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Bring change at local level first: Hazare

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Social activist Anna Hazare on Sunday said that people should first bring about a change in their own localities before thinking of changing the country.

"First change your locality and then think

More brickbats for Kejriwal from MPs, Minister threatens suit

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In fresh confrontation with Team Anna, Union Minister Virbhadra Singh on Sunday said he intends to file a criminal defamation suit against Arvind Kejriwal while Congress MP Jagdambika Pal has slapp

Lokpal unworkable, will only pile up problems: Katju

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Press Council Chairman Justice Markandey Katju on Tuesday came down heavily on the concept of Lokpal, calling it an 'unworkable proposition'.

Speaking to reporters after the end of his two-day visit

Government committed to an effective Lokpal: PM

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Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Friday said that the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government is committed to an effective Lokpal to check corruption.

"Our government stands committed to an effe

Govt, Opposition to iron out differences on Lokpal Bill in Budget Session recess

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The government on Friday stepped up efforts to iron out differences on contentious aspects of the Lokpal Bill, with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh meeting leaders of various parties during which it

PM's all-party meet fails to break Lokpal jam

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An all-party meeting convened by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh here on Friday to end the stalemate on the anti-graft Lokpal bill ended inconclusively but decided to work towards evolving a consensus o

Anna Hazare renews demand for withdrawing govt's Lokpal Bill

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With political parties failing to arrive at a consensus on the Lokpal issue, Anna Hazare on Friday renewed his demand for withdrawing the government's 'useless bill' as there was no pointing in hav

Key UPA constituents want Lokayukta provision deleted

The contentious provision relating to Lokayuktas in the Lokpal Bill may undergo change as key UPA constituents joined the Opposition in demanding its deletion but differences still persist on some oth

No party was in favour of the lokpal: Santosh Hegde

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All political parties are against “any move that will contain corruption”, so, as predicted, no political party wanted the Jan Lokpal Bill to be passed in Rajya Sabha, former Supreme Court judge, Just

One or two amendments can be accepted to Lokpal: Chidambaram

Admitting that the government was taken by surprise by Trinamool Congress' opposition to Lokpal Bill in Rajya Sabha, Home Minister P. Chidambaram on Saturday said one or two amendments could be accept

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