Ratnagiri: Expressing disappointment over the Centre not doing enough to eradicate corruption, anti-graft crusader Anna Hazare has said he has lost his faith in Prime Minister Manmohan Singh. "I had a strong belief in Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, but now I do not have faith in him," Hazare said. "We have to select persons having good character and send them to Parliament, then only the expected change will take place,"...
01:46 PM, Jun 01, 2012
New Delhi: The Centre was on Wednesday directed by the Delhi High Court to consider in three months a plea seeking CBI inquiry against members of Team Anna for allegedly receiving funds from foreign organisations to run their agitation for Lokpal Bill. A bench of Acting Chief Justice A K Sikri and Justice Rajiv Sahai Endlaw asked Additional Solicitor General (ASG) A S Chandhiok to treat the PIL as a...
05:16 PM, May 30, 2012
Solapur: A day after his team targeted Prime Minister Manmohan Singh for alleged corruption, Anna Hazare on Sunday said that the prime minister is an honest man. Speaking to reporters at Pandharpur on Sunday, he said that the Prime Minister Manmohan Singh "is an honest man though some ministers in his cabinet are corrupt". Prominent Team Anna members Arvind Kejriwal and Prashant Bhushan had on Saturday written to the Prime...
02:50 AM, May 28, 2012
Satara: Anti-corruption crusader Anna Hazare on Sunday said if a strong Lokpal Bill does not come into being, he would again launch a massive movement in Delhi once the Lok Sabha elections are declared. "The government does not want to create a corruption-free India. Which is why, the Lokpal Bill had not been passed despite being introduced eight times in the Lok Sabha. At least half of the number of...
01:38 AM, May 28, 2012
Army Chief General VK Singh has refuted rumours that he has received an offer from anti-corruption crusader Anna Hazare to join his campaign. ...
08:28 PM, May 26, 2012
New Delhi: Team Anna on Saturday will release documents related to corruption charges against 15 union ministers. Team Anna will also elaborate on its plans for its indefinite fast beginning July 25 for a strong Lokpal Bill. With the Lokpal Bill once against stuck in the Rajya Sabha, Team Anna has earlier announced that it would to go on a fast again from July 25 at Jantar Mantar in New...
08:01 AM, May 26, 2012
New Delhi: Anti-corruption activist Anna Hazare was rushed to a hospital in Nashik on Wednesday for a medical check-up. The 72-year old said he was feeling unwell just as he was about to address a public meeting in Nandurbar. Anna had been hospitalised for a week in January, forcing him to call off his tour of five-poll-bound states. This latest bout of ill-health comes just a day after Team Anna...
11:38 AM, May 23, 2012
New Delhi: Acknowledging public frustration and anger on corruption, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Tuesday said he was working sincerely to address the issue through both legislative and administrative measures. "We know there is public frustration and anger on the issue of corruption," he said at a function to mark three years of UPA-II government. Singh's remarks come a day after the much-talked about Lokpal Bill was referred to a...
01:44 AM, May 23, 2012
New Delhi: The Budget Session of Parliament will come to an end on Tuesday. Several issues including the BR Ambedkar cartoon row and the 'Kali-Ma' beer rocked the session, that on its second last day, also managed to table the Lokpal Bill in the Rajya Sabha. Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee is likely to make a statement on the controversial Aircel-Maxis deal on Tuesday. On Monday, the Congress-led United Progressive Alliance...
09:21 AM, May 22, 2012
Team Anna has called for another round of anti-corruption fast from July 25. ...
08:55 AM, May 22, 2012
Minister of State Parliamentary Affairs V Narayanasami tabled the Bill and announced the proposed amendments. ...
10:27 PM, May 21, 2012
Jalgaon: With the Lokpal Bill once against stuck in the Rajya Sabha, Team Anna on Monday announced that it would to go on a fast again from July 25 at Jantar Mantar in New Delhi. While addressing a press conference in Jalgaon (Maharashtra) even as the Rajya Sabha was debating whether the Lokpal Bill should be sent to a Select Committee or not, Kejriwal said that Anna Hazare would not...
06:50 PM, May 21, 2012
New Delhi: The Opposition on Monday slammed the government for the proposal of "sending the amended Lokpal Bill to the Select Committee in a haste", saying that the anti-corruption legislation needs a serious discussion. The BJP questioned the way in which the Lokpal Bill was proposed, saying any request for sending the Bill to the Select Committee could be only made by the member in-charge, the minister who introduced the...
06:42 PM, May 21, 2012
New Delhi: The Congress-led United Progressive Alliance Government tabled the amended Lokpal Bill in the Rajya Sabha on Monday evening even as anti-corruption crusader Anna Hazare once again criticised the political class of not being serious about the legislation. The Lokpal Bill, which was presented on the second last day of the Budget Session, was sent to a select committee after a heated debate. The motion to sent the Bill...
05:52 PM, May 21, 2012
Whistleblower Anna Hazare has expressed doubt whether the Lokpal Bill would be passed this month, even as the government gets set to table the bill on Monday. ...
02:32 PM, May 21, 2012
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