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Lokpal Bill needs more thought, Team ********** can wait

Posted on December 19, 2011

The Prime Minister made it clear that the Lokpal Bill will be passed only when there is consensus. While a consensus looks difficult, is Team Anna’s… Read more

It wasn't just ********** there day

Posted on December 19, 2011

The anti-corruption movement has taken a new turn with the government continuing to deliberate on the various contentious issues around the Lokpal.… Read more

A discontent winter

Posted on December 16, 2011

Yesterday’s all-party meeting, convened to explore the possibility of a consensus on the provisions of the Lokpal Bill failed to reconcile the… Read more

Haste and fast

Posted on December 16, 2011

The political will to pass the Lokpal can be felt as Team Anna’s movement has successfully channelized action in this direction.  But Anna… Read more

Think of the country and not ********** while making the Lokpal law

Posted on December 16, 2011

Annaji has emerged as the undisputed face of the Lokpal movement.  It therefore appears that the filter of any discussion on Lokpal is “Will… Read more

Life after Lokpal

Posted on December 15, 2011

2010 and 2011 can rightly be labelled as the Golden Era of corruption with corruption scandals and cases of financial irregularities overwhelming… Read more

The Lokpal plot

Posted on December 15, 2011

Members of Team Anna find themselves in a fix again, with the Uttar Pradesh government audit resurrecting the controversial Noida farmhouse scheme,… Read more

In UP, Congress seizes on local corruption

Posted on December 15, 2011

Opposition parties may be on the offensive against the Congress party-led United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government over corruption. But with elections… Read more

India holds all-party meeting on anti-corruption bill

Posted on December 15, 2011

India's government is holding a key all-party meeting to build consensus on a new anti-corruption bill. As difference of opinion between various parties… Read more

Highlights of the UN Convention against Corruption (UNCAC)

Posted on December 14, 2011

Highlights of the UN Convention against Corruption (UNCAC)

Submitted by the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime,… Read more