Events proved that on every count the RBI had accurately predicted both the damage and the lack of benefit. What the RBI was hiding was the fact that Modi had ignored its concerns -- all of which turned out to be true -- and gone ahead anyway, asserts Aakar Patel.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi's 'five-star activists' remark on the judiciary has evoked sharp reaction with Congress leader Digvijay Singh and lawyer Prashant Bhushan terming it as contempt of court.
Anti-corruption activist Arvind Kejriwal is all set to enter mainstream politics formally with the announcement of the launch of his political party on Tuesday. With this launch, Kejriwal will formally -- and more explicitly than ever -- part ways with the non-political stance that Anna Hazare has always endorsed. "The announcement tomorrow is about the launch of a political party," a member of India Against Corruption said.
Seven years is a long time for any of Modi's promised actions to show up. If voters are angry and cynical today, it is because the rhetoric stings, argues Ramesh Menon.
A day after Adani Group's shares took a beating as Hindenburg Research made damaging allegations against it, the group on Thursday said it is examining legal options to take "punitive action" against the US activist investor for its "reckless" attempt to sabotage a share-sale at the conglomerate's flagship firm. "The maliciously mischievous, unresearched report published by Hindenburg Research on January 24, 2023 has adversely affected the Adani Group, our shareholders and investors. "The volatility in Indian stock markets created by the report is of great concern and has led to unwanted anguish for Indian citizens," the group's lead head Jatin Jalundhwala said in a statement.
As part of its efforts to reach out to more people, the anti-corruption movement led by Anna Hazare has introduced an SMS card which will provide subscribers with round the year updates about the campaign.
Call it Annagiri or Gandhigiri. Government officials in the coal town of Jharkhand are being offered roses and white caps by activists of Anna Hazare-led India Against Corruption with a request to help weed out corruption.
The political heat in West Bengal has been giving the rising mercury levels serious competition since the high court order.
With Jan Lokpal being the prime focus of Arvind Kejriwal's party and crowds donning a new version of the Hazare caps which read, 'Mein hun aam aadmi', its launch was reminiscent of the Anna movement. Priyanka reports from New Delhi
Kejriwal had alleged Mukesh Ambani, Anil Ambani, Naresh Goyal and some members of Dabur Group's Burman family had secret accounts in HSBC.
Prabhat Jha, editor of the BJP mouthpiece Kamal Sandesh, says the government should probe the source of India Against Corruption funds. Vicky Nanjappa reports
India Against Corruption member Manish Sisodia, who along with social activist Anna Hazare was arrested by the Delhi police on August 16, told rediff.com that the Ramlila Ground arrangements will be financed using donations collected by people who had gathered at the ground, and those who support the anti-corruption movement.
Activists of India Against Corruption led by Anna Hazare, got a shot in the arm with a referendum receiving overwhelming support in Congress President Sonia Gandhi's constituency Rae Bareli on Saturday.
For the first time, Team Anna will have a new mascot in its posters with Arvind Kejriwal's images being used in campaign material seeking support for its indefinite fast from July 25.
Ahead of the proposed August 16 fast against corruption by social activist Anna Hazare, United States has hoped that New Delhi would exercise democratic restraint in the way it deals with peaceful protest.
'This government is not in the hands of M K Stalin but in the hands of the bureaucracy -- the IAS and IPS.'
Bharatiya Janata Party President Nitin Gadkari on Wednesday defended all the charges levelled against him by RTI crusader and India Against Corruption activist Arvind Kejriwal, saying there have been repeated attempts to malign his reputation
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal mounted a blazing campaign in the hot summer after he was released from the Tihar jail on interim bail on May 10, drawing huge crowds at rallies and roadshows, but it proved insufficient to propel his Aam Aadmi Party past the Bharartiya Janata Party challenge in the national capital.
Arvind Kejriwal along with disabled people on Friday marched towards the prime minister's residence demanding dismissal of Law Minister Salman Khurshid and his arrest following allegations by India Against Corruption of financial irregularities in a trust run by him.
India Against Corruption on Wednesday brought Reliance Industries Chairman Mukesh Ambani in its line of fire alleging that the United Progressive Alliance and the previous National Democratic Alliance governments had favoured his company by giving contract on gas exploration in KG Basin and concessions at a huge cost to the exchequer.
Amid protests by Arvind Kejriwal, Law Minister Salman Khurshid on Sunday returned to the capital from abroad and said he will fight back the allegations that his Non-Governmental Organisation siphoned off money meant for disabled with sufficient proof.
