Lokpal Bill By Team Anna

• Jan Lokpal controversy: Kiran Bedi attacks Arvind Kejriwal on his threat to resign

  Team Anna member Kiran Bedi on Sunday night hit out at Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal for threatening to resign if the Jan Lokpal Bill is not passed in the Assembly by questioning whether the anti-graft legislation was drafted just to cause a "major confrontation while blaming others".

• Kiran Bedi differs with Anna Hazare, backs amended Lokpal Bill

  Differing with Anna Hazare on the amended Lokpal Bill approved by the Union Cabinet, his team member and former IPS officer Kiran Bedi today backed the legislation saying it addresses most of their concerns.

• Wary BJP uses its magazine to ridicule Team Anna's political plans

  Wary of the fact that Team Anna's decision to enter politics may cut into its vote bank, BJP mouthpiece Kamal Sandesh on Monday ridiculed the move, saying by this act the civil society activists have "cheated" the people and engaged in "emotional blackmail".

• Baba Ramdev, crowd-magnet: 15,000 people at his Ramlila Ground camp

  Baba Ramdev at Ramlila Ground: Baba Ramdev has pulled thousands of people on the first day of his fast at the Ramlila Ground here.

• After Team Anna's decision of political party, Sangh Parivar may rethink strategy

  As Team Anna gets set to take the political plunge, sources have told NDTV that the BJP and the Sangh Parivar may do a rethink on its own strategy. According to sources, the parties are worried that Team Anna, which has been championing the Lokpal Bill, may steal the anti-corruption plank from them.

• It was Anna who asked for meeting to be kept secret: Salman Khurshid

  Activist Anna Hazare, who ends his hunger strike in Delhi this evening, has accused the government of ill-disguised attempts to divide his team. As proof of this, he has said that Law Minister Salman asked him to conceal their meeting in Pune last month from Team Anna members. Anna, who is 75, has also said that a letter written by another ministe...

• Should Team Anna form a party? What politicians say

  On Team Anna's 9th day of fast, actor Anupam Kher was at Jantar Mantar with a letter signed by prominent citizens urging them to call off their fast and tackle the issue on a different leverl. The letter signed by people like Gen VK Singh who recently retired as Army Chief and Santosh Hegde, the former Karnataka Lokayukta urged Team Anna to enter ...

• Team Anna asks if it should enter politics; fast ends tomorrow evening

  Surrounded by thousands of supporters at Delhi's Jantar Mantar, Anna Hazare, still on a hunger strike and his right wrist full of raakhis, said today that he will not enter politics but "will fight from outside." Hinting that his aides may enter active politics, he said "There is nothing wrong with forming a party...we need to provide an alternat...

• Won't join politics, says Anna Hazare: Highlights

  Social activist Anna Hazare, on the ninth day of his team's hunger's strike, reiterated that he would not enter politics even though the country needed honest people in Parliament for the Lokpal Bill to be passed.

• Fasting Team Anna members refuse police request to shift to hospital

  The Delhi Police has written to the activists reminding them that when the activists were given permission to hold their protest, they had agreed in writing to move to hospital if their health was in danger.

• Anna Hazare's fast for Lokpal Bill draws big crowd; contradictions with team remain

  Amidst talks of his movement losing its steam, Anna Hazare, ignoring appeals from his aides and doctors, began his indefinite fast on Sunday in his demand for the Lokpal Bill. And the 75-year old activist was greeted by a much larger crowd than what has been witnessed in the past four days. Around six to eight thousand people turned up at Jantar Ma...

• Team Anna supporters protest outside PM's residence, detained

  Around 50 supporters of Team Anna, including six women, today took security personnel by surprise as they suddenly turned up to protest outside Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's official residence, 7 Race Course Road. All have been detained, police said.

• Anna Hazare to NDTV: Not disappointed by dwindling numbers at agitation

  Anna Hazare tells NDTV in an exclusive interview that he is not worried about the dwindling number of supporters at his protests. "My campaign will continue even if there are just five people," he said. The Gandhian activist added that he would join his close aides at Jantar Mantar and begin his fast tomorrow. Highlights of his interview:

• 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...