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AAP Leaders To Go On Fast On April 7 To Protest Arvind Kejriwal's Arrest
The Aam Aadmi Party leaders will sit on a fasting dharna at Jantar Mantar on April 7 in protest against the arrest of Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, party leader Gopal Rai said today.
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Irom Sharmila Acquitted In 2006 Attempt To Suicide Case
Manipuri rights activist Irom Sharmila was today acquitted by a Delhi court in a 2006 case of attempt to suicide when she was undertaking a fast until death at Jantar Mantar in New Delhi.
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Haryana Jat Quota Stir: Ex-Chief Minister Hooda To Go On 'Peace Fast' Today
As the Jat quota agitation raged on in Haryana with fresh incidents of violence, former Haryana Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda said that he would go on a fast at Jantar Mantar in New Delhi from today to drive home the message of peace.
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Government Announces One Rank One Pension, Veterans Await Written Assurance
The government on Saturday announced the long-awaited One Rank One Pension for veterans of the armed forces, who have been protesting in Delhi for 87 days. However, the retired military personnel have said they would continue with their relay fast until they receive a written statement from the government.
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Another Army Veteran on One Rank One Pension Hunger Strike Hospitalised
Another Army veteran, Havaldar Abhilekh Singh, who was on an indefinite hunger strike at Delhi's Jantar Mantar to demand the implementation of the One Rank One Pension scheme, had been taken to hospital today.
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On a Fast, and Furious. A Night on the Road With Protesting Military Veterans
Former soldiers and officers of the Indian Armed Forces are spending entire nights sleeping out in the open at New Delhi's Jantar Mantar in their quest for One Rank, One Pension.
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Third Army Veteran Joins Indefinite Hunger Strike Over One Rank One Pension
There are now three Army veterans on an indefinite hunger strike at Delhi's Jantar Mantar in protest against the delay in implementing One Rank One Pension or OROP.
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Anna Hazare's Association With Parties has Shattered Activist Image: Union Minister VK Singh
Union Minister General (Retd) VK Singh has criticised social activist Anna Hazare for sharing dais with Congress leader Raj Babbar and AAP's Arvind Kejriwal during his protest against the land bill at Delhi's Jantar Mantar.
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Joined Politics Because Hunger Strikes Did Not Help Me: Arvind Kejriwal
Going on hunger strikes did not help me and that is why I finally entered politics. This was Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) National Convenor Arvind Kejriwal's advice to protesting teachers who are sitting on a fast unto death in New Delhi.
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Anna Hazare meets Arvind Kejriwal, asks him to call off fast
Anna Hazare on Friday night visited Aam Aadmi Party chief Arvind Kejriwal at his indefinite hunger strike site in Delhi and urged him to call off his fast citing his deteriorating health.
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Manipur's Iron Lady Irom Sharmila refuses to plead guilty to suicide attempt charge
A Patiala House court in New Delhi today framed charges against social activist Irom Sharmila for attempting to commit suicide in 2006 when she sat on a fast at Jantar Mantar in the capital.
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Activist Irom Sharmila to be flown to Delhi tomorrow to appear in a court
Social activist Irom Sharmila, who has been on fast for about 12 years demanding the repeal of controversial Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA), would be flown to Delhi tomorrow in connection with a court case, official sources said today.
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Anna Hazare: No more fasts, will fight for causes through agitations
Anna Hazare has said that he will not resort to fasting any more to press for his demands, and will fight for his causes through agitations. "Now onwards I will not undertake fast. In future I will fight for my causes through agitations," Hazare said last night at a Ganesh mandal ceremony in Pimpri-Chinchwad industrial township near here.
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Feedback that Team Anna wants on new political party
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.
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How Team Anna says its party will differ: 5 facts
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...
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AAP Leaders To Go On Fast On April 7 To Protest Arvind Kejriwal's Arrest
The Aam Aadmi Party leaders will sit on a fasting dharna at Jantar Mantar on April 7 in protest against the arrest of Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, party leader Gopal Rai said today.
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Irom Sharmila Acquitted In 2006 Attempt To Suicide Case
Manipuri rights activist Irom Sharmila was today acquitted by a Delhi court in a 2006 case of attempt to suicide when she was undertaking a fast until death at Jantar Mantar in New Delhi.
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Haryana Jat Quota Stir: Ex-Chief Minister Hooda To Go On 'Peace Fast' Today
As the Jat quota agitation raged on in Haryana with fresh incidents of violence, former Haryana Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda said that he would go on a fast at Jantar Mantar in New Delhi from today to drive home the message of peace.
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Government Announces One Rank One Pension, Veterans Await Written Assurance
The government on Saturday announced the long-awaited One Rank One Pension for veterans of the armed forces, who have been protesting in Delhi for 87 days. However, the retired military personnel have said they would continue with their relay fast until they receive a written statement from the government.
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Another Army Veteran on One Rank One Pension Hunger Strike Hospitalised
Another Army veteran, Havaldar Abhilekh Singh, who was on an indefinite hunger strike at Delhi's Jantar Mantar to demand the implementation of the One Rank One Pension scheme, had been taken to hospital today.
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On a Fast, and Furious. A Night on the Road With Protesting Military Veterans
Former soldiers and officers of the Indian Armed Forces are spending entire nights sleeping out in the open at New Delhi's Jantar Mantar in their quest for One Rank, One Pension.
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Third Army Veteran Joins Indefinite Hunger Strike Over One Rank One Pension
There are now three Army veterans on an indefinite hunger strike at Delhi's Jantar Mantar in protest against the delay in implementing One Rank One Pension or OROP.
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Anna Hazare's Association With Parties has Shattered Activist Image: Union Minister VK Singh
Union Minister General (Retd) VK Singh has criticised social activist Anna Hazare for sharing dais with Congress leader Raj Babbar and AAP's Arvind Kejriwal during his protest against the land bill at Delhi's Jantar Mantar.
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Joined Politics Because Hunger Strikes Did Not Help Me: Arvind Kejriwal
Going on hunger strikes did not help me and that is why I finally entered politics. This was Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) National Convenor Arvind Kejriwal's advice to protesting teachers who are sitting on a fast unto death in New Delhi.
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Anna Hazare meets Arvind Kejriwal, asks him to call off fast
Anna Hazare on Friday night visited Aam Aadmi Party chief Arvind Kejriwal at his indefinite hunger strike site in Delhi and urged him to call off his fast citing his deteriorating health.
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Manipur's Iron Lady Irom Sharmila refuses to plead guilty to suicide attempt charge
A Patiala House court in New Delhi today framed charges against social activist Irom Sharmila for attempting to commit suicide in 2006 when she sat on a fast at Jantar Mantar in the capital.
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Activist Irom Sharmila to be flown to Delhi tomorrow to appear in a court
Social activist Irom Sharmila, who has been on fast for about 12 years demanding the repeal of controversial Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA), would be flown to Delhi tomorrow in connection with a court case, official sources said today.
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Anna Hazare: No more fasts, will fight for causes through agitations
Anna Hazare has said that he will not resort to fasting any more to press for his demands, and will fight for his causes through agitations. "Now onwards I will not undertake fast. In future I will fight for my causes through agitations," Hazare said last night at a Ganesh mandal ceremony in Pimpri-Chinchwad industrial township near here.
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Feedback that Team Anna wants on new political party
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.
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How Team Anna says its party will differ: 5 facts
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...
