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  Meerut Sex Workers come Out In Support Of Hazare

  India | August 20, 2011 16:14 IST

  Meerut, Aug 20 :  After transgenders, sex workers in the Kabadi Bazar area of Meerut district have joined the anti corruption crusade of Anna Hazare by observing a day's fast.“We fasted for a day and

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  After Lokpal, Anna Wants to Fight For Farmers, Electoral Reforms

  India | August 20, 2011 15:52 IST

  New Delhi, Aug 20 :  Gandhian  Anna Hazare's fast demanding a strong Lokpal to tackle corruption crossed 100 hours here today, with the Gandhian expanding ambit of his fight to include electoral reforms and a

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  PM Says, There Is Scope For Give And Take On Lokpal

  India | August 20, 2011 21:54 IST

  New Delhi, Aug 20 : Affirming that there was a “lot of scope for give and take” on the Lokpal Bill, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today said that the government was open to “discussion and

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  Parliamentary Panel Seeks Public Opinion On Lokpal Bill

  India | August 20, 2011 15:22 IST

  New Delhi, Aug 20:  A Parliamentary committee examining the Lokpal Bill today sought suggestions from public within 15 days, making it clear that the August 30 deadline set by Anna Hazare on passing the anti-corruption

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  Shah Rukh Khan Supports Anna's Campaign

  India | August 20, 2011 14:16 IST

  Kollam, Aug 20 :  Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan has supported the anti-corruption movement launched by Anna Hazare but says every aspect of the cause should be looked at seriously.“I think we all support the

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  Parliament Should Set Aside All Business And Pass Lokpal Bill: Naqvi

  India | August 20, 2011 11:20 IST

  New Delhi, Aug 20 :  Amid a strong anti-corruption campaign led by Anna Hazare, senior BJP leader Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi today said Parliament should set aside all business and pass a strong Lokpal Bill at

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  Dalit Writers Slam Anna's Movement As Manuwadi

  India | August 20, 2011 8:03 IST

  New Delhi, Aug 20: Several prominent Dalit activists, intellectuals as well as those writing regularly on dalit issues have severely castigated anna Hazare's movement, reports Times of India. They say it is casteist in nature

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  Anna Can Safely Fast For 9 Days, Says His Personal Physician

  India | August 20, 2011 13:04 IST

  Pune, Aug 20 : Anna Hazare can fast for at least nine days without any major health problems, says Dr Sayyad Rafique Gafoor, who has been the 74-year-old social activist's doctor since 1983, reports Indian

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  Ready To Talk To Team Anna If Approached: Congress

  India | August 20, 2011 7:25 IST

  New Delhi, Aug 20:Congress on Friday expressed its readiness to talk to Team Anna if it formally approaches the government over the Lokpal issue.An indication to this effect was available after Prime Minister Manmohan Singh

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  Passage Of Lokpal Bill Before Aug 30 Not Possible: Congress

  India | August 19, 2011 23:08 IST

  New Delhi, Aug 19: The possibility of passage of Jan Lokpal Bill by August 30 as demanded by Anna Hazare is unlikely, sources in the Government and Congress said tonight.The sources noted that the Lokpal

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  Myanmar Leader Suu Kyi Voices Support For Anna's Movement

  World | August 19, 2011 13:49 IST

  New Delhi, Aug 19: Mynamar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi has spoken in support of Anna Hazare's campaign against corruption in India, Mizzima, the Delhi-based news website e run by pro-democracy activists reported.Aung San

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  People Are Supreme, Not Anybody Else: Santosh Hegde

  India | August 19, 2011 12:43 IST

  Bangalore, Aug 19 :Government can ill-afford to ignore popular sentiment for Anna Hazare's anti-corruption campaign as otherwise it may have to pay a “heavy price”, Santosh Hegde, Lokpal Bill drafting committee member, today said.He said

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  Ongoing Protests An Internal Matter Of India, Says US

  India | August 19, 2011 12:30 IST

  Washington, Aug 19 : Asserting that the ongoing protests on Lok Pal bill is an internal matter of India, the US today exuded confidence that New Delhi would be able to address its current political

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  Anna's 15-Day Fast May Go Beyond The Period: Arvind Kejriwal

  India | August 19, 2011 11:25 IST

  New Delhi, Aug 19 : Team Anna Hazare today said the 15-day fast for a strong Lokpal Bill may go beyond the period depending upon the government's response to the agitation.  Hazare's associate and RTI

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  Won't Back Down Till Lokpal Bill Is Passed, Says Anna Hazare

  India | August 18, 2011 22:00 IST

  New Delhi, Aug 18: Anna Hazare in a message from Tihar Jail on Thursday said that he will continue his protest till the government passes the civil society's version of the Lokpal Bill. Anna will

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  Amar Singh Questions Anna Hazare's Movement

  India | August 18, 2011 13:31 IST

  Lucknow, Aug 18: Ousted SP leader Amar Singh, who had a face-off with Shanti Bhushan over a CD that allegedly showed him talking about fixing a judge, today said there will always be questions on

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  Nationwide Protests Intensify In Support Of Anna Hazare

  India | August 18, 2011 14:59 IST

  New Delhi/Mumbai/Lucknow/Indore, Aug 18: The nationwide protests in support of the fasting Gandhian leader Anna Hazare have snowballed on the third day with people forming human chains, staging sit-ins, resorting to flash strikes and holding

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  Anna Trying To Impose Lokpal Bill 'Totally Misconceived': PM

  India | August 17, 2011 23:38 IST

  New Delhi, Aug 17 : Asserting that Parliament was the sole body to frame laws, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today said Anna Hazare had sought to impose his version of Lokpal Bill which was “totally

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  Varun Gandhi To Bring In Anna Version As Private Bill

  India | August 17, 2011 7:24 IST

  New Delhi, August 17: BJP MP Varun Gandhi, who had last week offered his residence to Anna Hazare for holding his fast, on Tuesday said he plans to introduce Hazare's version of the Lokpal Bill

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  Don't Erode Authority Of Institutions, President Tells Civil Society Activists

  India | August 14, 2011 21:16 IST

  New Delhi, Aug 14: In an apparent reminder to civil society activists campaigning for a “strong” Lokpal, President Pratibha Patil said on Sunday there should be no effort consciously or unconsciously to erode the authority