Telangana employees threaten another strike
February 10th, 2012 - 7:52 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, Feb 10 (IANS) Government employees from Telangana region in Andhra Pradesh Friday threatened to launch a protest from Feb 21, culminating in a strike, if the government failed ... Read more...
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Apex court reserves verdict on police action on Ramdev
January 20th, 2012 - 11:11 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 20 (IANS) The Supreme Court Friday reserved its order on the Delhi Police crackdown on yoga guru Baba Ramdev and his supporters at Ramlila ground last year, ... Read more...
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Government to pay Rs.150 crore dues to help Air India
January 17th, 2012 - 10:21 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 17 (IANS) the government Tuesday said it will pay Rs.150 crore ($29 million) in dues it owes to Air India to help the cash-strapped national carrier ... Read more...
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Three flights from Mumbai cancelled
January 14th, 2012 - 4:48 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Jan 14 (IANS) Three Air India (AI) flights from Mumbai were cancelled owing to the pilots' agitation Saturday morning, an official here said.The flights from Mumbai to New Delhi, ... Read more...
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Kudankulam protesters to reiterate demand in talks
January 12th, 2012 - 8:02 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Jan 12 (IANS) On the 150th day of the anti-Kudankulam Nuclear Power Project (KNPP) protests Thursday, the People's Movement Against Nuclear Energy (PMANE) said it will reiterate its demand ... Read more...
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DUTA to go ahead with protests Thursday
January 11th, 2012 - 11:37 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 11 (IANS) Flaying the Delhi University's registrar's directive to eschew protests on a working day, the Delhi University Teachers Association (DUTA) said they will go ahead with ... Read more...
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Congress protests Madhya Pradesh’s fertiliser, power shortage (Lead)
January 9th, 2012 - 8:04 pm ICT by IANS
Bhopal, Jan 9 (IANS) The Congress in Madhya Pradesh held a statewide 'jail bharo' (court arrest) agitation Monday against the Shivraj Singh Chouhan government's failure to provide farmers with fertilisers ... Read more...
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Congress highlights farmers plight in Madhya Pradesh
January 9th, 2012 - 5:31 pm ICT by IANS
Bhopal, Jan 9 (IANS) The Congress in Madhya Pradesh held a statewide 'jail bharo' (court arrest) agitation Monday against the Shivraj Singh Chouhan government's failure to provide farmers with fertilisers ... Read more...
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Bal Thackeray targets Team Anna, Hazare
January 8th, 2012 - 3:04 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Jan 8 (IANS) Shiv Sena chief Bal Thackeray Sunday trained his guns on Team Anna members Kiran Bedi, Arvind Kejriwal and Manish Sisodia, terming them "a bunch of ... Read more...
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Hazare discharged from hospital, goes home
January 8th, 2012 - 12:30 pm ICT by IANS
Pune, Jan 8 (IANS) Anna Hazare was Sunday morning discharged from a hospital here where he was admitted since Dec 31 for chest infection. The activist said he will ... Read more...
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Agra lawyers to step up stir for high court bench
January 6th, 2012 - 3:31 pm ICT by IANS
Agra, Jan 6 (IANS) Lawyers in the five districts of Agra division have decided to intensify their agitation for an Allahabad High Court bench in this city. And ... Read more...
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BJP delegation to meet president over Lokal bill
December 31st, 2011 - 12:47 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 30 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Friday said that a delegation of senior leaders will meet President Pratibha Patil Jan 3 to register the party's ... Read more...
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Government wanted to avert defeat in Rajya Sabha: Congress
December 30th, 2011 - 3:12 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 30 (IANS) The government Thursday decided not to press for passage of Lokpal bill in Rajya Sabha after it realised that it had not been able ... Read more...
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Government has lost right to continue in power, says BJP (Lead)
December 30th, 2011 - 2:33 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 30 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Thursday said the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government has lost its right to continue in office as it evaded ... Read more...
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Omar hopes Anna calls off fasts permanently
December 29th, 2011 - 8:36 pm ICT by IANS
Srinagar, Dec 29 (IANS) Accusing Anna Hazare of directing his agitation against the Congress, Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah Thursday said he hoped the activist calls off ... Read more...
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A shampoo called Jan Lokpal
December 28th, 2011 - 9:53 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Dec 28 (IANS) As Anna Hazare Wednesday vowed to continue his fight for a strong Lokpal bill, a man came along explaining the difference between the draft ... Read more...
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Anna ends fast, vows to continue fight against graft (Lead)
December 28th, 2011 - 8:47 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Dec 28 (IANS) Anna Hazare, who is down with viral fever, broke his three-day fast here a day earlier at the urging of doctors as his health was ... Read more...
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Anna Hazare ends fast
December 28th, 2011 - 8:15 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Dec 28 (IANS) Anna Hazare, who is down with viral fever, broke his fast by sipping a drink at the MMRDA ground here Wednesday evening.Hazare, who announced earlier ... Read more...
