Anna S Fast

Veteran social activist Anna Hazare - who yesterday cancelled a hunger strike in support of farmers protesting the agriculture laws - must clarify his position on this issue, Maharashtra's ruling Shiv Sena said Saturday in party mouthpiece "Saamna"

Social activist Anna Hazare on Thursday said he will begin an indefinite fast at his hometown in Maharashtra's Ahmednagar from tomorrow.

Social activist Anna Hazare on Monday wrote to Union Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar warning "resumption of a hunger strike" against the centre's "failure" to fulfil his demands including the implementation of the recommendations made by MS Swaminathan Commission.

Social activist Anna Hazare was today admitted to a hospital in Maharashtra's Ahmednagar after he complained of weakness, which doctors later found was due to lack of blood supply to his brain. He had broken his 7-day long fast last week, persisting in his demand for appointment of anti-corruption watchdogs.

Social activist Anna Hazare warned on Thursday that he would undertake "maun-vrat" (vow of silence) if the Union agriculture ministry did not convey him, in writing, the points agreed upon during the government's talks with him.

Social activist Anna Hazare has lost 4.25 kg in the last six days since his fast over appointment of anti-corruption watchdogs began, doctors said today.

Maharashtra minister Girish Mahajan and senior Congress leader Radhakrishna Vikhe Patil on Sunday met social activist Anna Hazare who is on a hunger strike in his native Ralegan Siddhi village in Ahmednagar.

Social activist Anna Hazare's indefinite hunger strike entered the fifth day today even as villagers blocked a state highway in support of his agitation in Ahmednagar district of Maharashtra, leading to traffic jams in the area

Anna Hazare said last week that he is firm on his decision to sit on a hunger strike from today. The reason for his fast, he says, is the government's inaction over setting up of anti-corruption ombudsman 'Lokpal'. Mr Hazare, who has written a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi about his plan to sit on hunger strike, claims that the BJP-led gov...

Anna Hazare, who has been on an indefinite strike in Delhi for a week over Lokpal, has broken his fast after Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis met him today.

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North Korea launched a new short-range ballistic missile, similar to a Scud, on Monday morning, and it flew about 280 miles to land inside Japan's exclusive economic zone.

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar today observed a 24-hour protest fast against Centre's Land Acquisition Bill, which he said despite changes was "anti-farmer" and "pro-corporate" and demanded its immediate withdrawal.

Union Minister General (Retd) VK Singh has criticised social activist Anna Hazare for sharing dais with Congress leader Raj Babbar and AAP's Arvind Kejriwal during his protest against the land bill at Delhi's Jantar Mantar.

Soon after a team of policewomen dragged a struggling and screaming Irom Sharmila away from the tin shack that is the site of her protest this morning, Manipur's deputy chief minister emphasised that she has not been arrested.

Veteran social activist Anna Hazare - who yesterday cancelled a hunger strike in support of farmers protesting the agriculture laws - must clarify his position on this issue, Maharashtra's ruling Shiv Sena said Saturday in party mouthpiece "Saamna"

Social activist Anna Hazare on Thursday said he will begin an indefinite fast at his hometown in Maharashtra's Ahmednagar from tomorrow.

Social activist Anna Hazare on Monday wrote to Union Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar warning "resumption of a hunger strike" against the centre's "failure" to fulfil his demands including the implementation of the recommendations made by MS Swaminathan Commission.

Social activist Anna Hazare was today admitted to a hospital in Maharashtra's Ahmednagar after he complained of weakness, which doctors later found was due to lack of blood supply to his brain. He had broken his 7-day long fast last week, persisting in his demand for appointment of anti-corruption watchdogs.

Social activist Anna Hazare warned on Thursday that he would undertake "maun-vrat" (vow of silence) if the Union agriculture ministry did not convey him, in writing, the points agreed upon during the government's talks with him.

Social activist Anna Hazare has lost 4.25 kg in the last six days since his fast over appointment of anti-corruption watchdogs began, doctors said today.

Maharashtra minister Girish Mahajan and senior Congress leader Radhakrishna Vikhe Patil on Sunday met social activist Anna Hazare who is on a hunger strike in his native Ralegan Siddhi village in Ahmednagar.

Social activist Anna Hazare's indefinite hunger strike entered the fifth day today even as villagers blocked a state highway in support of his agitation in Ahmednagar district of Maharashtra, leading to traffic jams in the area

Anna Hazare said last week that he is firm on his decision to sit on a hunger strike from today. The reason for his fast, he says, is the government's inaction over setting up of anti-corruption ombudsman 'Lokpal'. Mr Hazare, who has written a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi about his plan to sit on hunger strike, claims that the BJP-led gov...

Anna Hazare, who has been on an indefinite strike in Delhi for a week over Lokpal, has broken his fast after Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis met him today.

Rocinha, Rio's largest favela - or hillside shantytown - was once ascendant, a symbol of rising fortunes in a nation that finally seemed on the fast track to greatness. But a little more than a year after Rio hosted the Olympic Games, that optimism is disappearing in a wave of urban violence.

North Korea launched a new short-range ballistic missile, similar to a Scud, on Monday morning, and it flew about 280 miles to land inside Japan's exclusive economic zone.

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar today observed a 24-hour protest fast against Centre's Land Acquisition Bill, which he said despite changes was "anti-farmer" and "pro-corporate" and demanded its immediate withdrawal.

Union Minister General (Retd) VK Singh has criticised social activist Anna Hazare for sharing dais with Congress leader Raj Babbar and AAP's Arvind Kejriwal during his protest against the land bill at Delhi's Jantar Mantar.

Soon after a team of policewomen dragged a struggling and screaming Irom Sharmila away from the tin shack that is the site of her protest this morning, Manipur's deputy chief minister emphasised that she has not been arrested.