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: 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 taking names of 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...
02:41 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
New Delhi: Social activist Anna Hazare and yoga guru Ramdev on Sunday began their day-long fast at Jantar Mantar against corruption and blackmoney stashed abroad. "Manmohan Singh was forced to give statement on Illegal mining. We all know that the prime minister is a honest person and we all respect him. But people expect him to make his Cabinet corruption free," Ramdev said. Earlier, Anna and Ramdev visited the memorial...
09:59 AM, Jun 03, 2012
New Delhi: Ahead of his joint fast with Anna Hazare against UPA government on corruption on Sunday, yoga guru Ramdev threatened the government with a fight to finish by August for bringing back black money stashed abroad. As he headed to Rajghat from Tikri Kalan on Delhi border before reaching the dharna spot of Jantar Mantar, Ramdev said the economic situation in the country is very bad as the rupee...
08:59 AM, Jun 03, 2012
New Delhi: Yoga guru Baba Ramdev and social activist Anna Hazare will on Sunday sit in the capital on a day-long fast against corruption and black money stashed abroad. Sunday's protest at Jantar Mantar is also likely to see Ramdev announcing his strategy with regard to the 2014 General Elections. "The people are with us. They will leave their homes and face the hot weather to support us. The agitation...
07:30 AM, Jun 03, 2012
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07:56 PM, Jun 02, 2012
New Delhi: Social activist Anna Hazara will be arriving in Delhi on Saturday, a day ahead of his day-long fast against corruption alongwith yoga guru Baba Ramdev at Jantar Mantar. Anna and Ramdev are expected to meet later in the day. Ramdev had earlier claimed that their anti-corruption rally will begin in New Delhi and proceed to other parts of the country. Both Anna and Ramdev on Friday had trained...
08:12 AM, Jun 02, 2012
Mumbai: He's back in his element, ready again to play around with his palette and his melodies. So far he's been busy, checking out his sister Bela Sehgal's film trailer, discussing the hoardings for his upcoming production and figuring out a new TV show. But when Sanjay Leela Bhansali walks into the room dressed in all white kurta-pyjama, you know he's ready to talk about all the things that lie...
12:07 PM, May 31, 2012
Waterloo: Research In Motion Ltd., the maker of the BlackBerry, is in steep decline. The company, once the crown jewel of the Canadian technology industry, is now worth 1 percent of Apple's market capitalisation. One way for RIM to stop the downward tailspin: It could sell itself to a competitor or financial firm. But who would step up to buy RIM -and why? Late Tuesday, the company said it expects...
10:27 AM, May 31, 2012
New Delhi: The government is likely to discuss and approve on Thursday the revised tax information sharing treaty between India and Sri Lanka, in its aggressive bid to hunt black money stashed abroad. "The India-Sri Lanka Double Taxation Avoidance Agreement (DTAA) is listed for tommorow (Thursday). The approval is for revising the terms of existing DTAA," a source said. In 2005, India had signed tax information exchange treaties with other...
10:24 PM, May 30, 2012
Washington: Bharatiya Janata Party would make public the names of 800 Indian account holders in Swiss Banks if it comes into power in the 2014 general elections, senior party leader Yashwant Sinha has said. "Of course, we will do. Of course, we will do," Sinha told a small audience at an event organised by a recently formed Washington-based Indian American think-tank Foundation for India and Indian Diaspora Studies (FIIDS). "Will...
05:53 PM, May 30, 2012
Rewari: The Congress-led UPA government at the Centre will not be able to complete its full term as its condition is like that of a patient surviving on ventilator, says yoga guru Ramdev. Addressing a press conference here yesterday, he alleged the accumulation of black money during the UPA regime had crossed all limits. Ramdev said the white paper on black money presented in Parliament by the UPA government was...
03:47 AM, May 30, 2012
Mumbai: None of the new releases managed to generate any interest from the audience over this weekend. The much-praised animation film, 'Arjun " The Warrior Prince' didn't register good numbers apparently owing to lack of proper promotion. Even the more-publicised 'Men In Black 3' and the acclaimed 'Grey' failed to make the numbers. Surprisingly, regional films dominated the weekend. Veteran trade analyst Amod Mehra attributes the dull weekend to the...
03:07 PM, May 29, 2012
Los Angeles: The suits have knocked off the superheroes at the box office. Will Smith and Tommy Lee Jones' sequel 'Men in Black 3' debuted as the No 1 movie over Memorial Day weekend with $55 million domestically from Friday to Sunday. That bumps Disney's 'The Avengers' into second-place after three blockbuster weekends on top for the superhero sensation. 'The Avengers' took in $37 million over the three days to...
10:56 AM, May 28, 2012
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