Nalini, who is serving a life term in the Rajiv Gandhi assassination case, on Tuesday ended her two-day long indefinite fast demanding her premature release, after Vellore jail officials assured that her plea would be considered as per law. Nalini broke her fast today morning after the prison officials prevailed upon her to do so and assured her that her plea would be considered as per law, according to jail authorities.
Aam Aadmi party leader Arvind Kejriwal on Saturday embarked on an indefinite fast to protest against the 'inflated' water and electricity bills of Delhi residents. AAP calls this a 'non-cooperation movement' and has urged people to join the movement by not paying their water and electricity bills.
Martyred jawan Hemraj's family members and residents of his village Khairair on Saturday called off their fast after their demands were met by the Uttar Pradesh government. "Since not only all our demands have been accepted but work on some of them has also started, we have called off the indefinite fast," village pradhan Dharmveer said.
The Congress has sought to politically tackle the issue of Anna Hazare holding an indefinite fast -- to demand the involvement of civil society in the formulation of the anti-graft Lok Pal bill -- with party president Sonia Gandhi stepping in to resolve the issue on the third day of the activist's fast.Gandhi has directed the government to show the same level of sincerity while forming laws to combat corruption that Hazare has exhibited while pursuing the issue.
As the 40-day deadline he set before the Maharashtra government to implement Maratha reservation came to an end, activist Manoj Jarange on Wednesday launched his indefinite fast to press for the demand for quota to the community.
Ignoring an appeal from his close aides, Anna Hazare on Sunday joined three of his team members in their indefinite fast in New Delhi after his four-day ultimatum to the government to concede to his demands on Lokpal Bill found no response.
Two more Air India pilots were shifted to hospital today after their condition deteriorated on the sixth day of their indefinite fast in New Delhi and Mumbai.
The government on Monday justified Delhi police rejecting permission for Anna Hazare's indefinite fast in New Delhi in the absence of an undertaking by his team saying law of the land is equal for all and even political parties have to take permission for holding agitations.
Hardik had begun his fast, demanding reservation for Patidars under the OBS category.
Team Anna's indefinite fast against the United Progressive Alliance government entered the third day on Friday with crowds still keeping away from the protest site where some people misbehaved with women media persons.
Police and paramilitary personnel maintained strict vigil as tension prevailed at Idinthakarai, the epicentre of the stir against Kudankulam nuclear power plant, with anti-nuclear agitators continuing their indefinite fast today protesting the state Cabinet's decision to go ahead with the project.
Team Anna on Thursday blinked in the battle of attrition with the government by announcing plans to end the indefinite fast on Friday evening as it pitched for an alternative to the current political system.
A poor crowd on a weekend at Team Anna's indefinite fast on Saturday did not deter Anna Hazare to threaten a fast-unto-death from Sunday on the Lokpal issue and talk about a political alternative in the 2014 elections.
Indicating progress in talks with the government on the proposed formation of a committee for drafting the Lok Pak Bill, the emissaries of Anna Hazare on Friday evening said he will soon announce his decision which people would be "happy to hear."
Aam Admi Party leader Arvind Kejriwal's indefinite fast urging people not to pay "inflated" power bills entered the second day on Sunday with his party claiming that over 36,000 people have signed up for its Disobedience Movement.
The indefinite fast by Team Anna against the United Progressive Alliance government on corruption issue entered the second day on Thursday with a thin attendance at the venue.
Ahead of the indefinite fast by Anna Hazare and his team, the government on Tuesday highlighted the slew of measures taken by it over the last one year to tackle corruption which include curbing the discretionary powers of ministers and time-bound decisions on prosecution requests.
Social activist Anna Hazare, who entered the second day of his indefinite fast, on Wednesday slammed the Congress for 'misleading' the people by dubbing his agitation as unnecessary and premature.
Anna Hazare's indefinite fast entered the third day on Tuesday with the activist regretting the attack on media by his supporters and warned that he will call off his fast if they again indulge in violence.
Following the eviction of protesting farmers from the Shambhu border, Haryana security personnel began removing cemented barricades erected to prevent Punjab farmers from reaching Delhi. The Shambhu-Ambala road, closed for over a year, is being cleared with JCBs and other machinery. Meanwhile, the Samyukta Kisan Morcha (Non-Political) and the Kisan Mazdoor Morcha announced dharnas outside deputy commissioners' offices in protest against the Punjab Police crackdown. The groups criticized the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government in Punjab for evicting the protesters and detaining farmer leaders on Wednesday. The police action was justified by Punjab Finance Minister Harpal Singh Cheema, who said industries and businesses were hit hard due to the prolonged closure of the highways. The protesting farmers, led by the Samyukta Kisan Morcha and the Kisan Mazdoor Morcha, had been camping at the Shambhu and Khanauri border points since February 13, 2022.
