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Fasting Indian yoga guru Baba Ramdev’s condition deteriorates

By AP News Fri, Jun 10, 2011 4:50PM UTC View Comments

NEW DELHI (AP) — A charismatic Indian yoga guru has continued his hunger strike for a seventh day despite doctors advising hospitalization because of loss of weight and dehydration. Yogesh Chandra Sharma, a senior doctor, said Friday that Baba Ramdev has lost 12 pounds (5.5 kilograms) since he started fasting. He also says Ramdev was...

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India: BJP backed the wrong Ram(dev)

By Bala Murali Krishna Wed, Jun 08, 2011 8:21PM UTC View Comments

Indian yoga guru Baba Ramdev speaks to journalists as he continues his protest hunger strike at his ashram, or spiritual headquarters, in Haridwar, India, late Sunday, June 5, 2011. Pic: AP.

For BJP sympathizers, it must be a constant source of concern that the rightwing Hindu party somehow ends up backing a losing horse. I am, of course, referring to the Bharatiya Janata Party’s strong support of Baba Ramdev, the yoga guru who last weekend was hauled out of the Indian capital as he and thousands...

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Corruption pressure mounts in India as activists fast

By AP News Wed, Jun 08, 2011 1:42PM UTC View Comments

Indian activist Anna Hazare, right, speaks with yoga guru Ramdev. Pic: AP.

NEW DELHI (AP) — A TV yoga celebrity and other civic activists in India are escalating their use of hunger strikes as a way to press the government to take action against corruption. Yoga guru Baba Ramdev is entering his fifth day of fasting Wednesday as he demands that the government seek the return of...

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Anna Hazare questions govt motives over Ramdev eviction

By Shayoni Sarkar Mon, Jun 06, 2011 9:33PM UTC View Comments

Indian activist Anna Hazare, 73, right, speaks with yoga guru Ramdev. Pic: AP.

Social activists led by the veteran Anna Hazare have today boycotted the meeting of the joint drafting committee on the Lokpal (anti-corruption) bill in India. This comes in the wake of allegations regarding the government’s intentions that have raised serious doubt, with concerns over whether the Indian government is sincere in setting up an anti-corruption...

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Police break up Indian yoga guru’s hunger strike

By AP News Mon, Jun 06, 2011 10:54AM UTC View Comments

NEW DELHI (AP) — Indian police fired tear gas early Sunday to break up a hunger strike by a charismatic yoga guru demanding an end to endemic corruption, forcibly removing him and thousands of his followers. An ensuing stampede by angry, rock-throwing supporters of Baba Ramdev injured more than 60 people, including 23 police, said...

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