Anna Fast

Arvind Kejriwal to end two-week fast today

Edited by Shamik Ghosh | Saturday April 6, 2013

Activist-turned-politician Arvind Kejriwal is scheduled to break his two-week long fast at 5 pm today. Mr Kejriwal is protesting against Delhi residents being over-charged for water and electricity because of an alleged conspiracy between the governm...

Anna Hazare won't give juice when Arvind Kejriwal ends hunger strike tomorrow

Edited by Abhinav Bhatt | Friday April 5, 2013

Activist-turned-politician Arvind Kejriwal, will end his hunger strike tomorrow at 5 pm, after 14 days of surviving only on water, he said today.

Arvind Kejriwal's fast against 'inflated' bills enters 14th day

Edited by Mala Das (with inputs from PTI) | Friday April 5, 2013

Anti-corruption activist-turned-politician Arvind Kejriwal's fast has entered its 14th day today. Mr Kejriwal has been on a hunger strike since March 23 against what he calls inflated water and power bills in the national capital. The core committee ...

Arvind Kejriwal's fast enters Day 11, undeterred by thin audience

Alok Pandey | Tuesday April 2, 2013

For 11 days, Arvind Kejriwal has survived only on water in nearly 38-degree heat in Delhi. The founder of the Aam Aadmi Party has lost seven kilos, according to doctors, since he began his hunger strike to protest against what he describes as the go...

Arvind Kejriwal's supporters head to Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit's home

Edited by Amit Chaturvedi (With IANS inputs) | Monday April 1, 2013

A team of Arvind Kejriwal's Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) is on its way to Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit's house to deliver lakhs of letters protesting allegedly inflated water and power bills.

Anna Hazare meets Arvind Kejriwal, asks him to call off fast

Press Trust of India | Saturday March 30, 2013

Anna Hazare on Friday night visited Aam Aadmi Party chief Arvind Kejriwal at his indefinite hunger strike site in Delhi and urged him to call off his fast citing his deteriorating health.

Arvind Kejriwal to sit on indefinite fast from today

Indo-Asian News Service | Saturday March 23, 2013

Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Arvind Kejriwal will sit on an indefinite hunger strike from today against increased power and water bills in the national capital.

Anna Hazare rejects Arvind Kejriwal's invitation to join indefinite fast

Press Trust of India | Thursday March 21, 2013

Days after he received an invitation from Arvind Kejriwal to join his indefinite fast, Anna Hazare today said he won't participate in the protest as he has nothing to do with party politics.

Arvind Kejriwal to fast starting March 23 against 'inflated' power bills

Edited by Prasad Sanyal | Monday March 4, 2013

Activist-turned-politician Arvind Kejriwal has announced a fast starting March 23 to protest against electricity prices in Delhi.

Amitabh Bachchan fasts Anna-style in Satyagraha

Indo-Asian News Service | Friday March 1, 2013

In his fight against corruption, megastar Amitabh Bachchan's character in the upcoming political saga Satyagraha, decides to fast a la real life social activist Anna Hazare.

Medha Patkar, 19 others freed from Chhindwara jail

Edited by Ashish Mukherjee | Wednesday November 7, 2012

Activist Medha Patkar was arrested in Chhindwara on November 4 and had gone on a fast, demanding her unconditional release.

Anna Hazare: No more fasts, will fight for causes through agitations

Press Trust of India | Saturday September 29, 2012

Anna Hazare has said that he will not resort to fasting any more to press for his demands, and will fight for his causes through agitations. "Now onwards I will not undertake fast. In future I will fight for my causes through agitations," Hazare sai...

Baba Ramdev, crowd-magnet: 15,000 people at his Ramlila Ground camp

Edited by Surabhi Malik | Wednesday August 15, 2012

Baba Ramdev at Ramlila Ground: Baba Ramdev has pulled thousands of people on the first day of his fast at the Ramlila Ground here.

Team Anna disbanded, blogs Anna Hazare, creating surprise and regret

Edited by Abhinav Bhatt | Monday August 6, 2012

In a blog that appears to have bewildered his closest aides, activist Anna Hazare has said that Team Anna stands dissolved. Three days after aides like Arvind Kejriwal and Anna ended their latest hunger strike, 75-year-old Anna writes that "The time ...

After Team Anna's decision of political party, Sangh Parivar may rethink strategy

Edited by Shamik Ghosh | Saturday August 4, 2012

As Team Anna gets set to take the political plunge, sources have told NDTV that the BJP and the Sangh Parivar may do a rethink on its own strategy. According to sources, the parties are worried that Team Anna, which has been championing the Lokpal Bi...