* Baba to start his fast tomorrow

Four hours of negotiation at a five-star hotel in Delhi did not give the government the out it has desperately been looking for. Baba Ramdev who met with ministers Kapil Sibal and Subodh Kant Sahay at the Claridges Hotel, will launch his hunger strike tomorrow after all.

He describes his fast as a satyagraha against corruption. The government has been trying desperately to talk the yoga icon out of his plans. And earlier today, Baba Ramdev indicated that was likely. At Ramlila Maidan, where thousands of his followers had gathered, he declared, "Barring one or two issues, a consensus seems to be emerging between us and the government,he added.

Published Date : Saturday, 4/6/2011 2:06 PM IST