New Delhi: Government on Tuesday rejected charges of yoga guru Ramdev and Anna Hazare that it was not taking action on unearthing black money, saying it had signed bilateral agreements with many countries to bring tax evasion to light. "We have a proper action...It makes no sense to say that government is not speaking about the steps it is taking to eradicate corruption and blackmoney," Information and Broadcasting Minister Ambika...
02:08 PM, Aug 14, 2012
New Delhi: Yoga guru Baba Ramdev and his supporters have vacated the Ambedkar stadium after the yoga guru ended his fast. He is likely to leave for Haridwar late on Tuesday afternoon. Before ending his fast, Baba Ramdev targeted Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and slammed the Congress, claiming the support of all other political parties. Ramdev ended his fast by drinking a glass of lime juice offered to him by...
01:38 PM, Aug 14, 2012
Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi was amongst those who had black money abroad, veteran lawyer and BJP leader Ram Jethmalani said on Tuesday. ...
01:32 PM, Aug 14, 2012
Bangalore: Former Karnataka Lokayukta N Santosh Hegde, who was closely associated with now disbanded Team Anna, feels yoga guru Ramdev's agitation on black money and graft issues may re-energise the anti-corruption movement and says it might cause electoral damage to the Congress. "There seems to be a lot of ground support for Ramdev, which must have sort of given a jolt to the ruling party (Congress) as he specifically identified...
01:26 PM, Aug 14, 2012
New Delhi: Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi was amongst those who had black money abroad, veteran lawyer and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Ram Jethmalani said on Tuesday. Jethmalani made the remark as he shared the dais with yoga guru Ramdev at his protest venue Ambedkar Stadium. He said, "Rahul Gandhi's name is there in the list of those whose money is stashed abroad. The Congress party wants to hide...
12:04 PM, Aug 14, 2012
New Delhi: An unverified mob may sit close to Red Fort as the PM addresses the nation on the Independence Day and pose a major security concern, a Delhi Police report submitted to the Ministry of Home Affairs on Ramdev's agitation allegedly said. The Delhi Police Commissioner is likely to brief the Home Secretary over the issue again on Tuesday morning, sources say. Home Minister Sushil Kumar Shinde is presently...
10:31 AM, Aug 14, 2012
Protesters who have joined hands with Ramdev in his fight against corruption and black money say that the government does not want to pay heed to their cause. ...
09:57 AM, Aug 14, 2012
New Delhi: Yoga guru Ramdev on Tuesday said he will end his fast before noon on the sixth day of protest against black money and declared that he will launch a big movement against Congress before the Lok Sabha elections. After staying put at Ambedkar Stadium throughout the night refusing to vacate it, Ramdev told his supporters that he "is acceding to the appeal of his supporters and is calling...
07:51 AM, Aug 14, 2012
New Delhi: Ramdev and few thousand of his supporters stay put at the football stadium in central Delhi throughout the night, refusing to vacate it and declaring that he will announce his future course of action on Tuesday. Addressing his supporters early morning, the Yoga guru said history will be created on Tuesday and he will announce his next course of action before noon. Ramdev went around the Ambedkar Stadium...
07:43 AM, Aug 14, 2012
New Delhi: Yoga guru Baba Ramdev and his supporters have vacated the Ambedkar stadium after the yoga guru ended his fast. He is likely to leave for Haridwar at 3 pm. 12:20 pm: Yoga guru Baba Ramdev will leave for Haridwar after vacating the Ambedkar stadium. Ramdev supporters have started vacating the stadium. 12:10 pm: The Delhi Police has set a deadline of 1 pm for Baba Ramdev and his...
07:36 AM, Aug 14, 2012
Baba Ramdev on Monday defied the Delhi Police and remained non-committal on ending his fast. Police probe underworld link in Mumbai violence. ...
11:58 PM, Aug 13, 2012
New Delhi: Yoga guru Baba Ramdev on Monday defied the police and remained non-committal on ending his fast on Tuesday morning despite being freed by the Delhi Police at Ambedkar Stadium, where he was detained after he tried to march to Parliament. The yoga guru, who is campaigning against black money, on Monday evening refused to leave the Ambedkar stadium along with his supporters. However, before the stand taken by...
11:50 PM, Aug 13, 2012
Despite being freed by the police, Baba Ramdev has refused to leave the Ambedkar Stadium, saying he will not end his fast tonight. ...
11:30 PM, Aug 13, 2012
Chandigarh: Noting the country is passing through a transitional phase, Press Council of India chairman Markandey Katju on Monday said social activist Anna Hazare and Yoga Guru Ramdev's crusade against corruption is nothing but an empty gas. "Nothing is going to happen by Anna or Ramdev's crusade against corruption. The nation is going through a transitional phase and corruption is going to stay here for next 15 years," he told...
11:01 PM, Aug 13, 2012
Ramdev also said he won't take food unless everyone present at the ground was provided food and water. ...
10:14 PM, Aug 13, 2012
Despite being freed by the police, Baba Ramdev has refused to leave the Ambedkar Stadium, saying he will not end his fast tonight. ...
10:01 PM, Aug 13, 2012
New Delhi: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, in his speech on the Independence Day, is likely to refer to the steps taken by the government against the menace of corruption and with regard to getting back the black money stashed abroad. However, according to sources, the speech of the Prime Minister will have no direct reference to anti-corruption crusader Anna Hazare or yoga guru Baba Ramdev. The Prime Minister's speech is...
06:54 PM, Aug 13, 2012
New Delhi: 9.24 pm: Following the tough stand taken by yoga guru Baba Ramdev, the Ministry of Home Affairs has said that they are in constant touch with the Delhi Police and are monitoring the situation as it develops. The ministry has also said that security is a concern because of August 15. 9.04 pm: Addressing mediapersons at the Ambedkar Stadium, Baba Ramdev said that he has been requested that...
05:51 PM, Aug 13, 2012
New Delhi: As NDA leaders joined Ramdev in his protest against black money, 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 the BJP and the Shiv Sena created uproar by pressing their demand, leading to repeated adjournments of both Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha. Significantly, in...
05:26 PM, Aug 13, 2012
