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Krishna Janmashtami 2025: Fasting Rules, Dos And Don'ts To Follow
Krishna Janmashtami 2025: On this day, the devotees observe fast as a way to purify the body and mind.
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When Is Janmashtami 2025? Prepare These 5 Traditional Recipes For The Occasion
Janmashtami is a major Hindu festival celebrated with deep devotion across India. While the entire country marks the occasion with enthusiasm, the spirit in Mathura and Vrindavan.
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Irom Sharmila To End Fast After 16 Years, Wants To Marry, Fight Elections
Irom Sharmila, the iconic activist whose life was defined by a fast she began 16 years ago in protest against army atrocities, has decided to move on. She will call off her fast on August 9, say her aides, as she wants to marry and fight elections.
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Supreme Court declines to hear plea against Anna's arrest on August 16
The Supreme Court today declined to entertain a PIL against the arrest of Anna Hazare by the Delhi Police, hours before he was to begin his fast demanding a strong Lokpal.
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Anna Hazare detained ahead of his fast
Anna Hazare latest news: At a packed press conference at Delh's Constitutional Club on Monday, social activist Anna Hazare declared, "I am starting my fast tomorrow. It is just the start of a struggle for change. We have to fight a long battle. It's going to be a fight to bring about change in India."
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I am starting my fast tomorrow, says Anna Hazare
At a press conference, social activist Anna Hazare said, ''I am starting my fast tomorrow. It is just the start of a struggle for change. We have to fight a long battle. It's going to be a fight to bring about change in India.''
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Denied permission for August 16 fast, a defiant Anna Hazare meditates at Rajghat
A defiant Anna Hazare looks absolutely ready to go ahead with his proposed indefinite fast on August 16. Mr Hazare made an unscheduled stop at Rajghat to meditate just hours after he was denied permission for his protest fast at a Delhi park for Tuesday. A big crowd gathered around him as he sat near Mahatma Gandhi's samadhi to meditate, taking the...
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Delhi Police refuses permission for fast, Team Anna defiant
After he refused to toe its line, the Delhi Police has rejected permission for Anna Hazare's proposed indefinite fast on August 16.The move came after the 74-year-old Gandhian refused to give a "full and proper" undertaking on 22 conditions laid down by the police for the fast.Two of these conditions include capping the number of days for the prote...
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Anna: Government defaming me; Sawant report doesn't say I am corrupt
It was a defiant Anna Hazare that faced the cameras on Sunday evening. Taking on the government, who had charged him with allegations of corruption, Hazare stated his innocence and challenged the government to prove otherwise. ''There is nothing more undemocratic than what Anna is doing. The Lokpal Bill is the property of the Parliament not that o...
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Lokpal Bill: PM snubs Anna, says 'approach statutory authorities'
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has written back to social activist Anna Hazare asking him to approach the statutory authorities with his grievances. Yesterday, miffed over the Delhi Police putting restrictions on his August 16 fast over Lokpal Bill, Anna had written a letter to the Prime Minister asking for help.
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Krishna Janmashtami 2025: Fasting Rules, Dos And Don'ts To Follow
Krishna Janmashtami 2025: On this day, the devotees observe fast as a way to purify the body and mind.
-
When Is Janmashtami 2025? Prepare These 5 Traditional Recipes For The Occasion
Janmashtami is a major Hindu festival celebrated with deep devotion across India. While the entire country marks the occasion with enthusiasm, the spirit in Mathura and Vrindavan.
-
Irom Sharmila To End Fast After 16 Years, Wants To Marry, Fight Elections
Irom Sharmila, the iconic activist whose life was defined by a fast she began 16 years ago in protest against army atrocities, has decided to move on. She will call off her fast on August 9, say her aides, as she wants to marry and fight elections.
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Supreme Court declines to hear plea against Anna's arrest on August 16
The Supreme Court today declined to entertain a PIL against the arrest of Anna Hazare by the Delhi Police, hours before he was to begin his fast demanding a strong Lokpal.
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Anna Hazare detained ahead of his fast
Anna Hazare latest news: At a packed press conference at Delh's Constitutional Club on Monday, social activist Anna Hazare declared, "I am starting my fast tomorrow. It is just the start of a struggle for change. We have to fight a long battle. It's going to be a fight to bring about change in India."
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I am starting my fast tomorrow, says Anna Hazare
At a press conference, social activist Anna Hazare said, ''I am starting my fast tomorrow. It is just the start of a struggle for change. We have to fight a long battle. It's going to be a fight to bring about change in India.''
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Denied permission for August 16 fast, a defiant Anna Hazare meditates at Rajghat
A defiant Anna Hazare looks absolutely ready to go ahead with his proposed indefinite fast on August 16. Mr Hazare made an unscheduled stop at Rajghat to meditate just hours after he was denied permission for his protest fast at a Delhi park for Tuesday. A big crowd gathered around him as he sat near Mahatma Gandhi's samadhi to meditate, taking the...
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Delhi Police refuses permission for fast, Team Anna defiant
After he refused to toe its line, the Delhi Police has rejected permission for Anna Hazare's proposed indefinite fast on August 16.The move came after the 74-year-old Gandhian refused to give a "full and proper" undertaking on 22 conditions laid down by the police for the fast.Two of these conditions include capping the number of days for the prote...
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Anna: Government defaming me; Sawant report doesn't say I am corrupt
It was a defiant Anna Hazare that faced the cameras on Sunday evening. Taking on the government, who had charged him with allegations of corruption, Hazare stated his innocence and challenged the government to prove otherwise. ''There is nothing more undemocratic than what Anna is doing. The Lokpal Bill is the property of the Parliament not that o...
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Lokpal Bill: PM snubs Anna, says 'approach statutory authorities'
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has written back to social activist Anna Hazare asking him to approach the statutory authorities with his grievances. Yesterday, miffed over the Delhi Police putting restrictions on his August 16 fast over Lokpal Bill, Anna had written a letter to the Prime Minister asking for help.
