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Hazare's movement lacked ideological tethering: Aruna Roy

Anna Hazare's anti-corruption movement might have aroused high sentiment in India but social activist Aruna Roy believes it lacked the ideological tethering that is required to hold mass campaigns......

Lokpal Bill biased, lacks appropriateness: Aruna Roy

Aruna Roy-led National Campaign for People's Right to Information on Tuesday attacked the Lokpal Bill for its "lack of appropriateness", saying it does not provide for adequate independence for the......

Kejriwal's fast: Aruna Roy, Medha Patkar extend support

As his indefinite fast against "inflated" power bills entered the 11th day, Aam Aadmi Party leader Arvind Kejriwal on Tuesday got the support from activists Aruna Roy and Medha Patkar, who had......

We want full accountability from government: Aruna Roy

Civil society activist Aruna Roy, who has quit the Sonia Gandhi-led National Advisory Council over the issue of minimum wages, on Thursday said that she would go back to activism now in a total......

Read: Aruna Roy's SOS letter to Sonia Gandhi

Social activist Aruna Roy in a letter to Congress chief Sonia Gandhi expressed her displeasure over the arrests of Medha Patkar and other campaigners and over the violation of right to peaceful......

Interview with Magsaysay Award winner Aruna Roy

Ask Aruna Roy, one of the conveners of the People's Audit on Special Economic Zones, what is wrong with India's Special Economic Zones Act, 2005, and there's no stopping her. Fighting for the......

Indian middle class leads a selfish life:Aruna Roy

She felt disempowered by the 'selfish' and 'worthless' ways of India's burgeoning urban middle class. It were the rural and urban poor, who taught her the true meaning of life. Unlike the upwardly......

Why Kejriwal calls NREGS a joke

NREGS has no place in the scheme of things that Kejriwal prescribes for the nation in his book Swaraj, says Sreelatha Menon. The National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (NREGS) is the only......

The economics behind the Congress Budget

Larry Summers, the recently departed Chairman of US President Barack Obama's National Economic Council, posed the following question before his trip to India last November: "What is the......

NREGP architects boycott anniversary celebrations

Non-government activists Aruna Roy and Jean Dreze, who are widely regarded as architects of the National Rural Employment Guarantee Programme (NREGP), boycotted its fourth anniversary celebrations......

'I'm Not Who I Was When I Wrote Deewaar'

'We didn't create the Angry Young Man persona for Amitabh Bachchan.''We created the Vijay persona and then Amitabh Bachchan fitted into it.' IMAGE: Amitabh Bachchan in Deewaar. Yash Chopra's......

Manoj, Rajkummar Party With Shah Rukh Khan

Bollywood folk were present at the wedding reception builder and Producer Anand Pandit hosted for daughter Aishwarya and son-in-law Sahil. A look at the power couples and other guests. Shah......

90 UNFORGETTABLE Asha Bhosle Songs

Sukanya Verma celebrates the singing legend who turns 90 on September 8. IMAGE: Asha Bhosle in Mumbai, August 9, 2023. Photograph: Hitesh Harisinghani/Rediff.com Her voice reminds me of tiramisu.......

'Mummy, loved you since I was in your tummy'

When it's Mother's Day, Bollywood stars can't resist showing off their mamas. Please click on the images for a look at the stars and their moms. IMAGE: Bhumi Pednekar warmly hugs......

Bollywood Vamps: Armed With More Evil Than Hell!

Full of smouldering glares and scathing words, she's armed with more evil than hell can contain. She can also kill with a kiss and crush with a smile, all in a day's work. Beware! Buxom babe or......