| Monday, Aug 22, 2011 |  |
| | | DAY 7: WILL ONLY SPEAK TO PMO OR RAHUL: ANNA
Anna Hazare made it clear that he would only negotiate with either Prime Minister Manmohan Singh or Congress General Secretary Rahul Gandhi on the Lokpal issue. The 74-year-old social activist clarified that he will not negotiate with any other mediator including Union Home Minister P Chidambaram or Union Telecom and HRD Minister Kapil Sibal. read more | GOVT OPEN TO REASONED DEBATE ON LOKPAL BILL: PM
Worried over the ongoing Anna Hazare agitation, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh offered a reasoned debate on the Lokpal Bill. The Prime Minister also expressed his confidence that the Government will come up with systematic ways to tackle corruption. read more | CNN-IBN'S 5-POINT SOLUTION TO END LOKPAL LOGJAM
Here goes CNN-IBN's proposal: 1. The govt should withdraw the Lokpal Bill introduced in Parliament; 2. Team Anna should not insist on adopting the Jan Lokpal Bill in its present form; 3. Set up a joint task force of eminent citizens, Team Anna, govt and Opposition members; 4. Task force to come up with a Consolidated Bill within 1-month; 5. A Special 3-day session of Parliament should be called before Diwali to debate the new bill and pass it. read more | | | | | | | • Wipro, Godrej, Dabur may bid for Reckitt India unit |
| | | | | | AT A GLANCE | | BSE | 16341.7 | +200.03 | | NSE | 4898.8 | +53.15 | | TURNOVER Rs. 175,359 cr | | BSE CASH Rs. 1,999 cr | | NSE CASH Rs. 9,555 cr | | NSE F&O Rs. 163,805 cr | | | | BULLION | | GOLD | 27861 | -93 | | SILVER | 65422 | -839 | | | | CRUDE | | NYMEX | 83.27 | +1.01 | | BRENT | 107.28 | -1.34 | | | | FOREX | | $ / Re | 45.67 | -0.07 | | £ / Re | 75.312 | +0.07 | | € / Re | 65.787 | +0.16 | | | | EVENTS |
| | 23 August |  | Karnataka To Hold Meeting With POSCO Officials | | Nine Opposition Parties To Hold Nationwide Protest On Corruption | |
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| | 24 August | | High Level Committee Under Textiles Ministry To Meet To Take Stock Of The Prevailing Situation, Tirupur, TamilNadu | |
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| | 25-26 August | | 2nd Annual Conference On Dredging In India, Needs & Requirements, Issues & Opportunities, Grand Hyatt, Mumbai | | 10th Oil & Gas HR Round Table, ITC Grand Central, Mumbai | |
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| | 26 August | | India SME Leadership Summit, Hyatt Regency, Mumbai | | Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke Speech, Jackson Hole, U.S. | |
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| | 5 September | | SAT To Hear Sahara's Plea On OFCDs | |
| | | | EXPERT VIEWS |
| | "The Prime Minister says through you (media) that the Government is ready to talk with us. We have not got any concrete proposal from the Government. We will not react untill we get a concrete proposal from the Government. I request people not to vote for their MPs if they do not support the Jan Lokpal Bill."
Arvind Kejriwal
Social Activist "If we can continue to grow at this rate, we are well-positioned to be the country with the third-largest GDP in the world by 2025. But robust growth would not happen automatically by simply proceeding on a business-as-usual basis. It may seem that a transition (from 8.2% in 11th Plan) to 9% growth is not difficult. However, it is in fact a very ambitious target given the current global economic situation."
Manmohan Singh
Prime Minister "The momentum against the Gaddafi regime has reached a tipping point. Tripoli is slipping from the grasp of a tyrant. The Gaddafi regime is showing signs of collapsing. The people of Libya are showing that the universal pursuit of dignity and freedom is far stronger than the iron fist of a dictator."
Barack Obama
U.S. President |
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