18:17
Big day ahead for Anna and his followers tomorrow, which is when the Gandhian will presumably leave jail and continue with his fast at the Ramlila Grounds which is secured and clean. Join us tomorrow as we get you that coverage and more.
18:11
Sen is found guilty of misappropriation of funds. Since there there is a two-thirds support of those voting, and majority support of the total strength of the House, it is considered to have passed. The process is then repeated in the other House. After that, the Houses send an address...
18:07
Sen (53) is the second judge against whom impeachment proceedings have been initiated. The first such case involved the impeachment motion in Lok Sabha of Justice V Ramaswami of the Supreme Court in May 1993 which fell due to lack of numbers after Congress members abstained. But he goes down in...
18:06
Historic moment indeed: 172 ayes, 16 noes and 1 abstainment.
18:04
The Rajya Sabha has voted for the impeachment of Justice Soumitra Sen.
17:57
The voting on the impeachment of Justice Soumitra Sen begins in the Rajya Sabha
17:55
On Twitter by Samit Basu: Sent a Bwood celeb friend and current Annaist some Lokpal Bill material. Response, verbatim: hahaha sorry tried to read them...too boring!
17:48
Western Railway PRO A K Gupta says that services will take roughly 20 minutes to get back to normal.
17:45
Update on the WR rail strike. Sources say that the strike which had been called between 4 pm and 5 pm has been called off. However, a meeting between the motormen's union and the government is still on. And no, the motormen strike has nothing to do with Anna Hazare.
17:33
Just in: The government has confirmed the 2011 Khel Ratna award for shooter Gagan Narang.
17:31
Western railway motormen have gone on a flash strike affecting services severely. Early reports say services have been delayed by at least 40 minutes. Motormen demand pay hikes and want vacancies to be filled up. The second shift has gone on mass sick leave for a day. Details...
17:27
A number of Anna Hazare supporters gathered outside Tihar Jail were in for a rude shock today as criminals picked theirpockets leaving them with no money to return home or buy food. As Hazare supporters gathered outside the prison complexin west Delhi in hordes, pickpockets joined the gathering...
17:16
Anna Hazare's aide Arvind Kejriwal says the fast at Ramlila Grounds will begin at noon tomorrow. Anna is expected to leave Tihar at 7 am tomorrow.
17:15
Several people have been killed in a series of attacks on vehicles which have taken place in southern Israel, reports bbc.co.uk. The attacks began when gunmen fired at an Israeli bus which was travelling near the Egyptian border. Several gunmen ambushed the civilian bus, with security forces...
17:06
If you haven't, read Manu Joseph's column in the New York Times on India's selective rage over corruption. Manu is the editor of the magazine, Open. Take a look
17:03
On Twitter: Kabir Bedi: Remembering Protima, my first wife, the day she died on a pilgrimage, 13 years ago. Disco to classical dancer, symbolised new Indian woman. Protima Bedi died in a landslide during a pilgrimage to Kailash Mansarovar. Her body was never found.
16:56
In the US, officials have arrested teenager Jared Cano for plotting a school bombing. Jared Cano, 17, wrote a manifesto that detailed his plans for his attack starting at 5 am next Tuesday. The manifesto allegedly included information about the layout of Freedom High School in Tampa, Fla.,...
16:37
Mumbai dabbawalas, who have been steadfastly delivering dabba, for the past 120 years, have decided not to make any deliveries on Friday in support of Anna Hazare and his fight against corruption, reports the Wall Street Journal. Read
16:33
On a visit to Somalia, UK minister announces 25m extra aid and issues grim warning on impact of famine and conflict. Read
16:26
First, an extract...In late July, after lower-level ministerial officials from India and Pakistan had prepared the ground for their respective foreign ministers to meet, the two finally did so, in New Delhi, on July 26 and 27. This was remarkable in itself, given the bomb blasts just a fortnight...
16:13
The United Nations Human Rights Council will hold a special session on Monday 22 to examine Syria's deadly crackdown on protesters, it said today.The session, the second on Syria this year, was requested by 24 members of the council, including European Union members, the United States and all...
16:00
Raman Kirpal in Firstpost.com, on why Anna was an afterthought in anti-corruption crusade. Read
15:37
The fourth Test between India and England has begun at the Oval, London. India which has lost the first three Test matches will be looking to avoid a 4-0 series whitewash. Eyeball the Live! updates here
15:32
The BBC says that gunmen have fired at an Israeli bus which was travelling near the Egyptian border, wounding at least four people, Israeli sources say. The bus was attacked north of the Israeli Red Sea resort city of Eilat. Several gunmen ambushed the civilian bus, Israeli radio said.Read more
15:29
The Karnataka High Court today adjourned to August 22, hearing of the anticipatory bail applications filed by former Chief Minister B S Yeddyurappa intwo cases.
