Politics

The Nobel laureate said the challenge lay in how to integrate the democratic structure without undermining it.

The process for identifying candidates in 150 Assembly segments will be completed by March-end.

The yatras, planned for September 12, would be taken out with the message to 'root out the corrupt BSP government'.

Mirwaiz Umar Farooq said dialogue process so far has not yielded any results

The TMC also forced the government to put on hold its decision allowing 51 per cent foreign equity in multi-brand retail.

He said those who didn't want the Bill to pass are shedding tears that the Government couldn't pass the Bill.

Home Minister P Chidambaram said that the BJP had no intention of passing the Lokpal Bill in the Rajya Sabha.

Ravi Shankar Prasad has criticised the Congress and the UPA for orchestrating the proceedings in the Rajya Sabha.

The Rajya Sabha can pass the Bill, amend it, defer the vote, send it to the select panel or dump it.

The Lokpal Bill will come up in the Rajya Sabha for debate and vote on Thursday.

The ruling coalition failed to win constitutional status to the Lokpal in Parliament.

The BSP leader said they walked out of the House in protest against Govt's refusal to accept their demand of bringing the CBI under Lokpal.

Team Anna blamed the low turnout on winter chill and absence of the anti-corruption crusader from Delhi.

Manmohan Singh said, "Had we not been confident, we would not have introduced it."

The Gujarat Chief Minister said that his government has made concerted efforts to put Gujarat on path of development.

SY Quraishi said that Anna's campaign against a 'particular party' could become an issue of propriety.