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Bangalore, Dec 27 (IANS) Scholars at the university set up by IT czar Azim Premji seriously doubt the effectiveness of the all-powerful Lokpal, advocated by Anna Hazare and his team, to fight corruption without legal reforms.
“Without highly...
New Delhi, Dec 12 Keen to silence criticism by the opposition and Team Anna over Lokpal, the government may accept the demand for including the prime minister within its ambit with some conditions, as also group C employees, Congress sources said.
A Congress...
New Delhi, Dec 11 Leaders of various political parties Sunday came out strongly in support of social activist Anna Hazare, who was on a day-long fast for a strong anti-corruption Lokpal that would include the prime minister and entire bureaucracy under...
New Delhi, Dec 9 Recommending statutory status for the institution of the ombudsman, the standing committee on the Lokpal Friday tabled its report in both houses of parliament.
Panel chief Abhishek Manu Singhvi (Congress) tabled the report in the Rajya...
New Delhi, Oct 08
Anna Hazare and his band of merry men are back. After a spell of rest and recuperation in his native redoubt of Ralegan Siddhi, the crusader is back on the road to fight the corrupt.
But it is possible that he will find the latest round...
Ralegan Siddhi (Maharashtra), Oct 4
Taking on the Congress, social crusader Anna Hazare said here Tuesday that he would resume his movement for a strong anti-graft Jan Lokpal bill after Dussehra and begin with the Oct 13 Lok Sabha by-election in...
Mumbai, Sep 2
Anti-corruption crusader Anna Hazare seems set to take the virtual world by storm. He Thursday became a blogger and even joined social networking sites Facebook and Twitter.
The blog, with posts in English, Hindi and Marathi, is titled...
Panaji, Aug 30
The nationwide anti-graft movement of Anna Hazare would not have packed the same punch had social networking media such as Facebook not been around, a marketing expert said Tuesday.
Kunal Kishore, director of a brand managing firm Value360,...
New Delhi, Aug 27
After 12 days of fasting for an anti-corruption law that galvanized tens of thousands across India, Anna Hazare announced Saturday night that he will call off his protest at 10 a.m. Sunday.
Looking weak but sounding jubilant, Hazare,...
New Delhi, Aug 27
The eight-hour long extraordinary debate on the Lokpal issue Saturday ended with Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee expressing “a broad sense of the house” resolution that includes an in-principle acceptance of three key...
New Delhi, Aug 27
The government has agreed to adopt by a voice vote fasting Anna Hazare’s demands on the Lokpal bill, sources said Saturday.
The debate in parliament on Hazare’s demands will be followed by a resolution that will reflect...
New Delhi, Aug 27
Doctors attending on Anna Hazare term the 74-year-old a “rare man” and are flummoxed at how the social activist has been subsisting on plain water for the past 12 days and, though visibly weak, still manages to infuse...
New Delhi, Aug 27
Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee Saturday reiterated the government’s commitment to bring an “appropriate” legislation to eradicate corruption in the country. He asked MPs to discuss three key demands on the Lokpal...
New Delhi, Aug 26
The government Friday announced that the Lok Sabha will function Saturday, indicating that the discussion on different versions of the Lokpal bill will finally be held.
“The Lok Sabha will sit on Saturday (Aug 27) in connection...
New Delhi, Aug 25
Saying that he salutes Anna Hazare, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Thursday made an emotive appeal to him to end his 10-day fast in support of a strong anti-corruption legislation.
“I respect his idealism, I respect him as an individual…...
New Delhi, Aug 25
Breakthrough continues to elude to solve the snowballing political crisis triggered by social activist Anna Hazare’s indefinite fast that continued for the ninth day Wednesday, as his side and the government hardended their...
New Delhi, Aug 24
An all-party meeting Wednesday urged Anna Hazare to end his nine-day fast for a strong anti-corruption law but the determined 74-year-old activist refused amid persisting differences between his side and the government. A worried...
New Delhi, Aug 24
There were three sticking points with the government including inclusion of lower bureaucracy in ambit of Lokpal, Team Hazare said Tuesday as they insisted on passage of anti-corruption legislation in the ongoing monsoon session...
New Delhi, Aug 23
They’re homeless and consider themselves lucky if they get one square meal a day. Now, thanks to Anna Hazare’s fast against corruption, they have found a temporary home at the Ramlila Maidan and are assured of at least...
New Delhi, Aug 23
Expressing concern over the deteriorating health of fasting Anna Hazare, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Tuesday urged the social activist to end his anti-graft hunger strike.
According to sources in the Prime Minister’s Office...