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Team Anna calls off ‘jail bharo’ agitation (Lead)
December 28th, 2011 - 7:13 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Dec 28 (IANS) Team Anna member Arvind Kejriwal Wednesday announced withdrawal of the proposed nationwide 'jail bharo' agitation which was to start Friday.His statement came shortly after anti-corruption ... Read more...
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TRS, TDP leaders arrested in Hyderabad
December 28th, 2011 - 2:03 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, Dec 28 (IANS) Hyderabad Police Wednesday arrested dozens of leaders and activists of the Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) and Telugu Desam Party (TDP) when they tried to stage ... Read more...
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Crowds remain thin on Day 2 of Team Anna’s Delhi agitation
December 28th, 2011 - 1:43 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 28 (IANS) As Team Anna's protest in Delhi entered its second day here Wednesday, the crowds continued to remain thin while key members - Shanti Bhushan, ... Read more...
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Now, a song to wipe out corruption
December 28th, 2011 - 12:45 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Dec 28 (IANS) As Anna Hazare held his three-day fast against graft, some distance away in a Mumbai studio a song to wipe out corruption from the country ... Read more...
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Chavan pleads, but Hazare continues fast (Lead)
December 28th, 2011 - 1:10 am ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Dec 27 (IANS) Maharashtra Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan Tuesday night urged Anna Hazare to end his fast after he developed 102 degrees temperature but the anti-corruption crusader declined ... Read more...
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Indians in US, Japan back Hazare agitation (With Images)
December 27th, 2011 - 10:06 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Dec 27 (IANS) Anna Hazare's agitation attracted a modest crowd in Mumbai but Indians in the US and Japan Tuesday lent an international touch to the fight for ... Read more...
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Leave it to states to set up Lokayuktas: Trinamool
December 27th, 2011 - 7:36 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 27 (IANS) The Trinamool Congress, an ally of the Congress in the ruling combine, Tuesday objected to the government's anti-graft Lokpal bill on the ground that ... Read more...
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‘Anna ki Rasoi’: Free food for all at MMRDA ground
December 27th, 2011 - 6:06 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Dec 27 (IANS) As activist Anna Hazare sought to egg on the crowd at the MMRDA ground here to fight for a strong Lokpal bill, a Good ... Read more...
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Anna Hazare arrives at MMRDA ground in Mumbai
December 27th, 2011 - 2:42 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Dec 27 (IANS) Social activist Anna Hazare arrived at the MMRDA ground here Tuesday where he is to observe a three-day fast for a strong Lokpal bill.The crusader ... Read more...
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Hazare pulls crowds as rally starts from Juhu beach (Lead)
December 27th, 2011 - 1:12 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Dec 27 (IANS) Several thousand people joined social crusader Anna Hazare Tuesday as he started a rally from Juhu beach to the MMRDA ground in Bandra-Kurla Complex here ... Read more...
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Present Lokpal bill is unconstitutional: BJP
December 27th, 2011 - 12:49 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 27 (IANS) Senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Yashwant Sinha termed the Lokpal bill as "unconstitutional" ahead of Tuesday's debate in parliament over the contentious legislation."We ... Read more...
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Show unity against corruption, Digvijay tells MPs
December 27th, 2011 - 12:12 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 27 (IANS) With the parliament set to debate the contentious Lokpal bill Tuesday, Congress general secretary Digvijay Singh called it an opportunity for parliamentarians to show ... Read more...
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Hazare greeted with black flags ahead of protest
December 27th, 2011 - 11:51 am ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Dec 27 (IANS) Anna Hazare was greeted with black flags soon after he came out of a government guest house in Bandra here to proceed to Juhu beach ... Read more...
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Hazare arrives in Mumbai
December 26th, 2011 - 10:31 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Dec 26 (IANS) Anna Hazare Monday evening reached Mumbai ahead of his three-day agitation for a strong Lokpal bill.Hazare, who looked fit and fine, is likely to halt ... Read more...
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Team Anna members to stage protest in Delhi (Lead)
December 26th, 2011 - 8:41 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 26 (IANS) As Anna Hazare on Tuesday begins his three-day fast in Mumbai to push for a strong Lokpal bill, his key team members, including Shanti ... Read more...
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Anti-Hazare groups condemn his agitation
December 26th, 2011 - 8:37 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Dec 26 (IANS) While Anna Hazare's Lokpal agitation is gathering momentum, certain groups in the city, including noted filmmaker Mahesh Bhatt, are vocally protesting his "call for a ... Read more...
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Leave Lokpal to parliament’s wisdom: Government (Lead)
December 26th, 2011 - 6:07 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 26 (IANS) A day before Anna Hazare begins his fast against the "weak" Lokpal bill, the government Monday called the agitation premature, saying the anti-graft legislation ... Read more...
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