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MNP shocks Reliance Communications 13 August 2014
Anil Ambani's Reliance Communications is the biggest loser in the Mobile Number Portability [MNP] that was introduced in the country couple of years back. Telecom Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad said in Parliament that over 10 crores people out of the...
Keywords: Mobile Number Portability, Reliance Communications, Telecom Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad., Idea Cellular
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Government fails in free roaming calls policy 09 April 2012
According to sources, the department of telecommunications (DoT) is ready with the draft of the National Telecom Policy (NTP) but has not sent the same to the concerned ministries. Consumers of telecom and broadband are not happy as the deadline...
Keywords: Telecom Minister Kapil Sibal, Cabinet approval, Cabinet approval, department of telecommunications
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2G scam: Raja misled Manmohan, changed cut-off date to favour firms, CBI says 15 April 2015
The CBI on Wednesday told a special court that former telecom minister A Raja had misled the then Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on policy matters pertaining to 2G spectrum allocation.Raja had deliberately advanced the cut off date to favour accused...
Keywords: Nira Radia, Nira Radia, Kanimozhi, A. Raja
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Team Anna ends fast today 03 August 2012
9 days into the hunger strike, the anti-corruption crusader and his team had announced that they would stop the fast today on Friday. The end to the meagerly followed fasting agitation came after the team had made a decision to...
Keywords: Team Anna, Ramlila Maidan, Political Alternative, Ramlila Maidan
Read More ED files charge sheet on Raja, Kanimozhi 25 April 2014
The Enforcement Directorate [ED] has filed charge sheet against former Telecom Minister A Raja and DMK MP Kanimozhi in connection with the 2G spectrum scam. A total of 17 members names were added in the charge sheet and interestingly it...
Keywords: DMK MP Kanimozhi, 2G spectrum scam, former Telecom Minister A Raja, ED files charge sheet on Raja - Kanimozhi
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Raja hits on Vahanvati 24 March 2013
Ex Telecom Minister A.Raja points his finger towards the Attorney General G.E.Vahanvati before the Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC), along with the Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and the President of India Pranab Mukherjee who was External Affairs Minister at that time...
Keywords: manmohan singh, pranab mukherjee, manmohan singh, ex telecom minister
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SC grants bail to 5 in 2G case, raises hopes on bail pleas of Kani 23 November 2011
The Supreme Court today granted bail to five corporate executives in the 2G scam raising hopes on the bail applications of other accused in the case including former Telecom Minister A Raja and DMK MP Kanimozhi who have been in...
Keywords: bail plea of A. Raja, 2G spectrum, First bail in 2G case, bail plea of Kanimozhi
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Maran's assets worth Rs 742 Crore attached in Aircel-Maxis deal 02 April 2015
In a fresh trouble for former Union telecom minister and DMK leader Dayanidhi Maran and his brother Kalanidhi, the Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Wednesday attached properties worthRs 742 crore in connection with its probe into the 2G scam investigations.The agency...
Keywords: money-laundering case, Union Telecom Minister, Kalanithi Maran, money-laundering case
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Any state, same number 14 December 2012
Kapil Sibal the Telecom Minister has announced that by Feb 2013, all of India would be able to change to any state and any network without changing their number. This Mobile Number portability MNP, which is currently applicable withing the...
Keywords: mobile number portability, roaming charges, roaming charges, nationwide MNP by Feb
Read More Maran serves notice on Tehelka 31 May 2011
Union Textiles minister Dayanidhi Maran today issued legal notice to the management of the Tehelka magazine for publishing a story against him saying that he had favoured telecom licenses to certain companies in 2006 when he was the communication minister....
Keywords: Tehelka magazine, 2G licenses, Tehelka magazine, Tehelka magazine
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Former Telecom Minister grilled by ED 12 July 2012
For the first time ever the Enforcement Directorate (ED) officials questioned the former Telecom Minister A Raja, at the national capital. As per sources, the long hours of grilling by the ED sleuths included the various transactions during the time...
Keywords: News from tamil nadu, raja, Ed, case
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2G scam Raja questioned by ED for the first time 12 July 2012
The Enforcement Directorate has questioned telecom minister A raja for the very first time regarding his involvement in the 2G spectrum case. Raja was questioned by the ED regarding his involvement in the 2G spectrum scam during the money laundering...
Keywords: Prevention of Money Laundering Act, Enforcement Directorate, Prevention of Money Laundering Act, Enforcement Directorate
Read More Kani too blames PM, PC in 2G scam 23 August 2011
Like the former Telecom Minister A. Raja, DMK MP Ms. Kanimozhi too tried to implicate the Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and the then Finance Minister P. Chidambaram in the 2G spectrum scam. Kanimozhi’s lawyer Sushil Kumar told the special CBI...
Keywords: former Telecom Minister A. Raja, 2G spectrum scam, Kanimozhi, 2G spectrum scam
Read More Kanimozhi blames Raja for scam 06 May 2011
Tamil Nadu chief minister M. Karunanidhi’s daughter and DMK MP, Ms. Kanimozhi today appeared before the CBI special court in Delhi and applied for bail while her lawyer Ram Jethmalani defended her saying that the entire conspiracy in the 2G...
Keywords: Kanimozhi, former telecom minister A Raja, former telecom minister A Raja, 2G spectrum scam
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