Anna Hazare on Thursday said in a message from Tihar Jail that he will continue his protest till the government passes the civil society’s version of the Lokpal Bill. Anna will leave Tihar Jail tomorrow.
He further said that he is not at all tired by his fast. He said, “I have more energy to fight [...]
Anna Hazare will stay in Tihar Jail till venue is ready. After two nights in Tihar Jail, Anna and government of India reached an agreement early this morning under which Delhi Police removed all restrictions and allowed him to carry out his hunger strike in Ramlila Maidan of New Delhi.
The agreement came more than 40 [...]
A tunnel believed to be 200 years old has been unearthed by the workers of the General Post Office (GPO) in its compound at south Mumbai’s Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus. Thought to be an ancient escape route, the tunnel heads towards Colaba in south Mumbai.
An official of GPO said, “Since decades the flag-hosting ceremony is conducted [...]
At least three people have been injured today when a major fire broke out in a warehouse storing firecrackers in a densely populated area of Varanasi district of Uttar Pradesh.
An official of Police said, “It could have resulted in a major mishap, but the fire was controlled from spreading to nearby establishments with the timely [...]
Two coaches of metro train were derailed near Central station of Kolkata today. Police said no casualities have been reported.
Police said that some passengers complained of uneasiness as lights went off inside the compartments immediately after the derailment at about 9.30 am. Passengers were evacuated through the driver’s cabin door by police and fire brigade [...]
Municipal Corporation of Delhi has on Tuesday demolished a number of unauthorised structures in south Delhi built during the Commonwealth Games as the civic body could not carryout demolition of such buildings due to lack of police personnel during the event.
A number of unauthorised structures were demolished in South Extension, Lajpat Nagar, Pul Prahladpur and [...]