Yoga guru Baba Ramdev has been taken into preventive custody for violating Section-144 near the Ranjit Singh flyover, during his march to Parliament. ...
03:09 PM, Aug 13, 2012
New Delhi: As NDA leaders joined Ramdev in his protest against blackmoney, members of the BJP-led coalition disrupted Parliament over the issue on Monday by demanding that the government should announce a time-bound plan to bring back such unaccounted money stashed abroad. Members from BJP and Shiv Sena created uproar by pressing their demand, leading to repeated adjournments of both Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha. Significantly, in the Rajya Sabha,...
02:16 PM, Aug 13, 2012
New Delhi:3:30 pm: Yoga guru Baba Ramdev has said that his detention won't deter him from fighting against corruption. "They can only arrest me, they can't stop me from fighting against corruption," Ramdev said. 1:55 pm: Yoga guru Baba Ramdev has been taken into preventive custody for violating Section-144 near the Ranjit Singh flyover, during his march to Parliament. Ramdev, along with his supporters, will be taken to the Rajiv...
08:18 AM, Aug 13, 2012
New Delhi: With government ignoring his ultimatum, yoga guru Ramdev is set to announce his next plan of action on Monday. Ramdev has threatened to launch phase two of his anti-corruption movement if the government does not agree to his demands. Earlier, Ramdev on Sunday targeted the Congress asking people to vote out parties which do not support his demands on black money and corruption and hinted at a 'jail...
07:33 AM, Aug 13, 2012
New Delhi: A controversy broke out on Sunday over activist Kiran Bedi's "small rape" remarks in the context of the media coverage for such crimes. The remarks were made when the former IPS officer accused media of ignoring corruption allegations against UPA ministers and not giving coverage despite erstwhile Team Anna giving evidence regarding it. "Thankfully, media does not discuss it(allegations) a single time. Ask yourself. On a small rape...
09:22 PM, Aug 12, 2012
New Delhi: Yoga guru Ramdev on Sunday said that from Monday a "maha kranti" (big revolution) will start. He, however, did not reveal his plan saying the "major announcement" will be made on Monday. Addressing his supporters at Ramlila Maidan in New Delhi, where he has been on fast for the last four days, said the crowd will have to wait one more night at Ramlila if they want the...
06:13 PM, Aug 12, 2012
New Delhi: As Ramdev's fast entered the third day on Saturday, the yoga guru threatened to intensify his stir if his demands on blackmoney and the Lokpal bill are not met by the deadline set by him and decided to knock on the doors of the President to put pressure on the government. Ramdev had set a three-day ultimatum, which ends on Saturday evening, to the government to address the...
03:01 PM, Aug 11, 2012
New Delhi: Taunting the UPA government on the issue of corruption on the second day of his 3-day token fast, yoga guru Ramdev on Friday said if the Olympics gave a medal for corruption, India could have won gold. Calling on all of India to support his agitation against black money and graft, Ramdev said, "India could have won gold if there was a competition for corruption in the Olympics....
05:43 PM, Aug 10, 2012
Day two of Ramdev's three-day fast in New Delhi saw huge crowds at the venue, Ramlila Maidan. ...
12:15 PM, Aug 10, 2012
New Delhi: 12.10 pm: Ramdev raises farmer suicides issue, saying the Land Acquisition Act needed to be abolished. 12.05 pm: "I have no comments for those who cannot understand our mission after making it this clear," says Ramdev. 12.01 pm: Ramdev says that Rajbala, one of his female followers who was beaten up by the police last year was a martyr as she "gave her life for our cause". "She...
09:43 AM, Aug 10, 2012
New Delhi: It is Day 2 of yoga guru Baba Ramdev's fast at the Ramlila Maidan and more supporters are expected to pour in. He is expected to address the crowds again on Friday. Ramdev began the day with yoga. On Thursday, Ramdev asked the government to legislate a strong anti-corruption ombudsman, set up an independent appointment process for the CBI chief, election commissioners, CVC and CAG and ensure the...
08:33 AM, Aug 10, 2012
Yoga guru Ramdev returned to Ramlila Maidan demanding immediate action to enact a strong Lokpal and steps to bring back black money stashed away in foreign banks. ...
11:33 PM, Aug 09, 2012
Baba Ramdev took centrestage at the Ramlila ground once again, 14 months after he was bundled out by police from the same venue. ...
10:57 PM, Aug 09, 2012
Yoga guru Ramdev on Thursday returned to Ramlila Maidan demanding immediate action to enact a strong Lokpal and steps to bring back black money stashed away in foreign banks. ...
10:52 PM, Aug 09, 2012
Ghaziabad: BJP on Thursday said it is ready to provide active support to Yoga guru Ramdev's campaign against black money stashed abroad if he asks for it. "BJP has provided moral support to both Anna Hazare's and Ramdev's campaigns in the past and is even ready to lend active support to the yoga guru's stir if he approaches the party for it," former BJP president Rajnath Singh told reporters. Any...
10:05 PM, Aug 09, 2012
New Delhi: Bundled out in the middle of night in June 2011 after a police crackdown, Yoga guru Ramdev on Thursday returned to Ramlila Maidan demanding immediate action to enact a strong Lokpal and steps to bring back black money stashed away in foreign banks, calling it a decisive battle against the government. With his three-day fast against black money, Ramdev also seems to be shifting the Lokpal Bill battle...
06:01 PM, Aug 09, 2012
New Delhi: Yoga guru Baba Ramdev's close aide Balkrishna, who is in jail in connection with a fake passport case, was equated with the freedom fighters at Ramdev's fast venue Ramlila Maidan on Thursday. A huge poster at the fast venue had Balkrishna's picture with the likes of Mahatma Gandhi, Subhash Chandra Bose and Bhagat Singh. The poster was later removed after it was reported in the media. The poster...
01:33 PM, Aug 09, 2012
Tarun Vijay of BJP said Ramdev is transparent and is doing a good job in waking up a government which is rudderless and corrupt. ...
01:15 PM, Aug 09, 2012
Law Minister Salman Khurshid said Ramlila Maidan is a place where leela is performed. It's a democracy and people have the right to sit on protest. ...
01:04 PM, Aug 09, 2012
