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  • heavy rains cripple normal life in mumbai

    Heavy Rains Cripple Normal Life In Mumbai

    August 30, 2011 11:04 IST

    Mumbai, Aug 29 : Heavy downpour since Sunday evening crippled life in this metropolis on Monday disrupting rail and road traffic.  Several localities in Mumbai - Sion, Kurla, Matunga, Hind Mata - have been waterlogged

  • take oath not to vote for money bal thackeray

    Take Oath Not To Vote For Money: Bal Thackeray

    August 29, 2011 7:57 IST

    Mumbai, Aug 29 :Appealing to people to brace up for the unfinished battle against corruption, Shiv Sena supremo Bal Thackeray has said electorates should take a pledge to not exercise their franchise in lieu of

  • anna dehydrated and exhausted say doctors

    Anna Dehydrated And Exhausted, Say Doctors

    August 29, 2011 11:35 IST

    Gurgaon, Aug 28: Anna Hazare was hospitalised after after he ended his 12-day fast on the Lokpal issue on Sunday and doctors said he is "very dehydrated and exhausted" but there is no cause for

  • woman torches herself to save rajiv killers

    Woman Torches Herself To Save Rajiv Killers

    August 28, 2011 23:09 IST

    Chennai, August 28:   A woman in Kanchipuram on Sunday set herself on fire to press for her demand to commute the death sentence of rajiv Gandhi's killers. All three convicts will be hanged on

  • anna rules indian cyberspace

    Anna Rules Indian Cyberspace

    August 28, 2011 22:50 IST

    Hyderabad, August 28:   Anti-corruption crusader Anna Hazare ruled Indian cyberspace during his 12-day fast demanding introduction of Jan Lokpal Bill in Parliament. Search engine Google produces 29 million results when a query is made by

  • nuclear capable agni ii to be tested on monday

    Nuclear Capable Agni II To Be Tested On Monday

    August 28, 2011 21:09 IST

    Balasore (Orissa), Aug 28: India's nuclear capable Agni-II intermediate range ballistic missile, with a striking range of 2,000 km, is likely to be test fired as part of user trial by the army from the

  • team anna wants special parliament session to pass lokpal

    Team Anna Wants Special Parliament Session To Pass Lokpal Bill

    August 28, 2011 20:52 IST

    New Delhi, August 28:   Team Anna today hoped that the government will convene a special session of Parliament to pass the Lokpal Bill in a month's time.Team member and senior lawyer Prashant Bhushan said the

  • nation s victory thousands begin march from india gate

    Nation's Victory, Thousands Begin March From India Gate

    August 29, 2011 11:37 IST

    New Delhi, Aug 28: Thousands gathered at India Gate this evening to celebrate victory of Anna Hazare's crusade against anti-corruption took the nation by storm. The Gandhian on Sunday broke his 12-day fast declaring that

  • we made no mistakes salman khurshid

    We Made No Mistakes: Salman Khurshid

    August 28, 2011 20:26 IST

    New Delhi, August 28:   Law Minister Salman Khurshid, a key negotiator with Team Anna, on Sunday said there may have been “errors of judgement” in handling Mr. Hazare's fast but there were no mistakes.“Errors of

  • unifying people an achievement bhushan

    Unifying People An Achievement: Bhushan

    August 28, 2011 20:07 IST

    New Delhi, August 28:   Team Anna member Prashant Bhushan said on Sunday that the biggest achievement of the anti-corruption movement was that it united people cutting across all divides. ”We are relieved. We can now

  • son of mp who coined lokpal heads panel looking into bill

    Son Of MP Who Coined 'Lokpal' Heads Panel Looking Into Bill

    August 28, 2011 19:56 IST

    New Delhi, August 28:  Call it a coincidence, but the son of an MP, who coined the term ‘Lokpal' and introduced the concept of an ombudsman in India, now heads the Parliamentary panel looking into

  • team anna targets agnivesh over controversial video

    Team Anna Targets Agnivesh Over Controversial Video

    August 29, 2011 11:34 IST

    New Delhi, Aug 28: Swami Agnivesh, a close associate of Anna Hazare, was the target of the core Anna team which attacked him over a controversial video posted on ‘youtube' where he is purportedly telling

  • jubilant hazare supporters call it a victory of common man

    Jubilant Hazare Supporters Call It A 'Victory Of Common Man'

    August 28, 2011 18:33 IST

    Mumbai, Aug 28: Wearing Gandhi caps and holding the tricolor, hundreds of supporters of the anti-corruption crusader Anna Hazare surged on to streets to celebrated the victory of common man, after Hazare ended his fast

  • civil society to be engaged in legislation says salman

    Civil Society To Be Engaged In Legislation, Says Salman Khurshid

    August 28, 2011 18:22 IST

    New Delhi, August 28:   Union law minister Salman Khurshid said on Sunday that the government will continue to engage civil society groups while legislating. ”Several new bills like land acquisition and rehabilitation, food security and

  • j k cm announces amnesty scheme for stone pelters

    J&K CM Announces Amnesty Scheme For Stone-Pelters

    August 28, 2011 18:11 IST

    Srinagar, August 28:  Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Omar Abdullah on Sunday announced general amnesty scheme for youths involved in over 1,200 cases of stone-pelting in the Valley during last summer's unrest. ”We have decided

  • stone pelters on bikes attack kashmir police station

    Stone Pelters On Bikes Attack Kashmir Police Station

    August 28, 2011 17:57 IST

    Srinagar, August 28:   Over 300 motorcycle-borne stone pelters attacked a police station  in Srinagar, injuring six policemen. Over 70 attackers were arrested and 10 bikes were seized during the clashes, which lasted for five hours,

  • anna flavour at delhi book fair

    Anna Flavour At Delhi Book Fair

    August 28, 2011 17:53 IST

    New Delhi, Aug 28: Anna Hazare seems to dominate the season with influence of the veteran Gandhian being felt at the ongoing 17th edition of the Delhi Book Fair too. Posters and stickers on walls

  • pm meets president briefs her on resolution on lokpal bill

    PM Meets President, Briefs Her On Resolution On Lokpal Bill

    August 28, 2011 17:48 IST

    New Delhi, Aug 28: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today called on President Pratibha Patil and briefed her about the consensus resolution passed in Parliament on Lokpal Bill.“The Prime Minister briefed the President about the ongoing

  • get well soon iqra tells anna

    Get Well Soon: Iqra Tells Anna

    August 28, 2011 17:47 IST

    New Delhi, August 28:   Iqra, who along with five-year-old Simran, helped social activist Anna Hazare break his 12-day long fast, says she wants the 74-year-old leader to get well soon. ”I liked meeting him. Now

  • joyous ralegan siddhi residents dance to it happens only in

    Joyous Ralegan Siddhi Residents Dance To 'It Happens Only In India'

    August 28, 2011 17:32 IST

    Ralegan Siddhi, August 28: Victory flags were put up in almost every house in Anna Hazare's village where celebrations erupted as the Gandhian broke his fast in Delhi today. People, who assembled outside the Yadavbaba

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