Lokpal Bill Anna Hazare

• Government should frame appropriate laws to implement the Lokpal Bill: Anna Hazare

  Lok Sabha today passed the Lokpal Bill amid continuous din. Rajya Sabha had passed the bill yesterday despite pressure from the Samajwadi Party (SP).

• Historic Lokpal Bill passed in Lok Sabha, Anna Hazare ends fast

  The Lok Sabha today passed the Lokpal Bill a day after the anti-corruption measure sailed through the Rajya Sabha with the support of opposition parties.

• Government tables Lokpal Bill, concedes BJP demand to include tough clause

  The government has tabled the Lokpal Bill in the Rajya Sabha, as part of its promise to fast-track the proposed anti-corruption law which seeks to create a national ombudsman empowered to investigate charges of corruption against elected representatives and bureaucrats.

• Kiran Bedi to join Anna Hazare in fast for Jan Lokpal Bill

  Social activist and former IPS officer Kiran Bedi will on Saturday join Anna Hazare in his ongoing indefinite hunger strike for the cause of Jan Lokpal Bill, at Ralegan Siddhi village in Ahmednagar.

• Government has betrayed us: Anna Hazare rejects Lokpal Bill

  Activist Anna Hazare, who fronted a campaign for the anti-corruption Lokpal Bill, has described the proposed legislation as weak and "a betrayal of the country." The 75-year-oldGandhian said he will tour the country to raise protests against the government, and to demand a stronger Lokpal or national ombdusman, empowered to investigate complaints ...

• Anna Hazare to fast at Jantar Mantar today for Lokpal Bill

  After a brief bout of illness, anti-corruption crusader Anna Hazare is back in action. The 74-year-old will be on a day-long fast today at the Jantar Mantar in New Delhi as he resumes his campaign for the passage of the Lokpal Bill in the ongoing session of the Parliament.

• Lalu's MP tears paper in Rajya Sabha during Lokpal Debate

  Rajniti Prasad of Lalu's Rashtriya Janta Dal walked up to V Narayanasamy in the Rajya Sabha this evening and ripped up papers which he then flung while shouting "Lokpal nahin chalega" (Lokpal would not work).

• Bangaloreans don't report corruption cases

  Bangaloreans who encounter instances of corruption hesitate to report them fearing backlash, reveal results of a survey conducted by a group of students from Mount Carmel College. The Sub-Registrar's offices were voted to be the most corrupt.

• Lokpal war: Mamata's amendment finds wide support

  Mamata Banerjee has made it very difficult for the government to get the Lokpal Bill passed in the Rajya Sabha today.

• Lokpal Bill debate in Rajya Sabha

  Lokpal Bill debate in Rajya Sabha

• Poor turnout at Freedom Park for Lokpal fast

  The first day of the three-day fast in the city by India Against Corruption saw a poor turnout as only around 60 people turned up at Freedom Park to express their solidarity with anti-corruption crusader Anna Hazare.

• Kiran Bedi cuts short her Mumbai stay; returns to Delhi

  Activist Kiran Bedi cut short her stay in Mumbai and returned to the national capital to take part in the Delhi leg of Team Anna's agitation for a strong Lokpal.

• Pranab meets Lalu, Mulayam; PM says he's confident of numbers

  Lokpal Bill debate: In Mumbai, Anna Hazare has settled down at the MMRDA Grounds for his three-day fast to protest against the Lokpal Bill that Parliament starts debating at 11 am. In Delhi, opposition parties are ready to take on the government in Parliament over a bill that they say needs major changes.

• Lokpal Debate: BJP to move 37 amendments

  Tomorrow morning, the Lok Sabha will begin debating the anti-corruption Lokpal Bill. In Mumbai, the man who has pushed that bill to the top of India's agenda will begin a three-day hunger strike to register his protest. Anna Hazare, 74, and his team of activists say the bill betrays both the people and the assurance that Parliament made to the anti...

• Ahead of fast, concerns over Anna's health grow; doctor says he's fit

  One day before his three-day fast at Mumbai's MMRDA Ground for a stringent Lokpal Bill, there are concerns over Anna Hazare's health. The social activist has been unwell for the past three days but Team Anna is confident that it won't stand in the way of the scheduled protests.