Good morning. On day 8 of Anna Hazare's fast, the pressure on the government has increased to arrive at a consensus. Team Anna says it's ready to start direct political dialogue and appeals to supporters not to take the law in their own hands. Stay with us through the day...

Govt may relent, put Prime Minister under Lokpal (The Times of India)

Anxious to resolve the standoff with the Anna Hazare group over Lokpal, the government appeared set to relent on placing the Prime Minister within the jurisdiction of the anti-graft ombudsman. Read

Pressure from within Cong on Rahul Gandhi to resolve Lokpal crisis (The Times of India)
Pressure is building up on Rahul Gandhi from within the party to step in and resolve the Lokpal crisis, in view of the nationwide response to Hazare's agitation. Read

Ready for talks with Centre's representative or Manmohan: Team Anna (The Hindu)
Scotching rumours that Anna Hazare would talk only to the Prime Minister or Rahul Gandhi, Team Anna said they were open to dialogue with any authorised representative of the government or the PM. Read

Lokpal: Govt to hold all-party meeting tomorrow (DNA)
As Anna Hazare's fast against corruption enters its 8th day today, the government has decided to hold an all-party meeting on the Lokpal Bill tomorrow. Read

Sarkari lokpal knocks out govt's credibility: Arun Jaitley (Hindustan Times)

In the first clear show of support for Anna Hazare, leader of opposition in Rajya Sabha Arun Jaitley asked the government to drop the idea of a "sarkari lokpal".

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