New Delhi: The condition of Rajya Sabha MP Amar Singh, who was admitted to the All India Institute of Medical Sciences following a rise in creatinine level in his body, is stable. Creatinine is a fairly reliable indicator of a person's kidney functioning. "His condition is hemodynamically stable. He had homemade food in the morning. In due course of time he will undergo different tests. He has urine infection," a...
11:32 AM, Sep 13, 2011
New Delhi: Rajya Sabha MP Amar Singh, arrested for his alleged role in 2008 cash-for-vote scam, was on Monday night admitted in All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) following a rise in keratin level in his body, Tihar jail spokesman Sunil Gupta said. Singh, 55, was admitted in the private ward of AIIMS at around 8pm, Gupta said. "Since his keratin level was high, we decided to shift him...
11:32 PM, Sep 12, 2011
New Delhi: Former Samajwadi Party leader Amar Singh was taken to AIIMS hospital on Monday evening because of kidney related complications, Tihar Jail authorities said. They added that his creatinine levels were too high and he needed medical attention. There is still no clarity on whether Amar Singh will be admitted or if he will return to the jail on Monday night itself. A Delhi court on Tuesday will pronounce...
10:35 PM, Sep 12, 2011
New Delhi: Rajya Sabha MP and former Samajwadi Party leader Amar Singh has been ordered to undergo medical tests by the Tees Hazari Court after Tihar Jail officials told judge Sangita Dhingra Sehgal that he has not given his previous medical records and refused to give his blood sample. Singh, who has been arrested and is seeking bail in the cash-for-votes scam, will stay in the jail till at least...
01:03 PM, Sep 09, 2011
Guna: Congress General Secretary Digvijay Singh on Friday expressed sympathy for the beleaguered former Samajwadi Party leader Amar Singh who was arrested in the cash-for-vote scam case two days ago. "I have full sympathy for Amar Singh and I believe that he will be proved innocent," Digvijay Singh told reporters at Raghogarh. He also strongly condemned Wednesday's blast outside the Delhi High Court and asked people not to politicise the...
08:02 AM, Sep 09, 2011
New Delhi: The hearing on Rajya Sabha MP Amar Singh's interim bail plea in the cash-for-votes scam was reserved till September 12 on Thursday. Singh will have to stay in jail in at least till September 12. The court has sought a report from Tihar jail authorities on Amar Singh's medical condition after the lawyer claimed that Singh needed to be in a sterile environment due to his recurrent Urinary...
03:26 PM, Sep 08, 2011
New Delhi: The Tihar Jail is once again the centre of attention. Glamour quotient is at a high in Tihar Jail as it has never seen so many VIPs together and it now houses 2G accused A Raja, Sanjay Chandra, DMK MP Kanimozhi along with CWG accused Suresh Kalmadi and now cash-for-votes scam accused Amar Singh. Samajwadi Party leader Amar Singh is the sixth MP and the latest VIP entrant...
07:32 AM, Sep 07, 2011
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11:28 PM, Sep 06, 2011
Amar Singh and the two ex-BJP MPs have been sent to judicial custody till September 19 in cash-for-votes scam. ...
11:19 PM, Sep 06, 2011
New Delhi: Rajya Sabha MP Amar Singh, sent to judicial custody for his alleged role in the cash-for-votes scam, was lodged in jail number 3 of Tihar Prisons. He reached the jail premises at 6:25 pm and entered through Gate Number 4, sources said. He is the sixth MP to be lodged inside Tihar Prisons after Rajya Sabha MP Kanimozhi, former telecom minister A Raja, sacked CWG OC chairman Suresh...
07:34 PM, Sep 06, 2011
New Delhi: India has a new youth icon, a 74-year old man, who has charged citizens across the country. From Tihar Jail to Ramlila Maidan, Anna Hazare has emerged as a leader who egged on an entire nation to support him in his fight against corruption. The former army man appeared on the national canvas in April this year, when he went on an indefinite fast at Delhi's Jantar Mantar...
07:43 AM, Aug 28, 2011
New Delhi: The Supreme Court (SC) heard a writ petition on Friday challenging Anna Hazare's arrest on August 16, hours before he launched his fast against corruption. SC says it is inclined to consider the question whether Anna's detention or arrest on August 16 was unconstitutional or illegal. The Apex court asked petitioner Bheem Singh to seek Anna's consent and find out whether Anna is keen on pursuing the matter....
07:49 AM, Aug 26, 2011
New Delhi: It is Day 5 of social activist Anna Hazare's protest fast on Saturday and support is swelling for the 74-year-old Gandhian. Anna's supporters reiterated they will keep the momentum going. Having set the Parliament an August 30 deadline for passage of the Lokpal Bill, Anna Hazare on Saturday warned the government that he will nor relent till the Jan Lokpal Bill is cleared. "Why should we fight? The...
07:17 AM, Aug 20, 2011
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11:27 PM, Aug 19, 2011
As Anna Hazare walks out of Tihar jail, on 'Talking Point' Rajdeep Sardesai asks, is it victory of people's power. ...
10:27 PM, Aug 19, 2011
Anna Hazare gathers massive support across the country as he moves from Tihar Jail to the Ramlila Maidan. ...
08:23 PM, Aug 19, 2011
New Delhi: Thousands of people joined Anna Hazares rally from the Tihar Jail to the Ramlila Maidan in New Delhi on Friday despite heavy rains as the anti-corruption crusader left the prison after spending almost 70 hours there. The crowd swelled as Hazare's convoy passed though some of the important landmarks of the capital including Mahatma Gandhi's samadhi at the Rajghat. The supporters kept on waving the Tricolour and shouting...
11:56 AM, Aug 19, 2011
New Delhi: Team Anna Hazare on Friday said the 15-day fast for a strong Lokpal Bill may go beyond the period depending upon the government's response to the agitation. Hazare's associate and RTI activist Arvind Kejriwal said the 73-year-old Gandhian was actually planning a longer programme for the protest fast but there was a legal problem. Delhi Police offered 21 days and later the two sides agreed on 15 days...
09:46 AM, Aug 19, 2011
