Government Takes On Anna

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  Okay To Pick Lokpal Without Congress Role, Supreme Court Tells Government

  The anti-corruption Lokpal should be set up without delay and the lack of a Leader of Opposition should not hold up the process anymore, the Supreme Court told the government today. This means, the government can select an ombudsman without taking the Congress, the main opposition group, on board.

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  Arvind Kejriwal's Outsized Victory: 10-Point Cheat-Sheet

  Arvind Kejriwal met Delhi's Lieutenant-Governor Najeeb Jung on Tuesday evening and staked claim to form government in Delhi. He will take oath on Saturday, February 14, exactly a year after he resigned as chief minister after 49 days in office.

• Another embarrassing court hearing for government on black money

  The Supreme Court today censured the government for failing to take strong steps to recover the black money or undeclared income stashed by Indians in the tax haven of Lichenstein.

• Team Anna's political alternative will be an 'andolan', says Kejriwal

  Throwing light on its proposed "political alternative", Team Anna member Arvind Kejriwal said on Friday that it would not be a party but an "andolan" or movement. "Our aim is not to grab power, but to end the Delhi-centric government and take governance to the villages and the people. Ours will not be a party, but a movement," Kejriwal told the tho...

• Won't hold discussions even with Prime Minister, says Anna

  Taking a tough stand, anti-corruption activist Anna Hazare on Tuesday ruled out any talks with the government or even the Prime Minister to end their stir and expressed readiness to return Padma Bhushan award bestowed on him, even as government showed no signs of initiating negotiations with his team.

• Team Anna starts fast, targets ministers and President Pranab

  Campaigning for a strong Lokpal Bill, close aides of anti-corruption activist Anna Hazare have started an indefinite fast today to protest against the government. 75-year-old Anna will also go on a hunger strike from July 29, joining fellow team members like Arvind Kejriwal and Manish Sisodia and Gopal Rai. "The aim is to campaign for a Lokpal Bill...

• Team Anna launches indefinite hunger strike today for Lokpal Bill; Anna will join fast from July 29

  Campaigning for a strong Lokpal Bill, close aides of anti-corruption activist Anna Hazare have started an indefinite fast today to protest against the government. 75-year-old Anna will also go on a hunger strike from July 29, joining fellow team members like Arvind Kejriwal and Manish Sisodia and Gopal Rai. "The aim is to campaign for a Lokpal Bill...

• Baba Ramdev takes on government as he sits on fast with Anna: Highlights of speech

  Yoga guru Baba Ramdev and Gandhian activist Anna Hazare are holding a day-long fast in Delhi today as a mark of their protest against corruption and black money.

• 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 Bill row: Anna to sit on day-long fast at Jantar Mantar today

  Anna Hazare is back in capital to take on the government once again as the veteran anti-corruption crusader will hold a day-long fast today at the Jantar Mantar in New Delhi to push for a strong Lokpal Bill.

• Lokpal Bill: Govt talks to Team Anna, PM may be included with riders

  In private talks with Anna Hazare's team of activists, the government has reportedly suggested that it may agree to the Prime Minister being covered, though with riders, by the Lokpal Bill. The negotiations over who the Lokpal, a new ombudsman agency, should cover take place as Team Anna's deadline minces closer - it has warned of massive protests,...

• After Anna, Irom Sharmila grips student imagination

  After their massive show of support for anti-corruption crusader Anna Hazare during his recent indefinite hunger strike for the Jan Lokpal bill, students in the city are gearing up for one more big campaign for another activist known for taking on the government using the Gandhian means of fasting.

• Next on Anna Hazare's agenda: Performance audit of MPs

  After taking on the government over the Lokpal Bill, next on Anna Hazare's agenda is a performance audit on Members of Parliament. This is Team Anna's latest demand as it is currently in Anna's village Ralegan Siddhi deciding its next course of action in the anti-corruption movement.

• Anna arrest: Govt faces opposition, public anger

  Through a day that saw gatherings on the streets in support of Anna Hazare, the government tried to justify its action against the 74-year-old activist. He was arrested from the apartment where he was staying in Delhi shortly after 7 am; at 12 pm, he was produced before a special magistrate at the Delhi Police Mess in north Delhi; and by 3.30 pm, ...

• Anna: Government defaming me; Sawant report doesn't say I am corrupt

  It was a defiant Anna Hazare that faced the cameras on Sunday evening. Taking on the government, who had charged him with allegations of corruption, Hazare stated his innocence and challenged the government to prove otherwise. ''There is nothing more undemocratic than what Anna is doing. The Lokpal Bill is the property of the Parliament not that o...