Thursday, November 11, 2010

Government defends Telecom Minister A Raja in court

Government defends Telecom Minister A Raja in court

Government defends Telecom Minister A Raja in court

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The government has told the Supreme Court that the policies of Telecom Minister A Raja – and his controversial allocation of 2G spectrum – have not caused any losses to the government.


Government defends 'Telecom Raja' in Supreme Court

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The Department of Telecommunications (DoT) has filed an affidavit in the Supreme Court defending 2G allotment made by Telecom Minister, A Raja. It says the government has suffered no losses on account of the 2g spectrum allocation in January 2008. The CAG in its report has claimed that the losses from that sepctrum allocation could be as high as Rs 1.76 lakh crore.


Is DMK prepping for 'Telecom Raja' to go?

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On record, the DMK stubbornly maintains that its A Raja will not resign as Telecom Minister despite an unflinching indictment of his role in the 2G scam – the report that blames him was prepared by the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG). But privately, sources say DMK chief M Karunandhi will study the CAG report on Friday in detail to decide whether it is untenable to keep Raja in office.


Now, battle for Maharashtra portfolios

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As the new Maharashtra Chief Minister-designate and his deputy Ajit Pawar, get ready to be sworn in today, a big race for portfolios in the Maharashtra government has begun.


DMK adamant that 'Telecom Raja' won't quit

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Rarely has a serving minister been so ferociously pulled up for breaking the rules. Despite the profuse criticism of A Raja by a report of the government's auditor, the DMK says the Telecom Minister has no need to resign.


Ruchika case: SPS Rathore gets bail from Supreme Court

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Former Haryana top cop, SPS Rathore, who was found guilty of molesting teenager Ruchika Girhotra in 1990, has been granted bail by the Supreme Court. The court has, however, asked Rathore not to leave the country.


Parliament storm over former RSS chief's Sonia remark

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Parliament was paralysed for the second day with the opposition storming the Well in both Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha demanding ouster of Telecom Minister A Raja, while Congress members denounced the RSS for KS Sudarshan's anti-Sonia Gandhi remarks.


Aman Kachroo case: Guilty get four years in jail

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Four medical students have been found guilty of culpable homicide in the Aman Kachroo case, and have been sentenced to four years in jail. In 2009, Aman Kachroo, a first-year student at a medical college in Himachal Pradesh was severely and persistently ragged by seniors who were allegedly drunk. On March 7, 2009, four MBBS students attacked him so brutally in the boys' hostel that he was rushed to hospital the next day.


Ruchika case: SPS Rathore gets bail from Supreme Court

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SPS Rathore, Haryana's senior-most policemen, has been granted bail by the Supreme Court in Ruchika Girhotra molestation case.


Pilot slams brakes, 7 tyres of Goa flight deflate

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The pilot of an Aeroflot charter flight from Goa to Moscow hit his brakes after a birdhit during take-off this morning. Seven tyres ended up deflated as a result.


Prithviraj Chavan to be sworn in today

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The new Maharashtra Chief Minister-designate and his deputy Ajit Pawar, will be sworn on Thursday afternoon. Last night, the two called on Governor K Sankaranarayan to submit letters of support and stake claim to form the next government in the state. Ajit Pawar was accompanied by other NCP leaders, including the man he replaces as Deputy CM, Chhagan Bhujbal, but sacked Chief Minister Ashok Chavan was missing in the Congress entourage that was with Prithviraj Chavan.


Trivandrum airport: Row over user fee for new terminal

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Even before passengers could rejoice the starting of the new terminal of Trivandrum International Airport, their happiness has been cut short due to high User Development Fee(UDF) levied.


Can the PM sack DMK’s A Raja?

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From being a lawyer in rural Tamil Nadu to becoming the Telecom Minister, A Raja has come a long way, but with the Opposition demanding his ouster over 2G spectrum allotment, will he resign? No way, say DMK sources. The reason: Raja has emerged as the dalit face of the DMK, and enjoys a good rapport with his party chief Karunanidhi.


Four seniors guilty of ragging Aman Kachroo to death

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Four medical students have been found guilty of culpable homicide in the Aman Kachroo case. In 2009, Aman Kachroo, a first-year student at a medical college in Himachal Pradesh was severely and persistently ragged by seniors who were allegedly drunk. On March 7, 2009, four MBBS students attacked him so brutally in the boys' hostel that he was rushed to hospital the next day.


Adarsh scam: RTI commissioner blocked query?

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The Right To Information or RTI is one tool meant to nail the corrupt. But what if a person in position within the RTI is involved in the Adrash Society scam?


Both Houses of Parliament adjourned till noon

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The Opposition's demand for the sacking of A Raja from the post of Telecom Minister got louder and shriller today, as both Houses of Parliament were adjourned till noon after uproar over certain remarks by a former RSS chief on Sonia Gandhi and Opposition seeking Raja's ouster on 2G spectrum controversy.


30 students taken ill after eating mid-day meal

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Altogether 30 students of a secondary school in Bihar's Jehanabad district were taken ill after eating mid-day meal which was suspected to have been contaminated, District Magistrate Palaki Sahni said.


SIT questions former Teesta aide Rais Khan

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The Supreme Court-appointed Special Investigation Team (SIT), probing the 2002 post-Godhra riot cases, today recorded the statement of Rais Khan for nearly five hours, following a court order to probe the allegations made by him against social activist Teesta Setalvad.


Who is Ajit Pawar?

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Maharashtra's Deputy Chief Minister-designate Ajit Pawar has always been known in state political circles as the real power centre in Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) founded by his uncle, Sharad Pawar, 11 years ago. Fondly known as Ajit`dada' among supporters and political rivals alike, the 51-year-old was the youngest Minister in the Congress-led Vilasrao Deshmukh government which came to power in 1999.


No evidence to back charges against Rathore: CBI

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The CBI today said it had found no evidence to support the allegations made by Ruchika Girhotra's family against former Haryana Police Chief SPS Rathore, at present serving 18-month jail sentence for molesting the teenager in 1990, and filed a closure report in a court here.


Sen will be second judge to face impeachment process

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Calcutta High Court judge Soumitra Sen will be the second judge in Independent India to face impeachment proceedings after the process to oust a Supreme Court judge was politically defeated 17 years back.


CAG slams Raja for ‘ignoring advice on 2G without logic’

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In huge embarrassment for the UPA government, a day after NDTV reported that the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) had found that the 2G spectrum auction caused losses to the tune of Rs 1.76 lakh crores, more details are emerging about what the damning report says.


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