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Uma Bharti back in BJP

Nearly six years after she was expelled from the party, firebrand hindutva leader Uma Bharti was today re-inducted into the BJP that entrusted her with the task of looking after Uttar Pradesh which is going to polls next year. Annou

Baba Ramdev: PM tainted democracy

With the government toughening its stand against Baba Ramdev, the yoga guru on Tuesday said he has forgiven the prime minister for the crackdown on his agitation but history will not forgive him for the "political sin" he committed.

What happened at Ramlila Maidan?

Yoga guru Baba Ramdev`s satyagraha was joined by thousands across the nation. The peaceful protest was disrupted by the police on early Sunday morning when they thronged the Ramlila Maidan in New Delhi, venue where protestors had gathe

Why grudge `political` protests

Under fire from all quarters, the government`s chief negotiator and HRD minister Kapil Sibal justified police action against Baba Ramdev and his followers a day after on the plea that the man in saffron had `politicised` the issues and turned his

Anna`s team wins right to protest crackdown on Baba Ramdev

Anna Hazare`s team has won the right to fast on June 8 in the capital. However, it has had to shift the venue from Jantar Mantar to the vicinity of Rajghat. Arvind Kejriwal, a member of the team, said the fast would be held from 10am to 6pm which

PM defends crackdown on sleeping protesters

Breaking his silence on the police action at Ramdev`s protest congregation, prime minister Manmohan Singh said on Monday that it was "unfortunate" but unavoidable even as the political battle on the issue heated up with the BJP knocking

Baba supporters take refuge in gurudwara

Thousands of protesters on fast in solidarity with Baba Ramdev, who were assaulted and chased away from Ramlila Maidan Saturday midnight, headed towards the Jantar Mantar to assemble again only to be stopped by Delhi Police a few hundred metres aw

Many policemen regret brutal action

After Delhi Police brutally assaulted the peaceful protestors at the Ramlila Maidan here to dismantle Baba Ramdev’s fast against black money, there were murmurs of regret among the lower ranks of the force that what happened was unfortunate.

At deserted venue, torn, blood-soaked clothes...

The morning after Delhi Police dismantled the venue of Baba Ramdev’s fast in a midnight swoop, the Ramlila Maidan bore a deserted and distressing look. While the heavy police contingent guarding the entry to the ground didn’t a

Centre`s bid to stall Baba failed

Here is the press release that the government put out on Friday night. The so-called Action Taken Report has nothing more than promises of action. Action Taken by Government on Demands Raised by Baba Ramdev

Women too fund Baba`s Satyagraha

Sunita was suffering from breast cancer. She went to a reputed hospital and was advised surgery. She paid Rs 1.5 lakh but the doctors performed surgery at the wrong place and cancer was not cured. Yet they did not return the money. For Sunita gett

FM, HM in huddle, discuss Baba`s demands

Finance minister Pranab Mukherjee on Saturday convened a meeting of senior ministers to further discuss the demands of Baba Ramdev who is on a hunger strike demanding immediate measures to get back the black money stashed away abroad.

Shailja, Phulwa, Monia: see who all joined Baba

Baba Ramdev`s protest fast against corruption has drawn people from all sections of society, from all parts of the country. The presence of women in large numbers marks the protest significant. There are separate sitting arrangements for women.

SC issues notice to centre on Baba Ramdev`s eviction

Taking suo motu cognisance of forceful eviction of yoga guru Baba Ramdev and his followers from the Ramlila grounds here, the supreme court on Monday sought the centre`s response on the incident. A vacation bench of justices B S Cha

Terrorist turns activist, supports Baba`s campaign

Mohammed Altaf Butt Chishti is one of the thousands who have come to support Baba Ramdev’s movement against corruption and black money. But he is no common man, like most others. He is a former terrorist from the restive Kashmir valley

Jairam Ramesh bats for nuclear energy

Even after utilising sources of renewable energy like biogas, India cannot do without coal, hydel and nuclear energy to meet its energy demands, environment minister Jairam Ramesh said while addressing a curtain raiser for World Environment Day (W

Mere promises in govt`s action taken report

Here is the full text of the press release that the government put out on Friday night. The so-called Action Taken Report has nothing more than promises of action. Action Taken by Government on Demands Raised by Baba Ramdev

Centre`s bid to stall Baba failed

Baba Ramdev`s fast began on Saturday morning, a day after after the centre`s bid to meet the yoga guru`s demands halfway failed. Even as two senior ministers, Kapil Sibal and Subodh Kant Sahay, held five-hour-long talks with the yoga guru on Frida

Voices from ground zero of Baba Ramdev`s fast

Photo by Parveen Kumar Vedbudhiyari, 73, from Rohtak "

Baba Ramdev begins fast, exhorts political parties to lend `outside` support

Yoga guru Baba Ramdev began his fast against corruption at the Ramlila Maidan in Delhi on Saturday morning, inviting political parties of the country to extend support. However, he clarified that the support could only be from the `outside`, in ke

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