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Delhi police has issued a release warrant for veteran social activist Anna Hazare, who was arrested earlier in the day in New Delhi and was lodged in Tihar jail.The Gandhian will be freed later tonight.Delhi police has sent the release warrant to jail authorities in Tihar. Earlier, the...
18:59
Anna Hazare's aides -- former IPS officer Kiran Bedi and senior lawyer Shanti Bhushan -- were released from detention on Tuesday evening. When queried about Hazare and his aide Arvind Kejriwal, Bedi told media personnel that she had no news about them other than the information that they had been...
18:06
A day that began with Anna Hazare's arrest at 7.30 am, mass protests around the country, a unified Opposition and ended with Hazare in Tihar. Scroll down for all that happened.
17:58
On the WSJ (and no, it's not about Anna Hazare) Three years ago, Sanjay Jha was lured to revive Motorola Inc.'s ailing cellphone division with the prospect of tens of millions of dollars in compensation. It turns out, he could make more money from selling the unit, now a separate company known as...
17:53
In other news, top executive of tainted News International James Murdoch is likely to be recalled to testify by British lawmakers after doubts were raised over his evidence on phone hacking.The House of Common's Culture, Media and Sport Committee would like to ask Murdoch about the contradiction...
17:47
Young protestor in Kolkata says she will go to Delhi if necessary and court arrest there. Another protestor says his fight is against corruption. Nobody mentions Lokpal bill as yet. Civil rights activist Binayak Sen says Anna Hazare's arrest is totally unjustified and illegal.
17:43
DG Prisons Neeraj Kumar says Anna kept in a regular cell in Tihar is safe and secure. Says Suresh Kalmadi and Anna Hazare are not in the same ward, as has been widely reported. Anna's medical examination is done and he is fine, says Kumar.
17:31
Unconfirmed reports say that bulk SMSes sent by Anna Hazare's team to garner support for the cause is being blocked by many service providers in the country. The website ciol.com reports that in the earlier stage of the campaign, the SMSes had played a crucial role in reaching out to the people....
17:25
Back to Hazare. Senior BJP leader M. Venkaiah Naidu said the government, the ruling party seems to have gone berserk. As the adage goes, when the time of destruction is near, the mind stops working. It is a democratic country, people have got right to express their dissatisfaction or express...
17:21
This is a must read, despite all your Hazare fervour. The Guardian reports that Rupert Murdoch, James Murdoch and their former editor Andy Coulson all face embarrassing new allegations of dishonesty and cover-up after the publication of an explosive letter written by the News of the World's...
17:16
Rakesh Jhunjhunwala on Twitter: Kalmadi and Raja will now tell the media that they are in Tihar with Anna as part of Anna's 'Jail Bharo Andolan'.
17:14
Wonder if there would have been any difference in government strategy if Sonia Gandhi had been back in Delhi. As you know, she is in hospital in the US after surgery for an undisclosed illness and is expected to stay there for at least two more weeks. Rahul is now at the helm of affairs in the...
17:12
Tomorrow in Parliament, the government should get ready to face the music for the huge blunder it's made by first, sending Anna Hazare to Tihar and second, by making him share space with the man who has singularly embodied corruption -- Suresh Kalmadi. If they had to send him to Tihar, couldn't...
17:08
The People's Union for Civil Liberties has sent out a statment on Anna Hazare's arrest. Basically, it says that in a democracy every citizen has a right to articulate his set of demands in a peaceful manner and therefore it is unconstitutional for the administration to proscribe the method of...
16:51
In Bihar, angry protestors burnt effigies of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, Congress president Sonia Gandhi and HRD minister Kapil Sibal here and for good measure, copies of the Lokpal draft Bill.
16:47
Rediff.com's Mohammed Siddique in Hyderabad reports that the state erupted in protests over the arrest of Anna Hazare by the Delhi police as people in their hundreds came out on to the roads in Hyderabad, Visakhapatanam and other major cities across the state.
16:40
Vicky Nanjappa reports from Bengaluru. Nearly 87,000 techies have joined Anna Hazare's demand for a better Lokpal Bill. Protests were held in two places - Electronic City and Freedom -- which is expected to last another couple of days. The protestors have signed an online petition. Justice...
16:38
Rediff.com's Vicky Nanjappa writes in from Bengaluru:Nearly 87,000 techies have joined Anna Hazare's demand for a better Lokpal Bill. Protests were held in two places -- Electronic City and Freedom Park -- which is expected to last another couple of days. The protestors have signed an online...
