Tag: Hazare

Indian anti-graft activist Anna Hazare was set to end his "indefinite" hunger strike Friday after six days, having failed to garner the mass support...

Indian activist Anna Hazare, who galvanised the country last year with his hunger strikes against corruption, began a new fast Sunday to press demands...

Reposing confidence in the leadership of Nawaz Sharif, local political worker and human rights activist Jahangir Akhtar announced to join Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N)...

Veteran Indian activist Anna Hazare began a fresh anti-corruption hunger strike Tuesday after a procession through Mumbai's chronically-crowded streets that owed more to traffic...

The Indian government faced off against opposition parties and a hunger-striking activist Tuesday as it vowed to push a controversial anti-corruption bill through parliament. Parliament...

The Indian government geared up Wednesday for a showdown with opposition parties and civil activists over a landmark anti-corruption bill to be presented in...

India's cabinet was expected to approve Tuesday a landmark anti-corruption bill which was the focus of nationwide demonstrations in August that rocked the government. An...

Indian activist Anna Hazare, whose anti-graft hunger strike in August attracted huge public support, held a one-day fast on Sunday demanding the government do...

Indian social activist Anna Hazare, whose campaign for a tough anti-corruption law has drawn huge public support, vowed on Friday to start a new...

Seeking to mount pressure on government, Anna Hazare threatened on Monday to launch another hunger strike from the last day of Parliament's Winter Session...

Social crusader Anna Hazare on Tuesday reiterated that Kashmir was and would remain an integral part of India and that, if needed, he was...

Social crusader Anna Hazare on Tuesday reiterated that Kashmir was and would remain an integral part of India and that, if needed, he was...

Anna Hazare, who followed the crucial debate on Lokpal in Parliament on his iPad during his fast, has paid rich tributes to the gadget's...

After his successful campaign against corruption in India, Anna Hazare is ready to repeat the feat in Pakistan, according to newspaper reports. A two-member delegation...

Indian anti-corruption activist Anna Hazare ended his 13-day hunger strike on Sunday triggering wild celebrations among supporters after parliament agreed to consider his demands. Hazare's...

A self-styled Gandhian activist whose campaign against corruption sparked some of India’s biggest anti-government protests in decades will end a 13-day hunger strike on...

India's government said Saturday the nation's democracy was at a "crossroads" as lawmakers debated ways to end a high-stakes standoff with a hugely popular...