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  Cabinet Minister Objected To Giving In-Principle Approval To Anna's Points

  India | August 28, 2011 8:27 IST

  New Delhi, Aug 28: Here is how the Indian Express describes the various twists and turns which ultimately led to the government acccepting Anna's three main demands albeit conditionally.The report says, barely an hour before

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  Anna Follows Parl Debate On iPad

  India | August 27, 2011 20:56 IST

  New Delhi, Aug 27: Anna Hazare may not be tech-savvy but today he followed the crucial debate in Parliament over Lokpal Bill on high-tech gadget iPad.“Bahut achaa hai (it is very good),” said 74-year-old Gandhian

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  Team Anna Happy With Govt Move To Put Resolution To Voice Vote

  India | August 27, 2011 18:24 IST

  New Delhi, Aug 27: Team Anna Hazare today said they have received a communication from the government that a resolution carrying their demands on Lokpal bill will be put to a voice vote, a move

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  Hazare Asks Voters Not To Elect Useless Lawmakers

  India | August 27, 2011 18:21 IST

  New Delhi, Aug 27: As Parliament initiated a discussion on his three demands on Lokpal Bill, Anna Hazare today trained his guns at MPs saying that around 150 of them were facing criminal charges and

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  Khali Puts His Weight Behind Anna Hazare

  India | August 27, 2011 13:46 IST

  Shimla, Aug 27: Popular World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) wrestler The Great Khali has pledged his support to fasting social activist Anna Hazare."Khali has extended his support to Anna and asked people to extend full support

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  Parliament Adopts 'Sense Of The House' Resolution On Lokpal

  India | August 27, 2011 22:50 IST

  New Delhi, Aug 27: Parliament today unanimously  adopted the “Sense of the House” resolution on three key issues raised by Anna Hazare.The resolution, moved by Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee, was first adopted by the Lok

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  PM Hopes Impasse Over Lokpal Bill Will End Soon

  India | August 27, 2011 12:59 IST

  New Delhi, Aug 27:  Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today hoped that the impasse over the Lokpal issue would end soon.“I hope so,” was the reply of Singh when asked if the present deadlock over the

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  Team Anna Meets Khurshid

  India | August 27, 2011 9:04 IST

  New Delhi, Aug 27:   In a meeting between the government and Team Anna last night, the former conveyed to the Gandhian's emissaries that a consensus should be built around the note struck by Prime Minister

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  Clash Between Police And Youths At Ramlila Ground

  India | August 27, 2011 9:11 IST

  New Delhi, Aug 27 :  Security was tightened at the site of Anna Hazare's agitation following a clash between a group of youths and police early today.A strong posse of police and CRPF personnel has

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  Lokpal Bill: Protests Outside Rahul Gandhi's Residence

  India | August 26, 2011 22:08 IST

  New Delhi, Aug 26: Hours after Rahul Gandhi disapproved of Anna Hazare's hunger strike, Jan Lokpal supporters protested outside his residence raising slogans for a strong anti-corruption law.The demonstration lasted for about 30 minutes before

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  Hegde Says, Anna's Stand Is Now Undemocratic

  India | August 26, 2011 18:27 IST

  Bangalore, Aug 26: Member of the joint drafting committee on Lokpal bill, N Santosh Hegde, today strongly disapproved of Anna Hazare's insistence on “having his way” in Parliament and sought to make out a case

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  Anna's Letter To PM: Will Break Fast If Parliament Agrees To Key Demands

  India | August 26, 2011 14:38 IST

  New Delhi, Aug 26 : Amid hectic efforts to break the deadlock on Lokpal issue, Anna Hazare today shot off a letter to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh saying he would break his fast if Parliament

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  Rahul Wants To Climb Everest, Without Climbing Up The Hills, Says Kiran Bedi

  India | August 26, 2011 14:07 IST

  New Delhi, Aug 26: Team Anna member Kiran Bedi today said that Rahul Gandhi was trying to climb Mt Everest, without climbing up the hills first. She was reacting to Rahul's speech in Lok Sabha

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  Rahul Gandhi Meets PM

  India | August 26, 2011 11:34 IST

  New Delhi, Aug 26: Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi today met Prime Minister Manmohan Singh apparently to discuss the Lokpal issue.Gandhi held a 30-minute meeting with Singh at the Prime Minister's 7, Race Course Road

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  Hazare's Fast Enters 11th Day, Doctors Says He Seems Healthy

  India | August 26, 2011 10:41 IST

  New Delhi, Aug 26 : As Anna Hazare's fast entered the 11th day today, the Gandhian lost seven kg of weight but doctors said he appeared to be healthy. “He has lost seven kg till

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  A Group Of People Clashes With Policemen At Ramlila Ground

  India | August 26, 2011 10:01 IST

  New Delhi, Aug 26 : High drama ensued well past after midnight at the VIP gate of Ramlila maidan here where Anna Hazare is sitting on a protest fast, as a group of people clashed

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  Bachendri Pal Sits In Support Of Anna Hazare

  India | August 25, 2011 18:56 IST

  Jamshedpur, Aug 25 :  Bachendri Pal, the first woman to climb Mount Everest, came out in support of anti-corruption crusader Anna Hazare and staged a sit-in at Sakchi area here today.Pal, chief of Tata Steel

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  Anna Demands Debate In Parliament On Lokpal From Friday

  India | August 26, 2011 11:19 IST

  New Delhi, Aug 25 :  Reacting to Parliament's appeal to end his fast, Anna Hazare today demanded that Parliament discuss from tomorrow three key issues on Jan Lokpal and create an agreement, failing which he

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  Vilasrao Deshmukh Meets Hazare, Requests Him To End Fast

  India | August 25, 2011 17:04 IST

  New Delhi, Aug 25 :  Amidst efforts to break the deadlock between government and Anna Hazare team, senior Maharashtrian leader and Union Minister Vilasrao Deshmukh today met the Gandhian to appeal to him to end

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  Of Course, I'm Concerned, Says Rahul Gandhi

  India | August 25, 2011 16:52 IST

  New Delhi, Aug 25 :   Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi today said that he was concerned over the logjam in the wake of Anna Hazare's agitation against corruption.“Of course I am concerned,” was his brief