Anna had reached Delhi last night to attend a meeting of the Standing Committee on Lokpal Bill. He had begun for more details....
Anna ends his 'maun vrat' at Rajghat
Social activist Anna Hazare today broke his 'vow of silence' for the past 19 days after paying tributes to Mahatma Gandhi at Rajghat here. The 74-year-old Hazare visited Gandhi's memorial at around 7 am and broke his 'maun vrat', observed since Oct 16, saying 'Bharat Mata ki Jai' aloud.
Anna had reached Delhi last night to attend a meeting of the Standing Committee on Lokpal Bill. He had begun for more details....
Anna had reached Delhi last night to attend a meeting of the Standing Committee on Lokpal Bill. He had begun for more details....
Shanti Bhushan only Team Anna member to donate money
Former Law Minister Shanti Bhushan is the only prominent Team Anna member who has donated money to the anti-corruption movement led by Anna Hazare, giving Rs four lakh from his pocket.
Bhushan's Rs four lakh is part of over Rs 2.51 crore collected as donations by Team Anna in the six months starting from April one this year, according to the list of donors provided by India Against Corruption.
The highest donation during the period for more details....
Bhushan's Rs four lakh is part of over Rs 2.51 crore collected as donations by Team Anna in the six months starting from April one this year, according to the list of donors provided by India Against Corruption.
The highest donation during the period for more details....
Team Anna says that they don't need any security
A day after Team Anna member Arvind Kejriwal was attacked, the government, according to sources, has been putting extra emphasis on Anna Hazare's security. Sources tell media that a thorough security review is being conducted even as Team Anna says that they don't need any security.
Sources said Anna Hazare maintains that he doesn't need any enhancement in his security cover. Even the recent attacks on his team members hasn't changed his mind. Maharashtra Police isn't, however, taking any chances and has initiated for more details....
Sources said Anna Hazare maintains that he doesn't need any enhancement in his security cover. Even the recent attacks on his team members hasn't changed his mind. Maharashtra Police isn't, however, taking any chances and has initiated for more details....
Govt orders security review for Anna Hazare
The Union home ministry said on Wednesday that it has received inputs from local agencies on a possible threat to social activist Anna Hazare's life, according to media reports.
This comes after Team Anna members Arvind Kejriwal and Prashant Bhushan and the social activist's supporters were attacked.
The Maharashtra director general of police for more details....
This comes after Team Anna members Arvind Kejriwal and Prashant Bhushan and the social activist's supporters were attacked.
The Maharashtra director general of police for more details....
Ready to face bullets to eradicate corruption: Anna Hazare
Team Anna and political parties Tuesday condemned the slipper attack on activist Arvind Kejriwal as unacceptable and unfortunate while Anna Hazare said he is not deterred and that his group is ready to face'bullets'to eradicate corruption.
Union Law Minister Salman Khurshid said there is no place for violence in a democracy and that if anyone felt the need for protection they could seek it.
Reacting to the attack on his close aide in Lucknow, Hazare, who has been on a'maun vrat'(vow of silence) in his native village Ralegan Siddhi, said he is planning for more details....
Union Law Minister Salman Khurshid said there is no place for violence in a democracy and that if anyone felt the need for protection they could seek it.
Reacting to the attack on his close aide in Lucknow, Hazare, who has been on a'maun vrat'(vow of silence) in his native village Ralegan Siddhi, said he is planning for more details....
Will campaign against Cong if Lokpal is not passed: Anna
With Congress pushed to a distant third in Hisar bypolls, Anna Hazare today said the party should take cue from the result and ensure passage of Jan Lokpal Bill in winter session of Parliament or else he would personally campaign against it in upcoming Assembly elections.
Hazare warned that the condition of Congress"would worsen"further if it does not learn a lesson from the poll debacle in Hisar.
"If the Congress still has not learnt a lesson from these polls then the condition would worsen further hence Congress should take a cue and pass for more details....
Hazare warned that the condition of Congress"would worsen"further if it does not learn a lesson from the poll debacle in Hisar.
"If the Congress still has not learnt a lesson from these polls then the condition would worsen further hence Congress should take a cue and pass for more details....
Congress offered to Anna for President post, Is it rumour or correct?
