Social Activist
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Anna Hazare most trusted personality in India, says survey
National | Jan 30, 2013, 10:16 AM ISTMumbai, Jan 30: Owing to his nationwide campaign against corruption, social activist Anna Hazare has emerged for the second consecutive time the most-trusted personality in India, while mobile handset-maker Nokia the most trusted brand, a
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All parties together in corruption: Kejriwal
India | Aug 17, 2012, 09:45 PM ISTGhaziabad, Aug 17: The tabling of CAG reports on coal block allocation, power and Delhi airport on Friday prompted erstwhile Team Anna to target the political class once again as it accused all the parties
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E mail alert to Collector helps stop marriage of minor girl
India | Jul 08, 2012, 04:08 PM ISTKanchipuram, Jul 8 : An e-mail alert to District Collector Hanish Chandra helped stop the marriage of a 16-year-old girl today.Officials, acting on the directions of the collector, who received the alert yesterday, found out
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Hazare comes to the defence of Ramdev
India | May 02, 2012, 11:15 PM ISTNew Delhi, May 2: Social activist Anna Hazare today came to the defence of Ramdev over his comments that MPs were devils in the form of humans, saying whatever the Yoga Guru had said “is
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Stop Probe Against Teesta, Says SC To Gujarat Govt
India | Apr 13, 2012, 11:07 PM ISTNew Delhi, Apr 13: The Supreme Court today asked the Gujarat government to stop any further investigation into the case against social activist Teesta Setalvad for her alleged role in illegal exhumation of the bodies
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Hazare Minus Team Anna Is Welcome To Work With Me, Says Swamy
India | Feb 21, 2012, 06:30 PM ISTBhopal, Feb 21: Janata Party president Subramanian Swamy today said he would like to welcome social activist Anna Hazare to work with him sans his team members. “I would like to work with Hazare but
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Anna Hazare To Receive Rs 25 Lakh Award For Rural Development
India | Feb 20, 2012, 09:09 PM ISTMumbai, Feb 20: Social activist Anna Hazare will receive an award for his contribution to rural development, at a function in Delhi on February 23.The award, instituted by a Delhi-based organisation, carries a cash prize
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Hirani Wants The Title Talli For His Next With Aamir Khan
Bollywood | Feb 07, 2012, 05:48 PM ISTMumbai, Feb 7: Mumbai film maker Raj Kumar Hirani of Munna Bhai and 3 Idiots fame, is making a film titled PK for Bollywood star Aamir Khan, in which the latter plays the role of
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Anna Hazare To Undergo Treatment In Gurgaon
India | Jan 28, 2012, 04:53 PM ISTPune, Jan 28: Social activist Anna Hazare would be shifted to a hospital in Gurgaon, near Delhi, on Sunday, his associates said on Saturday.Anna's aide Datta Awari told PTI from his native village Ralegan Siddhi
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Modi Wishes Speedy Recovery For Hazare
India | Jan 01, 2012, 06:49 PM ISTAhmedabad, Jan 1: Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi today wished social activist Anna Hazare a speedy recovery after the veteran was hospitalised last night with chest infection.“Praying for the good health of Anna Hazare ji.
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I Never Wanted Anna To Sit On Fast Unto Death, Swami Agnivesh Tells Aap Ki Adalat
India | Nov 21, 2011, 07:40 AM ISTNew Delhi, Nov 19: Former Team Anna member and social activist Swami Agnivesh has said, he had recorded his dissenting note in the minutes of Team Anna's core committee as he did not want Anna
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Ela Bhatt Selected For Indira Gandhi Peace Prize
India | Nov 19, 2011, 03:44 PM ISTNew Delhi, Nov 19: Renowned social activist Ela Bhatt was today selected for the prestigious Indira Gandhi Prize for Peace, Disarmament and Development 2011 for her lifetime achievements in empowering women through grassroots entrepreneurship.Bhatt, who
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Doctor Advises Hazare To Break 'Maun Vrat'
India | Oct 30, 2011, 10:12 PM ISTPune, Oct 30: Social activist Anna Hazare has been advised to give up his maun vrat (the vow of silence) by his doctor.Dr K H Sancheti, a noted physician from the city, who examined Hazare
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Anna Hazare Provided 'Z' Security
India | Sep 03, 2011, 10:08 PM ISTMumbai, Sep 3: Social activist Anna Hazare has been provided with ‘Z' category security, a senior police official said today.“Hazare has been provided Z category security three days ago,” Ahmednagar district SP Krishna Prakash told
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Anna Asks MPs To Stop Introduction Of Lokpal Bill
India | Aug 02, 2011, 07:54 PM ISTNew Delhi, Aug 2: Social activist Anna Hazare on Tuesday wrote an open letter addressed to all Members of Parliament to prevent introduction of the Lokpal Bill by government slated on Thursday, saying it was
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Raj Thackeray Takes Swipe At Hazare
National | Jul 12, 2011, 08:45 AM ISTMumbai, Jul 12: Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) chief Raj Thackeray on Monday took swipe at Anna Hazare, saying the noted social activist will have to ultimately take the support of politicians to get the Lokpal
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Won't Allow Communal Forces To Hijack Hazare Movement, Says Agnivesh
India | Jul 01, 2011, 06:42 PM ISTKochi, Jul 1: Social Activist Swami Agnivesh today said communal forces and political vested interests would not be allowed to ‘hijack' the anti-corruption movement by civil society activists, led by Anna Hazare.‘We cannot have truck
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Azmi Demands Changes In Slum Rehabilitation Policy
India | Jun 02, 2011, 10:18 PM ISTMumbai, Jun 2: Bollywood actress and social activist Shabana Azmi today demanded a change in the mass housing and slum rehabilitation policy of the Maharashtra government.“In a recent meeting, the major demands we have made
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Anna Hazare Admitted To Pune Hospital
India | Apr 27, 2011, 09:18 PM ISTPune, Apr 27: Gandhian and social activist Anna Hazare, who suffers from osteoarthritis, has been admitted to a city hospital for treatment and rest, hospital authorities said today.Hazare, who underwent a routine check up in
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Hazare An Important Leader Whom I Respect: PM
India | Apr 17, 2011, 10:19 AM ISTOn Board PM's Special Plane, Apr 16 : Prime Minister Manmohan Singh tonight said he respects social activist Anna Hazare as an “important leader” who has done well in rural development for which the whole