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  Anti-rape protester calls off indefinite hunger strike

  India | January 07, 2013 21:36 IST

  New Delhi, Jan 7: One of the two protesters on indefinite fast at the Jantar Mantar to demand stronger anti-rape laws ended his 14-day-long hunger strike Monday after he was admitted to hospital when his

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  Students'hunger strike enters 5th day, 5 serious

  India | October 04, 2012 20:26 IST

  Motihari (Bihar), Oct 4: The indefinite hunger strike by engineering students here entered the fifth day today with the condition of five out of 22 of them deteriorating.Students of Motihari Engineering College are on fast

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  AI pilots' indefinite fast enters sixth day, two more hospitalized

  India | June 29, 2012 20:43 IST

  New Delhi, Jun 29: Two more Air India pilots were shifted to hospital today after their condition deteriorated on the sixth day of their indefinite fast here and in Mumbai.  So far, five pilots—three in

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  AI pilots to go on indefinite hunger-strike from Sunday

  India | June 23, 2012 19:38 IST

  New Delhi, Jun 23: Upping the ante after their agitation entered the 47th day, Air India pilots today decided to start indefinite hunger-strike here from tomorrow to highlight their demands relating to career progression and

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  Kirti Azad ends hunger strike, seeks transparency and accountability in IPL functioning

  Cricket | May 20, 2012 17:41 IST

  New Delhi, May 20: Former cricketer Kirti Azad today sat on a hunger strike, lambasting the “greed, lust for money and sleaze” in the IPL and demanded transparency in the cash-rich league's functioning.Azad said the

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  Anna Threatens To Resume Fast After Dec 21 Deadline

  India | November 01, 2011 15:15 IST

  Ralegan Siddhi, Maharashtra, Nov 1 : Anti-corruption crusader Anna Hazare has written a letter to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, warning that he would resume his hunger strike after December 21, the proposed last date of

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  Hazare Greeted By Cheering Crowd

  India | August 28, 2011 10:21 IST

  New Delhi, Aug 28 : A roaring crowd greeted Gandhian Anna Hazare this morning at Ramlila Maidan as he emerged on the dais to break his fast. Clad in his trademark white dhoti-kurta and Gandhi

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  PM Holds Consultations With Mukherjee, Deshmukh

  India | August 26, 2011 14:47 IST

  New Delhi, Aug 26: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today held consultations with Union ministers Pranab Mukherjee and Vilasrao Deshmukh, who are negotiating with activist Anna Hazare and his associates.The consultations took place close on the

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  Plea Accuses Manish Tewari Of 'Defaming' Hazare

  Politics | August 24, 2011 9:09 IST

  Indore, Aug 23 : A petition has been filed in a local court accusing Congress spokesperson Manish Tewari of “defaming” activist Anna Hazare and hurting the sentiments of Gandhians in the country.The petitioner Mohammed Haneef

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  CCPA, Cong Core Group Meet On Hazare Issue

  India | August 24, 2011 10:24 IST

  New Delhi, Aug 24 : The Cabinet Committee on Political Affairs (CCPA) last night discussed threadbare the issues that came up during the meeting between government and Anna Hazare team and the strategy to be

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  Security Stepped Up At Ramlila Maidan

  India | August 24, 2011 13:47 IST

  New Delhi, Aug 24 : Police today stepped up security arrangement at the Ramlila Maidan here to ensure safety of anti-corruption crusader Anna Hazare, who is fasting for the past nine days demanding a strong

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  Concerns Grow Over Anna's Health

  India | August 24, 2011 12:49 IST

  New Delhi, Aug 24:   Concerns mounted over Anna Hazare's health after he refused doctors' advice to be put on an intravenous drip once again this morning even though the Gandhian increased his intake of fluid. The

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  Bipasha Worried About Anna's Health

  Bollywood | August 23, 2011 14:23 IST

  Mumbai, Aug 23 : Bollywood hottie Bipasha Basu is worried about Gandhian Anna Hazare's health. This is what she wrote on Twitter:bipsluvurself Bipasha BasuPraying for Anna's health.Ppl's outcry under Anna's guidance should not go deaf.

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  Even A Street Juggler Can Attract Such A Crowd, Says Virbhadra On Anna Protest

  India | August 21, 2011 12:15 IST

  Mathura / New Delhi, Aug 21 : Anti-graft crusader Anna's hunger strike is definitely giving sleepless nights to the government. Union Minister Virbhadra Singh who came to Mathura to offer his prayer to Lord Krishna

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  Ranchi Jail Prisoners Join Anna's Hunger Strike

  India | August 20, 2011 17:02 IST

  Ranchi, Aug 20 :  A total of 50 inmates of the Birsa Munda Central Jail here today sat on a hunger strike in a show of solidarity to civil right activist Anna Hazare.Jail Superintendent Dilip

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  Indefinite Fast Is The Only Option Left, Says Anna Hazare On India TV

  India | July 30, 2011 9:43 IST

  New Delhi, July 29: Activist Anna Hazare said on Friday that indefinite hunger strike was the only Gandhian option left before him to achieve  his goal for enactment of a strong Lokpal. Replying to a question

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  Hazare's Fast Should Be Preceded By Agitation, Advises Digvijay

  India | June 30, 2011 18:28 IST

  Guna (MP), Jun 30 :  Congress General Secretary Digvijay Singh today said that anti-corruption crusader Anna Hazare's decision to go on hunger strike from August 16 must be preceded by an “agitation”.“Anna's decision to go

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  Nigmanand Brother Alleges Threat To Family.

  India | June 19, 2011 10:32 IST

  Darbhanga, Jun 18 : The elder brother of Swami Nigamanand, who died on June 13 after a four-month-long fast to protest illegal quarrying and mining, has lodged a complaint with police here apprehending threat to

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  Ramdev Pays Tribute To Swami Nigmanand

  India | June 14, 2011 19:02 IST

  Dehra Dun, Jun 14: Yoga guru Ramdev today paid tributes to the seer of Haridwar-based Matri Sadan Ashram, Swami Nigamanand, who died after a record 114-day long hunger strike demanding immediate stopping of quarrying in

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  Ramdev Discharged From Hospital, Vows To Carry On Campaign

  India | June 14, 2011 12:08 IST

  Dehradun, June 14 : Two days after he ended his fast, yoga guru Ramdev was today discharged from a city hospital and said he did not commit any “sin” by demanding action against corruption and