-The Hindu   Enact laws to carry out reforms in elections, land: Karat The Left parties on Friday demanded a strong and effective Lokpal but emphasised that creation of an ombudsman to tackle corruption would need to be reinforced by laws and reforms in other areas. Communist Party of India (Marxist) general secretary Prakash Karat, at a joint rally here, described the UPA government as the “most corrupt” regime in independent India, with a...

An FIR may be slapped on Team Anna for flouting some "essential" conditions of the undertaking during the last few days of the massive protest at Ramlila Maidan, sources in Delhi Police said on Friday. During several meetings this week, police officers contemplated action against the organizers for breaking four important conditions of the undertaking signed by them. According to sources, the team flouted the undertaking by using loudspeakers beyond 10pm,...

-The Economic Times   Prominent activist and key Anna associate Arvind Kejriwal claimed the income-tax notice asking him to pay dues of 9 lakh to the government is prompted by "political bosses" and without merit. The notice was slapped on him in August, days before Anna started the second round of his indefinite anti-graft hunger strike. The I-T notice and related developments threatened to deteriorate into yet another nasty row between Team Anna and...

-The Times of India   anna hazare's anti-corruption agitation and the UPA government's poor handling of it have cost the Congress dear, shaving off one-third of its support while boosting the popularity of its principal rival BJP. An opinion poll conducted by market researcher Nielsen for a TV channel has found that BJP has gained a 12-point lead since May, when it lagged behind the Congress. Nielsen, which gauged support for different parties...

-The Telegraph   anna hazare has returned to his village in Maharashtra but the Left seems to be taking his struggle forward. Four Left parties will tomorrow march to Parliament Street to press for measures to tackle graft. The issues they plan to raise are similar to what Hazare had voiced when he broke his fast at Ramlila Maidan. The five issues on which the comrades will march are: an effective Lokpal, separate mechanism...