BJP to meet president over crackdown on Ramdev
Top leaders of the opposition Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) will meet President Pratibha Patil on Monday afternoon to demand the convening of a special session of parliament to discuss the central gove
SC issues notice to Centre on Ramdev’s eviction
Taking suo motu cognisance of forceful eviction of yoga guru Baba Ramdev and his followers from the Ramlila grounds here, the Supreme Court on Monday sought the Centre's response on the incident.
Police bans Ramdev from entering Delhi for 15 days
After cracking down on Baba Ramdev's agitation, the police today banned him from entering Delhi for the next 15 days and justified its action saying the organisers did not restrict themselves to a yoga camp as orginally permitted but resorted to a political agitation and made provocative speeches.
Action against Ramdev strangulation of democracy: Hazare
Strongly condemning the police action against Ramdev, civil rights activist Anna Hazare termed it as ‘strangulation of democracy’ and said civil society will launch protests throughout the country to
Ramdev melts in crowd, sports woman's dress to hoodwink police
Maverick he is and Baba Ramdev proved it once again early this morning at Ramlila Maidan as he jumped from the dais and melted into the crowd, after which it took almost an hour for the police to loca
Post-Ramdev, govt faces Hazare's 'mantri-to-santri' idea
After dealing with Baba Ramdev's hunger strike, government is likely to face another challenge soon with Anna Hazare-led civil society which wants to bring 'mantri to santri' (minister to sentry) unde
Fast hasn’t ended, they wanted to kill me: Ramdev
A visibly emotional Baba Ramdev on Sunday accused the Central government of betraying him and trying to kill him. Upon reaching his ashram in this pilgrim city Sunday after being evicted from Delhi, he also insisted that his fast against corruption had not ended.
BJP targets PM, Sonia for police crackdown on Ramdev
The entire Opposition on Sunday slammed the police action against Baba Ramdev’s hunger strike as a “shameful” chapter in India's democracy with the main Opposition party accusing Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Congress chief Sonia Gandhi of ordering the crackdown.
Govt rules further talks with Ramdev
Hours after breaking up Baba Ramdev's hunger strike against corruption, government today ruled out further talks with the yoga guru on his demands to bring back black money from abroad.
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NOW IS IT BABA-GIRI?
The notion of Indian gurus conjures up an image of kaashay-clad enlightened souls, who chant for welfare and conduct elaborate prayers. Some even master a practiced form of healing like yoga and are h