All set for Hazare's fast in Mumbai
Hundreds of Team Anna volunteers gathered at the sprawling MMRDA grounds here on Monday to oversee preparations a day ahead of the three-day 'peaceful agitation' by Anna Hazare for a strong Lokpal bil
Key Team Anna members to stage protest at Ramlila ground
As Anna Hazare on Tuesday begins his three-day fast in Mumbai to push for a strong Lokpal Bill, key Team Anna members including Shanti Bhushan and Prashant Bhushan, will simultaneously agitate at the capital's Ramlila ground.
May consider central security for Mullaperiyar Dam: PM
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Monday assured DMK president M. Karunanidhi that the central government would consider providing security to the Mullaperiyar Dam in Kerala.
According to a statement
Anna set for fast in Mumbai, politicians hit back
Anna Hazare was all set on Monday to launch his three-day fast in Mumbai from Tuesday in support of a strong Lokpal, even as the government dubbed his protest 'premature'.
A defiant Hazare told journ
Ponting's was the best of my three wickets, says Yadav
India's fastest bowler on the Australia tour Umesh Yadav said he would cherish Ricky Ponting's scalp the most among his three wickets on the opening day of the Boxing Day Test on Monday. He, however,
Four bank employees jailed for Rs.1.7 crore fraud
Four former Central Bank of India officials have been sentenced to imprisonment with terms varying from five to six years by a Mumbai CBI Special Court for cheating the bank of about Rs.1.7 crore, an
Leave Lokpal to Parliament's wisdom: Government
A day before Anna Hazare begins his fast against the "weak" Lokpal Bill, the government on Monday called the agitation premature, saying the anti-graft legislation should be left to parliament's wisdom.
Anti-Hazare groups condemn his agitation
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 draconian law'.
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Stuart MacGill wants to play in IPL
Former Australian spinner Stuart MacGill has nominated himself for the Indian Premier League (IPL) player auction in February, following his return to Twenty20 cricket after eight years.
Anna set for fast, political class dubs him ‘impatient’
Anna Hazare on Monday prepared to take on the UPA government over his insistence on a strong Lokpal with a three-day hunger strike in Mumbai starting on Tuesday but he came under attack from the political class which dubbed him impatient and his protest premature.