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Lokpal Bill row: Govt offers Anna Hazare Ramlila Maidan, duration of protest being negotiated
Lokpal Bill row: Anna Hazare is expected to leave Tihar Jail soon, flanked by core members of his team, and head to the venue where he will continue his fast as planned, surrounded by thousands of supporters.
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Lokpal Bill Row: Govt offers Anna Ramlila Maidan, duration of protest being negotiated
Lokpal Bill row: Anna Hazare likely to leave Tihar Jail soon - Team Anna is huddled inside Tihar Jail amid reports that Anna Hazare may leave soon and head to Delhi's Jai Prakash Narain Park where he wants to continue his fast as planned.
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Sri Sri Ravishankar reaches Tihar to meet Anna, lashes out at Congress
Spiritual leader and the Art of Living Foundation head Sri Sri Ravishankar reached the Tihar jail after midnight, on Wednesday, to meet Anna Hazare who is lodged there after his arrest. "I have come here to meet Anna Hazare", Sri Sri Ravishankar told reporters outside the main gate of the jail well past midnight.
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Congress 'bites dust' on release of Anna: BJP
As the Delhi Police decided to withdraw the case against Anna Hazare to facilitate his release from jail tonight itself, BJP today kept up its attack on the government saying "it has bitten the dust" and cannot be absolved of the "illegal" act of arresting him.
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Anna Hazare refuses to leave Tihar Jail, says allow fast at JP Park
After protests through the day over the arrest of Anna Hazare, the Government was all set to release him from Tihar Jail tonight. However, Mr Hazare refused to come out of jail, saying he wants unconditional permission to fast at Jaiprakash Narain Park.
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Anna arrest: Govt faces opposition, public anger
Through a day that saw gatherings on the streets in support of Anna Hazare, the government tried to justify its action against the 74-year-old activist. He was arrested from the apartment where he was staying in Delhi shortly after 7 am; at 12 pm, he was produced before a special magistrate at the Delhi Police Mess in north Delhi; and by 3.30 pm, ...
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Kiran Bedi, Shanti Bhushan released from detention
Civil rights activists Kiran Bedi and Shanti Bhushan, detained by Delhi Police on Tuesday morning ahead of Anna Hazare's fast-unto-death, were released in the evening, police said."Kiran Bedi and Shanti Bhushan have been released," Delhi Police spokesperson Rajan Bhagat told reporters. He said theirs was "preventive arrest".Bedi and Bhushan were de...
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Laws under which Anna Hazare was detained
Delhi Police used two sections - 107 and 151 - of the Criminal Procedure Code (CrPC) to detain social activist Anna Hazare. Section 107 of the Criminal Procedure Code: Apprehension of breech of peace and tranquility of an area. Section 151 of the Criminal Procedure Code: Arrest to prevent the commission of cognizable offences.
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United Opposition says free Anna now
Upset with the "attitude of the Congress" in Parliament which was paralysed over the detention of Anna Hazare, a united Opposition has asked for Anna to be fr4eed right away. Opposition leaders would meet today to decide their course of action, including a proposal to boycott proceedings for three days.
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Anna Hazare, other activists to be released tonight from Tihar Jail: Sources
Anna Hazare, and his fellow activists will be released tonight from Tihar Jail, say sources. The Delhi Police have reportedly sent their release warrants to the jail authorities. Huge crowds have gathered outside the Tihar Jail in West Delhi in support of Anna.
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Anna Hazare arrested, starts fast; Govt slammed by opposition, public
Anna Hazare arrested: Anna Hazare is under arrest and has been produced before a magistrate. His plan to fast at Delhi's Jai Prakash Narain Park was foiled, but the 74-year-old has not eaten or even had water since early morning.
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Anna Hazare fasts in police detention
Anna Hazare arrested: Social activist Anna Hazare launched a fast in police custody soon after he was detained on Tuesday morning. The Gandhian was taken under "preventive detention" by the Delhi Police for sticking to his plan to defy prohibitory orders and stage a protest against corruption in the capital.
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Anna Hazare arrested: NDA to meet to plan strategy against Govt
With the confrontation between Anna Hazare and the government reaching a crescendo with the former's detention and subsequent arrest today ahead of his second indefinite fast, the Opposition is now mulling its options to corner the government over what is fast becoming a major political issue.The National Democratic Alliance (NDA) led by the Bharat...
