Anna Hazare Fast Ends

Anti-graft crusader Anna Hazare, who had been on a hunger strike for seven days, has ended the fast after an assurance from Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis that his demands would be met.

The Lok Sabha today passed the Lokpal Bill a day after the anti-corruption measure sailed through the Rajya Sabha with the support of opposition parties.

Minutes after the Rajya Sabha passed the Lokpal and Lokayukta Bill 2013, 76-year-old Gandhian activist Anna Hazare announced in his Maharashtra village that he would call off his hunger-strike once the Lok Sabha passes the anti-corruption legislation.

The anti-corruption Lokpal Bill moved a step closer to enactment after it was passed in the Rajya Sabha today after a debate that took place in an atmosphere of rare political consensus. The Bill will be taken up in the Lok Sabha tomorrow, the government announced soon after its ally Samajwadi Party backed down on its threat to block the bill at an...

Activist Anna Hazare began an indefinite fast today in his village in Maharashtra, demanding the urgent introduction of a new anti-corruption law. In Delhi, the government said that it is committed to pushing through the legislation - the Lokpall Bill - in this session of Parliament which ends on December 20.

Activist-turned-politician Arvind Kejriwal is scheduled to break his two-week long fast at 5 pm today. Mr Kejriwal is protesting against Delhi residents being over-charged for water and electricity because of an alleged conspiracy between the government and private firms. He says though his fast is ending, the protest will not.

Activist-turned-politician Arvind Kejriwal, will end his hunger strike tomorrow at 5 pm, after 14 days of surviving only on water, he said today.

In a blog that appears to have bewildered his closest aides, activist Anna Hazare has said that Team Anna stands dissolved. Three days after aides like Arvind Kejriwal and Anna ended their latest hunger strike, 75-year-old Anna writes that "The time for fasts has ended. It is time to give people a political alternative." Sources say the announcemen...

Minutes before Team Anna ended its hunger strike on stage at the Jantar Mantar venue of their protest, they announced that they are forming a political party, which will contest the elections, with an aim to take their anti-corruption struggle to Parliament.

On the 10th day of his hunger strike, and just before he ended it, Team Anna member Arvind Kejriwal looked frail and sat on a chair as he announced that the anti-corruption activists would float a political party and take their campaign to Parliament. To much applause from the crowds gathered at the Jantar Mantar venue of Anna Hazare's protest, Arv...

Throwing light on its proposed "political alternative", Team Anna member Arvind Kejriwal said on Friday that it would not be a party but an "andolan" or movement. "Our aim is not to grab power, but to end the Delhi-centric government and take governance to the villages and the people. Ours will not be a party, but a movement," Kejriwal told the tho...

Before ending its hunger fast in Delhi, the group of activists known as Team Anna announced that they are forming a political party which will contest the elections. Anna Hazare, 75, said he will not run for office, but will support his aides. "What do those in power know about corruption and the common man? They sit in air-conditioned offices all ...

Surrounded by thousands of supporters at Delhi's Jantar Mantar, activist Anna Hazare, still on a hunger strike and his right wrist full of raakhis, made two important announcements on Thursday. He said his aides want feedback within 48 hours on whether they should form a political party. He also said that their fast will end today at 5 pm.

Surrounded by thousands of supporters at Delhi's Jantar Mantar, Anna Hazare, still on a hunger strike and his right wrist full of raakhis, said today that he will not enter politics but "will fight from outside." Hinting that his aides may enter active politics, he said "There is nothing wrong with forming a party...we need to provide an alternat...

Taking a tough stand, anti-corruption activist Anna Hazare on Tuesday ruled out any talks with the government or even the Prime Minister to end their stir and expressed readiness to return Padma Bhushan award bestowed on him, even as government showed no signs of initiating negotiations with his team.

Anti-graft crusader Anna Hazare, who had been on a hunger strike for seven days, has ended the fast after an assurance from Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis that his demands would be met.

The Lok Sabha today passed the Lokpal Bill a day after the anti-corruption measure sailed through the Rajya Sabha with the support of opposition parties.

Minutes after the Rajya Sabha passed the Lokpal and Lokayukta Bill 2013, 76-year-old Gandhian activist Anna Hazare announced in his Maharashtra village that he would call off his hunger-strike once the Lok Sabha passes the anti-corruption legislation.

The anti-corruption Lokpal Bill moved a step closer to enactment after it was passed in the Rajya Sabha today after a debate that took place in an atmosphere of rare political consensus. The Bill will be taken up in the Lok Sabha tomorrow, the government announced soon after its ally Samajwadi Party backed down on its threat to block the bill at an...

Activist Anna Hazare began an indefinite fast today in his village in Maharashtra, demanding the urgent introduction of a new anti-corruption law. In Delhi, the government said that it is committed to pushing through the legislation - the Lokpall Bill - in this session of Parliament which ends on December 20.

Activist-turned-politician Arvind Kejriwal is scheduled to break his two-week long fast at 5 pm today. Mr Kejriwal is protesting against Delhi residents being over-charged for water and electricity because of an alleged conspiracy between the government and private firms. He says though his fast is ending, the protest will not.

Activist-turned-politician Arvind Kejriwal, will end his hunger strike tomorrow at 5 pm, after 14 days of surviving only on water, he said today.

In a blog that appears to have bewildered his closest aides, activist Anna Hazare has said that Team Anna stands dissolved. Three days after aides like Arvind Kejriwal and Anna ended their latest hunger strike, 75-year-old Anna writes that "The time for fasts has ended. It is time to give people a political alternative." Sources say the announcemen...

Minutes before Team Anna ended its hunger strike on stage at the Jantar Mantar venue of their protest, they announced that they are forming a political party, which will contest the elections, with an aim to take their anti-corruption struggle to Parliament.

On the 10th day of his hunger strike, and just before he ended it, Team Anna member Arvind Kejriwal looked frail and sat on a chair as he announced that the anti-corruption activists would float a political party and take their campaign to Parliament. To much applause from the crowds gathered at the Jantar Mantar venue of Anna Hazare's protest, Arv...

Throwing light on its proposed "political alternative", Team Anna member Arvind Kejriwal said on Friday that it would not be a party but an "andolan" or movement. "Our aim is not to grab power, but to end the Delhi-centric government and take governance to the villages and the people. Ours will not be a party, but a movement," Kejriwal told the tho...

Before ending its hunger fast in Delhi, the group of activists known as Team Anna announced that they are forming a political party which will contest the elections. Anna Hazare, 75, said he will not run for office, but will support his aides. "What do those in power know about corruption and the common man? They sit in air-conditioned offices all ...

Surrounded by thousands of supporters at Delhi's Jantar Mantar, activist Anna Hazare, still on a hunger strike and his right wrist full of raakhis, made two important announcements on Thursday. He said his aides want feedback within 48 hours on whether they should form a political party. He also said that their fast will end today at 5 pm.

Surrounded by thousands of supporters at Delhi's Jantar Mantar, Anna Hazare, still on a hunger strike and his right wrist full of raakhis, said today that he will not enter politics but "will fight from outside." Hinting that his aides may enter active politics, he said "There is nothing wrong with forming a party...we need to provide an alternat...

Taking a tough stand, anti-corruption activist Anna Hazare on Tuesday ruled out any talks with the government or even the Prime Minister to end their stir and expressed readiness to return Padma Bhushan award bestowed on him, even as government showed no signs of initiating negotiations with his team.