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Opinion: My Baptism By Fire Moment While Contesting Lok Sabha Elections
"Leaving behind my glamorous and lucrative job as the editor of a news channel, I had ventured into politics. The AAP was a new party with revolutionary ideas, capturing my imagination after the Anna movement against corruption," writes Ashutosh.
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AAP Gets National Status; Setback For Mamata Banerjee And Sharad Pawar
Arvind Kejriwal-led Aam Aadmi Party, or AAP, that emerged out of Anna Hazare-led anti-corruption movement in 2011, got elevated to a national party status on Monday. The party is currently in power in two states - Delhi and Punjab.
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Delhi BJP Asks Anna Hazare To Join Its ''Mass Movement'' Against AAP
Delhi BJP president Adesh Gupta on Monday wrote to social activist Anna Hazare, urging him to join his party's "mass movement" against the government led by AAP, which he alleged was the "new name of social, political and economic corruption".
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"Wishing Anna Hazare Luck For Fast-Unto-Death?" Shiv Sena Hits Out At PM
The 81-year-old anti-graft crusader has been on hunger strike in his native Ralegan Siddhi village in Ahmednagar, over 240 kilometres from here, since Wednesday.
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Turning Anna Movement Into Party Was Wrong: HS Phoolka After Quitting AAP
HS Phoolka, who has been representing victims of the 1984 anti-Sikh riots in courts for the last three decades, said the biggest reason behind his decision to exit politics was his wish to dedicate all his time to social work.
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Opinion: Anna Privately Supported Forming A Political Party
I have not commented on Anna Hazare since he parted with India Against Corruption (IAC) in 2012 over the decision to form a political party. I was present in the Constitution Club when it was to be decided if the movement will turn into a party. It was a divided house.
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Anna Hazare Begins His Hunger Strike In Delhi: What Are His Key Demands
Kisan Baburao Hazare, better known as Anna Hazare today started an indefinite hunger strike with a demand for the government to set up a Lokpal. He began his strike at Ramlila Maidan this morning - the same ground where his stir for an anti-corruption body seven years ago caught the country's imagination. In 2011, he sat on a similar hunger strike ...
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Anna Hazare's Indefinite Hunger Strike Over Lokpal At Ramlila Maidan In Delhi
Anna Hazare, who had launched his anti-corruption movement from Delhi nearly seven years ago, has returned to the iconic Ramlila Maidan in the capital. After over half a decade, his demands haven't changed, and neither has his modus operandi. He began his indefinite hunger strike against the central government for failing to set up the Lokpal at th...
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Anna Hazare To Start Indefinite Hunger Strike For Lokpal Today
Social activist Anna Hazare is set to go on an indefinite hunger strike against the Centre in Delhi today, nearly seven years after his anti-corruption movement caught the imagination of millions of Indians and shook the then UPA government.
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North Korean Women Have Plenty Of Reason To Say 'Me Too', But No Hope Of A Reckoning.
Every North Korean woman would say "Me Too" - if she knew that this was a movement and if she knew that sexual violence was something she could fight.
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Hope No Kejriwal Will Emerge From My Movement Again, Says Anna Hazare
Social activist Anna Hazare said he hoped that another Arvind Kejriwal does not emerge from his movement again.
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When Kejriwal Was Arrested, He Asked Us To Go Underground
Exclusive excerpt from Ankit Lal's book, India Social
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'You Can Move Us, Not Our Resolve': The Temporary Residents Of Jantar Mantar
Nestled between Ashoka Road and Tolstoy Road, Jantar Mantar Lane has been an iconic spot for agitations. It has been witness to several protests- despite overcast skies hundreds rallied here with #NotInMyName banners, Anna Hazares anti-corruption movement gained momentum and clad in green cloth with skulls of their peers, the Tamil farmers demandin...
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Okay To Pick Lokpal Without Congress Role, Supreme Court Tells Government
The anti-corruption Lokpal should be set up without delay and the lack of a Leader of Opposition should not hold up the process anymore, the Supreme Court told the government today. This means, the government can select an ombudsman without taking the Congress, the main opposition group, on board.
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MCD Election 2017: Techie, Doctor, Student, Athlete Among Delhi Civic Poll Candidates
There are about 25,000 young citizens who will be voting for the first time in the upcoming municipal polls in Delhi. As their population forms a crucial segment of voters, the parties have fielded young faces to develop a strong youth connect. While some of them are engineers, doctors, teachers and sportspersons, they all are bright, hardworking a...
