Tag: Hazare
Indian PM urges Hazare to end fast
Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Thursday heaped praise on the anti-corruption activist whose hunger strike has rocked the government and appealed for him...
Indian PM salutes Hazare, urges end to fast
Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh saluted the idealism of fasting anti-graft activist Anna Hazare in a televised speech to parliament Thursday in which he...
Indian govt holds first talks with Hazare team
The Indian government opened talks Tuesday with aides to fasting anti-graft activist Anna Hazare, as Premier Manmohan Singh offered concessions to persuade the 74-year-old...
Arundhati Roy blasts Hazare
Indian Booker prize-winning author Arundhati Roy launched a scathing attack Monday on the "aggressive nationalism" behind the anti-corruption drive led by hunger-striking campaigner Anna...
Hazare ready for dialogue
An Indian anti-graft activist whose hunger strike has galvanised millions to hold the biggest protests in decades appeared on Sunday ready to end a...
Hazare says he will not give up until bill passed
Anti-corruption Indian campaigner Anna Hazare's fast demanding a strong Lokpal entered the fifth day on Saturday with his team said that they were ready...
Hazare leaves jail to start public fast
Indian activist Anna Hazare left jail Friday to start a two-week public fast likely to fuel an eruption of angry protests over corruption that...
Pakistani businessman takes cue from Anna Hazare
Taking cue from Indian social activist Anna Hazare’s campaign against corruption, 68-year-old Pakistani businessman Jehangir Akhtar has decided to go on a hunger strike...
