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PM offers lame excuses, opposition takes him to task

Asserting that parliament was the sole body to frame laws, prime minister Manmohan Singh on Wednesday said Anna Hazare had sought to impose his version of lokpal bill and his path was "totally misconceived" and fraught with "grave c

NHRC seeks report on police action on Anna

Hours after Anna Hazare was taken into preventive custody, the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) on Tuesday issued notices to union home secretary and Delhi police commissioner seeking a report within two weeks on the episode.

US lauds India`s ability to manage `internal situation`

The US on Tuesday exuded confidence in India`s ability to manage its "internal situation" in consistent with democratic values, days after New Delhi took strong exception to the comments by the state department on handling of peaceful

US lauds India`s ability to manage `internal situation`

The US on Tuesday exuded confidence in India`s ability to manage its "internal situation" in consistent with democratic values, days after New Delhi took strong exception to the comments by the state department on handling of peaceful

US lauds India`s ability to manage `internal situation`

The US on Tuesday exuded confidence in India`s ability to manage its "internal situation" in consistent with democratic values, days after New Delhi took strong exception to the comments by the state department on handling of peaceful

US lauds India`s ability to manage `internal situation`

The US on Tuesday exuded confidence in India`s ability to manage its "internal situation" in consistent with democratic values, days after New Delhi took strong exception to the comments by the state department on handling of peaceful

US lauds India`s ability to manage `internal situation`

The US on Tuesday exuded confidence in India`s ability to manage its "internal situation" in consistent with democratic values, days after New Delhi took strong exception to the comments by the state department on handling of peaceful

SC issues notice to centre, UP govt on Aarakshan ban

The supreme court on Tuesday sought response from the Centre and Uttar Pradesh government on filmmaker Prakash Jha`s petition challenging the state government`s decision to ban screening of `Aarakshan`. A bench of justices Mukundk

SC issues notice to centre, UP govt on Aarakshan ban

The supreme court on Tuesday sought response from the Centre and Uttar Pradesh government on filmmaker Prakash Jha`s petition challenging the state government`s decision to ban screening of `Aarakshan`. A bench of justices Mukundk

Anna Hazare sent to seven days` judicial custody

Anna Hazare was on Tuesday sent to seven days` judicial custody after he refused to sign a personal bond and come out on bail following his arrest. Hazare, who was arrested in the morning on grounds of apprehension of breach of peace follo

Headline inflation falls marginally

Headline inflation declined to an eight-month low of 9.22 per cent in July as the rate of price rise in food articles and petro-products eased, though pressure remained on manufactured items. Inflation, as measured by the Wholesal

Why Sibal’s words mean little and Anna`s gestures speak volumes

“Saala jhooth bolela, kaali dilli ka chhora saala jhooth bolela” was a soulful but rebellious rendition of a Bhojpuri song which found resonance across eastern Uttar Pradesh and Bihar in 1988-89. A rather little-known Bhojpuri singer n

PM takes stock of Hazare arrest

Amid showdown between Anna Hazare and the government on the Lokpal issue, prime minister Manmohan Singh on Tuesday took stock of the situation arising out of the detention of the activist. The Cabinet Committee on Political Affair

Arresting Team Anna was painful:HM

Home minister P Chidambaram at a press conference here said, "The people of India should know that the government is not against peaceful protest in India. The organisers were given certain conditions under which they can hold their protes

How you can do your bit

[This is based on an `information bulletin` from the supporters of Anna Hazare and his colleagues.] Assembly of people for protest march and rally at 4:00 pm at Pragati Maidaan metro station and at India Gate at 7:00 pm To

Parties slam government over crackdown

Parties ranging from the left to the right came down heavily on the government on Tuesday, condemning detention of Anna Hazare and the refusal to give him permission to hold his fast demanding a strong Lokpal, saying it is an attac

Hazare detention sparks protests

Hzare`s hometown protests his detention People in social activist Anna Hazare`s village in Ahmednagar district on Tuesday protested against his detention in Delhi by coming on to the streets along with their cattle and blo

Arrest sparks second freedom struggle: Hazare

Describing his detention as the beginning of the "second freedom struggle", Anna Hazare on Tuesday asked people not to let the agitation against corruption fizzle out and urged them to fill jails while his Team termed the police act

Team Hazare will move SC against detention

Senior lawyer and Anna Hazare aide Prashant Bhushan and Delhi-based civil society group India Against Corruption (IAC) said that they will move the supreme court against the police detention of 73-year-old lokpal crusader and aides on Tuesday morn

Hazare, aides arrested in morning crackdown ahead of fast

In an early morning crackdown, Anna Hazare and his close aides were detained by police after the Gandhian vowed to go ahead with his fast for a strong Lokpal and defy prohibitory orders at the venue of his agitation. High drama was witness

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