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Opinion: My Baptism By Fire Moment While Contesting Lok Sabha Elections
"Leaving behind my glamorous and lucrative job as the editor of a news channel, I had ventured into politics. The AAP was a new party with revolutionary ideas, capturing my imagination after the Anna movement against corruption," writes Ashutosh.
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AAP Gets National Status; Setback For Mamata Banerjee And Sharad Pawar
Arvind Kejriwal-led Aam Aadmi Party, or AAP, that emerged out of Anna Hazare-led anti-corruption movement in 2011, got elevated to a national party status on Monday. The party is currently in power in two states - Delhi and Punjab.
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Delhi BJP Asks Anna Hazare To Join Its ''Mass Movement'' Against AAP
Delhi BJP president Adesh Gupta on Monday wrote to social activist Anna Hazare, urging him to join his party's "mass movement" against the government led by AAP, which he alleged was the "new name of social, political and economic corruption".
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"Wishing Anna Hazare Luck For Fast-Unto-Death?" Shiv Sena Hits Out At PM
The 81-year-old anti-graft crusader has been on hunger strike in his native Ralegan Siddhi village in Ahmednagar, over 240 kilometres from here, since Wednesday.
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Turning Anna Movement Into Party Was Wrong: HS Phoolka After Quitting AAP
HS Phoolka, who has been representing victims of the 1984 anti-Sikh riots in courts for the last three decades, said the biggest reason behind his decision to exit politics was his wish to dedicate all his time to social work.
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Opinion: Anna Privately Supported Forming A Political Party
I have not commented on Anna Hazare since he parted with India Against Corruption (IAC) in 2012 over the decision to form a political party. I was present in the Constitution Club when it was to be decided if the movement will turn into a party. It was a divided house.
-
Anna Hazare Begins His Hunger Strike In Delhi: What Are His Key Demands
Kisan Baburao Hazare, better known as Anna Hazare today started an indefinite hunger strike with a demand for the government to set up a Lokpal. He began his strike at Ramlila Maidan this morning - the same ground where his stir for an anti-corruption body seven years ago caught the country's imagination. In 2011, he sat on a similar hunger strike ...
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Anna Hazare's Indefinite Hunger Strike Over Lokpal At Ramlila Maidan In Delhi
Anna Hazare, who had launched his anti-corruption movement from Delhi nearly seven years ago, has returned to the iconic Ramlila Maidan in the capital. After over half a decade, his demands haven't changed, and neither has his modus operandi. He began his indefinite hunger strike against the central government for failing to set up the Lokpal at th...
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Anna Hazare To Start Indefinite Hunger Strike For Lokpal Today
Social activist Anna Hazare is set to go on an indefinite hunger strike against the Centre in Delhi today, nearly seven years after his anti-corruption movement caught the imagination of millions of Indians and shook the then UPA government.
-
North Korean Women Have Plenty Of Reason To Say 'Me Too', But No Hope Of A Reckoning.
Every North Korean woman would say "Me Too" - if she knew that this was a movement and if she knew that sexual violence was something she could fight.
-
Hope No Kejriwal Will Emerge From My Movement Again, Says Anna Hazare
Social activist Anna Hazare said he hoped that another Arvind Kejriwal does not emerge from his movement again.
-
When Kejriwal Was Arrested, He Asked Us To Go Underground
Exclusive excerpt from Ankit Lal's book, India Social
-
'You Can Move Us, Not Our Resolve': The Temporary Residents Of Jantar Mantar
Nestled between Ashoka Road and Tolstoy Road, Jantar Mantar Lane has been an iconic spot for agitations. It has been witness to several protests- despite overcast skies hundreds rallied here with #NotInMyName banners, Anna Hazares anti-corruption movement gained momentum and clad in green cloth with skulls of their peers, the Tamil farmers demandin...
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Okay To Pick Lokpal Without Congress Role, Supreme Court Tells Government
The anti-corruption Lokpal should be set up without delay and the lack of a Leader of Opposition should not hold up the process anymore, the Supreme Court told the government today. This means, the government can select an ombudsman without taking the Congress, the main opposition group, on board.
-
MCD Election 2017: Techie, Doctor, Student, Athlete Among Delhi Civic Poll Candidates
There are about 25,000 young citizens who will be voting for the first time in the upcoming municipal polls in Delhi. As their population forms a crucial segment of voters, the parties have fielded young faces to develop a strong youth connect. While some of them are engineers, doctors, teachers and sportspersons, they all are bright, hardworking a...
