Govt Anna Talks

• 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,...

• How talks between Govt and Team Anna broke down: Excerpts from the Lokpal tapes

  Anna Hazare's team of activists met with the government nine times to discuss the anti-corruption Lokpal Bill between April and June this year. Here are some excerpts from the last meeting which was perhaps the most acrimonious and the two sides decided to present separate drafts of the same bill.

• Anna Hazare ends fast

  After nearly 275 hours, Anna Hazare has ended his hunger strike in Delhi. Minutes before he ended his fast. the Indian Parliament accepted the three demands that were his pre-conditions for ending his fast against corruption. These will now form the basis of a new and historic anti-graft legislation.

• Lokpal debate ends soon; vote follows; Anna ends fast tomorrow

  Deja vu. Just when everything seemed in place for Anna Hazare to break his fast, Team Anna has just emerged from last-minute discussions with the government to say - "no breakthrough."

• Anna Hazare's morning address says fast continues

  Ahead of the debate on Lokpal issue in Parliament, fasting Anna Hazare today broke his silence of nearly 38 hours and addressed his supporters declaring that he will continue his protest till his last breath for a strong anti-corruption law.

• Will Pranab's statement and PM's letter convince Anna to end his fast?

  Lokpal Bill row: Anna Hazare has been fasting for 12 days now, his condition is deteriorating, and every effort is now geared towards ensuring that his hunger strike does not go into a 13th day.

• Lokpal debate at 11 am without vote; Anna still on fast

  This is the longest that Anna Hazare has fasted in a long time, his condition is deteriorating, and every effort is now geared towards ensuring that his hunger strike does not go into a 13th day. At 11 am, Parliament will sit on a Saturday to debate the Lokpal Bill, with focus on Anna's Jan Lokpal, though there will be no voting. The debate will fo...

• Lokpal Bill debate tomorrow, Anna Hazare's letter to PM suggests flexibility

  Lokpal Bill: The negotiations to end Anna Hazare's fast are now drenched in tension. The government has agreed that the 74-year-old's anti-corruption bill, named the Jan Lokpal Bill, will be debated in Parliament. But Anna must promise that he will end his hunger strike once that discussion begins.

• Anna advisors urge him to end fast, Lokpal debate begins tomorrow

  Lokpal Bill row: On Day 10 of his hunger strike, Anna Hazare declared this evening at his protest camp in Delhi what could persuade him to end his fast against corruption.

• Lokpal Bill crisis: Vilasrao brings message from PM to Anna

  As part of its efforts to convince anti-corruption activist Anna Hazare to end his hunger strike, the government is trying to approach him directly, rather than through his associates.

• Govt says yes to Anna; Lokpal debate begins tomorrow

  Lokpal Bill row: Hours after the Prime Minister paid sincere tribute to Anna Hazare and offered a new compromise, the glimmer of a truce appeared at Ramlila Maidan, where Anna's anti-corruption protest drew its usual huge crowds.

• Lokpal Bill row: After acrimonious exchange, Team Anna says it will meet govt; Rahul expresses concern

  Lokpal Bill row: Ahead of a crucial and fourth round of talks with Anna Hazare's representatives, the government has indicated it's running out of patience with the activists. Last night, three of Anna's aides said negotiations were "back to Square One" after they met with Law Minister Salman Khursheed and Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee.

• Anna vs Govt: How the talks broke down

  Lokpal Bill row: Here's a brief chronology of Government-Team Anna talks last night that led to a bitter exchange between the two sides later.

• Ramdev on fast, Sadhvi Rithambara's presence sparks row

  Baba Ramdev began his indefinite hunger strike at the Ramlila Maidan in New Delhi today. The yoga icon describes his fast as a "satyagraha against corruption and black money." The government yesterday failed to persuade him to call off his plans and sources now say there will be no further formal talks with him as 90 per cent of his demands have be...

• PM issues statement on breakthrough in Anna-govt talks

  Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has issued a statement on the breakthrough in the talks between the government and social activist Anna Hazare.Here is the full text of the statement:Press Release  PM says agreement to combat corruption augurs well for democracy.   I am happy that the Government and representatives of civil society hav...