London, Aug 24: A gem-set gold pendant from the treasury of Tipu Sultan, is among the star lots in the sale of the contents of Lord Glenconner's St Lucian home at Bonhams in London on
New Delhi, Aug 24: Accusing the party of not taking up seriously enough the issue of corruption, three BJP leaders including Yashwant Sinha today offered to quit as Members of Parliament.Besides Yashwant Sinha, Shatrughan Sinha
New Delhi, Aug 24: Social activist Anna Hazare, into the 9th day of his fast unto death, declared on Wednesday that he would fast till his ‘last breath', until and unless the government accepted the
New Delhi, Aug 24 : BJP MP Varun Gandhi, who has given a notice in Lok Sabha for tabling Anna Hazare's Jan Lokpal Bill as a private members' bill, today sat with protesters at Ramlila
New Delhi, Aug 24 : The Cabinet Committee on Political Affairs (CCPA) last night discussed threadbare the issues that came up during the meeting between government and Anna Hazare team and the strategy to be
New Delhi, Aug 24 : Police today stepped up security arrangement at the Ramlila Maidan here to ensure safety of anti-corruption crusader Anna Hazare, who is fasting for the past nine days demanding a strong
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
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,
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
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
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
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
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
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
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.
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,
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
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
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
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
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