Ramdev's mission to take his fight against black money from the Ramlila Maidan to Parliament did not materialise as he along with his supporters taken into preventive custody. ...
04:53 PM, Aug 13, 2012
Patna: Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Monday said he fully supports the movement of yoga guru Ramdev for bringing back to the country black money stashed away in banks abroad. "Ramdevji is raising his voice for a right cause ... It is a subject of public interest and that is the reason why JD(U) national President Sharad Yadav went to the dharna site ... I fully support Baba Ramdev's...
04:50 PM, Aug 13, 2012
New Delhi: Baba Ramdev's mission to take his fight against black money from the Ramlila Maidan to Parliament did not materialise as he along with his supporters were stopped and taken into preventive custody at the Ranjit Singh flyover. Ramdev's rally, which saw the yoga guru leading the protest rally sitting on the top of a vehicle with a black band tied on his forehead, started from the Ramlila Maidan...
03:51 PM, Aug 13, 2012
Congress reaction along expected lines calls Ramdev's movement political; says party is concerned and will do all to get back black money. ...
03:25 PM, Aug 13, 2012
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 yoga guru Ramdev raised the pitch against Congress over the issue of black money, UPA ally Samajwadi Party on Monday said it will support anybody who fights for the cause. "Our party is against black money. Whoever talks about bringing back black money, we will support (him)," SP supreme Mulayam Singh Yadav told reporters outside Parliament House. He said if black money comes back to the country,...
02:20 PM, Aug 13, 2012
New Delhi: Yoga guru Baba Ramdev's close aide Acharya Balkrishna's judicial custody has been extended till August 27. He was produced before a Dehradun court on Monday. Balkrishna was arrested in a case of forgery and violation of the Indian Passport Act. Balkrishna was arrested last month in a fake passport case after he failed to appear at a Dehradun court. Balkrishna had allegedly provided fake documents to procure a...
01:04 PM, Aug 13, 2012
Yoga guru Ramdev decided to take his protest on black money and corruption to Parliament and vowed to oust Congress in the next Lok Sabha polls. ...
11:43 AM, Aug 13, 2012
Janata Party President Subramanian Swamy joined Ramdev at the Ramlila Maidan and shared the stage with him. ...
11:36 AM, Aug 13, 2012
New Delhi: In a well-synchronised move the Bharatiya Janata Party-led National Democratic Alliance extended its support to Baba Ramdev, who is protesting against the United Progressive Alliance Government's alleged inefficiency in tacking black money and corruption. The presence of NDA leaders assume significance in the wake of Ramdev taking a vow to defeat the Congress in the 2014 elections. The BJP said the party will back Ramdev's movement. Keen to...
11:05 AM, Aug 13, 2012
New Delhi: Yoga guru Baba Ramdev's close aide Acharya Balkrishna's judicial custody ends on Monday. He will be produced before a Dehradun court. Balkrishna was arrested in a case of forgery and violation of the Indian Passport Act. Balkrishna was arrested last month in a fake passport case after he failed to appear at a Dehradun court. Balkrishna had allegedly provided fake documents to procure a passport. ...
08:30 AM, 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: After sharing dais with Anna Hazare, former Army chief General VK Singh on Sunday joined yoga guru Ramdev's protest in New Delhi, dubbing the government as a "property dealer" which takes over farmers' land in the name of development. Singh participation in the protests came two months after he retired from service during which he had taken on the government on his age issue. Earlier this month, Singh...
06:24 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
Former Army Chief Gen VK Singh has accused the government of not protecting agricultural land. ...
05:55 PM, Aug 12, 2012
New Delhi: Seeking a coalition against corruption, activist Kiran Bedi on Sunday shared dais with Ramdev though Anna Hazare and other erstwhile Team Anna members kept away from the yoga guru's protest on black money and Lokpal. Addressing the protesters, she said they have to "raise a united front against corruption" and "form a coalition against corrupt". "Without being alert, without understanding or reviewing government policy, we will always be...
04:05 PM, Aug 12, 2012
New Delhi: Taking on Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on the issue of corruption, Yoga guru Ramdev has asked the government to act on his demand by Sunday evening or else face a big revolution across the country. Ramdev said that he will announce his next move at 5 pm on Sunday evening. "The Prime Minister should act on our demands by evening. Otherwise message will go that he is not...
12:32 PM, Aug 12, 2012
New Delhi: Yoga guru Baba Ramdev is set to make a major announcement on the next step of his agitation on Sunday. Ramdev had deferred by a day the "big" announcement on the next course of his agitation on blackmoney and Lokpal Bill as former Army chief General VK Singh is expected to share the stage with him at Ramlila Maidan where Ramdev has been protesting for the past four...
08:10 AM, Aug 12, 2012
