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Power Not Immortal: Jaitley To Congress
India | Aug 17, 2011, 11:38 PM ISTNew Delhi, Aug 17: With the storm created by Anna Hazare's arrest refusing to die down, BJP today bluntly told Congress in Rajya Sabha that power is not immortal and “the more arrogant you are,
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Preventive Detention Only For 'Imminent Danger': SC
India | Aug 17, 2011, 10:09 PM ISTNew Delhi, Aug 17: Amid countrywide protests over the arrest of Anna Hazare, the Supreme Court has held that preventive detention law can be invoked only if there is “imminent danger to peace” and a
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Police Relent; No Restriction On Crowd, Offers 7 Days Protest
India | Aug 17, 2011, 07:39 PM ISTNew Delhi, Aug 17: Bowing before public pressure after Anna Hazare's arrest, Delhi Police today withdrew virtually all pre-conditions for the hunger strike by the Gandhian and his team in the national capital. After the
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Anna Trying To Impose Lokpal Bill 'Totally Misconceived': PM
India | Aug 17, 2011, 11:38 PM ISTNew Delhi, Aug 17 : Asserting that Parliament was the sole body to frame laws, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today said Anna Hazare had sought to impose his version of Lokpal Bill which was “totally
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UPA 'Bites Dust' On Release Of Anna: BJP
India | Aug 16, 2011, 10:04 PM ISTNew Delhi, Aug 16: As the Delhi Police decided to withdraw the case against Anna Hazare to facilitate his release from jail tonight itself, BJP today kept up its attack on the government saying “it
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Congress Accuses Opposition Of Opportunism
India | Aug 16, 2011, 08:56 PM ISTNew Delhi, Aug 16: With opposition parties closing ranks in support of Anna Hazare, Congress today decried it as a move based on “political expediency” and warned that it will have serious repercussions for democracy
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Hope Govt Servants Won't Respond To Mass Leave Call: PC
India | Aug 16, 2011, 07:35 PM ISTNew Delhi, Aug 16: Home Minister P Chidambaram today hoped government servants will not respond to the “wrong call” of mass leave given by Team Anna to them to rpt to join their protests on
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Anna Withstood 90 Minutes of Persuasion By Delhi Police Official
India | Aug 16, 2011, 01:45 PM ISTNew Delhi, Aug 16 : Ninety-minutes of persuasion by a senior police official did not move Anna Hazare an inch as he stood firm on his plans to defy prohibitory orders, leading to his charged-up
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Prohibitory Orders Clamped In Central Delhi Areas
India | Aug 15, 2011, 10:27 PM ISTNew Delhi, Aug 15: Acting tough, Delhi police tonight imposed prohibitory orders in some central Delhi localities, including Jai Prakash Narain Park, the venue of Anna Hazare's fast in protest against the official Lokpal Bill.
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Anna Gives Jail Bharo Call, To Court Arrest And Fast In Custody
India | Aug 15, 2011, 11:31 PM ISTNew Delhi, Aug 15: Gandhian activist Anna Hazare is all set for a full blown confrontation with the government on the Lokpal bill, giving a call to his supporters to fill up jails all over
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Delhi Police Seeks Services Of 2 Magistrates
India | Aug 15, 2011, 07:01 PM ISTNew Delhi, Aug 15: Delhi Police today sought the services of two magistrates from Delhi government ahead of the protest by Anna Hazare and his team who have announced they would go ahead with their
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Govt Justifies Delhi Police Rejecting Permission To Anna
India | Aug 15, 2011, 04:33 PM ISTNew Delhi, Aug 15: The Government today justified Delhi Police rejecting permission for Anna Hazare's indefinite fast here in absence of an undertaking by his team saying law of the land is equal for all
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Permission Denied, Team Hazare Exploring Options
India | Aug 15, 2011, 07:09 PM ISTNew Delhi, Aug 15: With police denying permission to Anna Hazare to hold his fast here, his associates today said the Gandhian will go to the protest venue tomorrow and court arrest even as they
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Congress To Respond To Anna's Charges On Sunday
India | Aug 13, 2011, 10:06 PM ISTNew Delhi, Aug 13: Congress will come out tomorrow with a response to Anna Hazare's accusation that the government is putting conditions on his fast. Congress spokespersons refused to respond to Hazare's allegations and his
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Cong Dealing With Anna In 'Autocratic' Manner: BJP
India | Aug 13, 2011, 08:54 PM ISTNew Delhi, Aug 13: BJP today accused the Congress-led UPA government of dealing with Anna Hazare, who plans to go on a fast-unto-death on corruption issue, in an “autocratic” manner and said the behaviour is
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Centre's Misgovernance Led US To Meddle In Internal Matters, Says Anna
India | Aug 13, 2011, 08:48 PM ISTNew Delhi, Aug 13: Social activist Anna Hazare on Saturday said the government has betrayed the nation's trust, and said if he had known the government would cheat he wouldn't have called off his fast
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Anna's Fast Should Be Allowed: Nitish
India | Aug 13, 2011, 08:02 PM ISTPatna, Aug 13: Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar today lent full support to Anna Hazare's movement against corruption asserting that everybody had the constitutional and democratic right to hold agitation for a cause and so
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Police Restrictions Unacceptable: Bhushan
India | Aug 13, 2011, 05:59 PM ISTNew Delhi, Aug 13: Anna Hazare's team on Saturday rejected as “unacceptable” and “unconstitutional” Delhi Police's restrictions on the fast to be undertaken by the social activist. Prashant Bhushan, noted Supreme Court lawyer, said the police
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Govt Should Withdraw Lokpal Bill: Team Hazare Tells Par Panel
India | Aug 10, 2011, 11:42 PM ISTNew Delhi, Aug 10: Adopting a tough posture, team Anna Hazare today asked a Parliamentary panel to recommend to the government to withdraw the Lokpal Bill and come out with a fresh measure which deals
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Anna Will Be Consulted To Make Lokayukta 'Broad-Based': Nitish
National | Jul 19, 2011, 05:22 PM ISTPatna, Jul 19: Pledging his firm resolve to fight corruption, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar today said social activist and Gandhian Anna Hazare's help would be sought to make Lokayukta “further broad-based and effective.”“We have