Hunger Strike
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Ramdev's Eviction Sets Off Political War Of Words
India | Jun 05, 2011, 09:35 PM ISTNew Delhi/Haridwar, Jun 5 : The dramatic eviction of Baba Ramdev in the middle of night in a swoop by Delhi police today set off a slugfest between the UPA and the Sangh Parivar and
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Advocate Moves SC On Ramdev Issue
India | Jun 06, 2011, 12:05 PM ISTNew Delhi, Jun 5 : An advocate today approached the Supreme Court seeking a direction to the government to issue a white paper on the entire episode leading to the eviction of yoga guru Ramdev
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Hazare Supporters To Observe Countrywide Hunger Strike
India | Jun 06, 2011, 12:07 PM ISTNew Delhi, June 5 : Agitated over the treatment meted out to Baba Ramdev, Anna Hazare-led civil society today announced a day-long nationwide hunger strike on Wednesday in protest and decided to boycott the meetings
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Congress Leader Slams Police Crackdown At Ramlila Grounds
India | Jun 05, 2011, 07:52 PM ISTNew Delhi, Jun 5 : Senior Congress leader Anil Shastri today said the police crackdown of Baba Ramdev's agitation at Ramlila Grounds was “unfortunate and avoidable”.In a posting on microblogging site Twitter, Shastri, who is
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We Acted Because Of Inputs About Threat To Ramdev : Delhi Police
India | Jun 05, 2011, 07:48 PM ISTNew Delhi, Jun 5 : Delhi Police today claimed that there were intelligence inputs about threat to the life of Baba Ramdev, prompting it to disrupt the yoga guru's congregation at Ramlila grounds here.Dharmendra Kumar,
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PM Should Resign, Says Togadiya
India | Jun 05, 2011, 07:42 PM ISTBanaskantha, Jun 5 : Describing the crackdown on Baba Ramdev and his followers as an “attack on Hinduism”, Vishwa Hindu Parishad's international general secretary, Pravin Togadiya, today demanded resignation of the Prime Minister Manmohan Singh.Speaking
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Police Action Short-Sighted, Unwarranted, Says Left
National | Jun 05, 2011, 07:03 PM ISTNew Delhi, Jun 5 : CPI(M) today termed the police action at the protest site of Baba Ramdev as "deplorable and shortsighted", but found fault with the yoga guru for making the issue of black
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Ramdev Should Have Been Turned Away From Airport, Says Omar
National | Jun 05, 2011, 06:54 PM ISTSrinagar, Jun 5 : Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah today said the initial decision of the central government to turn Baba Ramdev back from the Delhi airport on June 1 should have been
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Naveen Patnaik Denounces Police Action On Ramdev
National | Jun 05, 2011, 06:47 PM ISTBhubaneswar, June 5 : Slamming the UPA government for forcibly evicting Baba Ramdev from Ramlila ground in New Delhi, Orissa Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik today said the action taken at the peaceful meeting was "shocking,
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Ramdev Welcome To Uttarakhand To Continue Protest: CM
National | Jun 05, 2011, 06:41 PM ISTDehra Dun, Jun 5 : Strongly backing Baba Ramdev's "peaceful" agitation against corruption, Uttarakhand Chief Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal today assured the yoga guru of "full security" if he decides to continue his protest in the
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Mayawati Demands SC Probe Into Police Action On Ramdev
India | Jun 05, 2011, 06:25 PM ISTBangalore, Jun 5 : Condemning police action against Baba Ramdev and his supporters "in strongest terms", Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister and BSP supremo Mayawati today requested the Supreme Court to order a probe as "justice
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Govt Justifies Action Against Ramdev, No More Talks
India | Jun 05, 2011, 05:49 PM ISTNew Delhi, June 5 : A tough-talking Government today justified Baba Ramdev's eviction from Ramlila grounds in the wee hours, accusing him of going back on his word to end the fast and pursuing his
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Crackdown On Baba Ramdev 'Naked Fascism': Advani
India | Jun 05, 2011, 02:34 PM ISTChennai, Jun 5 : Describing the midnight crackdown on Baba Ramdev and his followers as ‘naked fascism', senior BJP leader L K Advani today demanded an apology from Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Congress President
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Police Action Reminds Me Of Emergency, Says Mulayam
India | Jun 05, 2011, 12:37 PM ISTLucknow, Jun 5 : Samajwadi Party supremo Mulayam Singh Yadav on Sunday said that the police action against Swami Ramdev at Delhi's Ramlila Maidan reminds one of the Emergency days. Addressing a press conference, Mulayam
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Ramdev Reaches Dehra Dun, On Way To Haridwar
India | Jun 05, 2011, 01:53 PM ISTDehra Dun/New Delhi, Jun 5 : Yoga guru Swami Ramdev was flown here today from Delhi by a special plane after police swooped down on his hunger strike at the Ramlila Maidan in a mid-night
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Ramdev Says, His Fast Continues, Gives Call For Black Day
India | Jun 05, 2011, 05:33 PM ISTHaridwar, Jun 5 : Hours after being bundled out of Delhi, Baba Ramdev targeted Congress president Sonia Gandhi and government, alleging that his peaceful agitation was treated with unprecedented “barbarism” and vowed to continue his
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Nothing Wrong In Using Women's Attire To Flee, Says Ramdev
India | Jun 06, 2011, 04:23 PM ISTHaridwar, Jun 6: Swami Ramdev, who was caught in a dramatic fashion while trying to flee in a woman's attire from Delhi's Ramlila Maidan, today justified his act."It was not a weakness to be in
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It's Worse Than Jallianwala Bagh Incident, Says Anna Hazare
India | Jun 05, 2011, 12:39 PM ISTNew Delhi, Jun 5 ; Social activist Anna Hazare, who arrived here from Kochi, said on Sunday that the police action at Ramlila Maidan in the dead of night was worse than the Jallianwalla Bagh
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Combat Helicopters Enter Libya Fray
World | Jun 04, 2011, 05:57 PM ISTBenghazi, June 4: Attack helicopters struck Muammar Gaddafi's forces today, NATO said as China made contact with rebels fighting to oust the Libyan leader and Russia prepared to send a peacebroker. As the NATO-led war
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Anna Hazare Reaching Delhi On Sunday
India | Jun 04, 2011, 05:48 PM ISTPune/New Delhi, June 4: Anna Hazare, who had announced plans of joining the fast of Baba Ramdev here on Sunday, today appeared non-committal about it. "I will go to Delhi tomorrow and will discuss then