The following are some of the highlights of the Lokpal bill that the government will table before

the Parliament on Thursday: * Single legislation conferring constitutional status on Lokpal and Lokayukta. * Lokayukta will be a model law optional for states to adopt. * Lokpal chairperson will be selected by a panel of PM, Lok Sabha Speaker, leader of opposition in LS, CJI or his nominee (Supreme Court judge) and an eminent jurist nominated by President.

50% reservation for SCs, STs, OBCs, minorities and women among 8 members of Lokpal. * 50% of 8 members will have judicial background and the reservation clause will apply to them too. * Lokpal to receive complaints against ministers, MPs and all government servants. Similar provision relating to Lokayuktas * Lokpal to function as final appellate authority for grievances relating to delivery of public services. * Complaints against chairperson and members to be sent to President, who can remove them after obtaining the Supreme Court's opinion. * PM and all categories of government servants included within Lokpal's ambit. * Lokpal cannot look into PM's work relating to international relations, external and internal security, maintenance of public order, atomic energy and space. * Complaint of corruption against PM would be subject to in-camera preliminary inquiry by a full bench of Lokpal comprising not less than 75% of its members. * Lokpal will have supervisory control over CBI on investigations into corruption cases referred by it to the agency. Lokpal to have independent inquiry and prosecution wing. * CVC too will supervise the CBI in cases referred by it to the agency. * CBI director to be selected by a panel comprising PM, leader of opposition in Lok Sabha and the CJI or his nominee judge. * All NGOs receiving more than Rs 10 lakh donation per annum from foreign sources will come within the Lokpal's purview.

State Bank of India has announced the following Unaudited results for the quarter ended December 31, 2011: The Bank has posted a net profit for the period of Rs 32630.40 million for the quarter ended December 31, 2011 where as the same was at Rs 28280.60 million for the quarter ended December 31, 2010. Total Income is Rs 297873.70 million for the quarter ended December 31, 2011 where as the same was at Rs 247267.30 million for the quarter ended December 31, 2009. The Consolidated Results are as follows : The Unaudited consolidated results for the Quarter ended December 31, 2011 The Group has posted a net profit after minority interest of Rs 43180.80 million for the quarter ended December 31, 2011 where as the same was at Rs 37104.80 million for the quarter ended December 31, 2010. Total Income is Rs 431559.50 million for the quarter ended December 31, 2011 where as the same was at Rs 369668.70 million for the quarter ended December 31, 2010. Consequent to the notification of the "Acquisition of State Bank of India Commercial & International Bank Ltd Order, 2011" issued by the Govt. of India, the undertaking of State Bank of India Commercial & International Bank Ltd (SBICI) stands transferred to and vests in State Bank of India ("the Bank"), with effect from July 29, 2011, the effective date. The results for the quarter and nine months ended December 31, 2011 include the results of operations of the erstwhile SBICI for the period from July 29, 2011. Accordingly the figures of the previous period of the Bank are not comparable.