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February 5, 2011 1:39 PM

CBI gets notice on security concerns in 2G probe

A Delhi Court today issued notice to the CBI asking it to file a detailed report on whether its probe in the 2G spectrum case covers the aspect of national security as raised by Janta Party chief Subramanian Swamy in his complaint seeking prosecution of former Telecom Minister A Raja.During the hear...

February 5, 2011 1:30 PM

Govt notice to 17 in black money case

The Centre has served notices to 17 persons relating to the foreign Banks black money trail. Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee said in Kolkata today the details can be revealed in the open court when the matter comes for hearing. He said the prosecution had begun but it is not possible to reveal the...

February 5, 2011 12:35 PM

Thimphu may pave way for Indo-Pak talks

Foreign Secretary Nirupama Rao and her Pakistan counterpart Salman Bashir are likely to meet on Sunday on the Sidelines of SAARC meet in Thimpu in Bhutan. Ahead of the meeting, India has expressed the hope that Pakistan will come out with a satisfactory conclusion about what is required for the 26/1...

February 5, 2011 12:34 PM

Ban opinion polls, says CEC

A national seminar on electoral reforms is being held in Chandigarh today. This seminar is organised by Union Law Ministry and Election Commission of India. Issues like better management of elections, state funding of elections, criminalisation of politics and review of anti-defection law are being ...

February 5, 2011 12:32 PM

Govt notice to 17 in black money case

The Centre has served notices to 17 persons relating to the Swiss Banks black money trail. Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee said in Kolkata today the details can be revealed in the open court when the matter comes for hearing. He said the prosecution had begun but it is not possible to reveal their...

February 5, 2011 12:32 PM

‘Set up for panel on judges’ selection’

Former Judge of the Supreme Court Justice V R Krishna Iyer has appealed to the Prime Minister to set up an Appointment Commission for the selection of judges, after investigation into their integrity, patriotism and high values. In a letter, Justice Krishna Iyer said the reputation of judiciary was ...

February 5, 2011 8:36 AM

Justice has to be done by bringing to book 26/11 attackers: Rao

The Foreign Secretary Mrs. Nirupama Rao has asserted that justice will be done only when the perpetrators of Mumbai terror attacks are brought to the book. Mrs. Rao told this to newsmen in reply to a query whether she will raise this issue when she meets her Pakistani counterpart in Bhutan. She was ...

February 4, 2011 9:09 PM

More evacuations of Indian citizens could be under taken from Cairo:Rao

India has said that more evacuations of its citizens could be under taken from Cairo in Egypt, if needed. Calling the detention and mishandling of journalists in Cairo, unfortunate, the Foreign Secretary Mrs. Nirupama Rao today asked the Indian media to be in close touch with the Embassy. She said t...

February 4, 2011 9:03 PM

SC directs TRAI to evolve set of revenue sharing norms on interconnectivity

The Supreme Court today directed telecom regulator TRAI to evolve a new set of revenue sharing norms and other regulations on interconnectivity among operators for carrying calls of one network through others.A bench of Chief Justice S H Kapadia asked the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India to bri...

February 4, 2011 9:02 PM

All spectrum decisions since 2003-08 were wrong: Telecom Panel

The Shivraj Patil Committee has concluded that there were procedural lapses in the allocation of 2G Spectrum from 2003 when NDA was in power and later this continued during the UPA regime. The committee was set up to look into the procedural lapses in allocation of 2G spectrum licenses. The report s...

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