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  Give us a time frame for appointing Lokpal in 10 days: SC to Govt

  India | July 02, 2018 20:55 IST

  A bench of Justices Ranjan Gogoi and R Banumathi said this after Attorney General K K Venugopal, who placed before it the written instructions which he had received from the government and said that the Lokpal selection committee would meet soon.   

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  Anna Hazare ends hunger strike after talks with Maharashtra CM Fadnavis

  News | March 29, 2018 18:01 IST

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  7 years later, Anna Hazare begins indefinite hunger strike for Lokpal: Latest updates

  India | March 23, 2018 12:46 IST

  The venue of his protest is the same iconic Ramlila Maidan, where he had sat on a hunger strike in 2011 demanding that the then government set up a Lokpal to investigate cases of corruption.

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  Exclusive: Protest would be bigger than 2011, won't share stage with Kejriwal, says Hazare

  Politics | March 17, 2018 11:19 IST

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  Exclusive: Protest would be bigger than 2011, won't share stage with Kejriwal, says Anna Hazare

  Politics | March 17, 2018 14:40 IST

  Anna, who has been the face of the Lokpal movement, said the agitation could be held in Delhi jail also since authorities had so far not given permission for the protest despite several requests in four months.

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  Rahul Gandhi questions PM over delay in setting up of Lokpal

  Politics | February 26, 2018 15:22 IST

  Gandhi, who is on the second leg of his three-day tour of the northern parts of Karnataka, said, "Modiji... nudidante nade. The country has not made you prime minister just to give speeches."

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  Process to appoint Lokpal going on; meeting on March 1: Centre to SC

  India | February 23, 2018 17:52 IST

  Centre said steps for appointing Lokpal have been taken and the selection panel, comprising PM, CJI, Speaker and leader of largest opposition party, would hold a meeting on March 1 to discuss the issue.

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  Rahul Gandhi hits out at Modi govt for delay in appointing Lokpal

  India | January 06, 2018 10:24 IST

  "Are the 'defenders of democracy' and 'harbingers of accountability' listening?" he asked in tweets using '#FindingLokpal' as hashtag.

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  Both UPA and NDA govts weakened Lokpal Bill, says Anna Hazare

  Politics | December 15, 2017 19:30 IST

  A provision was made in the amendment that relatives of (government) officers including wife, children and others will not have to submit details of their property every year, Hazare claimed at a press conference here.

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  Wrote 32 letters to PM Modi, got no reply: Anna Hazare

  India | December 03, 2017 22:41 IST

  Social activist Anna Hazare on Sunday said he had written 32 letters to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, including 10 on the Lokpal and issues related to farmers and agricultural land, but received not a single reply.

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  Anna Hazare has demanded Lokpal on 'instructions' from RSS: NCP

  Politics | September 02, 2017 17:29 IST

  Earlier this week, Anna Hazare had written a letter to PM Modi, threatening to launch an agitation over appointment of Lokpal and Lokayukta.

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  Anna Hazare slams PM Modi over Lokpal, threatens to resume protest in Delhi

  India | August 31, 2017 9:22 IST

  "In the last three years, I wrote to you several letters regarding appointment of the Lokpal and Lokayuktas. You did not even reply," Hazare said in a four-page letter.

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  Corruption won't be eliminited even after bringing a strong Lokpal, says Naresh Agrawal

  Politics | May 15, 2017 13:57 IST

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  IndiaTV Samvaad: Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi assures people of bringing strong Lokpal soon

  Politics | May 15, 2017 13:57 IST

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  Gaps in bill brought by UPA causing delay in Lokpal, says Jitendra Singh

  Politics | May 09, 2017 22:13 IST

  Singh's assertion assumes significance as the Supreme Court had recently observed that the proposed Lokpal is a "workable piece of legislation" and it was not justifiable to keep its operation pending.

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  Appoint Lokpal at the earliest without Leader of Opposition: SC tells govt

  India | April 28, 2017 6:47 IST

  The Supreme Court on Thursday pushed for early appointment of Lokpal, asserting that the lack of a Leader of Opposition (LoP) should not hold up the process anymore.

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  Lokpal appointment not feasible as there is no LoP in Lok Sabha: Centre tells SC

  India | March 28, 2017 15:43 IST

  The AG noted that the LS had declined to accept Kharge as the LoP and thus, Lokpal cannot be appointed until amendments are cleared by the Parliament.

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  Central govt employees needn't file asset details under Lokpal for now, new rules being finalised

  India | January 15, 2017 11:48 IST

  Central government employees need not file details of assets and liabilities under a mandatory provision of Lokpal Act as the government has extended indefinitely the deadline to file the same.

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  SC pulls up Centre over delay in appointment of Lokpal

  India | November 24, 2016 12:06 IST

  The Supreme Court on Wednesday expressed its disappointment over the Centre for not appointing Lokpal despite Parliament enacting a law in this regard in January 2014. While the Centre said that the amendment bill

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  NGOs, their executives to give annual income details to Lokpal

  India | June 26, 2016 11:33 IST

  All foreign and domestic-funded Non-Government Organisations (NGOs) will be under Lokpal, which will initiate an enquiry against them in the event of their involvement in corruption.