Days after the Union government accepted the demands of social leader Anna Hazare concerning the Lokpal Bill, Republican Party of India leader Ramdas Athawale on Tuesday came out in support of the anti-corruption crusader. “I support Anna's movement but I demand that two members of the Dalit community should be included in the draft committee,” Mr. Athawale said at a press conference here on Tuesday. ‘Arrest Anupam Kher' “Persons like Arun Kejriwal who...

The people's hero Anna Hazare caught in further political cross fire over his praise for Narendra Modi and Nitish Kumars style of governance specifically because states like Gujarat have had no Lokayukta for the last nine years. "Narendra Modi and Nitish Kumar are two chief ministers who have performed well," said Anna Hazare. Ironically though, Gujarat, unlike many other states in the Union, does not have a Lokayokta. The state enacted a...

The brief gap between the World Cup and the Indian Premier League would have been painfully boring but for the display on national TV of the collective meekness of the Congress/UPA leadership in the face of the challenge to India's parliamentary system mounted by Anna Hazare and his bandwagon. The bandwagon comprises civil rights activists, RSS/Hindu Mahasabha/Baba Ramdev foot soldiers, ex-bureaucrats in search of a cause, sections of the urban...

The issue of acquiring farmland for industry is threatening to jolt West Bengal's Left Front, the world's longest-running democratically elected Communist government, says Sumit Bhattacharya A confidential digital map shows exactly how many land owners had taken the compensation, how many had taken partial compensation, and how many had refused to part with their land for the botched Tata Nano plant in Singur, West Bengal. The map -- based on Global...

Gandhian Anna Hazare on Wednesday cautioned the people against powers working to divide the anti-graft movement and appealed for unity in the fight against corruption. In a letter to the countrymen, the 73-year-old activist said the people need to understand their strategy and further strengthen our fight against corruption. "I thank you all for your support, but would like to warn you against the powers working to divide us especially after the...