New Delhi: Saying the government has "done nothing" to address the rights of poor tribals, noted social activist and former peace negotiator Swami Agnivesh blames Home Minister P Chidambaram, whom he calls the "biggest murderer of democracy", for the spurt in violence and abductions by Maoists. "The government has done nothing to address the issues of rights of poor tribals peacefully and lawfully. I feel disappointed. I doubt Chidambaram's intentions,...
01:50 PM, May 07, 2012
New Delhi: Terming the Chhattisgarh government's initiative to form a high-powered committee to hold talks with Maoists as an "eyewash", Swami Agnivesh on Wednesday demanded Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's intervention in ensuring result-oriented talks with the extreme leftists. Agnivesh claimed that the Maoists are releasing Sukma District Collector Alex Paul Menon solely on "humanitarian grounds". "It is time for the Central government and the Prime Minister to step in and...
02:23 AM, May 03, 2012
Kudankulam: Extending support to the agitation against the anti-Kudankulam nuclear power plant, social activist Swami Agnivesh on Wednesday said government has to decide on scrapping the project and protecting people. He claimed that the Archbiship of Thiruvanathapuram Susai Packiam, would visit Kudankulam next week, to extend support to the People's Movement against Nuclear energy spearheading the stir against KNPP at Idinthakarai near Kudankulam. He also claimed that CPI-M leader V...
11:19 PM, Apr 11, 2012
New Delhi: The Delhi government has served a show cause notice on Swami Agnivesh for alleged fudging of bills and told him to refund an "unspent" amount of Rs 2.23 lakh out of total grant of Rs 18 lakh given to his NGO to carry out a survey on bonded labourers in the city. The Revenue department has given 10 days' time to the activist as chairman of Bonded Labour...
01:03 PM, Jan 04, 2012
New Delhi: Even as the Delhi Police Crime Branch went on to file an FIR against Team Anna member Kiran Bedi, she remained defiant saying she has sound evidence to come out clean. "Having been a cop, I have sound evidence and endurance to deal with this FIR. Time will tell," Bedi tweeted on Sunday. This came after the Delhi Police Crime Branch registered a case against Kiran Bedi under...
01:53 PM, Nov 27, 2011
New Delhi: Terming the registration of a case of cheating against Kiran Bedi as a "very serious matter", activist Swami Agnivesh on Sunday said the Team Anna member should explain her conduct to clear her name. "It is not that somebody has gone to a police station with a complaint and police registers a case. The court has taken cognisance and has ordered police to register a case. This shows...
12:04 PM, Nov 27, 2011
Ranchi: Social worker Swami Agnivesh on Saturday demanded judicial probe into the killing of top Maoist leader Kishenji in a gun battle in Junglemahal area of West Bengal. "We demand judicial probe in killing of Kishenji... He was killed in encounter is claimed by the police, and on the other hand other people are terming it as fake encounter," said Agnivesh while talking to reporters in coal city Dhanbad. "Azad,...
06:43 PM, Nov 26, 2011
New Delhi: Contrary to her image, Indo-Canadian porn star Sunny Leone chose to make her entry into the 'Bigg Boss' house in traditional Indian attire. The 30-year-old, who was born as Karen Malhotra, wore a heavily embroidered lehanga-choli and accessorised it with 'mang tika'. She made her entry into the house Saturday in a 'doli', carried by eight men. She also chose to dance on an Indian track 'Chaliya Chaliya'...
07:13 PM, Nov 20, 2011
New Delhi: Social activist Swami Agnivesh, who fell out with Anna Hazare, says he is willing to rejoin the anti-corruption movement led by him provided they agree, though he had faced 'lot of insults' during his stint as a core member of Team Anna. "I will not let my ego come in the way. I am willing to rejoin Team Anna. But I will not tolerate any hanky-panky," he said....
10:35 PM, Nov 19, 2011
New Delhi: Indo-Canadian pornographic actress Sunny Leone is all set to join the contestants in the Bigg Boss house this season. Leone, 30, who has appeared on a number of mainstream reality shows in the US and modelled for various magazines, is landing in India today and will enter the show this week, sources from Colors channel said. Social activist Swami Agnivesh had become a guest in the house for...
02:39 PM, Nov 17, 2011
New Delhi: The case against former Team Anna member Swami Agnivesh for his controversial comments on the Amarnath Yatra is slated to come up for hearing in the Supreme Court on Monday. The activist had earlier sought the dismissal of criminal proceedings but the court was reluctant. Agnivesh had termed the annual pilgrimage as religious deception. Earlier, representing Agnivesh before the apex court, Solicitor General Gopal Subramanium had contended that...
09:28 AM, Nov 14, 2011
Gandhian Anna Hazare said that Swami Agnivesh is welcome to visit him but he will have to consider forgiving him. ...
11:52 AM, Nov 12, 2011
New Delhi: Social activist Swami Agnivesh says his brief three-day stint in 'Bigg Boss 5' has left him tempted to taste reality television once again for the mass reach that entertainment channels provide. "After being in the show, now I will wait to watch 'Bigg Boss' whenever I can. In fact, now I feel like coming on more such reality shows. I don't know the available options, but I will...
11:25 AM, Nov 12, 2011
Swami Agnivesh exits Bigg Boss house on Friday after making two-day guest appearance. ...
11:09 PM, Nov 11, 2011
New Delhi: Swami Agnivesh, who had bitter fallout with Anna Hazare, has said he wants to apologise to the anti-corruption crusader if he has made any mistake. Agnivesh, who ended his two-day stint on reality show Bigg Boss last night, said he would like to meet him as soon as possible. "I will say sorry if I have said or done anything wrong. I will try to meet him as...
08:04 PM, Nov 11, 2011
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