Politics

As long as death sentence is legal, courts will continue to award it, said Home Minister P Chidambaram.

According to official data, Bihar has only a fragile 6.87 per cent forest cover.

CBI judge BK Jain, however, did not take up framing of charges against the accused.

Kiran Kumar Reddy said that Centre is likely to take a decision on the issue in another two-three months.

Law Minister Salman Khurshid said that Team Anna's suggestions have been accepted in principle.

Thet meet after Team Anna made it clear that a mere discussion on the Lokpal issue in Parliament will not do.

BJP is waiting for a concrete and final word on which clause will be used to hold the debate, sources said.

Team Anna is adamant that Hazare's fast will end only after the Government accepts all his demands.

Swami Agnivesh said the Government has indicated keenness to enter into negotiations with them.

Maharashtra Additional Chief Secretary Umesh C Sarangi had held three rounds of talks with Team Anna.

Mahesh Joshi, Congress MP from Jaipur, says he is ready to contest against Anna Hazare.

Jayalalithaa chose to function from the old Assembly-secretariat complex in Fort St George.

The West Bengal government and the opposition parties unanimously decided to rename the state.

Industries Minister Velumani had alleged that Alagiri had swindled huge sums of money in granite business.

The Home Minister termed Anna Hazare's arrest as 'inevitably unfortunate' in Parliament.

The decision was taken in the wake of body language controversy surrounding DMK leader Duraimurugan.