In Kudankulam, while addressing the media, India Against Corruption activist Arvind Kejriwal displayed an illustration, which shows the national emblem with Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi, Finance Minister P Chidambaram and his son Karti instead of the Sarnath lions.
'(Upper caste) leaders talk against the Constitution, reservations and the nation and still get away.'
'The Indian private sector knows how to build and run educational organisations, what is needed is a large dose of removal of restrictions.' 'Government restrictions hold back universities in India from launching medical schools,' argue Ajay Shah and Vijay Kelkar.
Through his exposes, be it on Sonia Gandhi's son-in-law Robert Vadra, Law Minister Salman Khurshid or Bharatiya Janata Party president Nitin Gadkari, Arvind Kejriwal is slowly delineating his political strategy, says Neerja Chowdhury
India Against Corruption, led by activist Arvind Kejriwal, has posed five questions for Salman Khurshid over alleged fraud by a trust run by the Union law minister and his wife Louise. Khurshid is yet to answer any of them.
A day after India Against Corruption started a survey on forming a political party, some prominent members and volunteers of erstwhile Team Anna on Sunday urged Anna Hazare to delink himself from Arvind Kejriwal and revive the 'apolitical' anti-graft movement.
Erstwhile Team Anna will gherao the residences of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and BJP chief Nitin Gadkari in New Delhi on Sunday on the coal block allocation issue even as prominent member Kiran Bedi voiced her disagreement over targeting the main opposition party.
India on Sunday paid homage to Father of the Nation Mahatma Gandhi on his 63rd death anniversary. A series of functions are being organised throughout the country to mark the occasion. In New Delhi, a march against corruption will be taken out to mark the occasion. The protest march will start from Ramlila Maidan and conclude at Jantar Mantar. The protest march will be led by eminent people from all walks of life such as Kiran Bedi, RTI activist Arvind Kejriwal.
Activist Swami Agnivesh on Saturday alleged that Team Anna member Arvind Kejriwal has siphoned off over Rs 80 lakh, donated by people for Anna Hazare's agitation, by diverting it to a trust run by him.
'They made so many toppers in NEET that automatically the paper leak issue got exposed.' 'The first mistake they did was announcing 67 toppers in NEET. No way this figure was possible.' 'The maximum numbers of toppers that you can have are two or three at best every year.'
India Against Corruption on Friday alleged that the opposition to the hike in diesel price by political parties was a "drama" and demanded immediate rollback of the increase in fuel price.
Before taking the plunge in 2014 general elections, Team Anna is likely to test political waters first in next year's Delhi Assembly polls while giving a miss to elections in Himachal Pradesh and Gujarat.
Ironically, rival Tamil Nadu governments expend the most on social welfare schemes, especially targeting women and youth and children, but that money comes only by selling more liquor. There is always the specious plea, which has been peddled very many times in the past, that without licensed liquor, drinkers would go after hooch and there could be more hooch tragedies and hooch deaths. No one is convinced, but no one can dispute it either, comments N Sathiya Moorthy.
'However, to establish a quid pro quo, one can potentially see several things, like whether they got any benefits from the party that they gave money to. That is something that people (of India) will gauge. But to finally establish that there was money paid as consideration, it would require an investigation, a proper investigation, to be able to come up with such conclusions.'
Alleging that the Congress and the Bharatiya Janata Party were hand-in-glove on the coal block allocation issue, erstwhile Team Anna on Thursday announced gherao of the residences of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and BJP chief Nitin Gadkari on Sunday.
Arvind Kejriwal on Sunday said his group will not use 'India Against Corruption' (IAC) as its name after the formation of his political party on November 26, a day after the veteran activist's group insisted that they would like to retain the name.
India Against Corruption (IAC) on Friday claimed that a man who threw a shoe at Arvind Kejriwal two days ago is close to Gandhi family.
Congress leader Digvijay Singh on Monday claimed that India Against Corruption activist Arvind Kejriwal had approached him in the past to push his name for a position in the Sonia Gandhi-led National Advisory Council.
The decision to launch a political party would be taken on October 2 only if there was agreement on it by the majority of Team Anna members, including activist Anna Hazare said Manish Sisodia, a key member of India Against Corruption. "Discussions are going on with IAC members. At the marathon meeting today, the majority was in favour of forming a political party," Sisodia told reporters.
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