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  Constitution Bill : Action To Be Taken Against Absent MPs

  India | December 28, 2011 11:58 IST

  New Delhi, Dec 28: Action will be taken against Congress MPs who were absent in the Lok Sabha yesterday which led to the defeat of the bill giving Constitutional status to the Lokpal.“The absence of

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  Lokpal Bill Unlikely To Be Tabled In Rajya Sabha Today

  India | December 28, 2011 11:44 IST

  New Delhi, Dec 28: The Lokpal Bill, which was passed by Lok Sabha yesterday, is unlikely to be tabled in the Rajya Sabha today.Union Minister V Narayanasamy said the Lokpal Bill will have to get

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  Lokpal Appears Headed For Joint Parliament Session : Bedi

  India | December 28, 2011 13:19 IST

  New Delhi, Dec 28: With numbers stacked against government in Rajya Sabha for passage of Lokpal Bill, Team Anna member Kiran Bedi today said the legislation appeared headed for a joint session of Parliament as

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  15 Cong MPs, 12 Allies MPs Absent As Constitutional Amendment Bill Falls

  India | December 28, 2011 13:26 IST

  New Delhi, Dec 28: As the voting figures for the Constitutional Amendment Bill were shown on the electronic display board in Lok Sabha, the floor managers of the ruling party suddenly found to their dismay

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  Embarrassment For Govt As Lokpal Doesn't Get Constitutional Status

  India | December 28, 2011 10:08 IST

  New Delhi, Dec 28: Government suffered a major embarrassment in the Lok Sabha late Tuesday night when it defeated the Bill giving Lokpal a constitutional status.The Bill, which was an idea of Rahul Gandhi to

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  PM Has No Moral Right To Continue, Says BJP Leader Yashwant Sinha

  India | December 28, 2011 10:09 IST

  New Delhi, Dec 28: Minutes after the Lok Sabha on Tuesday night rejected the 116th Constitutional Amendment Bill providing statutory powers to Lokpal, BJP leader Yashwant Sinha demanded the Prime Minister's resignation. Sinha said, the

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  Govt Scrambles For Numbers To Pass Lokpal Bill In RS

  India | December 28, 2011 13:55 IST

  New Delhi, Dec 28: With no majority on its own in the Rajya Sabha, Government today scrambled for numbers to get the Lokpal Bill passed to avoid an embarrassment it faced in the Lok Sabha

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  Lokpal Bill Passed, Statute Amendment Bill Defeated In Lok Sabha

  India | December 28, 2011 10:10 IST

  New Delhi, Dec 27: After failed moves over the past 43 years, Lok Sabha tonight passed a historic bill to create a nine-member anti-corruption watchdog Lokpal after a marathon debate but the government suffered a

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  Media Slammed During Lokpal Bill Debate In LS

  India | December 27, 2011 22:02 IST

  New Delhi, Dec 27: Media today came under attack from MPs in Lok Sabha with NCP member Supriya Sule and National Conference MP Sharifuddin Shariq alleging it was not playing the proper role.Participating in a

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  Oppn Wants 'Weak, Inadequate' Lokpal Bill Be Withdrawn

  India | December 27, 2011 20:56 IST

  New Delhi, Dec 27: The Lokpal Bill was today rejected as weak and inadequate by several parties which wanted it to be withdrawn even as Prime Minister Manmohan Singh pushed for it while rejecting demands

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  Will Campaign Against Govt In 5 States, Anna Hazare Tells Supporters

  India | December 27, 2011 16:41 IST

  Mumbai, Dec 27: Addressing thousands of supporters on the first day of his 3-day fast at the sprawling MMRDA grounds here, Gandhian Anna Hazare today  blamed the Centre for “deceiving” his team on the issue

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  Bombay High Court Adjourns PIL against Hazare Fast

  India | December 27, 2011 14:24 IST

  Mumbai, Dec 27: The Bombay High Court today posted the hearing on a PIL, seeking social activist Annna Hazare's fast to be declared as “illegal” till tomorrow, saying agitation is the right of every citizen

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  Stormy Start To Lokpal Bill Debate In Lok Sabha

  India | December 27, 2011 14:14 IST

  New Delhi, Dec 27: The much-awaited Lokpal Bill was today taken up for consideration by the Lok Sabha on a stormy note with the Opposition demanding its withdrawal contending it was full of deficiencies, even

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  BSP Against Exclusion Of Group C And D Staff In Lokpal

  India | December 27, 2011 12:54 IST

  New Delhi, Dec 27: Sticking to it stand, BSP today said group C and D employees should be under the ambit of the Lokpal Bill.“There is no change in our stand on Lokpal Bill. The

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  Lokpal Bill : BJP Will Press For Amendments

  India | December 27, 2011 12:23 IST

  New Delhi, Dec 27: With Lok Sabha taking up the Lokpal Bill for debate, BJP today said it will press for amendments and support parties seeking changes in the proposed legislation if there is common

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  Hazare Like Krishna; Will Deliver From Corruption : Supporters

  India | December 27, 2011 12:08 IST

  Mumbai, Dec 27: Supporters of Anna Hazare gathered here to participate in the three-day fast for a strong Lokpal look upon him as an avatar of Lord Krishna, who will deliver the country from the

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  Lokpal Bill : Digvijay Says Opportunity For MPs To Be United

  India | December 27, 2011 11:59 IST

  New Delhi, Dec 27: As Lok Sabha is all set to discuss Lokpal Bill, Congress leader Digvijay Singh today said it was an opportunity for MPs to show to the world that they are united

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  Aruna Roy Attacks Lokpal Bill For Lack Of Appropriateness

  India | December 27, 2011 11:25 IST

  New Delhi, Dec 27: Aruna Roy-led NCPRI today attacked the Lokpal Bill for its “lack of appropriateness”, saying it does not provide for adequate independence for the ombudsman or power to investigate cases.  In its

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  Anna Hazare Shown Black Flags

  India | December 27, 2011 13:46 IST

  Mumbai, Dec 27: A handful of anti-Anna Hazare protesters today showed black flags to the anti-graft campaigner, who is set to begin his three-day fast here against the “weak” Lokpal Bill.The convoy of Hazare, on

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  Team Anna Challenging Parliament's Supremacy To Enact Laws, Says Digvijay

  India | December 27, 2011 9:10 IST

  Lakhimpur Kheri (UP), Dec 27: Congress leader Digvijay Singh on Monday accused Team Anna members of forcing Parliament to concede to their diktats, risking its supremacy to enact laws, and dared them to contest the