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Naidu warns of rebellion against corruption 16 August 2011
Former chief minister and TDP chief Mr Chandrababu Naidu today warned of a people’s rebellion against the Centre if the government doesn’t take stronger measures to end corruption and continues to harass anti-corruption activists. Speaking to media persons after leading...
Keywords: Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh, Shehla Masood, Shanti Bhushan, TDP chief Mr Chandrababu Naidu
Read More Sushma: Congress misusing CBI 27 August 2011
Leader of the opposition Ms. Sushma Swaraj today attacked the Government saying that it has been misusing the CBI for the selfish ends of the congress party. Participating in the debate on the Lok Pal Bill, the BJP leader said...
Keywords: Former chief minister, Shehla Masood, indefinite fast, indefinite fast
Read More All party meet fails to reach consensus on Lok Pal 24 August 2011
Even as the 73-year old Gandhian Anna Hazare had shown signs of weakness on 9th day of his indefinite fast at the Ramlila Maidan in Delhi, the all party meeting convened by the Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh today to...
Keywords: Anna Hazare, Shehla Masood, Ashutosh Gupta, fast at JP Park
Read More PM hints at compromise on Lok Pal Bill 20 August 2011
Hinting at Government’s willingness to arrive at a compromise on the Lok Pal Bill, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said today that the Government was open to discussion and dialogue on the issue. Addressing national media at the end of the...
Keywords: an IITian from Kharagpur, Gandhian, Lok Pal Bill, indefinite fast
Read More Naidu toes Anna line, courts arrest 17 August 2011
TDP chief Chandrababu Naidu, who had lead an 8-km Padayatra in Hyderabad and held a demonstration at the Ambedkar statue against the arrest of the Gandhian and social activist Anna Hazare and his team members on Tuesday, today held a...
Keywords: Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh, TDP chief Mr Chandrababu Naidu, TDP dharna, social activist Anna Hazare
Read More Anna stable, recovering in hospital 29 August 2011
Social activist and anti-corruption crusader Mr Anna Hazare, who was beating treated in a hospital in Delhi after he broke his fast on Sunday, is stable and recovering his normal health, doctors of the Medanta Medicity hospital told media persons...
Keywords: Former chief minister, Rahul Gandhi, Arvind Kejriwal, Arvind Kejriwal
Read More Govt convenes all party meet on Hazare demands 23 August 2011
Having decided to end the impasse over the Lok Pal Bill in the wake of the indefinite fast of the anti-corruption crusader Anna Hazare who has been demanding a Jan Lok Pal, the government has convened an all-party meeting at...
Keywords: TDP demonstration, Manish Sisodia, TDP demonstration, Gandhian
Read More Hazare says he can fast for another week 23 August 2011
Even as his indefinite fast entered the 8th day today, anti corruption crusader Anna Hazare stuck to his deadline of August 30 for getting the Jan Lok Pal Bill passed by the Parliament and called on his supporters to lay...
Keywords: talks with PM or Rahul Gandhi, social activist Anna Hazare, indefinite fast, Justice N. Santosh Hegde
Read More PM discusses Hazare fast, Lok Pal Bill 22 August 2011
In an effort to end the impasse surrounding the Lok Pal Bill, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today held high level discussions on the indefinite fast undertaken by the Gandhian Anna Hazare. Anna Hazare began the fast seven days ago and...
Keywords: Kiran Bedi, TDP demonstration, fast in jail, Former chief minister
Read More Actress offers to dance naked for Hazare 23 August 2011
What model Punam Pandey was to cricket is actress and model Salina Wali Khan to the anti-corruption crusade launched by Gandhian Anna Hazare. Delhi based actress and model Salina Wali Khan today threatened to undress and dance naked in support...
Keywords: Former chief minister, talks with PM or Rahul Gandhi, actress and model Salina, Former chief minister
Read More Anna vows not to leave Ramlila 19 August 2011
Asking thousands of his supporters to carry out the fight against corruption with renewed vigour and enthusiasm, social activist Anna Hazare declared today that he wouldn’t leave the Ramlila Maidan till the Jan Lok Pal Bill is passed by the...
