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  • anna can safely fast for 9 days says his personal physician

    Anna Can Safely Fast For 9 Days, Says His Personal Physician

    August 20, 2011 13:04 IST

    Pune, Aug 20 : Anna Hazare can fast for at least nine days without any major health problems, says Dr Sayyad Rafique Gafoor, who has been the 74-year-old social activist's doctor since 1983, reports Indian

  • ready to talk to team anna if approached congress

    Ready To Talk To Team Anna If Approached: Congress

    August 20, 2011 7:25 IST

    New Delhi, Aug 20:Congress on Friday expressed its readiness to talk to Team Anna if it formally approaches the government over the Lokpal issue.An indication to this effect was available after Prime Minister Manmohan Singh

  • aiims safdarjung docs come out in support of hazare

    AIIMS, Safdarjung Docs Come Out In Support Of Hazare

    August 19, 2011 23:11 IST

    New Delhi, Aug 19: Resident doctors, students and staff of All India Institute of Medical Sciences and Safdarjung Hospital today took out a candle light march to express solidarity with Anna Hazare's ongoing fast to

  • passage of lokpal bill before aug 30 not possible congress

    Passage Of Lokpal Bill Before Aug 30 Not Possible: Congress

    August 19, 2011 23:08 IST

    New Delhi, Aug 19: The possibility of passage of Jan Lokpal Bill by August 30 as demanded by Anna Hazare is unlikely, sources in the Government and Congress said tonight.The sources noted that the Lokpal

  • differences surface in congress over anna

    Differences Surface In Congress Over Anna

    August 19, 2011 23:02 IST

    New Delhi, Aug 19: Differences within Congress over the way Anna Hazare issue was handled came to the fore today with East Delhi MP Sandeep Dikshit stating that the Gandhian should not have been arrested

  • swami agnivesh targets pm rahul

    Swami Agnivesh Targets PM, Rahul

    August 19, 2011 22:32 IST

    New Delhi, Aug 19: Activist Swami Agnivesh on Friday launched an attack on Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Congress leader Rahul Gandhi accusing them of being silent and not listening to the voices of the

  • anna gets huge support as thousands hit the roads

    Anna Gets Huge Support As Thousands Hit The Roads

    August 19, 2011 23:33 IST

    New Delhi, Aug 19: Thousands of Anna Hazare's supporters piled onto the streets, some perched on electric poles, traffic lights and parked cars, to catch a glimpse of the Gandhian as he moved to Ramlila

  • imams from mp to join in hazare s agitation at ramlila

    Imams From MP To Join In Hazare's Agitation At Ramlila Maidan

    August 19, 2011 22:26 IST

    Bhopal, Aug 19: Over 40 imams (Muslim religious heads) from Madhya Pradesh are going to Delhi to join in social activist Anna Hazare's agitation for Jan-lokpal Bill.“The issues raised by Anna through the Lokpal bill

  • justice not done to justice sen somnath

    Justice Not Done To Justice Sen: Somnath

    August 19, 2011 22:20 IST

    Kolkata, Aug 19: Former Lok Sabha Speaker Somnath Chatterjee today said “justice has not been done” to Justice Soumitra Sen by the adoption of the impeachment motion against him by the Rajya Sabha.“It is a

  • congress core group meets to discuss hazare fast

    Congress Core Group Meets To Discuss Hazare Fast

    August 19, 2011 22:17 IST

    New Delhi, Aug 19: With the Government in a fix over Anna Hazare's agitation over Lokpal issue, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today held discussions with senior government and party colleagues to discuss a way out. 

  • don t weaken institutions and democracy anand sharma

    Don't Weaken Institutions And Democracy: Anand Sharma

    August 19, 2011 22:14 IST

    New Delhi, Aug 19: Commerce and Industry Minister Anand Sharma today said that nothing should be done to “weaken” the institutions and “undermine democracy” as it would hurt India's present and long-term interest.Asked whether Anna

  • fasting hazare surprises policemen with a fast sprint

    Fasting Hazare Surprises Policemen With A Fast Sprint

    August 19, 2011 23:36 IST

    New Delhi, Aug 19: The 73-year-old Anna Hazare, who is fasting for the past four days, on Friday did a short sprint at the Rajghat taking by surprise a band of policemen escorting him.Caught unawares

  • maoists kill 11 chhatisgarh policemen

    Maoists Kill 11 Chhatisgarh Policemen

    August 19, 2011 22:05 IST

    Raipur, Aug 19: Eleven jawans of the Chhattisgarh police were killed and three injured on Friday in an ambush orchestrated by armed Maoists, police officials said.  “The ambush occurred at about 4:00 pm in between

  • anna hazare sets aug 30 deadline for passing jan lokpal bill

    Anna Hazare Sets Aug 30 Deadline For Passing Jan Lokpal Bill

    August 20, 2011 12:00 IST

    New Delhi, Aug 19: Upping the ante, social activist Anna Hazare on Friday gave a 12 day deadline (by August 30) to the government to pass the Jan Lokpal bill failing which he will continue

  • aapsu criticises double standards of media on hazare

    AAPSU Criticises 'Double Standards' Of Media On Hazare

    August 19, 2011 19:30 IST

    Itanagar, Aug 19: The powerful All Arunachal Pradesh Students' Union today alleged that the national media was following ‘double standards' in making Anna Hazare ‘a national hero', while ignoring the indefinite fast since 2000 by

  • people police officer lose shoes in anna frenzy at rajghat

    People, Police Officer Lose Shoes In Anna Frenzy At Rajghat

    August 19, 2011 19:22 IST

    New Delhi, Aug 19: Several people including an ACP of Delhi Police had to return barefooted after their footwear went missing at Rajghat, which Anna Hazare visited today before launching his fast.The visitors to the

  • mamata to contest from bhabanipur

    Mamata To Contest From Bhabanipur

    August 19, 2011 16:48 IST

    Kolkata, Aug 19: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee will contest from Bhabanipur Assembly seat in South Kolkata to get elected to the legislature.  Assembly Speaker Biman Banerjee told PTI that state minister for PWD

  • akal takht parties in punjab voice support for hazare

    Akal Takht, Parties In Punjab Voice Support For Hazare

    August 19, 2011 16:44 IST

    Chandigarh, Aug 19: Akal Takht, the temporal seat of Sikhs, today voiced support to the campaign against corruption launched by Anna Hazare and his team and urged the Prime Minister to give it due consideration.Support

  • anna hazare sits on fast at ramlila maidan will not leave

    Anna Hazare Sits On Fast At Ramlila Maidan, Will Not Leave Unless Jan Lokpal Bill Is Passed

    August 19, 2011 19:04 IST

    New Delhi, Aug 19: Gandhian Anna Hazare today sat on fast at the historic Ram Lila Maidan and told his supporters that he would not leave until and unless the Jan Lokpal Bill was passed.

  • nationwide protests continue dabbawalas lawyers go on strike

    Nationwide Protests Continue: Dabbawalas, Lawyers Go On Strike

    August 19, 2011 19:02 IST

    Mumbai/Patna, Aug 19: For the first time in their 120-year-old history, Mumbai's famous dabbawalas, who deliver tiffins to over two lakh customers daily, today took a break to support social activist Anna Hazare in his

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