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Haryana releases water into Yamuna river, no flood threat
Aug 16, 2011
Over 600,000 cusecs of water has been released by Haryana into the Yamuna river from the Hathnikund barrage in Yamunanagar district, officials said Tuesday, adding that there was no threat of flooding... Read More
Anna arrested, sent to Tihar
Aug 16, 2011
Social activist Anna Hazare was sent to seven days judicial custody in Tihar Jail, hours after he was detained Friday ahead of his fast-unto-death for a stronger anti-corruption Lokpal Bill. ... Read More
Government not against right to protest: Chidambaram
Aug 16, 2011
Social activist Anna Hazare was taken into custody for refusing to abide by conditions imposed by police regarding his proposed hunger strike, Home Minister P. Chidambaram said Monday, adding that the... Read More
Laws under which Anna Hazare was detained
Aug 16, 2011
Home Minister P. Chidambaram Monday said Delhi Police had used two sections (Section 107 aznd Section 141) of the Criminal Procedure Code (CrPC) to detain social activist Anna Hazare. Those are:... Read More
Government not against protests: Mukherjee
Aug 16, 2011
Every citizen has the right to protest and the government is not against protests per se but the manner of protests, Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee said Tuesday.... Read More
Refuses to offer bail, Kiran Bedi tweets
Aug 16, 2011
Former police officer Kiran Bedi tweeted Tuesday that she has refused to offer bail after being detained with Anna Hazare and that she may be sent to Tihar Jail.... Read More
Team Anna to approach apex court against detentions
Aug 16, 2011
Civil society members will approach the Supreme Court Tuesday against the "illegal" detention of activist Anna Hazare from his home by Delhi Police, said senior lawyer Prashant Bhushan.... Read More
Supreme Court stays Hasan Ali's bail
Aug 16, 2011
The Supreme Court Tuesday stayed the Bombay High Court order granting bail to alleged money launderer and tax evader Hasan Ali Khan. ... Read More
BJP condemns Hazare's arrest
Aug 16, 2011
Condemning the arrest of Gandhian activist Anna Hazare, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Tuesday said the government would learn its lesson "the hard way".... Read More
After Hazare's detention, Manmohan Singh calls cabinet meet
Aug 16, 2011
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has scheduled an emergency meeting of the cabinet Committee on Political Affairs in Parliament House at 10.15 a.m. Tuesday following the detention of Gandhian activist An... Read More