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  Gap narrows between Team Anna and govt; compromise likely today

  Anna Hazare's doctors said the 74-year-old activist slept through the night which has helped improve his condition; he is now on the ninth day of his hunger fast.Anna appeared on stage a little before 11 am; lying down on the...

• Royal Enfield bikers to escort Anna to Mumbai venue

  Anna, who is 74, will begin his hunger strike at 11 am, which is when Parliament will begin debating a Lokpal Bill that has got a big fat F from Anna and his team of activists, who have devoted this year to championing the urgent need for a strong anti-corruption law.

• Ramlila agitation: Police seeks more details from Team Anna

  The Delhi Police has sought more details, including the expected gathering and names of VVIPs attending, from Team Anna to give permission for its Ramlila Maidan agitation from December 27 for a strong Lokpal.

• Your Call with Varun Gandhi: Full transcript

  Varun Gandhi is the only MP who visited the Ramlila Maidan where Anna Hazare was on a hunger-strike for a strong anti-corruption bill. Talking to NDTV's Sonia Singh on Your Call, BJP's youngest MP talks about why the Lokpal Bill is so important.  Here's the full transcript of that interview:NDTV: What's interesting is it seems to become politi...

• Lokpal Bill row: Rajya Sabha votes in favour of resolution

  The Rajya Sabha has voted in favour of a resolution accepting the three demands of Anna Hazare that have been sticking points in the government and Team Anna coming to an agreement on a draft Lokpal Bill. If The Lok Sabha votes in favour too, history will be made. The government moved the resolution on the Lokpal Bill in both Houses of Parliament a...

• Posing as visitor, Anna supporter protests in Parliament

  Wearing an 'I Am Anna' T-shirt, a lone protester managed to enter the Parliament complex today and shouted slogans before security personnel took him away.As soon as he reached the main porch, the protester raised slogans in support of the Jan Lokpal Bill, shouting "Vande Mataram", "Inquilab Zindabad", and "Anna Hazare Zindabad".He continued to rai...

• Give up fast: Thackeray appeals to Hazare

  Shiv Sena supremo Bal Thackeray has appealed to Anna Hazare to give up his fast since it has succeeded in "awakening the nation and rattling the government". In a letter to Mr Hazare on Wednesday, Mr Thackeray said that there was no need for him to stop the anti-corruption agitation but only end the fast in view of his failing health.

• Jan Lokpal Bill row: Back to Square One, says grim Team Anna; incorrect, counters government

  Anna Hazare on Jan Lokpal Bill: After meeting for a whopping three hours, leaders of all major political parties have together appealed to Anna Hazare to end his hunger strike against corruption. He has refused. "If anything happens to Anna, the government will be responsible," warned Anna's close aide, Arvind Kejriwal, at the massive camp set up i...

• Lokpal row: All-party meet ends, urges Anna to end fast

  With Anna Hazare refusing to end his hunger strike, the government met with leaders of all major opposition parties to arrive at a compromise that the 74-year-old Gandhian may accept on the Lokpal Bill, meant to combat corruption among pub meetlic servants through a new independent agency.

• Gap narrows between Team Anna and govt; compromise likely today

  Anna Hazare's doctors said the 74-year-old activist slept through the night which has helped improve his condition; he is now on the ninth day of his hunger fast.Anna appeared on stage a little before 11 am; lying down on the massive stage at his camp at Ramlila Maidan, he was seen clapping to patriotic songs performed by his supporters. "There is ...

• Freedom fighters on Anna's andolan

  All of 17 years, Vijay Shroff had his task cut out for him. 'Stay underground, remember you are young and have a role to play.' And play he did, working on 'Swatantra Patrika' to keep freedom seekers in the loop on what was happening in the times of the British Raj. Now 88-years-old, as he watches the crowds, predominantly youngsters, at Azad Maida...

• 112-year-old former Army man wishes to join Hazare's fast

  A 112-year-old ex-Army man has come out in support for Anna Hazare in the fight against corruption. He also wishes to fast with the 74-year-old Gandhian.Ranchhod Desai, a veteran foot tracker from Limbala village in Gujarat's Vav district, had served in the Indian Army in the 1965 and 1971 wars with Pakistan. "Anna is doing a great job to set the c...

• Anna Hazare's protest site not free from VIP culture

  Anna Hazare's movement might have been branded as that of corruption versus the common man, but even his protest site has not been free from the VIP culture.The Ramlila Maidan was a picture of chaos, with crowds swelling over the past few days, and even more people turning up to join the protest on Sunday. However, for VIPs, as everywhere, there is...

• Anna has lost four kilos but health stable: Doctors

  On the sixth day of his fast, the vital parameters of Anna Hazare are stable and the Gandhian has lost four kilograms ever since he launched his fast last Tuesday.A team of government and private doctors, including Naresh Trehan, is keeping a close watch on the health condition of Mr Hazare, who is fasting at the Ramlila Maidan in New Delhi."His vi...

• Anna warns Govt: Introduce our Lokpal Bill or quit

  50,000 people came together on Sunday evening to let Anna Hazare know they support his fight against corruption. They gathered at his base camp in Delhi and listened spellbound to his evening address at 8 pm. "Let it be clear to the government," Anna said, on the sixth day of his fast. "Introduce our Lokpal Bill or quit." (Read: Who is Anna Hazare?...