New Delhi: Three top executives of Reliance Telecom Ltd on Thursday moved the Delhi High Court challenging the trial court order framing charges against them in the 2G spectrum case. Justice VK Shali asked Reliance ADAG officials - Group Managing Director Gautam Doshi, Senior Vice President Hari Nair and Group President Surendra Pipara - to file short synopsis in addition to their petition against framing of criminal charges against them...
01:30 PM, Dec 22, 2011
New Delhi: A former aide of A Raja on Wednesday told a local court that corporate lobbyist Nira Radia used to call him "many times" on phone to inquire about the "whereabouts" of former telecom minister. Asservartham Aychar, former additional private secretary of Raja, also claimed that during one of the telephone conversations Radia told him to pass on a message to the then minister that she had sorted his...
09:58 PM, Dec 21, 2011
London: Essar Energy Chairman Ravi Ruia on Wednesday announced his decision to step down from the post amid CBI claiming that Essar group suppressed facts related to its equity holding in Loop Telecom, an allegation denied by the conglomerate. Essar Group is surprised and disappointed by the stand taken by the CBI, Essar Energy said in a statement. Meanwhile, Ravi Ruia has voluntarily decided to temporarily step aside as Chairman...
07:36 PM, Dec 21, 2011
New Delhi: The promoters of Essar Group and Loop Telecom were among the five persons who were directed to appear on January 27 before a Delhi Court which on Wednesday took cognizance of the CBI charge sheet arising out of the probe in the 2G scam case against them. "I have carefully gone through the copy of the FIR, supplementary charge sheet, statement of witnesses and related documents. On the...
05:57 PM, Dec 21, 2011
New Delhi: Essar group on Wednesday said the special 2G court had no jurisdiction in taking cognisance of the CBI chargesheet filed against its five officials and three companies, and said it would be taking legal recourse in this regard. The company said in a statement that it has been "advised that the special court has no jurisdiction in matters where no corruption charges have been alleged. Essar will take...
05:43 PM, Dec 21, 2011
New Delhi: Unitech MD Sanjay Chandra's plea to visit Singapore has been rejected by a Delhi court on Tuesday. Chandra, an accused in the 2G case, wanted to visit Singapore for the treatment of his minor son, who has been diagnosed with diabetes. Chandra moved an application before Special CBI Judge OP Saini seeking release of his passport which was surrendered before the court following the conditions laid down by...
05:36 PM, Dec 20, 2011
New Delhi: The Department of Economic Affairs of the Finance Ministry will depose before the Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC). This came a day after Joint Parliamentary Committee met on the loss due to the 2G scam and grilled CAG Vinod Rai. Tuesday's deposition is regarding an internal note by the Finance Ministry on the 2G case with reference to the then finance minister P Chidambaram. The note had not only...
09:19 AM, Dec 20, 2011
New Delhi: BJP leader Venkaiah Naidu slammed the Home Minister P Chidambaram on Saturday saying he is trying to mislead the public in the 2G scam case. Criticising Chidambaram, Naidu said that the BJP will not let go off the allegations against the Home Minister easily. "The Home Minister and Home Minister Secretary are trying to mislead the people. We are not going to leave this matter like this," Naidu...
01:25 PM, Dec 17, 2011
New Delhi: Janata Party President Subramanian Swamy's deposition against Home Minister P Chidambaram will continue on January 7 in the 2G spectrum scam case. The special CBI court sought certified copies of documents from Parliament and concerned departments. The documents sought are the ones on which Swamy relied to prove his case against Chidambaram. After the Delhi court deferred the hearing till January 7, Swamy said, "Happy to note that...
10:32 AM, Dec 17, 2011
New Delhi: The special trial court set up to hear the case against Essar and Loop Telecom in the 2G spectrum allocation case, is yet to take cognizance of the chargesheet filed against both companies. The court on Saturday reserved its decision on the chargesheet till December 21. The trial court was supposed to decide whether to take cognizance of the Central Bureau of Investigation's (CBI) chargesheet against Essar and...
