Team Anna to call off fast Friday, proposes ‘political alternative’
August 2nd, 2012 - 6:33 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 2 (IANS) Anna Hazare and his team members Thursday announced they were calling off their indefinite fast against corruption at 5 p.m. Friday and said they ... Read more...
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Tainted Virbhadra Singh goes, vows to fight on (Roundup)
June 26th, 2012 - 9:24 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 26 (IANS) Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Minister Virbhadra Singh vowed to fight on after resigning Tuesday, a day after a court framed corruption charges against ... Read more...
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Nothing to do with Virbhadra episode, says BJP
June 26th, 2012 - 5:58 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 26 (IANS) The BJP rejected the charge of Virbhadra Singh, who resigned from the union cabinet Tuesday, that its state government in Himachal Pradesh hatched a ... Read more...
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Corruption allegations: Medha Patkar defends Hazare
October 17th, 2011 - 6:23 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 17 (IANS) Rubbishing allegations of corruption against Anna Hazare, activist Medha Patkar Monday said that he was an honest person and ready for an enquiry.
"A ... Read more...
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No problem with Congress if Jan Lokpal bill passed: Kejriwal
October 10th, 2011 - 7:53 pm ICT by IANS
Hisar (Haryana), Oct 10 (IANS) Team Anna Hazare activist Arvind Kejriwal Monday toned down the all-out campaign against the Congress a little, saying they had no problem with the ... Read more...
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Hazare flags off anti-graft rally in Mumbai (Lead)
August 9th, 2011 - 9:29 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Aug 9 (IANS) Social activist Anna Hazare flagged off a car and bike rally here Tuesday, drawing participation of hundreds of people as part of his nationwide anti-graft movement. ... Read more...
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Salient points of the Jan Lokpal Bill
April 8th, 2011 - 7:13 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 8 (IANS) The Jan Lokpal Bill, drafted by former Supreme Court judge Santosh Hegde, lawyer Prashant Bhushan and Right to Information (RTI) activist Arvind Kejriwal, aims at ... Read more...
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Raja did what Sonia and Karunanidhi ordered: Subramanian Swamy (Interview)
February 9th, 2011 - 5:26 pm ICT by IANS
By George Joseph
New Delhi, Feb 9 (IANS) Describing Congress president Sonia Gandhi and Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M. Karunanidhi as the "big fish" in the 2G spectrum scam, Janata Party chief ... Read more...
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Gilani most corrupt person in Pakistan’s history: Azam Khan Swati
January 6th, 2011 - 6:16 pm ICT by ANI
Islamabad, Jan 6(ANI): Former Minister for Science and Technology Azam Khan Swati has called Pakistan Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani as the most corrupt person in the country's 63-year history.Speaking to ... Read more...
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Goa flood relief scam threatens Congress-NCP relations
September 14th, 2010 - 2:38 am ICT by IANS
Panaji, Sept 14 (IANS) The alleged siphoning of around Rs.85 lakh collected as flood relief fund from the public by the Youth Congress last year has strained relations between the Congress and ... Read more...
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Amar Singh warns Congress against insulting Samajwadi Party leaders
January 10th, 2009 - 6:23 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 10 (IANS) The Samajwadi Party Saturday accused the Congress of insulting its leaders and warned the latter against creating further tension between the parties, which are ruling allies at ... Read more...
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Imran says its unfortunate for Pak to have a corrupt person like Zardari as President
September 18th, 2008 - 6:07 pm ICT by ANI
Lahore , Sept 18 (ANI): Pakistan s cricketer-turned-politician Imran Khan has said that it was unfortunate for Pakistan to have a corrupt person like Asif Ali Zardari as President. He said ... Read more...
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