Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee on Tuesday forcefully countered the opposition's charge that the Lokpal bill has been tabled under duress and stressed that all proposals and views have been shared w

Anna Hazare refused on Tuesday night to end his three-day fast in support of a strong Lokpal despite falling sick and running 102 degrees temperature, his doctor and aides said.

His doctor D.G. Pote

eam Anna's protest here against a "weak" Lokpal Bill today elicited a lukewarm response with supporters blaming the winter chill and absence of Anna Hazare for the low turnout at Ramlila Maidan. It wa

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 as the gov

As Lok Sabha debated the Lokpal Bill, RJD Chief Lalu Prasad today said the provision for Lokayukata in the legislation was an attack on the federal structure.

"This is an attack on the federal struc

Team Anna member Arvind Kejriwal today demanded that the government should withdraw its "weak" Lokpal Bill and enact the Jan Lokpal Bill to free the country from corruption.

Scholars at the university set up by IT czar Azim Premji seriously doubt the effectiveness of the all-powerful Lokpal, advocated by Anna Hazare and his team, to fight corruption without legal reforms.

Anna Hazare, who is suffering from fever, today refused to give up his fast despite requests from close aides.

"When the doctor checked me, I did not have fever. But now, the fever has returned," Ha

Anna Hazare begins his three-day fast against the 'weak' Lokpal Bill tabled by the government in Parliament.
Mr Hazare, who reached Mumbai last night from his village Ralegan Siddhi, will pay respects at Mahatma Gandhi's statue in Juhu and proceed to the fast venue, MMRDA ground, in suburban Bandra in a rally.

Anna Hazare today faced a low turnout as he launched his three-day fast against a "weak" Lokpal Bill asking people to be ready for an aar paar ki ladai (fight to finish) to stamp out corruption and ensure that "goondas" do not enter Parliament.