India may have to cut price to save airwave auction Sistema emerged as the only operator bidding in an auction of airwaves in India, a sign that the government may have to drop the reserve price of remaining airwaves to attract interest, analysts said. ...  
12:21 AM, Feb 26, 2013

Second round of spectrum sale could be a flop show The second round of 2G spectrum sale is virtually set to be a flop show as there is no applicant for GSM band of radiowaves while Sistema Shyam is the only firm for CDMA band at close of deadline on Monday for applying to take part in the auction. While no application was received for the GSM band spectrum at the close of deadline, Russian Sistema's Indian joint venture, Sistema...  
07:29 PM, Feb 25, 2013

Telecom licence renewal decision in 2 weeks: Govt The Centre on Friday informed the Delhi High Court that the renewal of licences for 900 MHz spectrum of three leading mobile service operators would be decided within two weeks. "The government will decide their applications (for renewal of licences) within two weeks as per the law," Additional Solicitor General (ASG) AS Chandhiok told a bench of Justice Rajiv Shakdher. ...  
06:15 PM, Feb 22, 2013

Last date for spectrum auction application Feb 25 The Department of Telecommunication (DoT) has extended last date of application for spectrum auction to February 25. In an announcement on Wednesday evening, DoT made amendments to its notice inviting application in which it announced new dates in the schedule for auction. ...  
12:46 PM, Feb 21, 2013

International stars make beeline for Indian Badminton League World's best players like Mathias Boe and Cartsen Mogensen from Denmark have also sent their confirmation to go under the hammer. ...  
06:44 PM, Feb 18, 2013

Violin from band that played as Titanic sank to be auctioned The violin believed to have belonged to Wallace Hartley - the heroic band master who played, as the iconic ship Titanic sank - is expected to fetch a record price as it goes under the hammer here. The violin, if proven authentic, will have incredibly survived the tragedy in which more than 1500 people lost their lives in the Atlantic ocean on April 15, 1912. ...  
05:18 PM, Feb 18, 2013

Telecom firms not part of new 2G auction won't operate: SC The Supreme Court on Friday ruled that the telecom firms whose licences were cancelled and didn't participate in fresh auction for 2G spectrum will cease to operate forthwith. Sistema and Tata Tele were among those who did not bid in the auction. ...  
11:14 AM, Feb 15, 2013

No 2G spectrum for unsuccessful bidders, says SC Unsuccessful bidders and telecom companies which opted out of participating in the first round of fresh auction for 2G spectrum following cancellation of their licences by last year's order would not be allowed to continue their service, the Supreme Court said on February 11. ...  
01:39 PM, Feb 12, 2013

Rare Mahatma Gandhi letter up for auction in UK A letter written by Mahatma Gandhi to the British authorities in 1943 arguing against wasteful expenditure of putting him under house arrest has made it to an UK auction. ...  
02:56 AM, Feb 10, 2013

IPL 6: Outstanding payments are a sobering reality All that glitters is not gold when it comes to the lucrative world of the IPL, as evident by many player concerns. ...  
06:13 PM, Feb 07, 2013

CSK and Pune made clever buys at IPL-6 auction: Sanjeeb Mukherjea The sixth edition of the IPL is scheduled for 3rd April to 26th May. CNN-IBN's chief cricket correspondent Sanjeeb Mukherjea joined IBNLive readers for an interaction on IPL 6 players' auction. ...  
06:29 PM, Feb 05, 2013

Who said what after the IPL 6 players' auction The players' auction for IPL 6 saw 37 of 108 players getting sold to different franchises. Here we put together what some of them had to say on twitter after their selection or rejection. ...  
09:45 AM, Feb 04, 2013

We have a well balanced team: Kris Srikkanth

Kris Srikkanth, co-mentor of the new outfit Sunrisers Hyderabad, asserts that they have a well balanced team at disposal. ...
09:08 PM, Feb 03, 2013

IPL 6 wasn't a huge auction: Rajiv Shukla

The IPL chairman Rajiv Shukla said that franchises wanted to only fill specific slots in their squads, adding that a full-fledged auction will be held next year. ...
08:52 PM, Feb 03, 2013

IPL 6 auction was only for specific needs: Shukla Shukla said that franchises wanted to only fill specific slots in their squads, adding that a full-fledged auction will be held next year. ...  
05:39 PM, Feb 03, 2013

Vodafone seeks allotment of spectrum for 14 circles won in November Alleging delay in allocation of airwaves, Vodafone India has asked government to "immediately allot spectrum" for 14 circles secured in the November 2012 auction for which it has already made required payments. ...  
03:52 PM, Feb 03, 2013

IPL6 auction expected to be a low-key affair

The IPL6 auction is going to be staged on Sunday in Chennai. 108 players are under the hammer. ...
10:41 AM, Feb 03, 2013

IPL 6 players' auction: as it happened While Australians Michael Clarke and Ricky Ponting were bought by Pune Warriors and Mumbai Indians respectively. ...  
08:56 AM, Feb 03, 2013