2g Scam

Cong attacks BJP on 2G spectrum, says BJP's 'hypocrisy knows no bounds'

The Congress on Saturday said the BJP's "hypocrisy knows no bounds" and alleged that while it called the administrative allocation of 2G spectrum under the UPA a "scam", the Narendra Modi government was now seeking permission from the Supreme Court to "give away spectrum" without an auction. The opposition party's attack came after the Centre on Monday moved the Supreme Court seeking modification of its verdict in the 2G spectrum case which said the State was duty bound to adopt the auction route while transferring or alienating the country's natural resources. A top source, however, later said the government is not seeking to change the 2012 Supreme Court judgement that backed auction as the preferred mode of allocating telecom spectrum except for narrowly defined sectors such as satellite communication and defence where auction is not feasible. Attacking the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), Congress general secretary Jairam Ramesh said, "The hypocrisy of the 'Modi Sarkar' and 'Bhrash

HC admits CBI's appeal challenging acquittal of A Raja, others in 2G scam

The Delhi High Court on Friday admitted the CBI's appeal challenging acquittal of former telecom minister A Raja, firms and others in the 2G spectrum allocation scam case. Justice Dinesh Kumar Sharma said on the basis of the material on record and the submissions made by the lawyers for the parties, a prima facie case is made out by the CBI which requires deeper examination and the appeal needs to be heard in detail. "Leave to appeal is granted. List the appeal for hearing in May," the judge said. The high court passed the judgement on CBI's "leave to appeal", paving the way for dealing with the appeal on merits against the trial court's verdict. The appeal was filed by the CBI in 2018. "Leave to appeal" is a formal permission granted by a court to a party to challenge a decision in a higher court. The judge had reserved his decision on this aspect on March 14. The special court had, on December 21, 2017, acquitted Raja, DMK MP Kanimozhi and others in the CBI and ED cases relate

Manmohan's mediocre communication skills helped Modi's rise: Shashi Shekhar

Shekhar said that PM Modi plays the role not just of 'Chief executor but also as Communicator in Chief' which has been very effective in the administration process

2G scam case: Illegalities in judgment acquitting A Raja, CBI to Delhi HC

The CBI contended before the Delhi High Court on Tuesday that there were glaring illegalities in the trial court judgment that acquitted former telecom minister A Raja and others in the 2G spectrum allocation scam case. The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), which was making submissions on its appeal challenging the acquittal of the accused individuals and firms, argued that the evidence placed before the special court was disregarded. Justice Dinesh Kumar Sharma, after hearing part arguments, listed the matter for further proceedings on May 29. "I will demonstrate that there are glaring illegalities in the (trial court) judgment. The evidence placed by the CBI was disregarded. Appreciation of evidence was completely wrong. I will show that the judgment was perverse and there were flaws in it," advocate Neeraj Jain, who appeared in the court on behalf of the CBI, argued. On Monday, the CBI counsel had said the trial court judgment was based on "wrong conclusions" and was ...

Our 'Amrit Kaal' is your 'Rahu Kaal': Sitharaman's jibe at Congress

The Finance Minister also mentioned that the 'coming 25 years are going to be important for India'

The epic fraud that was 'India Against Corruption'

The outspoken "independent" heroes of a decade ago -people like Vinod Rai, the auditor who couldn't count, remember him? - have quietly vanished into sinecures provided by the next government

Retrospective restraint: Pranab's last memoir hides more than it tells

It avoids real political issues, refuses to go into details, hides more than it tells, and is therefore a big let-down

HC asks ASG to clarify his appointment to argue against 2G case acquittals

In March 2018, the ED and CBI had approached the high court challenging the special court's order acquitting all the accused.

2G scam: HC allows CBI, ED pleas to conduct early hearing on appeals

The Delhi High Court Tuesday allowed the CBI and ED pleas seeking early hearing on the appeals challenging acquittal of former telecom minister A Raja and others in the 2G spectrum allocation case

2G scam: HC order on Tuesday over CBI, ED pleas for early hearing of case

HC will pronounce order on the CBI and ED pleas seeking early hearing on their appeals challenging the acquittal of former telecom minister A Raja and others in the 2G spectrum allocation scam case.

Lynching becomes heart attack, victim pays not rapist in police-neta raj

The police-politician nexus isn't new. But it has worsened dramatically and IPS has now lost its moral and professional centre of gravity

2G scam case: Court adjourns Subramanian Swamy's plea against Ratan Tata

Swamy had sought more time to gather additional information on Tata's involvement in the scam

From real estate kings to 2G scam, the rise and fall of Unitech's Chandras

As Unitech makes efforts to cut its debt, it may be too late to regain its position in pecking order

2G scam: Kanimozhi allowed to travel abroad

DMK MP allowed to travel to Rwanda and Uganda as part of the delegation accompanying the Vice-President