15:26
On Twitter: Dear Anna supporters - Gandhi would have cleaned the Ram Lila Grounds himself ... and that is the difference ... thank you
15:19
Pankaj Mishra's column in Foreign Policy -- Why do India and Pakistan see America in such opposite ways? Read
15:10
Kiran Bedi says that Anna Hazare will continue his fast till his health permits and there is no perceived threat to his life. While indicating that there will be no confrontation with the government over the issue of providing medical attention to the Gandhian, Bedi said they do not view the...
14:44
Kiran Bedi on Twitter: Reviewed Ramlila arrangements with all agencies. Lighting, sound, tentages, screens and barricades etc will take the day. A few hours ago, Anna's aide Arvind Kejriwal had announced that Anna would not be going to the Ramlila Grounds today as it wasn't ready...
14:31
Just in: Kiran Bedi clarifies that Anna Hazare's fast is an indefinite one and not unto death. The difference is that that the latter is illegal. Bedi also says Hazare's health will need to be monitored every day, though doctors who examined him today say his condition is stable. He has been...
14:26
Ignoring warnings from the authorities, Myanmar's pro-democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi has taken to the road and travelled outside of Yangon for the first time since she was released from house arrest late last year, says a blog on the Diplomat. So, is she safe? Read
14:20
Two weeks after the England riots, a question the country has been asking: Why did youngsters who lack for nothing join the anarchy? Read Sarah Crompton's take in the Telegraph.
14:13
Zsa Zsa Gabor is headed for motherhood again at the age of 94 after her husband Prince Frederic von Anhalt revealed that he is arranging for a surrogate. Prince Frederic von Anhalt, 68, who wants someone to be able to carry on the Gabor name, said he has started the process of donor...
14:10
Almost a week after the police firing at Maval, near Pune, Rahul Gandhi today visited the kin of the farmers killed and also met the injured at a hospital. The AICC General Secretary straightaway drove to Mawal early this morning from the airport in an unscheduled visit to a cluster of...
14:06
Ramesh Srivats on Twitter: Exasperated Tihar jailer to Anna Hazare: Sir, I'm sorry. But check-out time is 12 noon.
14:02
On Twitter: TeamAnna volunteer handing out patties to protestors outside Tihar Jail. Protestor: Yeh veg hai? Chicken-vicken nahi hai kya?
14:01
Yesterday, we told you that French actor Gerard Depardieu had urinated in a plane aisle. Today, his entourage said he tried to urinate into a bottle as discreetly as possible while on a flight, and said he was sorry to have spilt some on the plane's carpet. Read the story in the Telegraph.
13:49
Meanwhile, the historic impeachment proceedings against Justice Sen have resumed in the Rajya Sabha. Sen (53) is the second judge against whom impeachment proceedings have been initiated. The first such case involved the impeachment motion in Lok Sabha of Justice V Ramaswami of the Supreme...
13:38
Swami Agnivesh has announced that Anna Hazare will stay the night at Tihar jail -- his third night at the facility. Agnivesh is scheduled to meet Anna in jail any minute now. TV reports say that Anna will be moved to hospital in a few days.
13:29
Just in: Arvind Kejriwal says Anna Hazare will go to the Ramlila Grounds tomorrow in view of the conditions prevalent there. Anna was supposed head to the grounds at 3 pm today.
13:21
Black Swan actress Natalie Portman, who blasted ex-creative director John Galliano following his anti-Semitic rant, is now the face of a new Dior foundation. Portman is jewish. Read
13:05
Read the Hindu editorial yesterday on the Anna Hazare issue.
13:03
Taking a cue from Anna Hazare, a 68-year-old Pakistani businessman is set to go on hunger strike in Islamabad from Sep 12 to declare war on endemic corruption in his country, reports the Daily Bhaskar. Expressing his admiration for Hazare, Jehangeeer Akhtar complained that corruption was a far...
13:00
Pakistani troops today opened fire and launched Rocket Propelled Grenades targeting Indian posts in Poonch district of Jammu and Kashmir, the third ceasefire violation in four days.Pakistani troops opened fire and also launched RPGs on Indian posts in Durga forward area along the Line of Control...
12:57
In Mumbai, commuters battled a BEST strike to get to work today, with services by Mumbai's public transport undertaking being severely affected. On an average some 4,473 BEST buses ply every day. Today at 10 am, there were just 911 buses on the roads, said a BEST spokesperson. There were...
