Yoga guru Baba Ramdev currently hitting headlines for his crusade against corruption and billions of dollars Indian black money stashed in Swiss and tax heaven banks is a “big landlord”. The 47-year-old “Bal Brahmchari” Ramdev, who was born as Ramkrishna Yadav in Alipur village, district Mahendragarh (Haryana), ‘owns’ huge tracts of land, that includes 261.468 hectares (644 acres) , worth hundreds of crores at the current market rate, around his yoga...
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Civil society members to attend Lokpal meet
-NDTV Civil society members of the Lokpal Bill drafting committee are to meet today after sulking for a day, over the events surrounding Baba Ramdev's eviction from his protest fast at the Ramlila Maidan on Sunday. Terming the incidents at the Ramlila Maidan as the reason for their boycott on Monday, the five-member team of civil society representatives led by Gandhian Anna Hazare condemned the Centre for the midnight police action on...
More »Govt probes graft charges against Ramdev, aide by Meetu Jain
Baba Ramdev's close associate Acharya Balkrishna has been missing after the June 4 clash at Ramlila Maidan in New Delhi. Sources say the Government will probe the alleged fake passport Balkrishna holds. If the immigration department puts up a complaint, action will be taken against him. The going is getting tough for Ramdev too, as the Government looks to probe his assets. From yoga guru to would be politician to business tycoon...
More »Declare assets, Manmohan reminds Ministers
-The Hindu Cabinet Secretary K.M. Chandrasekhar, on behalf of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, has written to Union Ministers reminding them of the mandatory annual disclosure of assets and liabilities in accordance with the ‘Code of Conduct for Ministers.' Under the code, Ministers have to declare every financial year the list of their assets and liabilities, including that of family members. The details pertaining to the Financial Year 2010-11 are uploaded on...
More »Pillai, top cop get Supreme Court notice on Ramdev
-IANS The Supreme Court Monday issued notices to union Home Secretary G.K. Pillai and Delhi Police chief B.K. Gupta asking them to explain the circumstances under which yoga guru Baba Ramdev and his supporters were forcibly evicted from Delhi's Ramlila Ground. A notice was also issued to Delhi Chief Secretary P.K. Tripathi. All the three have been asked to respond to the notice within two weeks. Ramdev and thousands of his supporters who...
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