Keywords: strong law against corruption, Former chief minister, TDP chief Mr Chandrababu Naidu, TDP chief Mr Chandrababu Naidu
Read More BJP asks Yeddy to quit in 12 hours 28 July 2011
BJP top brass today asked the tainted Karnataka Chief Minister Mr. BS Yeddyurappa to resign within the next 12 hours paving the way for the election of a new legislature party leader tomorrow. However, a defiant Yeddyurappa refused to attend...
Keywords: indictment of Yeddyurappa, Mr. BS Yeddyurappa, BJP president Nitin Gadkari, Yeddy
Read More Parliament to adopt resolution on Anna demands 27 August 2011
In a major development that may help Anna Hazare end his fast, the government has come to an understanding with the opposition to adopt the resolution incorporating the three demands of Team Anna in Parliament with a voice vote. The...
Keywords: Lok Pal Bill, Kiran Bedi, Former chief minister, Kiran Bedi
Read More Woman commits suicide in support of Anna 27 August 2011
A 33-year old married woman committed suicide in Miraj village of Sangli district in Maharashtra in support of the anti-corruption agitation launched by the Gandhian Anna Hazare. Shubhangi Karande was found hanging with a sari to the ceiling fan in...
Keywords: anti-corruption crusade, Lok Pal Bill, Team Anna, strong law against corruption
Read More More arrests likely in illegal mining case: Hegde 05 September 2011
The former Karnataka Lok Ayukta Mr Justice Santosh Hegde hinted today that the CBI may arrest some more people in Andhra Pradesh in connection with the mining scam following the arrest of mining baron and former Karnataka minister Mr Gali...
Keywords: telugu movies, andhra news, Obulapuram Mining Company, Obulapuram Mining Company
Read More Govt agrees to Anna's terms 25 August 2011
Anti-corruption crusader Anna Hazare, looking weak on the 10th day of his indefinite fast today, set three conditions for calling off fast amid reports that BJP has demanded the Government to withdraw its Lok Pal Bill. In a letter addressed...
Keywords: Former chief minister, High level talks on Lok Pal Bill, Kiran Bedi, Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh
Read More Anna Team may take up fast at Ram Lila 17 August 2011
The Delhi police, who have virtually withdrawn most of their preconditions on Gandhian Anna Hazare’s fast, have offered the more spacious Ramlila Maidan to continue his fast. However, they said the initial permission would be for one week and depending...
Keywords: Hazare fast, Home Minister P. Chidambaram, Former chief minister, fast in jail
Read More Tollywood expresses solidarity with Hazare 19 August 2011
Not lagging behind others who have stood by the anti-corruption crusader Anna Hazare who has shifted his venue of fasting to the Ramlila Maidan from the Tihar jail today, the Telugu film industry too expressed its solidarity to the anti-corruption...
Keywords: Manish Sisodia, Manish Sisodia, strong law against corruption, Justice N. Santosh Hegde
Read More Hazare has last laugh as Govt bows down 23 August 2011
Minutes after the congress General Secretary Rahul Gandhi discussed the Lok Pal Bill with the Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh, the latter wrote to the anti-corruption crusader Anna Hazare today asking him to give up his fast as the government...
Keywords: Yoga Guru Baba Ramdev, talks with PM or Rahul Gandhi, Release of Anna Hazare, fast in police custody
Read More Hegde, Agnivesh ask Anna to end fast 26 August 2011
Team Anna, which is demanding the Parliament to pass the Jan Lok Pal Bill, seems to be developing cracks with a section led by former Karnataka Lokayukta Justice Santosh Hegde and social activist Swami Agnivesh insisting that Anna should call...
Keywords: Team Anna, social activist Anna Hazare, Home Minister P. Chidambaram, Rahul Gandhi
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