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  LIVE: Constitution does not stop a CM from sitting on dharna, says Kejriwal

  Politics | January 25, 2014 19:16 IST

  New Delhi: Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, who faced flak for his protest in the heart of the capital, today said the Constitution does not prevent the Chief Minister from holding a dharna."I read the

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  Jan Lokpal Bill draft will be ready in a day or two: Kejriwal

  India | January 15, 2014 22:50 IST

  New Delhi: Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal today said the draft of Jan Lokpal Bill will be ready in a day or two.“I have spoken to the Chief Secretary, and by tomorrow or day after the

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  Delhi government's Jan Lokpal bill almost ready

  Politics | January 15, 2014 18:57 IST

  New Delhi: Eighty percent of the work on the first draft of the Delhi government's Jan Lokpal bill has been completed, Chief Secretary S.K. Srivastava said Wednesday."Eighty percent of the work on the first draft

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  Arvind Kejriwal promises Jan Lokpal bill by February

  Politics | January 09, 2014 23:00 IST

  New Delhi: In its election manifesto, the Aam Aadmi Party had promised passage of the anti-graft bill on December 29 at a special session of the Assembly from the Ramlila Ground if it is voted

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  Chavan heckled by group for 'delay' in passing Jan Lokpal Bill

  Politics | December 13, 2013 21:16 IST

  Ahmednagar (Maharashtra): Maharashtra Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan was heckled during a public meetinghere today by a group of people who protested against the "delay" in passing in Parliament of Jan Lokpal Bill.Congress and NCP had

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  LIVE: Day 4 of Anna Hazare's indefinite fast

  Politics | December 13, 2013 17:46 IST

  Ralegan Siddhi:  Anna Hazare's indefinite fast demanding early passage of Jan Lokpal Bill in parliament entered fourth day today. Anna has made it clear this time that he'll not bow down to government pressure anymore

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  Live reporting: Anna indefinite fast, Day 2, Kiran Bedi to sit on fast from Saturday

  Politics | December 11, 2013 20:01 IST

  Ralegan Siddhi:  Social activist Anna Hazare's indefinite fast demanding a Jan Lok Pal Bill entered the second day today, with doctors after a medical checkup saying that his blood pressure was high and he was

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  Janlokpal Bill issue: Anna Hazare to sit on fast from tomorrow

  India | December 09, 2013 13:16 IST

  Ralegan Sidhi: Anna Hazare today accused the Centre of “betrayal” and going back on its promise on Janlokpal Bill and said he will sit on an indefinite hunger strike here from tomorrow for passage of

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  Interesting facts about Anna Hazare

  Politics | December 10, 2013 14:07 IST

  New Delhi: The man with a motive to create a corruption free India, Anna Hazare has generated a nationwide revolution with his struggle against corrupt powerful class.He bears the heavy load of cleansing the Indian

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  Anna rejects new draft of Lokpal bill, calls it 'farce'

  Politics | January 31, 2013 18:31 IST

  Patna, Jan 31: Anna Hazare today rejected the amended Lokpal bill approved by the Union Cabinet as a “farce” and announced he will launch another agitation if the government went ahead with the enactment of

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  Anna Hazare says, govts afraid only of losing power, not agitations

  Politics | December 01, 2012 22:52 IST

  Bhubaneswar, Dec 1: Vowing to make Indians realise their power and ensure passage of Jan Lokpal Bill in Parliament, Gandhian Anna Hazare today said governments were afraid only of collapse and not agitations or dharnas."Governments,

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  Arvind Kejriwal: Love him, hate him, but can't ignore him

  Politics | October 22, 2012 11:36 IST

  New Delhi, Oct 22: For the young and sections of the Indian middle class he is a "hero" who has "unmasked" corrupt politicians. But there are many who can't stand the Magsaysay award-winning activist-turned-politician's "methods"

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  Team Anna Warns Lawmakers That People Are Watching Them

  India | March 27, 2012 12:59 IST

  New Delhi, Mar 27: Raising its pitch against MPs, Team Anna today asked lawmakers whether the “good MPs” will support 162 of those with criminal background or demand cleansing of Parliament.The Team also warned lawmakers

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  Digvijay Hits Out At Team Anna

  India | March 26, 2012 7:36 IST

  Guna (MP), Mar 26: As Anna Hazare revived his Lokpal agitation on Sunday by holding a day-long hunger strike in New Delhi, Congress leader Digvijay Singh accused his team of exploiting him and observed that

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  Anna's Jan Lokpal Bill Is Un-Gandhian, Says Arundhati Roy

  India | January 09, 2012 7:41 IST

  Chennai, Jan 9 : Describing most of the anti-corruption movements in the country as right-wing and majoritarian in nature, writer Arundhati Roy on Saturday said the Jan Lokpal Bill, which she said nobody had read,

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  Anna Factor Not To Affect Cong In Assembly Polls : Hooda

  Politics | January 05, 2012 18:15 IST

  Mathura, Jan 5 : Haryana Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda on Wednesday  said he was confident of Congress victory in five poll-bound states, asserting that no Anna factor will mar the party's electoral prospects.“Congress would

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  Kejriwal Appeals Govt To Withdraw Its 'Weak' Lokpal Bill

  India | December 27, 2011 16:23 IST

  Mumbai, Dec 27: Team Anna member Arvind Kejriwal today demanded that the government should withdraw its “weak” Lokpal Bill and enact the Jan Lokpal Bill to free the country from corruption.“The three-day protest is not

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  Hazare Insulting Parliament : Congress

  India | December 11, 2011 17:28 IST

  New Delhi, Dec 11: As Anna Hazare stepped up his campaign for the Janlokpal Bill, Congress today accused the activist of insulting Parliament and indulging in politics by attacking Congress chief Sonia Gandhi and party

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  Independent Public Prosecutor Under Jan Lokpal Bill Is Worth Supporting Says Swamy

  India | November 20, 2011 10:36 IST

  Mumbai, Nov  20: Janata Party president Subramaniam Swamy has said the concept of independent public prosecutor outlined in the Jan Lokpal Bill mooted by Team Anna is “worth supporting” even though present laws can also

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  Team Anna Not Against Any Political Party

  Politics | November 12, 2011 20:48 IST

  Jamshedpur, Nov 12: Kiran Bedi today claimed that Team Anna was not against any political party, but wanted the Jan Lokpal Bill passed in the forthcoming winter session of parliament.Without naming the Congress, she said