16:34
Meanwhile, at Azad Maidan in south Mumbai, protestors have been courting arrest, reports rediff.com's Sonil Dedhia. He says the atmosphere is electric with slogans of Vande Mataram, Inquilab Zindabad ringing in the air. Mumbai police commissioner Arup Patnaik.has just reached the maidan....
16:23
Just in: The Congress seems hell bent on making it easier for the Opposition to double up its protests against the government. Anna Hazare has been lodged in jail 4 in Tihar with CWG scam accused Suresh Kalamadi, while Arvind Kejriwal will be lodged in jail 1 with 2G scam accused A Raja. They...
16:14
Here's what the BBC says on Anna Hazare's arrest and the aftermath. India has denied it is stifling democratic protest after police arrested 1,300 people to halt a hunger strike by an anti-corruption activist. Prominent campaigner Anna Hazare was arrested hours before his fast against a proposed...
16:03
OK, Anna break. Here's the trivia we promised you a while ago, before Anna was packed off to Tihar. It's well known that people look more attractive and beautiful to you after you have had a bit of booze. Here's the reason.It's because of something called bilateral symmetry. It's thought that...
15:59
Sushma Swaraj says the government is being run by the police and not by the PM or the Home minister. The BJP demands that the PM, and not Chidambaram must give a statement on the Anna Hazare issue in both houses of Parliament.Arun Jaitley says the Parliament is supreme, but people have the right...
15:49
TV images show Bhojpuri actor Manoj Tiwari joining the pro-Anna march in Patna. Sigh.
15:48
In a move that should be lauded, the CPI(M) has opposed any move to boycott Parliament to protest the alleged disruption of the House by Congress members, saying such a move would only help the government to have a field day and ease the pressure on it. The CPI called for a boycott of proceedings...
15:47
Tihar. Wonder if 2G scam accused and CWG accused have heard Anna will be an inmate in a matter of hours. Anna will come face-to-face with corruption in high places at the jail -- Mr Kalmadi, Mr Raja, among others.
15:37
Anna obviously refused to sign the bond. Under Section 144 CrPc, assemblage of five and more than five people at a public places is prohibited. There can not be any public display of arms either. No lethal weapon can be carried in public. The section is used to mainten peace and prevent a breach...
15:33
And now, let's wait for the nation to erupt.
15:33
Anna Hazare has been sent to seven days judicial custody in Tihar jail.
15:32
If you've had quite enough of news of Anna Hazare and his merry men, latch on to this trivia. It's about how your partner looks more attractive after you've downed a few. But wait, news comes in that Hazare has been produced before the Special Executive Magistrate. Delhi Police chief B K Gupta...
15:01
Incidentally, Anna Hazare has been moved from the Rajouri Garden police station in Delhi to an undisclosed location. And on the India Against Corruption Facebook page, a post: A question nobody is asking nor has the Govt said anything about, where is Arvind Kejriwal? Where have they kept him?
14:57
Chidambaram replying to a volley of questions on why the Delhi Police detained Hazare and his supporters even before they defied the prohibitory orders said today that if Hazare and his supporters were not happy with the conditions imposed by the Delhi Police for their proposed stir they could...
14:44
P Chidambaram says the government is willing to talk to Anna Hazare on the Lokpal Bill.
14:34
Meanwhile, every single Oppostion party has unified in its condemnation of Anna Hazare's arrest. All Opposition parties will meet today to decide strategy.
14:29
On January 19, 2010, slain RTI activist Shehla Masood had filed a complaint with the Director General of Police, Madhya Pradesh against an IPS officer Pawan Shrivastava for making threatening calls. Though the later is dated January 19, the incident, she wrote, happened a year and a half ago in...
14:20
Back to Anna. Shehla Masood's death seems to have been neatly bypassed thanks to Hazare's arrest. PC now says this is no way to take away Parliament's right to make law.
14:15
Activist Shehla Masood was shot dead in Bhopal today, was a rediff.com columnist. Read her piece. Shehla joins the ranks of Satyendra Dubey, Shanmughan Manjunath, Shashidhar Mishra and many, many others who got death by RTI.
14:05
Incidentally, doesn't the Delhi police report to the home ministry? So how can P Chidambaram pass the buck saying it was the Delhi police's decision to arrest Anna Hazare and his team and the government was not involved. Repeat of his comment during the lathicharge on Baba Ramdev.
