New Delhi, August 17 (ANI): Slamming the central government for its perceived hesitancy in tackling graft, Bharatiya Janata Party on Saturday called for a special parliamentary session to pass and enforce a strong Lokpal Bill. Highlighting the growing public unrest against graft, Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi urged the government to wake up before it was too late. Further lauding the massive public support garnered by Hazare's campaign, the leader slammed the activist's opponents for criticising his tactics
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New Delhi, August 20 (ANI): Citing recommendations of the Planning Commission, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh disclosed that the government could set a target of 9 percent growth rate in the next five-year plan on Saturday. Singh said this while addressing members of the cabinet at a meeting in New Delhi, held to finalise the approach paper of the twelfth five-year plan prepared by the Planning Commission. However, Singh maintained that meeting the nine-percent target would require certain 'difficult' decisions, in a clear indication that the masses, already reeling under high prices amid financial uncertainty, could further expect more turbulent times ahead
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New Delhi, August 20 (ANI): As Anna Hazare's protest in Ramlila Ground enters second day today, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said government is in favour of strong and effective Lokpal. Reacting to Team Anna's demand of passing the bill by 30th August, Singh said there is a 'dynamic' in the legislative process which takes time. He added, all the parties should work together to push for a 'strong and effective' bill and remove the 'obstacles' in the way
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New Delhi, August 20 (ANI): Social activist Anna Hazare continued his fast for the fifth consecutive day on Saturday at the capital_s historic Ramlila ground. The 74-year-old veteran_s fast entered the second day today, at the Maidan, with thousands continuing to pour in at the fast venue lending support to Anna's cause. Anna launched his indefinite fast on Tuesday, following which he was arrested and sent to Tihar jail for three days. However, the social activist refused to budge and continued his fast while he was in jail. On Friday, Anna shifted his fast venue from the jail to the Ramlila Maidan. The Anti-graft crusader declared on Friday that he would continue his fast till Jan Lokpal Bill, drafted by the civil society members is passed in the Parliament
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New Delhi, August 18 (ANI): With the Delhi police granting permission to detained anti-graft crusader Anna Hazare for a new protest site,Social activist, Medha Patkar termed it as a penultimate victory inching towards the final aim of bringing a stringent Lokpal Bill to fight corruption.Addressing mediapersons today in New Delhi Patkar said getting Ramlila grounds for protest is a victory, but the struggle has to continue for the Janlokpal Bill. Patkar further asserted that though the limit of fast is set for 15 days, but the fast is indefinite and after the time limit they would review the circumstances as to how to proceed further
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Chennai, August 18 (ANI): Janata Party President Subramanian Swamy on Thursday said the ruling Congress government should apologise to anti-graft campaigner Anna Hazare for putting him and his supporters behind bars. Swamy slammed the central government, while addressing mediapersons in Chennai, for preventing Hazare and his supporters to go on hunger strike on August 16 at J.P. Narain Memorial Park. He further slammed the prime minister for his role in tackling the issue
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New Delhi, August 18 (ANI): Keeping in view the time that is needed to prepare the Ramlila ground, Anna and his team will move to the venue tomorrow, for the strike against corruption. Anna's close aide Arvind Kejriwal said Hazare does not want to go before proper arrangements are made at the fast venue because once the crowd gather,it would be difficult to put in place proper facilities.As Team Anna announced that they have reached an agreement with the government over the protest venue,the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) deployed its employees to clean up the venue. Meanwhile, former senior police officer and Anna's associate Kiran Bedi, visited the Ramlila Maidan to take stock of situation
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Porbandar, Augfust 18 (ANI): India Navy's seized a drifting tramp Iranian ship MV Nafis-1, 120 nautical miles off the coast of Gujarat on Monday. India Navy's destroyer INS Mysore intercepted this liner and detained this cargo liner and nabbed the crew of foreign nationals who are being further questioned about the contraband items such as arms and ammunition carried by them. The Senior Superintendent of Police in charge of Porbandar disclosed this to the newspersons on Wednesday. The Navy also took into custody 9 foreign nationals who were on the ship and brought them to the coastal city of Porbandar
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A day before veteran social activist Anna Hazare begins his second round of indefinite hunger strike demanding tougher law to fight spiralling graft in the country; people across various cities have come out in support of the anti-graft crusader. Supporters of the social activist vented their ire against thye government by shouting slogans and protested on streets of Bangalore on Sunday. People protested against UPA government for imposing conditions on Hazare's fast-unto-death strike beginning on August 16.Meanwhile, in Kanpur people burnt effigy of Congress spokesperson Manish Tiwari, for making derogatory remarks against Anna Hazare.
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Acting on a tip off, police arrested seven Maoist ultras and recovered a huge cache of arms and ammunition from the rebels in a daring raid conducted near Ranchi on Sunday. The seven Maoists, all of whom were members of the banned outfit, People's Liberation Front of India (PLFI), were nabbed from their hideout in the forest ranges of Namkum and Jatisilvey near Ranchi during a raid conducted in night. Personnel from the Jharkhand Armed Police (JAP) and the district police jointly conducted this operation
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Pakistan/Afghanistan, August 15: The Taliban is responsible to a great degree for the mess in which Afghanistan finds itself today. The volatility in the country is also a result of its neighbour Pakistan's backing of Taliban leaders. And as US-led NATO forces start leaving, the Karzai government is seeking reconciliation with the Afghan Taliban. Unfortunately, Pakistan's spy agencies, the ISI and Military Intelligence hold the key to Taliban leaders and are undermining any peace
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Sanjay Dutt recently celebrated his birthday in Thailand, along with his wife Maanyata and the film unit of Rascals.But our very professional Sanju baba this time, to everyone's surprize bunked the shooting of his film Rascals.Dutt did not turn up at the location the next day after the late night party, while the whole unit of Rascals was ready to shoot. After waiting for a few hours when David Dhavan finally called Dutt_s boy and told him that he will have to pack up if the actor fails to turn up he responded that it's fine to pack up for the day while Dutt remained in his room
