Launching his 'Janatantra Yatra' (tour for democracy) from the historic Jallianwala Bagh in Amritsar in this Sikh holy city on Sunday, anti-corruption crusader Anna Hazare said only a mass movement could bring about a change in India. ...
04:40 AM, Apr 01, 2013
Anna Hazare will embark on a year-long, all-India tour from Sunday to campaign for a stronger Lokpal bill, electoral reforms and other issues he has been raising for the past few years, an aide said in Mumbai. ...
06:30 AM, Mar 31, 2013
As Aam Aadmi Party's (AAP) national convenor Arvind Kejriwal enters fourth day of his indefinite fast against "illegal" electricity and water bills in Delhi, the turnout of people in Sundernagri, where he is holding what he calls a "civil disobedience movement", remains thin. While there has been a departure in strategy with most volunteers focussing on 264 wards in Delhi, the question is, did Kejriwal ask for too much when...
08:40 AM, Mar 26, 2013
The contentious anti-corruption Lokpal Bill will come up for discussion in April in Parliament after the ongoing one-month recess of the Budget Session, Union Minister V Narayanasamy said on Sunday. ...
04:31 PM, Mar 24, 2013
The first half of the Budget session of the 2012-13 ends on Friday. The House will meet next on April 22. Important reform bills such as the Food Security Bill and the land bill still remain pending. ...
08:15 AM, Mar 22, 2013
Dams have lost their significance for rural population as they mainly cater to big industries and pose a threat to environment, social activist Anna Hazare said on Saturday while stressing the need for conservation of environment. ...
08:57 AM, Mar 17, 2013
Social activist Anna Hazare on Sunday said he has decided to renew his movement against corruption in about one-and-a-half month. ...
03:59 AM, Feb 25, 2013
Social activist Anna Hazare on Wednesday said that his struggle was not over till the Right to reject and Right to recall was endorsed by Parliament. "Our struggle does not end with the Jan Lokpal issue. ...
04:34 AM, Feb 21, 2013
Declaring that he would mobilize six crore people over next one and a half years for his anti-graft campaign, Anna Hazare on Sunday said Jan Lokpal alone cannot root out corruption and called for comprehensive electoral reforms and empowering of village-level bodies. ...
01:20 AM, Feb 18, 2013
Aam Aadmi Party chief Arvind Kejriwal on Monday tore into the amended Lokpal Bill passed by the Union Cabinet, saying the proposed body would be "toothless" as the CBI will still function under the Government. ...
10:30 PM, Feb 04, 2013
Dr Jayaprakash Narayan is a physician by training who went into the Indian Administrative Service in the aftermath of the Emergency and failure of the Janata Experiment. He was a topper in the IAS exam. During the 16 years of distinguished public service in various capacities, he acquired a formidable reputation in the State of Andhra Pradesh. He is the founder and the President of Lok Satta Party. He is...
05:56 PM, Feb 04, 2013
Anti-corruption activist Anna Hazare has criticised the government for not bringing the CBI and CVC under the ambit of the Lokpal Bill. He said the government cheated on the public by not holding proper consultations. "I call it cheating because the government had issued a gazette and formed a committee which did not meet for even three months," Anna Hazare said. ...
03:18 PM, Feb 01, 2013
The new draft of Lokpal Bill cleared by the Cabinet on Thursday saw mixed reactions with those who led demonstrations for a strong Lokpal speaking in different languages. While former IPS officer Kiran Bedi came out in support of the new draft, Aam Aadmi Party member Prashant Bhushan said the core of the legislation was still weak. Anti-corruption activist Anna Hazare and AAP convener Arvind Kejriwal also continued to oppose...
09:46 AM, Feb 01, 2013
Former IPS officer Kiran Bedi, who protested along with anti-corruption activist Anna Hazare for a strong Lokpal Bill, has come out in support of the new revised draft even as Anna Hazare and Aam Aadmi Party convener Arvind Kejriwal continued to oppose. Kiran Bedi said the new draft addressed most of the concerns and these were baby steps towards improvement. ...
08:02 AM, Feb 01, 2013
The CBI will be under the supervision of the Lokpal, while a public servant facing an inquiry by the Lokpal will be given an opportunity to be heard at the stage of the preliminary inquiry. ...
11:58 PM, Jan 31, 2013
The amended Lokpal Bill, which delinks the Central government from creation of state Lokayuktas, was on Thursday approved by the Union Cabinet, paving the way for its consideration by Parliament. The revised bill incorporates a number of changes recommended by the Rajya Sabha Select Committee, including appointment of the Director of Prosecution by the CVC. ...
11:17 PM, Jan 31, 2013
The Union Cabinet on Thursday cleared a revised draft Lokpal Bill that allows states to appoint Lokayuktas. However, the contentious issue of the independence of CBI remains unresolved. ...
10:31 PM, Jan 31, 2013
The Union Cabinet has cleared a revised draft Lokpal Bill, accepting 14 of the 16 amendments suggested by the Parliamentary Standing Committee. ...
09:38 PM, Jan 31, 2013
Activist-turned-politician Arvind Kejriwal on January 31 criticised the UPA government for not coming out with a "strong" Lokpal Bill, asserting that the proposed law would not check corruption. "Why should you have any Lokpal? If an agency is created which will not stop corruption, will lead to increased corruption and provide protection to ministers, then what is the point," he told reporters here. ...
05:15 PM, Jan 31, 2013
The Bharatiya Janata Party on Thursday said that it was not happy with the amended Lokpal Bill, which was cleared by the Cabinet earlier in the day. The main Opposition party said that it was expecting that the government would make the Central Bureau of Investigation an autonomous, independent body and making the CBI director's post more autonomous but to its disappointment none of their recommendations were considered. ...
05:03 PM, Jan 31, 2013