06:55 AM, Dec 17, 2011
New Delhi: Janata Party President Subramanium Swamy will appear as a witness before a special CBI court in Delhi on Saturday which is hearing the 2G spectrum scam case and give his testimony on the alleged role of Home Minister P Chidambaram in the scam. Subramanian Swamy on Saturday said, "I shall be meeting as a complainant. My statement will be recorded. I plan to introduce the new document. We...
06:07 AM, Dec 17, 2011
New Delhi: The Delhi High Court on Friday rejected the bail plea of former telecom secretary Siddharth Behura in the 2G spectrum scam. The former telecom secretary was arrested along with former telecom minister A Raja on February 2 in the 2G scam. He has been charged with criminal conspiracy, cheating and forgery. "The bail application is dismissed," Justice VK Shali told a jam-packed courtroom, pronouncing his judgement on Behura's...
02:48 PM, Dec 16, 2011
New Delhi: The Delhi High Court is likely to pronounce its order on the bail plea of former telecom secretary Siddharth Behura in the 2G spectrum scam. The former telecom secretary was arrested along with former telecom minister A Raja on February 2 in the 2G scam. He has been charged with criminal conspiracy, cheating and forgery. The court had reserved its order on Behura's bail plea on December 1...
08:07 AM, Dec 16, 2011
New Delhi: Continuing its boycott of Home Minister P Chidambaram, opposition BJP and AIADMK on Wednesday created ruckus in Rajya Sabha whenever the minister rose to answer queries put to him during the Question Hour. "Chidambaram istifa do (Chidambaram quit)," they shouted, demanding the Home Minister's resignation for his alleged role in irregularities in allotment of 2G telecom spectrum when he was the Finance Minister. When he rose to reply...
01:01 PM, Dec 14, 2011
New Delhi: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has filed another chargesheet against Essar and Loop Telecom in the 2G spectrum allocation scam case. Essar has been charged with controlling Loop Telecom through a stake in Vodafone. The 106-page chargesheet, third in the telecom scam case, names five individuals and three companies and there are 32000 pages of additional documents. In the chargesheet CBI has named Essar Promoter Director Anshuman...
03:36 PM, Dec 12, 2011
New Delhi: Communications Minister Kapil Sibal on Saturday strongly refuted accusations by Janata Party chief Subramanian Swamy that P Chidambaram as then finance minister had a role in the spectrum scam and should be prosecuted, but the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has dismissed the contention and said that his role should be properly investigated. Sibal said Chidambaram was being maligned by the opposition, although he as the then finance minister...
12:51 AM, Dec 11, 2011
New Delhi: A special CBI court on Thursday admitted Janata Party president Subramanian Swamy's plea to argue his case against Home Minister P Chidambaram in the 2G scam case. Speaking to CNN-IBN, Swamy said that the court's order has enabled him to put forth a strong case against the Home Minister, who he alleges is as guilty as former telecom minister A Raja in the spectrum allocation. Here's the transcript...
12:45 PM, Dec 08, 2011
New Delhi: The NDA coalition on Thursday said that it will continue to boycott Home Minister P Chidambaram in Parliament and also sought his resignation over the 2G scam allegation made by Janata Party President Subramanian Swamy. BJP leader Venkaiah Naidu, demanding Chidambaram's resignation, said that the trial court's order to allow Swamy to depose in the 2G case has strengthened the party's stand. "Chidambaram should have resigned when the...
11:44 AM, Dec 08, 2011
New Delhi: DMK MP Kanimozhi is expected to return to Delhi on Tuesday to attend the hearing of the 2G case. Kanimozhi had gone back to her home in Chennai last week after she was released on bail after over 190 days of arrest. Kanimozhi was granted bail on the grounds that she is a woman and mother to a small child. Kanimozhi on Saturday said that she will prove...
06:29 AM, Dec 06, 2011
New Delhi: DMK MP Kanimozhi, who was recently granted bail in the 2G spectrum allocation scam case, said on Sunday that she will continue with her political career. "I will continue the political career as my father has brought me to this field. DMK and me will together face the 2G case and will decide about the party posting later," Kanimozhi said. After over six months in Tihar Jail, DMK...
12:53 PM, Dec 04, 2011