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Lokpal Bill row: Govt offers Anna Hazare Ramlila Maidan, duration of protest being negotiated
Lokpal Bill row: Anna Hazare is expected to leave Tihar Jail soon, flanked by core members of his team, and head to the venue where he will continue his fast as planned, surrounded by thousands of supporters.
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Lokpal Bill Row: Govt offers Anna Ramlila Maidan, duration of protest being negotiated
Lokpal Bill row: Anna Hazare likely to leave Tihar Jail soon - Team Anna is huddled inside Tihar Jail amid reports that Anna Hazare may leave soon and head to Delhi's Jai Prakash Narain Park where he wants to continue his fast as planned.
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Sri Sri Ravishankar reaches Tihar to meet Anna, lashes out at Congress
Spiritual leader and the Art of Living Foundation head Sri Sri Ravishankar reached the Tihar jail after midnight, on Wednesday, to meet Anna Hazare who is lodged there after his arrest. "I have come here to meet Anna Hazare", Sri Sri Ravishankar told reporters outside the main gate of the jail well past midnight.
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Congress 'bites dust' on release of Anna: BJP
As the Delhi Police decided to withdraw the case against Anna Hazare to facilitate his release from jail tonight itself, BJP today kept up its attack on the government saying "it has bitten the dust" and cannot be absolved of the "illegal" act of arresting him.
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Anna Hazare refuses to leave Tihar Jail, says allow fast at JP Park
After protests through the day over the arrest of Anna Hazare, the Government was all set to release him from Tihar Jail tonight. However, Mr Hazare refused to come out of jail, saying he wants unconditional permission to fast at Jaiprakash Narain Park.
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Anna arrest: Govt faces opposition, public anger
Through a day that saw gatherings on the streets in support of Anna Hazare, the government tried to justify its action against the 74-year-old activist. He was arrested from the apartment where he was staying in Delhi shortly after 7 am; at 12 pm, he was produced before a special magistrate at the Delhi Police Mess in north Delhi; and by 3.30 pm, ...
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Kiran Bedi, Shanti Bhushan released from detention
Civil rights activists Kiran Bedi and Shanti Bhushan, detained by Delhi Police on Tuesday morning ahead of Anna Hazare's fast-unto-death, were released in the evening, police said."Kiran Bedi and Shanti Bhushan have been released," Delhi Police spokesperson Rajan Bhagat told reporters. He said theirs was "preventive arrest".Bedi and Bhushan were de...
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Laws under which Anna Hazare was detained
Delhi Police used two sections - 107 and 151 - of the Criminal Procedure Code (CrPC) to detain social activist Anna Hazare. Section 107 of the Criminal Procedure Code: Apprehension of breech of peace and tranquility of an area. Section 151 of the Criminal Procedure Code: Arrest to prevent the commission of cognizable offences.
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United Opposition says free Anna now
Upset with the "attitude of the Congress" in Parliament which was paralysed over the detention of Anna Hazare, a united Opposition has asked for Anna to be fr4eed right away. Opposition leaders would meet today to decide their course of action, including a proposal to boycott proceedings for three days.
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Anna Hazare, other activists to be released tonight from Tihar Jail: Sources
Anna Hazare, and his fellow activists will be released tonight from Tihar Jail, say sources. The Delhi Police have reportedly sent their release warrants to the jail authorities. Huge crowds have gathered outside the Tihar Jail in West Delhi in support of Anna.
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Anna Hazare arrested, starts fast; Govt slammed by opposition, public
Anna Hazare arrested: Anna Hazare is under arrest and has been produced before a magistrate. His plan to fast at Delhi's Jai Prakash Narain Park was foiled, but the 74-year-old has not eaten or even had water since early morning.
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Anna Hazare fasts in police detention
Anna Hazare arrested: Social activist Anna Hazare launched a fast in police custody soon after he was detained on Tuesday morning. The Gandhian was taken under "preventive detention" by the Delhi Police for sticking to his plan to defy prohibitory orders and stage a protest against corruption in the capital.
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Anna Hazare arrested: NDA to meet to plan strategy against Govt
With the confrontation between Anna Hazare and the government reaching a crescendo with the former's detention and subsequent arrest today ahead of his second indefinite fast, the Opposition is now mulling its options to corner the government over what is fast becoming a major political issue.The National Democratic Alliance (NDA) led by the Bharat...
