Telecom minister

2G scam: Raja misled Manmohan, changed cut-off date to favour firms, CBI says 15 April 2015

The CBI on Wednesday told a special court that former telecom minister A Raja had misled the then Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on policy matters pertaining to 2G spectrum allocation.Raja had deliberately advanced the cut off date to favour accused...

Keywords: 2G scam, Unitech Wireless Ltd, Kanimozhi, Nira Radia

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Any state, same number 14 December 2012

Kapil Sibal the Telecom Minister has announced that by Feb 2013, all of India would be able to change  to any state and any network without changing their number. This Mobile Number portability  MNP, which is currently applicable withing the...

Keywords: nationwide MNP by Feb, roaming charges, nationwide MNP, mobile number portability

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ED files charge sheet on Raja, Kanimozhi 25 April 2014

The Enforcement Directorate [ED] has filed charge sheet against former Telecom Minister A Raja and DMK MP Kanimozhi in connection with the 2G spectrum scam. A total of 17 members names were added in the charge sheet and interestingly it...

Keywords: 2G spectrum scam, former Telecom Minister A Raja, Enforcement Directorate, Quick News

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Maran's assets worth Rs 742 Crore attached in Aircel-Maxis deal 02 April 2015

In a fresh trouble for former Union telecom minister and DMK leader Dayanidhi Maran and his brother Kalanidhi, the Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Wednesday attached properties worthRs 742 crore in connection with its probe into the 2G scam investigations.The agency...

Keywords: Maxis Group, Sun Group, Sun Group, money-laundering case

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Maran serves notice on Tehelka 31 May 2011

Union Textiles minister Dayanidhi Maran today issued legal notice to the management of the Tehelka magazine for publishing a story against him saying that he had favoured telecom licenses to certain companies in 2006 when he was the communication minister....

Keywords: Union Textiles minister Dayanidhi Maran, 2G licenses, Tehelka magazine, 2G licenses

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SC grants bail to 5 in 2G case, raises hopes on bail pleas of Kani 23 November 2011

The Supreme Court today granted bail to five corporate executives in the 2G scam raising hopes on the bail applications of other accused in the case including former Telecom Minister A Raja and DMK MP Kanimozhi who have been in...

Keywords: DMK MP Kanimozhi, bail plea of Kanimozhi, First bail in 2G case, bail plea of A. Raja

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2G scam Raja questioned by ED for the first time 12 July 2012

The Enforcement Directorate has questioned telecom minister A raja for the very first time regarding his involvement in the 2G spectrum case. Raja was questioned by the ED regarding his involvement in the 2G spectrum scam during the money laundering...

Keywords: Enforcement Directorate, Raja, telecom minister, 2G scam

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Former Telecom Minister grilled by ED 12 July 2012

For the first time ever the Enforcement Directorate (ED) officials questioned the former Telecom Minister A Raja, at the national capital. As per sources, the long hours of grilling by the ED sleuths included the various transactions during the time...

Keywords: news flash from tamilnadu, telecom, raja, telecom

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Team Anna ends fast today 03 August 2012

9 days into the hunger strike, the anti-corruption crusader and his team had announced that they would stop the fast today on Friday. The end to the meagerly followed fasting agitation came after the team had made a decision to...

Keywords: Team Anna, Union Telecom Minister, Ramlila Maidan, Union Telecom Minister

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Raja hits on Vahanvati 24 March 2013

Ex Telecom Minister A.Raja points his finger towards the Attorney General G.E.Vahanvati before the Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC), along with the Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and the President of India Pranab Mukherjee who was External Affairs Minister at that time...

Keywords: vahanvati attorney general, vahanvati attorney general, pranab mukherjee, vahanvati attorney general

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MNP shocks Reliance Communications 13 August 2014

Anil Ambani's Reliance Communications is the biggest loser in the Mobile Number Portability [MNP] that was introduced in the country couple of years back. Telecom Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad said in Parliament that over 10 crores people out of the...

Keywords: Reliance Communications, Vodafone, Reliance Communications, Vodafone

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Kani too blames PM, PC in 2G scam 23 August 2011

Like the former Telecom Minister A. Raja, DMK MP Ms. Kanimozhi too tried to implicate the Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and the then Finance Minister P. Chidambaram in the 2G spectrum scam. Kanimozhi’s lawyer Sushil Kumar told the special CBI...

Keywords: Finance Minister P. Chidambaram, Finance Minister P. Chidambaram, role of PM in 2G Scam, DMK MP Ms. Kanimozhi

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Government fails in free roaming calls policy 09 April 2012

According to sources, the department of telecommunications (DoT) is ready with the draft of the National Telecom Policy (NTP) but has not sent the same to the concerned ministries. Consumers of telecom and broadband are not happy as the deadline...

Keywords: voice and free roaming, voice and free roaming, Telecom Minister Kapil Sibal, Cabinet approval

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Kanimozhi blames Raja for scam 06 May 2011

Tamil Nadu chief minister M. Karunanidhi’s daughter and DMK MP, Ms. Kanimozhi today appeared before the CBI special court in Delhi and applied for bail while her lawyer Ram Jethmalani defended her saying that the entire conspiracy in the 2G...

Keywords: Karunanidhi’s daughter, 2G Spectrum scandal, 2G spectrum scam, Kanimozhi

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