12:45
In other news, the Telegraph, London, has been serialising Rafael Nadal's autobiography. In the second part of the exclusive piece, Nadal describes the injury and torment he suffered after the separation of his beloved parents.(If you'd rather not, do see the lovely pic with Federer)Read
12:40
Anna Hazare's team has given a two-page undertaking to police on its protest fast in Ramlila Maidan. The undertaking has been signed by Anna Hazare, Arvind Kejriwal, Prashant Bhushan, Kiran Bedi and Shanti Bhushan. These include:They will abide by existing rules and regulations and the...
12:24
A team of doctors from across hospitals in Delhi, who examined Anna Hazare's health, say his condition is stable.
12:22
Lok Sabha has been adjourned till 2 pm following uproar over land allocation to Rajiv Gandhi Foundation in Haryana, while the impeachement proceedings against Justice Sen will resume by noon in the Rajya Sabha.
12:17
In further proof that the government has been bending backwards to accommodate Anna Hazare after nationwide outrage, the Delhi police lifted prohibitory orders imposed at some central Delhi localities, including JP Park where Anna Hazare had initially planned to launch his fast, after the...
12:09
Anna Hazare's medical check-up is over.
12:08
And if you're done with reading that, eyeball the Standing Committee report on the Lokpal Bill.
12:06
That's Anna Hazare's name -- the anti-corruption activist and hunger striker who decided to devote himself to humanity after he stumbled upon a swami's book at a station. The story in the guardian.It's a everything you wanted to know about Anna Hazare, but didn't know whom to ask. Read
11:54
Rediff.com's Prasanna Zore who is covering the Anna Hazare show in Delhi says Yoginder Chandolia, MCD chairman, assures that the Ramlila grounds will be ready to be handed over for Anna Hazare's rally by 2 pm. Anna's aide, Rajesh Kumar says the Gandhian will go to Rajghat immediately after he...
11:46
Quick takes:Government sources say Hazare will be taken for medical tests any time now. He is expected to leave Tihar at noon. However, civil society activist Arvind Kejriwal said Hazare will leave Tihar only when the Ramlila ground is ready.
11:43
Strange that after packing off Anna Hazare to Tihar, the government is now sponsoring, in a manner of speaking, his rally at the grounds at 3 pm. Hectic preparations are on at the Ramlila Maidan where authorities have pulled out all the stops to make the venue ready for Anna Hazare to hold...
11:40
This is what the Telegraph, London, has on Anna Hazare: A new 'Gandhi' shakes India -- The economy may be booming but a hunger strike by Anna Hazare is feeding public anger against political and state corruption. Read
11:37
Activist Kiran Bedi tweeted early morning that Hazare has accepted the Delhi Police offer of 15 days and announced that he will go to Ramlila Maidan after 3 pm.However, another close aide of the 73-year-old Gandhian said this morning that it may not be possible for Hazare to launch his protest...
11:33
The Delhi police has begun combing operations at Ramlila Maidan ahead of Anna Hazare's rally there at 3 pm. Anna has agreed to a 15-day fast at the grounds, down from an earlier demand of 30 days. The government had granted him permission for a 5-day fast earlier.
11:13
The Enforcement Directorate has issued show cause notices to two Loop telecom firms for alleged violation of foreign exchange laws to the tune ofabout Rs 384 crore in connection with the 2G scam. The Directorate had earlier slapped various charges of FEMA violations on Loop Mobile India Ltd...
11:10
The United States State Department has reiterated that comments made by one of its diplomats in India was unacceptable and inconsistent with core American values.Interacting with the media yesterday in Chennai, State Department spokesperson Victoria Nuland commenting on the ridiculous flare-up...
10:58
Just in: The Supreme Court says that the cut-off marks for admission to central varsities for OBC candidates should be at the most 10% less than that of the general category. Clarifying the procedure for admission in central universities, the SC says that admissions for 2011-2012 will not...
10:55
Erasing initial gains, the Bombay Stock Exchange benchmark index Sensex was down by over 80 points to 16,760.33 at 10:15 hours today as funds and retailinvestors booked profits in heavy-weighted stocks.
10:54
The United States Government has rejected reports coming out of India that it has had a role to play in destabilizing that country during the anti-corruption campaign launched by socialist and civil activist Anna Hazare. State Department spokesperson Victoria Nuland termed the reporting coming...
10:51
Former Law Minister and Anna Hazare associate Shanti Bhushan said the decision to allow Hazare to fast for 15 days showed that his demands were reasonable and that the government should bring in a new Lokpal Bill after consulting the Gandhian.I am very happy that ultimately good sense has...
10:45
Good morning. Anna Hazare still in Tihar jail for the second day, even as he agrees to fast for 15 days at Ramlila Maidan instead of the earlier demand of 30 days. Stay with us through the day for all that happens. Anna Hazare, govt reach fast formula: 15 days at Ramlila (Indian...
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