New Delhi: DMK chief M Karunanidhi on Saturday met Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Congress president Sonia Gandhi, the first such meeting the Tamil Nadu leader had with the two Congres leaders after their alliance's rout in the April 13 state Assembly polls. Karunanidhi, accompanied by his wife Rajathi, went to Gandhi's 10-Janpath residence this morning and held discussions for about 30 minutes. Sources said the DMK patriarch enquired about...
08:20 PM, Oct 22, 2011
New Delhi: After a court in Delhi decided that Kanimozhi would stand trial in the 2G spectrum case, DMK chief M Karunanidhi met with her in Tihar Jail on Saturday. Kanimozhi has been in jail since May 21 in connection with the 2G case. Earlier M Karunanidhi met Congress president Sonia Gandhi, the first such meeting between the two leaders after their alliance's rout in the April 13 Tami Nadu...
06:44 PM, Oct 22, 2011
Vijay Aggarwal, counsel for Shahid Balwa, Vinod Goenka and others said the next step is to challenge the trial courts order. ...
06:15 PM, Oct 22, 2011
New Delhi: With a Delhi court framing charges against 17 persons in 2G case, BJP on Saturday demanded a CBI probe to ascertain the role of then Finance Minister P Chidambaram in the scam and insisted that he should either step down or be sacked to facilitate a fair investigation. A special CBI court on Saturday framed charges like criminal conspiracy, breach of trust, cheating and forgery against former Telecom...
06:01 PM, Oct 22, 2011
Salman Khurshid said when charges are framed and the case is in the court, it is not right to comment on it. ...
04:57 PM, Oct 22, 2011
The key petitioner in the 2G scam Subramanian Swamy said he hoped the trial will conclude in six months. ...
03:09 PM, Oct 22, 2011
RK Chandolia's lawyer Vijay Agarwal said all the accused have been booked under IPC section 120 and 409. ...
01:25 PM, Oct 22, 2011
Lawyer Majid Menon said in a matter of such an importance its important to read the order carefully. ...
01:14 PM, Oct 22, 2011
New Delhi: DMK leader TKS Elangovan on Saturday, reacting to the special CBi court's order on all 17 accused, said that the party will fight the charges in the 2G Scam in court. He also said that the party will seek bail for its MP Kanimozhi, who has been charged with criminal breach of trust under Section 409. "Denying bail to those accused is wrong as all the accused have...
12:43 PM, Oct 22, 2011
All 17 accused in the 2G scam case were charged under IPC Section 409. Here are the details of all of the charges. ...
12:32 PM, Oct 22, 2011
New Delhi: Former telecom minister A Raja, DMK MP Kanimozhi along with 12 other people and three companies, who have been accused in the 2G spectrum allocation scam case, will be charged under Indian Penal Code Section 409 (criminal breach of trust by public servant, or by banker, merchant or agent). The maximum punishment if convicted for criminal breach of trust is life term while the minimum punishment is seven...
12:00 PM, Oct 22, 2011
New Delhi: A special CBI court in Delhi is likely to frame charges on Saturday against 17 people accused in the 2G spectrum allocation scam including former telecom minister A Raja and DMK MP Kanimozhi. Special Judge OP Saini will decide whether the accused will be charged under criminal breach of trust or not. Under criminal breach of trust charge, an accused if convicted, can be given a life sentence....
06:18 AM, Oct 22, 2011
New Delhi: On a day when Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee suggested the Comptroller and Auditor General has not exceeded its jurisdiction while handling the 2G scam, there are varying views. CNN-IBN has accessed a copy of a Law Ministry note sent to the Telecom Ministry which is critical of the CAG. The question is whether the government is speaking in two voices on the powers of the CAG. The 8-page...
08:04 PM, Oct 19, 2011
New Delhi: Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee on Wednesday backed the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) in the context of reports on various scams, saying the government auditor has not exceeded his jurisdiction. "I am making it clear that I do not think that CAG is exceeding its jurisdiction or things like that, because basic responsibility of the CAG is to identify, if there is any, lapse," he said during a...
02:26 PM, Oct 19, 2011
New Delhi: Media should "hold itself back a bit", says Union Law Minister Salman Khurshid, reflecting growing concern over "trial by the media". Arguments are going on in the Supreme Court in the 2G matter and later the same matter gets discussed in TV studios with one particular anchor playing the judge, he told PTI in an interview. "Now two trials cannot go on for the same guy. There will...
10:55 AM, Oct 16, 2011
Umaria: Alleging that the Congress-led UPA government was neck deep in corruption, BJP leader LK Advani on Friday said that the day was not far when the government would have to call its Cabinet meeting in Tihar Jail. "It is really unfortunate for Indian democracy that the UPA ministers, neck deep in corruption, are going to jail. It appears that the sad day is not far when the UPA government...
08:17 AM, Oct 15, 2011
Mumbai: Maran family-owned broadcasting firm Sun TV tumbled by as much as 16 per cent in early trade on the bourses on Monday after CBI conducted raids on the premises of owner Kalanithi Maran and his brother, former Telecom Minister Dayanidhi Maran. CBI conducted raids on the premises of the Maran brothers in Delhi and Chennai after registering a case against the former Telecom Minister in connection with the controversial...
10:27 AM, Oct 10, 2011
Political commentator and Thuglak Editor Cho Ramaswamy says the CBI may mess up the 2G scam probe. ...
10:04 AM, Oct 10, 2011
Chennai: The CBI on Monday conducted raids at former telecom minister Dayanidhi Maran's residence in connection with the 2G spectrum scam. An FIR was registered against the Maran brothers - Dayanidhi Maran, Kalanidhi Maran, Ralph Marshall and T Anandakrishnan on Sunday, under the Prevention of Corruption Act. The CBI conducted searches in Chennai, Hyderabad and Delhi. The CBI also conducted raids at Apollo Group's Sunita Reddy's residence. Reddy, who has...
08:04 AM, Oct 10, 2011
New Delhi: The Department of Telecom has decided to terminate 13 UAS licences issued to Swan Telecom, the company alleged to be a beneficiary of the 2G scam. It has also been accused of acting as a front for Reliance Telecom. The DoT has now sought a second opinion from the law ministry. The DoT is finalising a show cause notice to Etisalat DB, formerly Swan Telecom. The draft show...
07:12 AM, Oct 09, 2011
