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  • maharashtra bureaucrat meets anna hazare for back channel

    Maharashtra Bureaucrat Meets Anna Hazare For Back Channel Talks

    August 21, 2011 16:27 IST

    New Delhi, Aug 21:   Speculation was rife today about back-room negotiations to resolve differences between Centre and Anna Hazare after a senior Maharashtra government official met the Gandhian here but his team ruled out any

  • amar singh says anna has been hijacked by gang of five

    Amar Singh Says, Anna Has Been Hijacked By Gang Of Five

    August 20, 2011 22:24 IST

    Patna, Aug 20: Expelled Samajwadi Party leader Amar Singh today lashed out at what he called the Gang of Five and alleged that the gang has hijacked Anna Hazare.  Singh told mediapersons that Anna Hazare

  • anna deadline not to be met par panel seeks public views

    Anna Deadline Not To Be Met, Par Panel Seeks Public Views

    August 20, 2011 22:21 IST

    New Delhi, Aug 20: Notwithstanding Anna Hazare's demands for passage of Lokpal Bill by August-end, a Parliamentary Committee examining the matter today made it clear that the deadline cannot be met because of procedures as

  • ysr s widow writes to pm flays cbi probe attacks sonia

    YSR's Widow Writes To PM, Flays CBI Probe, Attacks Sonia

    August 20, 2011 22:16 IST

    Hyderabad, Aug 20: Cornered by CBI probe into his assets, Y S Jaganmohan Reddy, MP, today made his mother Y S Vijayamma write a letter to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh pleading to “bring some semblance

  • amar singh supports govt on lokpal

    Amar Singh Supports Govt On Lokpal

    August 20, 2011 21:58 IST

    Patna, Aug 20: Rashitrya Lokmanch President Amar Singh today slammed social activist Anna Hazare and supported government on the issue of keeping the prime minister out of the ambit of Lokpal.Reffering to Hazare's demand for

  • gadkari slaps legal notice on kumaraswamy karna cong leader

    Gadkari Slaps Legal Notice On Kumaraswamy, Karna Cong Leader

    August 20, 2011 21:51 IST

    Bangalore, Aug 20: BJP President Nitin Gadkari today served legal notices on JDS leader H D Kumaraswamy and a Congress leader for alleging that mining magnates Reddy brothers had gifted a golden sword worth Rs

  • puri jagannath temple priests pledge support to hazare

    Puri Jagannath Temple Priests Pledge Support To Hazare

    August 20, 2011 21:48 IST

    Puri, Aug 20: As part of their support to Anna Hazare's crusade against corruption, a section of priests in the Sri Jagannnath temple here today lit a huge “akhand deepa” before the presiding deity.“We will

  • no initiative from govt so far says team anna

    No Initiative From Govt So Far, Says Team Anna

    August 20, 2011 19:14 IST

    New Delhi, Aug 20: The government is yet to take an initiative to start a dialogue with team Anna over the Jan Lokpal Bill, Anna's aides Arvind Kejriwal, Kiran Bedi and Prashant Bhushan said today.

  • ngo activist aruna roy has a third draft of lokpal bill

    NGO Activist Aruna Roy Has A Third Draft Of Lokpal Bill

    August 20, 2011 21:51 IST

    New Delhi, Aug 20: Arguing that Anna Hazare should not deride democratic institutions, NAC member Aruna Roy today said the Gandhian was “ill-advised” as there was still scope for the civil society group to change

  • iitians iimites launch online support for anna

    IITians, IIMites Launch Online Support For Anna

    August 20, 2011 19:06 IST

    Ahmedabad, Aug 20  :  Faculty as well as students of premier educational institutes like IITs and IIMs have launched an online petition on the web to garner support for anti-corruption crusader Anna Hazare as his

  • navy chief says pavit incident was an aberration

    Navy Chief Says, Pavit Incident Was An Aberration

    August 20, 2011 18:40 IST

    Mumbai, Aug 20: The drifting of merchant ship MT Pavit into the Indian waters undetected was an “aberration”, Navy chief Admiral Nirmal Verma said here today, but also added that some “lessons have been drawn”

  • cbi charges silly based on assumptions says kalaignar tv md

    CBI Charges Silly, Based On Assumptions Says Kalaignar TV MD

    August 20, 2011 18:33 IST

    New Delhi, Aug 20: Sharad Kumar, CEO and MD of DMK-run Kalaignar TV, today told a Delhi court that CBI's allegations were “silly” and and based on assumptions as the so-called bribe of Rs 200

  • karnataka lokayukta to probe yeddyurappa role in illegal

    Karnataka Lokayukta To Probe Yeddyurappa Role In Illegal Mining

    August 20, 2011 18:29 IST

    Bangalore, Aug 20: In more trouble for former Karnataka chief minister B S Yeddyurpapa, the Lokayukta today set in motion the process to initiate criminal proceedings against him for his alleged role in illegal mining. 

  • cbi continues searches at jagan s offices for third day

    CBI Continues Searches At Jagan's Offices For Third Day

    August 20, 2011 18:24 IST

    Hyderabad, Aug 20: Documents seized during the searches in cases pertaining to Kadapa MP Jaganmohan Reddy and to the APIIC-Emaar land deal were being scrutinised, a senior CBI officer said here today.He did not, however,

  • calling mps thieves is breach of privilege narayanaswamy

    Calling MPs Thieves Is Breach Of Privilege : Narayanaswamy

    August 20, 2011 18:14 IST

    New Delhi, Aug 20 :  The government today came down heavily on Team Anna, saying its criticism of Parliamentary Standing Committee was a “clear case of breach of privilege” and calling MPs “thieves” is equal

  • ranchi jail prisoners join anna s hunger strike

    Ranchi Jail Prisoners Join Anna's Hunger Strike

    August 20, 2011 17:02 IST

    Ranchi, Aug 20 :  A total of 50 inmates of the Birsa Munda Central Jail here today sat on a hunger strike in a show of solidarity to civil right activist Anna Hazare.Jail Superintendent Dilip

  • amu alumni confers lifetime award on poet shaharyar

    AMU Alumni Confers Lifetime Award On Poet Shaharyar

    August 20, 2011 16:47 IST

    Aligarh, Aug 20 : ‘Dil cheez kya hai aap meri jaan lijiye'- the writer of this immortal couplet from Umrao Jaan, A M K Shahryar was today bestowed with the Sir Syed Lifetime Achievement Award

  • meerut sex workers come out in support of hazare

    Meerut Sex Workers come Out In Support Of Hazare

    August 20, 2011 16:14 IST

    Meerut, Aug 20 :  After transgenders, sex workers in the Kabadi Bazar area of Meerut district have joined the anti corruption crusade of Anna Hazare by observing a day's fast.“We fasted for a day and

  • navy s second stealth frigate ins satpura commissioned

    Navy's Second Stealth Frigate INS Satpura Commissioned

    August 20, 2011 16:01 IST

    Mumbai, Aug 20 :  Navy's second indigenous stealth frigate, INS Satpura, was commissioned here today.  Navy Chief Admiral Nirmal Verma commissioned the warship, which he said would boost the Navy's operational capability.  INS Satpura is

  • after lokpal anna wants to fight for farmers electoral

    After Lokpal, Anna Wants to Fight For Farmers, Electoral Reforms

    August 20, 2011 15:52 IST

    New Delhi, Aug 20 :  Gandhian  Anna Hazare's fast demanding a strong Lokpal to tackle corruption crossed 100 hours here today, with the Gandhian expanding ambit of his fight to include electoral reforms and a

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