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
New Delhi: As Arvind Kejriwal made an abrupt exit from the joint fast venue after Ramdev objected to personal remarks against politicians, the yoga guru on Sunday said he wanted to run his movement with dignity and not to divert focus from the issue by targeting individuals. "Hum shaleenta se aandolan ko aage badhana chahte hai. Hum kisi ka nam lekar aandolan ko muddo se bhatkana nahi chahte hai. (We...
04:54 AM, Jun 04, 2012
New Delhi: Rebutting allegations that he left the fast venue after Ramdev virtually snubbed him, Team Anna member Arvind Kejriwal on Sunday said that he had to leave as he was unwell and he has the "greatest respect" for the yoga guru. "I had to leave fast venue because I am very unwell. I told this to Anna and swamiji. It is wrong to say that I left in protest,"...
01:51 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: 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: Refuting reports of any rift over the fast with yoga guru Baba Ramdev, Team Anna member Arvind Kejriwal on Sunday that there is no dispute between the team. "There is no dispute in Team Anna. All core committee members are together," said Kejriwal. Kejriwal also indicated Anna Hazare and his team might also reveal their strategy against corruption and campaign during Sunday's fast. The RTI activist also said...
09:12 AM, Jun 03, 2012
New Delhi: Just a day after the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) registered a case in the coal block allocations case of 2006-09, the Prime Minister's Office has turned the tables, accusing BJP President Nitin Gadkari's son of benefiting in the deal. "Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Raman Singh's government allocated coal blocks to those close to BJP President Nitin Gadkari. The issue was not allowed to be raised in the Assembly,"...
07:42 AM, Jun 02, 2012
New Delhi: The preliminary probe by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) into the coal scam has failed to impress both Team Anna as well as the Opposition. While both demand a separate independent probe, the government has rejected it saying that the CBI probe has nothing to do with the Prime Minister or the Coal Ministry. "If we are not afraid of an independent probe, why is the Prime...
09:00 PM, Jun 01, 2012
New Delhi: A day after the Chief Vigilance Commission (CVC) referred that coal block allocation between 2006 and 2009, which has put in question the role of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, for a Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) probe, Team Anna hit out at the government saying the outcome of the investigation was already known. Pointing that the CBI functions directly under the Prime Minister, key Team Anna member Arvind...
05:39 PM, Jun 01, 2012
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: "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
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: A Delhi court will hear a criminal case against social activist and Team Anna member Arvind Kejriwal in connection with his comments on MPs. Kejriwal had said that Parliament was filled with murderers, rapists and dacoits, while addressing a rally in February this year. Kejriwal was also served a Breach of Privilege notice for his comment comparing MPs to rapists, murderers and looters. "In this Parliament, 163 members...
07:29 AM, May 29, 2012
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