14:02
At the press conference justifying Anna Hazare's arrest today... who said what...P Chidambaram: Anna Hazare's decision to defy prohibitory orders led police to believe that he could commit a cognizable offence.Kapil Sibal: Protests should be held as per law.Ambika Soni: We are all against...
13:57
Ramesh Srivats on Twitter: Anna talks but doesn't eat. MMS eats but doesn't talk. Between them, they need only one mouth
13:52
Details on activist Shehla Masood's death have just come in. The RTI activist was today allegedly shot dead by an unidentified man in front of her residence in the posh Koh-e-Fiza locality in Bhopal when she was sitting in her car. The motive and details of the killing are awaited, but a hunt has...
13:45
PC confirms that over a 1000 people have been detained at the Chhatrasal stadium in Delhi.
13:43
Home minister P Chidambaram holds a press conference justifying the police action against Anna Hazare: Hazare, incidentally, is at the Rajouri Garden police station in Delhi.PC says: We have held discussions with civil rights groups and police. Nowhere in the world are protests allowed to be held...
13:39
Unfortunately, Anna Hazare's supporters are in a free-for-all -- in Surat, diamond traders are being prevented from working. At the end of the day, a count of the revenue loss to the exchequer needs to be calculated.
13:23
On Twitter: Anti-corruption activist Shehla Masood was on her way to a hearing about a tigress. Ironic that both Tigers and RTI activists are being hunted and killed...
13:19
In other news: The annual report of the Central Vigilance Commission carrying details of investigation in the multi-crore Commonwealth Games scam is likely to be tabled in the ongoing session of Parliament.Sources said the report, which will have minute details of all probes undertaken by the...
13:09
The Left, always known for 'nation building', suggests suggests a Parliament boycott for three days; Opposition parties will take a call later today, says CPI leader Gurudas Dasgupta.
13:06
Read: Pratap Bhanu Mehta's column in the Indian Express today on 'Anna's anarchy vs the government's goons'. The writer is president, Centre for Policy Research, Delhi.
13:03
Sketchy information. Anti-corruption crusader Shehla Masood was found dead in her car outside her home at Koh-e-Fiza, Bhopal. She had been shot.
12:59
Quick Anna updateAt least a 1000 people have been detained in Delhi, in protest over Anna Hazare's arrest at 7.30 am today. Anna and five aides have been produced before the Special Magistrates Court. Anna has been fasting in custody since 10 amHigh-level Cong meet with Pranab, Chidambaram, Rahul...
12:49
Kiran Bedi who was detained this morning by the Delhi police along with Anna Hazare and Shanti Bhushan tweets: I have been asked to offer bail. I have refused. Its a matter of moments now when I may be sent into judicial custody in Tihar jail.
12:41
In an absolute U-turn, the US today exuded confidence in India's ability to manage its internal situation in consistent with democratic values, days after New Delhi took strong exception to the comments by the State Department on handling of peaceful protests in the country. India is a very...
12:34
Just in: Anti-corruption crusader Sheila Masood shot dead in Bhopal. Details awaited
12:27
Anna Hazare's team today claimed that the Delhi Police has become a puppet in the hands of the Central government and appealed to people to protest the detentions of anti-corruption protestors.Lawyer Prashant Bhushan said a series of protests have been planned across the country to vent their...
12:21
Anna Hazare's arrest seems to have catalysed a somnolent India. In Nerul, a suburb of Mumbai, 40 supporters have been detained. Detentions also reported from Dadar and Matunga.
12:10
In the Lok Sabha today, , leader of opposition Sushma Swaraj who was permitted by speaker Meira Kumar to raise the issue relating to detention of Anna Hazare this morning, said that she would speak only if the house is in order. Shortly thereafter, the Speaker adjourned the house. Earlier, Ambika...
12:06
BJP leader Sushma Swaraj demands Prime Minister's, not P Chidambaram's statement in Parliament on the Anna Hazare issue. Bedlam promised.
11:50
Ninety-minutes of persuasion by a senior police official did not move Anna Hazare an inch as he stood firm on his plans to defy prohibitory orders, leading to his charged-up supporters trying to prevent his detention, says PTI.
11:46
Prashant Bhushan says he wants people to wear black bands to protest government action against Hazare -- which is fine. But his call to government servants to take mass leave tomorrow -- is questionable. In effect, he wants government work to come to a halt.
