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  Hazare Should Not Pressurise Parliament, Says Prithviraj Chavan

  India | December 27, 2011 10:22 IST

  Mumbai, Dec 27: On the eve of Anna Hazare's 3-day fast for a stronger Lokpal Bill, Maharashtra Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan on Monday said the activist should introspect if it is right to “pressurise” Parliament,

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  Anna Says Repeated Volte-Face By Govt Forced Him To Fast Again

  India | December 26, 2011 18:58 IST

  Ralegan Siddhi, Dec 26: Set to begin his fast for a strong Lokpal in Mumbai tomorrow, Anna Hazare today said repeated volte-face by the government over the issue had forced him to fast again.“They formed

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  Anna To Fast In Mumbai From Tuesday

  India | December 26, 2011 22:42 IST

  Mumbai/New Delhi, Dec 26: Showing no signs of relenting, Anna Hazare today said he will go ahead with his three-day fast in Mumbai from tomorrow against a “weak” Lokpal Bill with his team raising the

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  CPI-M To Move Amendments To Strengthen 'Ineffective' Lokpal Bill

  Politics | December 26, 2011 16:26 IST

  New Delhi, Dec 26: Cranking up pressure a day before the Lokpal Bill comes up for debate before Lok Sabha, the CPI-M today said it will move concrete amendments that includes creation of a separate

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  Lokpal Bill : Govt Asks Hazare To Wait For Outcome Of Par Debate

  India | December 26, 2011 15:45 IST

  New Delhi, Dec 26: On the eve of Anna Hazare's fast against “weak” Lokpal Bill, Government today asked him to wait for the outcome of Parliament's debate on the legislation tomorrow before launching his agitation. 

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  Hazare Suffering From Infection, To Go Ahead With Fast

  India | December 26, 2011 12:36 IST

  Ralegan Siddi, Dec 26: Suffering from a viral infection, Anna Hazare is determined about going ahead with his three-day fast from tomorrow in Mumbai against a “weak” Lokpal Bill.74-year-old Hazare will leave here for Mumbai

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  Some People "Waiting" For Agitation To Turn Violent: Hazare

  India | December 26, 2011 8:17 IST

  Ralegan Siddhi, Dec 26 : Anna Hazare  on Sunday night cautioned his supporters against some people “waiting” for his agitation to take a violent turn in a bid to malign his movement and asked them

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  Kejriwal Denies Hazare's Connections With RSS Leader

  India | December 25, 2011 22:37 IST

  Mumbai, Dec 25: Denying reports that Anna Hazare had close connections with the late RSS leader Nanaji Deshmukh, key Team Anna member Arvind Kejriwal today said it was part of Congress' “tactics” to divert attention

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  Hazare Fast : 'Fear Of HIV Through Needle Unfounded'

  India | December 25, 2011 12:22 IST

  Mumbai, Dec 25 : Ahead of Anna Hazare's fast, the AIDS Society of India has dubbed as “misinformation campaign” the threat to inject the Gandhian and his supporters with HIV-contaminated needles, saying such fears were

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  Team Anna Sends Open Letter to PM And MPs On Lokpal Bill

  India | December 25, 2011 12:16 IST

  New Delhi, Dec 25: Team Anna today sent out an open letter to the Prime Minister and all members of Parliament narrowing down its demands to four core issues in relation to the governmnt's Lokpal

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  Congress Has Made A Mockery Of Lokpal: Gadkari

  India | December 25, 2011 8:29 IST

  Jalandhar, Dec 25 : Accusing the Congress of making of mockery of Lokpal, BJP chief Nitin Gadkari on Saturday  said the UPA government has no intention of bringing a strong bill.“Congress does not want the

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  No Need For New Law To Fight Corruption, Says Swamy

  India | December 25, 2011 8:22 IST

  Mathura, Dec 25 : As Anna Hazare gears up for yet another protest fast against the government's “weak” Lokpal Bill, Janata Party chief Subramanian Swamy on Saturday advocated the need to strengthen the existing laws

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  Lokpal Bill Compromises Investigation Autonomy : CBI

  India | December 23, 2011 20:45 IST

  New Delhi, Dec 23: The Lokpal Bill in its present form has not gone down well with the CBI whose officials feel that the autonomy of investigation has been “seriously compromised”.Voicing their reservations over the

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  Hazare To Fast In Jail If No Venue Given In Mumbai

  India | December 23, 2011 14:35 IST

  Ralegan Siddhi, Dec 23 : Anna Hazare today said he will fast in jail if authorities fail to give him a venue in Mumbai to protest against a “weak” Lokpal Bill. “They will keep creating hurdles.

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  Team Anna Gets Police Nod To Hold Protest In Ramlila Maidan

  India | December 23, 2011 13:30 IST

  New Delhi, Dec 23 : Team Anna today got permission from Delhi Police to hold protest in Ramlila Maidan here from December 27 for five days in support of Anna Hazare who will go on

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  Kejriwal Says He Has Little Faith In Parliament

  India | December 23, 2011 12:05 IST

  New Delhi, Dec 23 : Taking a dig at MPs, Team Anna member Arvind Kejriwal today said he has little faith in Parliament after seeing the debate over Lokpal Bill in Lok Sabha.“They say (MPs)

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  Hazare Flays New Lokpal Bill, Says Govt Should Involve People

  India | December 23, 2011 17:57 IST

  Ralegan Siddhi, Dec 23 : Slamming the new Lokpal Bill, Anna Hazare today said the government should involve people in lawmaking and invoked Rajiv Gandhi's name to tell the Congress-led dispensation that he had written

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  Team Anna Launches Online Campaign For 'Jail Bharo' Agitation

  India | December 23, 2011 11:55 IST

  New Delhi, Dec 23 : Team Anna has now launched an online campaign for their ‘jail bharo' agitation from December 30 against government's Lokpal Bill wherein people can register themselves for the protest.Besides online registration,

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  Lokpal Bill Single Most Powerful Anti-Corruption Law : Cong

  Politics | December 22, 2011 22:13 IST

  New Delhi, Dec 22: Hailing the Lokpal bill as the single most powerful anti-corruption law in Independnent India, Congress today cautioned parties obstructing the legislation that they will face the anger of the people.As the

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  Lokpal Bill May Go The Women's Bill Way, Fears Kiran Bedi

  India | December 22, 2011 22:06 IST

  New Delhi, Dec 22: Team Anna member Kiran Bedi today feared that the Lokpal Bill may go the Women's Reservation Bill's way as those in power are comfortable with status quo.  “What you are seeing