A petition had been filed in the Supreme Court seeking a direction to restrain activist Anna Hazare from going on a fast on the Lokpal Bill issue from August 16, saying his demands are "unconstitutional" and amount to "interference in legislative process".
Nedurman, whose efforts to take food items and medicines to Sri Lanka by boat from Nagapattinam without a visa was thwarted by police on Wednesday last, went on an indefinite fast on Thursday at his residence in Chennai.
Even as all eyes were focused on the high drama involving Vijaywada MP L Rajagopal, many other leaders continued their indefinite fast in support of United Andhra Pradesh at as many 49 places across coastal Andhra and Rayala Seema regions.
A day after talks on Lokpal Bill failed, activist Anna Hazare on Thursday accused the government of having no intention of enacting a strong anti-corruption law and said he will undertake an indefinite fast from August 16 if a diluted legislation is introduced.
The Anna Hazare Team on Thursday expressed satisfaction over the venue offered to them by police for holding the indefinite fast against Lokpal Bill even as they denied any going back on their stand on the legislation.
Hazare has served an ultimatum that he will wait for the government to take a decision on their demands in the next four days or else he will join his colleagues on fast from Sunday
Maratha quota protester Manoj Jarange, who has been on a hunger strike in Maharashtra's Jalna district, said on Thursday that their agitation will continue till the state relaxes the condition of genealogy while giving Kunbi caste certificate to the community members from the Marathwada region.
Activist Manoj Jarange on Monday announced he was withdrawing his 17-day-old fast undertaken over the Maratha quota issue, but insisted he would continue his agitation until the Maharashtra government starts issuing Kunbi caste certificates to extended family members of people already having such documents, thereby allowing them to avail of reservation benefits.
Arvind Kejriwal, a close aide of Anna Hazare, said on Thursday morning that it may not be possible for thr activist to launch his protest from the Ramlila Ground as the venue was full of mud and needed to be cleaned up.
As Arvind Kejriwal's indefinite fast against "inflated" power bills entered the tenth day on Monday, his Aam Aadmi Party said it will on Monday deliver over 6.38 lakh letters it collected from Delhiites to Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit urging her to cut power tariff.
Rediff.com's Prasanna D Zore and photographer Sanjay Sawant reach Ramlila Ground in Delhi to take stock of the preparedness ahead of Anna Hazare's indefinite fast against corruption at this historic venue.
Worried over Baba Ramdev's indefinite fast from Saturday, the government on Wednesday took an extraordinary step to woo him by deputing Finance minister Pranab Mukherjee and three other senior ministers to the airport for talks but he appeared not to relent on his plans.
22 eminent persons, including former Army Chief V K Singh, on Thursday appealed to Team Anna to call off their indefinite fast as the activists are said to be considering announcing a "political alternative" before ending their stir.
Opener Ben Duckett hit the most defining century of his career, exposing an out-of-depth Indian attack as England comfortably chased down a tricky target of 371 to win the opening Test by five wickets.
Several legislators cutting across party lines in Maharashtra on Thursday staged an agitation outside the Mantralaya, the state secretariat in south Mumbai, in support of the demand for reservation to the Maratha community.
Three Telugu Desam Party leaders including former state Home Minister K Siva Prasad Rao on Thursday went on indefinite fast at the Hindu College centre in Guntur opposing the proposal to divide Andhra Pradesh.
"I am firm on starting my agitation demanding CBI probe into the so-called 53-page charge sheet published by BJP against the Deve Gowda family. I set a one-week deadline to Chief Minister B S Yeddyurappa to respond to my demand for ordering a probe. But the chief minister has surrendered to silence," he said.
Gujarat Aam Aadmi Party leader Mahesh Savani was hospitalised after his health deteriorated during hunger strike against the ruling BJP in Gujarat over the alleged leak of examination paper for the recruitment of head clerks in government departments.
Rishabh Pant will aim to hit the refresh button after a wretched run, as Lucknow Super Giants make one last-ditch attempt to stay alive in the IPL play-offs race by winning their remaining three league matches, starting with the clash against Sunrisers Hyderabad in Lucknow on Monday.
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Saturday urged the junior doctors protesting the rape and murder of their colleague at R G Kar Hospital to end their fast-unto-death stir, stating that most of their demands have been addressed while rejecting their insistence on removing the state health secretary.