11:43
Sucheta Dalal on Twitter: Govt's stupidity; Janlokpal flag hoisting at Pune was a damp sqib yesterday with only 100 odd turnout. Today there are 3000 out in support!
11:41
Lok Sabha, Rajya Sabha adjourns till noon after uproar over Anna Hazare's detention.
11:40
Anna Hazare has launched a fast in police custody soon after he was detained for sticking to his plan to defy prohibitory orders and stage a protestagainst corruption.His team said Hazare was on fast and was not even drinking water after he was taken to a police facility in north Delhi,...
11:33
Meanwhile, a high-level government meet is on to discuss the Anna issue. At the meeting are Pranab Mukherjee, Parliamentary Affairs minister PK Bansal and home minister P Chidambaram.
11:28
Lawyer Prashant Bhushan, also part of Anna Hazare's team, is holding a press conference in Delhi right now. He says the government is behaving like it the British did pre Independence. Why didn't the police tell Anna why he was being arrested, he asks. He reiterates earlier stand that the...
11:20
Shabnam Hashmi, who is the sister of the slain theatre activist Safdar Hashmi, texts: There is a democratic procedure to bring in new bills. The Lokpal Bill was introduced in Parliament; it is now with the Standing Committee. There are differences, but amendments can be moved. Bills are not...
11:07
Just in: The Supreme Court has stayed the release of Hasan Ali Khan on bailgranted by the Bombay High Court on Friday. Khan, who is India's biggest tax offender, arrested in March for his alleged involvement in multi-crore money laundering scam, was granted bail by the HC which observed that...
11:03
Incidentally, Anna Hazare's team today said they will approach the Supreme Court against his detention. We will move the Supreme Court, Prashant Bhushan, lawyer and close associate of Hazare, said. Terming the detentions as totally undemocratic, the lawyer said the action showed that the...
10:54
Just in: Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha, Sushma Swaraj gives notice for suspension of Question Hour to discuss the Anna Hazare issue. Get ready for a stormy session today.
10:51
Senior BJP leader L K Advani speaking to rediff.com this morning said, The government is using Anna Hazare as a scapegoat instead of taking concrete action against corruption. Senior vice president of BJP, Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi, said Dr Singh's government is using repressive measures to quell a...
10:49
Onkar Singh says that while the lawyers of Anna are likely to move the Apex court over his arrest and ensure that he is set free with immediate effect and allowed to go on hunger strike, the matter is likely to be raised in the Parliament as well.L K Advani, chairman of the Parliamentary board of...
10:47
PM Dr Manmohan Singh is holding consultations with his senior cabinet colleagues and Rahul Gandhi (who is now back in India from the US) to find a way out of the tight situation in which the government finds itself. Hundreds of Delhi university students gathered at the Delhi metro station to...
10:42
Rediff.com's Onkar Singh who will be sending us feeds from Delhi says Anna Hazare has appealed to his supporters to remain non-violent and not get provoked by his arrest. The Delhi police which took him into preventive custody to deny him an opportunity to go on indefinite fast to press for...
10:37
Justice Santosh Hegde (the former Karnataka Lokayukta whose report was instrumental in getting former chief minister BS Yeddyurappa sacked) says the government wants to put down Anna and his arrest had the support of higher ups.
10:32
BJP, who must be thanking its stars it's in the Opposition, says quite naturally that Anna's arrest is illegal. Baba Ramdev says it's a violation of rights and freedom of speech.
10:10
Describing his detention as the beginning of the second freedom struggle, Anna Hazare has asked people not to let the agitation against corruption fizzle out and urged them to fill jails while his Team termed the police action as a return of emergency. My dear countrymen, second freedom...
09:44
Anna Hazare's detention in New Delhi has evoked sharp reaction in the social activist's hometown Ralegan Siddhi in Maharshtra's Ahmednagar district.Hundreds of villagers took to the streets along with their cattle to protest the Delhi Police's action. They were later detained by the local police.
09:41
Reacting to Anna's arrest, the Communist Party of India (Marxist) said: This is an attack on the democratic rights of citizens to protest peacefully. It shows how the Congress leadership is intolerant to any anti-corruption movement as their government is itself steeped in high-level...
09:36
Good morning. Questions about individual freedoms and rights are being raised a day after the country celebrated its independence day. Delhi Police's move to arrest activist Anna Hazare has triggered a wave of protests. According to sources, senior police officials, including DCP (Crime) Ashok...
