New Delhi: In a blow for former telecom minister A Raja, his former private secretary RK Chandolia and telecom firm Unitech, key witness AK Srivastav stood by his evidence against the three. Raja failed to dissuade the DoT official. During his cross examination, DoT official Srivastav reiterated that Chandolia at Raja's behest asked him if Unitech's application had come and also instructed that no application be taken after Unitech. Raja...
03:39 PM, Sep 11, 2012
New Delhi: The government is expecting "significant participation" from existing and new telecom operators in the spectrum auction scheduled to start from November 12, 2012. "We are expecting significant participation from the new operators and some of the existing operators which require additional spectrum may also participate in the auction," Telecom Secretary R Chandrashekhar said. Uninor and Sistema Shyam Teleservices are yet to confirm their participation in the upcoming auction...
06:57 PM, Aug 28, 2012
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday said the opinion of its Constitution Bench on the Presidential Reference arising out of its 2G Spectrum judgement will not have "undoing" impact on the verdict by which the allocation of 122 licences were cancelled. "All of us so far know that answers given to the Presidential Reference has no meaning to the case as it is not undoing the judgement. That will...
11:09 PM, Aug 27, 2012
The Supreme Court on Friday said that there was no prima facie evidence to show that Chidambaram got benefits from 2G deals. ...
06:16 PM, Aug 24, 2012
New Delhi: The Enforcement Directorate has questioned former telecom minister A Raja in connection with its money laundering probe in the 2G spectrum case. This is the first time that the ED has questioned Raja in the case. During questioning, ED investigators grilled Raja on various issues related to spectrum allocation under his ministership and also about his personal finances, sources said. Raja, according to sources, was also questioned about...
10:20 AM, Jul 12, 2012
Chennai: Former telecom minister A Raja, accused in the 2G spectrum scam, on Saturday said he would seek the permission of the court to grill Vinod Rai, the head of CAG which pegged at Rs 1.76 lakh crore as the presumptive loss due to the controversial spectrum allocation. "CAG report is meant for Parliament. For the first time in Indian judiciary, the CAG report is being treated as the basis...
09:29 PM, Jul 07, 2012
New Delhi: There was a full blown political battle between the Congress-led UPA and BJP-led NDA members at the Joint Parliamentary Committee meeting on the 2G scam on whether former telecom minister A Raja should be called to depose or not. The UPA members say if Raja is called, then all the concerned ministers of the previous NDA government must also be called. BJP leaders Yashwant Sinha and Jaswant Singh...
02:06 PM, Jun 19, 2012
New Delhi: Former telecom minister A Raja has been granted permission by a Delhi court to go to Tamil Nadu. He has been granted permission on the condition that he will not contact any witnesses in the 2G case. DMK leader MK Stalin will come to Delhi to meet him on Thursday. Raja has been allowed to go to Tamil Nadu as the 2G court is on a vacation. Raja...
12:45 PM, Jun 06, 2012
Now that all the 2G accused have been released on bail, where does the case stand? ...
10:33 PM, May 16, 2012
New Delhi: Former telecom minister A Raja, an accused in the 2G spectrum allocation scam case, on Tuesday evening walked out of the Tihar Jail, hours after being granted bail by the court of special Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) judge O P Saini in New Delhi. The 49-year-old DMK leader was granted bail on a surety of Rs 25 lakh after spending 15 months in jail. Raja was the...
07:27 PM, May 15, 2012
New Delhi: Two words - bail granted and the celebrations began. Special Judge OP Saini's order was greeted with spontaneous applause by A Raja's supporters inside and outside the court. Going by the celebrations, it seems more like the former Telecom Minister has been acquitted rather than been granted bail. So it's important to note, that while these celebrations will continue, so will the trial on a day-to-day basis. DMK...
06:53 PM, May 15, 2012
New Delhi: As former telecom minister A Raja got bail on Tuesday in the 2G Scam, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) said that the case does not end with the bail. "These are matters of the courts and the law, so we don't want to comment on this. The case doesn't end with his bail. Several people are accused in the case," BJP spokesperson Shahnawaz Hussain said. Meanwhile, the DMK...
01:35 PM, May 15, 2012
New Delhi: A Delhi court on Tuesday granted bail to former telecom minister A Raja in the 2G spectrum scam. The court has asked A Raja to submit Rs 25 lakh as surety. Raja has also been directed not to visit Tamil Nadu without the court's prior permission. A Raja had been in jail for the past 15 months and this was the first time that he had applied for...
12:46 PM, May 15, 2012
New Delhi: On, February 2, 2011, the first arrest in the Rs 30,000 crore 2G scam was made as former telecom minister A Raja was arrested. Fifteen months and 13 days later, the main accused, A Raja, is all set to walk out of jail after he was granted bail on Tuesday. This was the first time that the former telecom minister sought bail from the 2g court, even though...
09:48 AM, May 15, 2012
New Delhi: It is a crucial day for former telecom minister A Raja. After 15 months in the jail over the 2G scam, a Delhi court is likely to pronounce its verdict on his bail plea. This is the first time that he has sought bail in the 15 months that he's been in jail since his arrest in February, 2011. Special CBI Judge OP Saini had on May 11...
02:23 AM, May 15, 2012
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