New Delhi: Anti-corruption activist Anna Hazare on Monday congratulated Sachin Tendulkar for taking oath as the Rajya Sabha member and appealed to him to raise his voice against corruption. "We welcome and congratulate him. Sachin should raise his voice against corruption and also against those who are not in favour of Lokpal. We will keep supporting him outside," Anna said. Anna has also been calling for Sachin to be conferred...
11:29 AM, Jun 04, 2012
New Delhi: Team Anna member Arvind Kejriwal on Monday downplayed the controversy over his sudden exit from the fast venue at Jantar Mantar on Sunday, claiming that he had no problems with yoga guru Ramdev. This comes after speculation that he was upset with Ramdev for openly criticising him for naming parliamentarians. Defending himself, Kejriwal said that it was necessary to name people in a political fight but it was...
11:04 AM, Jun 04, 2012
Vrindavan: Former army chief General VK Singh has thrown his lot behind the anti-graft agitations led by social activist Anna Hazare and yoga guru Baba Ramdev, terming them "timely and valid". In town to offer prayers at the famous Banke Bihari temple, General Singh, who retired on May 31, pointed out on Sunday that corruption was a major issue in the country and it was upto the government to devise...
10:30 AM, Jun 04, 2012
New Delhi: At a time when the government is battling an economic and political crisis, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) President Nitin Gandkari will meet yoga guru Baba Ramdev on Monday. Ramdev is expected to present a letter to the BJP President, asking him to support the movement demanding the government to bring back the black money allegedly stashed abroad. He is also likely to request Gadkari to help enact a...
07:34 AM, Jun 04, 2012
Bangalore: Former Karnataka Lokayukta and Team Anna member Santosh Hegde on Sunday said no government will like to bring in a strong Lokpal Bill in the country as the government does not have the intent. "The government should bring in a strong Lokpal bill, but I don't think any government will want to bring a strong Lokpal bill. The government does not have the intent", Hegde told reporters as he...
03:10 AM, Jun 04, 2012
New Delhi: The Congress on Sunday hit out at Ramdev and Team Anna for attacking the UPA government over corruption saying that their "mindset" is exposed as they did not name anyone from the BJP, despite the "glaring" graft charges against a number of oppposition party leaders. "They have taken so many names against whom they claim to have evidence of corruption. But they have not taken any name from...
12:58 AM, Jun 04, 2012
The joint day-long fast at Parliament Street in New Delhi was billed as a show of unity between Team Anna and Baba Ramdev but the cracks became evident when Arvind Kejriwal walked out of the venue after the yoga guru objected to his taking names of the MPs during his speech. ...
09:34 PM, Jun 03, 2012
New Delhi: Stepping up his anti-graft offensive, Anna Hazare on Sunday made a strong pitch for 'Right to Reject' and said people with criminal cases pending against them should be kept out of Parliament using the clause. "Arvind (Kejriwal) has just said people with cases against them are sitting in Parliament...to stop this, we must use Right to Reject," Hazare said addressing the gathering at Jantar Mantar during the joint...
08:42 PM, Jun 03, 2012
New Delhi: Team Anna member Arvind Kejriwal on Sunday rebutted reports that there is a rift within the team over joining hands with Baba Ramdev in their movement against corruption. Kejriwal was seen storming out of the Parliament Street fast venue in New Delhi on Sunday after Ramdev objected to his naming MPs in his speech. The RTI activist, however, denied the allegations that he was offended by Ramdev's remarks...
07:42 PM, Jun 03, 2012
New Delhi: The experiment by Baba Ramdev and Team Anna to join hands against corruption failed to elicit huge response with very few people turning up at the fast venue at Parliament Street in New Delhi on Sunday. Ramdev's prediction that thousands of supporters will gather in other cities hasn't also quiet materialised. Some support was, however, witnessed in cities like Lucknow, Patna and Bangalore. There also seems to be...
07:00 PM, Jun 03, 2012
New Delhi: Team Anna member Kiran Bedi on Sunday said that the Lokpal, if made a law would create fear among wrongdoers like the way the "chopping of hands of thieves" does in UAE. Addressing protesters at the fast venue of Anna Hazare and yoga guru Ramdev, Bedi also asked people not to vote for those politicians who are opposed to Lokpal in the next elections. "There is no democracy...
03:49 PM, Jun 03, 2012
New Delhi: The experiment to join hands and fight corruption between Baba Ramdev and Team Anna seems to have failed, with Arvind Kejriwal storming out of the agitation venue a short while earlier. Baba Ramdev has taken objection to Kejriwal naming MPs in his speech. Ramdev said the fight against graft was not against individuals. "Arvind Kejriwal should not have taken names. It could create controversy. Please don't see it...
02:41 PM, Jun 03, 2012
New Delhi: A disgruntled volunteer of Team Anna on Sunday attempted self-immolation at the fast site of Anna Hazare and yoga guru Ramdev alleging that he was mistreated by prominent members of India Against Corruption. The volunteer, donning a Team Anna T-shirt and cap and carrying a mega phone, surfaced at the media enclosure of the protest site at Jantar Mantar around 12:15 pm when a close aide of Ramdev...
12:59 PM, Jun 03, 2012
New Delhi: Terming Prime Minister Manmohan Singh an "honest person", yoga guru Ramdev on Sunday asked him to make his Cabinet "corruption free." He threatened the government with a "fight to the finish" by August for bringing back black money stashed away abroad as also against corruption. "The Prime Minister was forced to give statement on illegal mining. We all know that Manmohan Singh is an honest person and we...
11:13 AM, Jun 03, 2012
Anna Hazare and Baba Ramdev paid homage at Rajghat on Sunday morning, while their supporters gathered at Jantar Mantar ahead of their joint fast. ...
10:07 AM, Jun 03, 2012
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