Did the Congress offer the post of President of India to anti-corruption crusader and social activist Anna Hazare, Is it rumour or correct? Yes, if the rumours floating around in this village are to be believed.
As per reports, Thursday, rumours are rife that Anna has been offered the post of President by the Manmohan Singh-led UPA government as the term of the incumbent, Pratibha Patil, is due to end next year.
What has fuelled the speculation is the steady stream of politicians, especially form the Congress, who are making their way to the village to meet the Gandhian. Among for more details....
As per reports, Thursday, rumours are rife that Anna has been offered the post of President by the Manmohan Singh-led UPA government as the term of the incumbent, Pratibha Patil, is due to end next year.
What has fuelled the speculation is the steady stream of politicians, especially form the Congress, who are making their way to the village to meet the Gandhian. Among for more details....
Cash for vote scam: Amar Singh bail plea till September 12
A Delhi court on Friday deferred hearing into former Samajwadi Party general secretary Amar Singh's bail plea till September 12 in connection with the 2008 cash-for-votes scam. According to the Tihar jail authorities Amar Singh was not carrying his medical records, based on which he applied for an interim bail.
Singh, who was arrested on Tuesday, is presently lodged at Delhi's Tihar Jail. He has been remanded in judicial custody till September 19. The court had earlier on Thursday directed the Tihar Jail authorities to submit a report on Amar Singh's health condition. His counsel pleaded for interim bail for the Rajya for More details....
Singh, who was arrested on Tuesday, is presently lodged at Delhi's Tihar Jail. He has been remanded in judicial custody till September 19. The court had earlier on Thursday directed the Tihar Jail authorities to submit a report on Amar Singh's health condition. His counsel pleaded for interim bail for the Rajya for More details....
Digvijay express sympathy for former SP leader Amar Singh
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 media at Raghogarh.
He also strongly condemned Wednesday's blast outside the Delhi High Court and asked people not to politicise the issue of terrorism.
Terror activities should be curbed with an iron hand and fundamentalists of any community should not be spared, he said.
When asked about Anna Hazare, he said he respects the Gandhian a lot, and would like to congratulate the social activist for two things: he forced the RSS people to wear white for more details....
"I have full sympathy for Amar Singh and I believe that he will be proved innocent,"Digvijay Singh told media at Raghogarh.
He also strongly condemned Wednesday's blast outside the Delhi High Court and asked people not to politicise the issue of terrorism.
Terror activities should be curbed with an iron hand and fundamentalists of any community should not be spared, he said.
When asked about Anna Hazare, he said he respects the Gandhian a lot, and would like to congratulate the social activist for two things: he forced the RSS people to wear white for more details....
Terror threat in Washington with the 10th anniversary of the Sep 11 attacks
US intelligence officials say they have "very specific", credible but unconfirmed reports of a terror threat in Washington and New York coinciding with the 10th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks.
An ABC News report quoted intelligence officials as saying that at least three individuals, including an American citizen"entered the country in August by air with the intent to launch a vehicle-borne attack against Washington DC or for more details....
An ABC News report quoted intelligence officials as saying that at least three individuals, including an American citizen"entered the country in August by air with the intent to launch a vehicle-borne attack against Washington DC or for more details....
I have forgiven Tewari for his comments: Anna
Anna Hazare this evening said he has"forgiven"Manish Tewari, hours after his lawyer sent a legal notice to the Congress spokesman seeking a written apology for calling the Gandhian corrupt. Hazare said though his Pune-based lawyer Milind Pawar has issued a legal notice to Tewari, he himself has"forgiven"the Congress MP for his public outburst on the eve of the August 16 fast in Delhi
Delhi HC blast: Police arrested 3 people in Kishtwar
Police arrested three people on Thursday, including the owner of an Internet cafe in Kishtwar, Jammu& Kashmir over an email allegedly claiming responsibility for the blast in Delhi High Court.
Investigators traced the Harkat-ul-Jehadi Islami email claiming responsibility for the blast to Kishtwar district of Jammu and Kashmir.
"We are investigating the email link from Kishtwar district in connection with the Delhi blast for more details....
Investigators traced the Harkat-ul-Jehadi Islami email claiming responsibility for the blast to Kishtwar district of Jammu and Kashmir.
"We are investigating the email link from Kishtwar district in connection with the Delhi blast for more details....
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