more fuel...
01:48 PM, May 30, 2012
New Delhi: Team Anna on Wednesday stayed firm on its allegations against Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and questioned as to why didn't he say he'll go to jail if the charges were proved. Team Anna member Manish Sisodia said, "Why is the Prime Minister avoiding probe in the coal scam? The Prime Minister says if the allegations are proved, he will quit public life. Why doesn't he say that he...
01:36 PM, May 30, 2012
New Delhi: Justice Santosh Hegde on Wednesday said it is "extremely difficult" to believe that allegations raised by Team Anna against Prime Minister Manmohan Singh could exist but demanded an inquiry if there are documents to suggest that some wrongdoing was done. "It is extremely difficult for me to believe, having seen the Prime Minister all these years to say that such an allegation could exist. But at the same...
12:58 PM, May 30, 2012
New Delhi: As Prime Minister Manmohan Singh gave his strongest response yet to allegations, Team Anna stood by its allegations saying that even as the Prime Minister himself may be honest but he allowed ministers under him to loot the country. The Prime Minister hit back strongly on Team Anna's allegations. Speaking aboard his plane as he returned from Myanmar, the Prime Minister staked his pride and said that he...
07:32 AM, May 30, 2012
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11:44 PM, May 29, 2012
Reacting to the attack by the PM on Team Anna, Prashant Bhushan said that Singh should accept the offer of a SIT probe. ...
10:32 PM, May 29, 2012
New Delhi: "I will give up my public life if allegations are proven against me", the Prime Minister told reporters on his way back from Myanmar. Dr Manmohan Singh was reacting to team Anna's allegations of corruption against him in allocation of coal blocks between 2006 and 2009. The Prime Minister also said that Team Anna's allegations of corruption against other ministers are irresponsible and unfortunate. Team Anna, on Saturday,...
10:18 PM, May 29, 2012
Kolkata was indeed the City of Joy on Tuesday as the Knight Riders returned to their home city having won their first ever Indian Premier League title. ...
10:05 PM, May 29, 2012
New Delhi: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Tuesday hit out at Team Anna saying the corruption allegations against him and other ministers were irresponsible and unfortunate. The Prime Minister further said that he would give up his public life if the allegations made by Team Anna were proved. Talking to reporters on his way back from Myanmar, the Prime Minister said, "I will give up my public life if allegations...
08:35 PM, May 29, 2012
New Delhi: Eminent Team Anna member Justice Santosh Hegde on Tuesday distanced himself from the comment against Prime Minister Manmohan Singh by team member and senior Supreme Court lawyer Prashant Bhushan. Speaking to CNN-IBN, Justice Hegde said that the comment against the Prime Minister was unwarranted. He further said that he was unaware about the proof Team Anna had. The comments from the former Karnataka Lokayukta came hours after Prashant...
05:21 PM, May 29, 2012
New Delhi: Team Anna member Prashant Bhushan on Tuesday said that he did not call Prime Minister Manmohan Singh a 'Shikhandi' but blamed the UPA leadership of shielding corruption in the government. "I did not call the Prime Minister a 'Shikhandi'. We also know that he is personally not corrupt. But, when PM lets corruption flourish under his leadership, what is the point of personal honesty. Congress party uses him...
02:41 PM, May 29, 2012
New Delhi: Team Anna continued its attack against the government on Monday, targeting Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and accusing him of turning a blind eye to corruption, even as the Prime Minister Office rejected one of their allegations relating to allocation of coal blocks, saying they were equitable and fair. Team Anna member Prashant Bhushan on Monday likened the Prime Minister to Shikhandi, saying the Congress was using him like...
08:45 PM, May 28, 2012
New Delhi: Stepping up its attack on the government, Team Anna on Monday accused Manmohan Singh of turning a blind eye to corruption cases plaguing the country and said the Congress was using the Prime Minister as a shield like 'Shikhandi'. After targeting the Prime Minister for the first time on graft charges on Saturday, Team Anna member Prashant Bhushan on Monday slammed Manmohan Singh for defending the UPA government...
01:18 PM, May 28, 2012
New Delhi: Reacting to External Affairs Minister SM Krishna's warning, Team Anna on Sunday said they would welcome a defamation suit by the government against them for levelling charges of corruption against top UPA ministers. "If SM Krishna has not done anything wrong, why he is scared. We welcome a defamation suit," Team Anna member Prashant Bhushan said. Team Anna on Saturday clubbed Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Finance Minister...
07:53 AM, May 27, 2012
New Delhi: External Affairs Minister SM Krishna on Saturday rejected allegations of corruption levelled against him by Team Anna and cautioned its members that their actions would amount to over-reaching a judicial process. In a letter to Team Anna member Arvind Kejriwal hours after the allegations were levelled, Krishna reminded that the matter referred to was sub-judice and the Supreme Court had put a stay on it. "All allegations are...
11:16 PM, May 26, 2012
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