Anti Corruption
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Ramdev Should Drop Plans To Go On Hunger Strike: Digvijay
India | May 16, 2011, 10:49 AM ISTGuna(MP), May 15 : Congress general secretary Digvijay Singh today took a jibe at yoga guru Baba Ramdev saying that he should abandon his plan to go on a hunger-strike against corruption before it causes him
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Moily Says, Satyagraha Is Unconstitutional
India | Apr 15, 2011, 05:54 PM ISTLucknow, Apr 15: Days after anti-corruption crusader Anna Hazare compelled the government with his satyagraha to draft the anti-graft Lokpal Bill, Law Minister Veerappa Moily described satyagraha as “unconstitutional”. Moily was addressing students at the
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Hazare Campaign Spreads To More Cities, BSY, Nitish Extend Support
India | Apr 08, 2011, 06:10 PM ISTNew Delhi, Apr 8: The protests against corruption spearheaded by social activist Anna Hazare spread to more cities and small towns today, as Chief Ministers of Bihar and Karnataka threw their weight behind the movement.Thousands
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Sonia Discusses Lokpal Bill Issue With PM
India | Apr 08, 2011, 01:15 PM ISTNew Delhi, Apr 8 : Congress President Sonia Gandhi today met Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and discussed the stalemate on the issue of an effective Lokpal Bill for which Gandhian Anna Hazare has launched a
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Draconian Lokpal Bill Alone Will Not Stem Corruption, Says IG-CID
India | Apr 08, 2011, 08:31 AM ISTPune, Apr 8 : The Lokpal Bill, being demanded by Gandhian Anna Hazare, is inadequate to tackle corruption and would be a major hurdle in the country's development, says Suresh Khopade, special inspector general of
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Let PM Go To Anna Hazare And Break His Fast, Says Ex-CBI Chief
India | Apr 08, 2011, 08:22 AM ISTNew Delhi, Apr 8 : Former CBI director R K Raghavan has requested Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to personally visit fasting Gandhian Anna Hazare at Jantar Mantar and break his fast, reports The Hindu. In
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Hazare Writes To PM
India | Apr 06, 2011, 10:05 PM ISTNew Delhi, Apr 6: Anti-corruption crusader Anna Hazare today told Prime Minister Manmohan Singh that insinuations that his fast was instigated were an "insult" to his wisdom, as political leaders wanting to make common cause
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Hazare Begins Fast On Lokpal Bill, Draws Support From BJP, JDU
India | Apr 05, 2011, 09:46 PM ISTNew Delhi, Apr 5: Ignoring Prime Minister's appeal, veteran social activist Anna Hazare today began a fast-unto-death here to press for a comprehensive anti-corruption bill to give wider powers to the Ombudsman, a demand supported
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EC Denies Charges Of Bias In Appointing Tamil Nadu DGP
National | Mar 28, 2011, 06:25 PM ISTChennai, Mar 28: Election Commission today told Madras High Court there was no bias in its decision to shift state DGP and top officials and justified search and seizure of vehicles to curb use of