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  • concerns grow over anna s health

    Concerns Grow Over Anna's Health

    August 24, 2011 12:49 IST

    New Delhi, Aug 24:   Concerns mounted over Anna Hazare's health after he refused doctors' advice to be put on an intravenous drip once again this morning even though the Gandhian increased his intake of fluid. The

  • lok sabha to take up impeachment motion against justice sen

    Lok Sabha To Take Up Impeachment Motion Against Justice Sen

    August 23, 2011 22:58 IST

    New Delhi, August 23:  After its passage by an overwhelming majority in the Rajya Sabha, the impeachment proceedings against Justice Soumitra Sen will be taken up in the Lok Sabha on September five and six,

  • lokpal rahul meets pm

    Lokpal: Rahul Meets PM

    August 23, 2011 21:53 IST

    New Delhi, Aug 23: Rahul Gandhi today met Prime Minister Manmohan Singh for consultations as government stepped up efforts to resolve the logjam over the Lokpal issue.The meeting came close on the heels of the

  • anna s movement anti democratic to the core somnath

    Anna's Movement Anti-Democratic To The Core: Somnath

    August 23, 2011 21:47 IST

    Kolkata, Aug 23: Taking strong exception to Anna Hazare's movement against corruption, former Lok Sabha Speaker Somnath Chatterjee today said the Gandhian's method of “putting pressure” on the government for a strong Lokpal was “anti-democratic

  • standing committee is only to postpone issue bhushan

    Standing Committee Is Only To Postpone Issue: Bhushan

    August 23, 2011 21:39 IST

    New Delhi, Aug 23: Team Anna appears to be against the Jan Lokpal Bill being referred to the Parliamentary Standing Committee despite Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's offer.“The Standing Committee is not not essenitial for passing

  • mamata asks parties to shun bandhs wants law against bandh

    Mamata Asks Parties To Shun Bandhs, Wants Law Against Bandh

    August 23, 2011 20:58 IST

    Kolkata, Aug 23:   West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee today asked political parties not to resort to bandhs as a mode of protest and said a legislation is required to counter bandhs, strikes and blockades. Admitting

  • bjp distances itself from advani s comments against pm

    BJP Distances Itself From Advani's Comments Against PM

    August 23, 2011 20:48 IST

    New Delhi, Aug 23: BJP today distanced itself from the statement of its senior leader L K Advani that in the wake of several scams Prime Minister Manmohan Singh should step down and seek a

  • withdraw lokpal bill bring an effective bill bjp to govt

    Withdraw Lokpal Bill; Bring An Effective Bill: BJP To Govt

    August 23, 2011 20:45 IST

    New Delhi, Aug 23: The BJP today asked the government to withdraw the present Lokpal Bill and introduce an “effective” bill in Parliament, but made it clear that some provisions of the Team Anna draft

  • i can join talks if asked says sheila dikshit

    I Can Join Talks If Asked, Says Sheila Dikshit

    August 23, 2011 20:44 IST

    New Delhi, Aug 23:  Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit today held an informal meeting with her colleagues during which she was briefed about the situation arising out of Anna Hazare's fast demanding a strong Lokpal. 

  • 10 years and still fasting manipur iron lady irom sharmila

    10 Years And Still Fasting: Manipur 'Iron Lady' Irom Sharmila Expresses Solidarity With Anna

    August 23, 2011 20:29 IST

    Guwahati, August 23: Manipur's 'iron lady' Irom Sharmila Chanu, whose case many Anna Hazare critics have been referring to, on Tuesday expressed her solidarity with the Gandhian's anti-corruption movement.Sharmila, who has been on a fast,

  • hc dismisses dawood s sister s plea against denial of

    HC Dismisses Dawood's Sister's Plea Against Denial Of Passport

    August 23, 2011 20:20 IST

    New Delhi, August 23:  A petition by fugitive underworld don Dawood Ibrahim's sister Haseena Ibrahim Parker challenging Government's refusal to issue her a fresh passport was today dismissed by the Delhi High Court.Justice Rajiv Sahai

  • santosh hegde appeals to hazare to end fast

    Santosh Hegde Appeals To Hazare To End Fast

    August 23, 2011 19:42 IST

    Bangalore, Aug 23:  Team Anna member and former Karnataka Lokayukta Justice(retd) N Santosh Hegde today appealed to Anna Hazare to end his eight-day fast, saying everyone is “honestly” concerned about his health.Hegde said the 73-year-old

  • crowd at ramlila maidan dwindles as protesters go back to

    Crowd At Ramlila Maidan Dwindles As Protesters Go Back To Work

    August 23, 2011 19:24 IST

    New Delhi, Aug 23: The end of an extended weekend saw the crowd of protesters at Ramlila Maidan, where Anna Hazare is on an indefinite fast, dwindling on Tuesday. While the past three days saw

  • manmohan reaches out to anna hazare

    Manmohan Reaches Out To Anna Hazare

    August 23, 2011 19:33 IST

    New Delhi, Aug 23:   On the eighth day of Anna Hazare's agitation, a concerned Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today directly reached out to him with an appeal for ending fast and a promise that his

  • back to square one says team anna no breakthrough in talks

    Back To Square One, Says Team Anna, No Breakthrough In Talks

    August 24, 2011 23:49 IST

    New Delhi, Aug 24: The stand-off between government and Anna Hazare reached a flashpoint tonight with the talks yielding no breakthrough and the Gandhian's team expressed “disappointment” with the government's “change in attitude”.  “There is

  • mamata decries hue and cry over lokpal bill

    Mamata Decries Hue And Cry Over Lokpal Bill

    August 23, 2011 17:22 IST

    Kolkata, Aug 23:  Reacting for the first time on Anna Hazare's movement for a strong Lokpal, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee today said there should not be so much hue and cry outside Parliament

  • amnesty asks india to probe kashmir graves

    Amnesty Asks India To Probe Kashmir Graves

    August 23, 2011 17:11 IST

    Srinagar, Aug 23: Amnesty International has urged India to allow an impartial probe into hundreds of unmarked graves in  Jammu and Kashmir after a State Human Rights Commission report confirmed they contain more than 2,000

  • nearly 2 000 unmarked graves in kashmir truth commission

    Nearly 2,000 Unmarked Graves In Kashmir: Truth Commission Needed, Says Omar

    August 23, 2011 17:08 IST

    Srinagar, Aug 23: In the wake of the State Human Rights Commission finding that over 2,000 unidentified bodies are buried in 38 sites in north Kashmir, Chief Minister Omar Abdullah has said there was a

  • anna s bharat mata chant brings back excitement among crowds

    Anna's 'Bharat Mata' Chant Brings Back Excitement Among Crowds

    August 23, 2011 17:13 IST

    New Delhi, Aug 23:  It was nearly 40 hours since protesters had heard a single word from Anna Hazare but when he took the microphone to roar ‘Bharat Mata ki Jai' at Ramlila Maidan today,

  • sonia gandhi in loop may return by aug end

    Sonia Gandhi In Loop, May Return By Aug End

    August 23, 2011 15:47 IST

    New Delhi, Aug 23 :  Law Minister Salman Khurshid is said to be in touch with Anna Hazare's close aide Arvind Kejriwal, who today demanded that government mandate somebody officially for discussing the Lokpal issue. 

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