Dayanidhi Maran Telecom Scam

The CBI strongly opposed the discharge petitions filed by former telecom minister Dayanidhi Maran, his brother Kalanithi Maran and others in the alleged illegal telephone exchange scam case, saying there was prima facie material to proceed against them.

Former Telecom Minister Dayanidhi Maran and his brother Kalanidhi Maran, listed as main accused in the illegal telephone connections case, appeared in a Central Bureau of Investigation court here today.

In a 435-page order, a special CBI court in Delhi today acquitted former Telecom Minister Dayanidhi Maran, his brother and Managing Director of Sun group Kalanithi Maran, and then telecom secretary JS Sarma in the Aircel Maxis case. The main charge in the scam was that Dayanidhi Maran, in his position as the telecom minister between 2004-2007, coer...

A court in New Delhi on Wednesday fixed December 19 for delivering order on the issue of framing charges in Aircel-Maxis deal case against former Telecom Minister Dayanidhi Maran and others.

The Aircel-Maxis deal "fairly and squarely falls within the description of 2G scam", a special court on Saturday said while holding that it has the jurisdiction to try the matter against former Telecom Minister Dayanidhi Maran, his brother Kalanithi Maran.

DMK leader Dayanidhi Maran is not cooperating in the alleged telephone exchange case and his custodial interrogation was necessary "to ascertain the actual usage" of telephone lines for purported benefit of family venture Sun TV, the CBI told the Supreme Court today.

Dayanidhi Maran, the former telecom minister who is being investigated for corruption, is not cooperating in the investigation into the alleged telephone exchange scam and his custodial interrogation is a must, the CBI told the Supreme Court today.

Dayanidhi Maran, who was interrogated in Delhi for the second consecutive day said that during his time as Telecom Minister, he installed one phone line - and not hundreds, as alleged - at his residence in Chennai. He said he has used the Right to Information Act to collect this "evidence" and that he shared it today with investigators.

When he warned that the ground was being laid for a massive multi-billion dollar telecom scam, then Prime Minister Manmohan Singh warned of "harm" if he did not cooperate with the policies that were being followed, claims Pradip Baijal, who was the head of the country's telecom regulator.

A top executive of Sun TV has been arrested by the police in Chennai over a sexual harassment allegation by a former woman employee.

One of the four companies chargesheeted by the CBI in the telecom scam, Astro All Asia Networks Limited, says it has not been "formally notified nor served with any chargesheet" and denies the allegations "as totally unfounded and baseless."

Former Telecom Minister Dayanidhi Maran, his brother Kalanithi and six others were charge-sheeted by the CBI today in the case of an alleged kickback or quid pro quo in the sale of telecom firm Aircel to the Maxis Group in 2006.

The Centre has reportedly told the Central Bureau of Investigation that there is enough evidence to chargesheet former telecom minister Dayanidhi Maran in the case of a kickback or quid pro quo in the sale of telecom firm Aircel to the Maxis Group in 2006.

Taking on former Telecom Minister Dayanidhi Maran of DMK over corruption allegations, AIADMK supremo J Jayalalithaa today charged him with laying the "basis for the Himalayan" 2G spectrum scam and raked up the Aircel-Maxis deal in which he and his brother Kalanidhi are accused.

The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) chairman JS Sarma told the parliamentary panel probing the 2G scam today that DMK's Dayanidhi Maran was responsible for not reviewing spectrum pricing.

The CBI strongly opposed the discharge petitions filed by former telecom minister Dayanidhi Maran, his brother Kalanithi Maran and others in the alleged illegal telephone exchange scam case, saying there was prima facie material to proceed against them.

Former Telecom Minister Dayanidhi Maran and his brother Kalanidhi Maran, listed as main accused in the illegal telephone connections case, appeared in a Central Bureau of Investigation court here today.

In a 435-page order, a special CBI court in Delhi today acquitted former Telecom Minister Dayanidhi Maran, his brother and Managing Director of Sun group Kalanithi Maran, and then telecom secretary JS Sarma in the Aircel Maxis case. The main charge in the scam was that Dayanidhi Maran, in his position as the telecom minister between 2004-2007, coer...

A court in New Delhi on Wednesday fixed December 19 for delivering order on the issue of framing charges in Aircel-Maxis deal case against former Telecom Minister Dayanidhi Maran and others.

The Aircel-Maxis deal "fairly and squarely falls within the description of 2G scam", a special court on Saturday said while holding that it has the jurisdiction to try the matter against former Telecom Minister Dayanidhi Maran, his brother Kalanithi Maran.

DMK leader Dayanidhi Maran is not cooperating in the alleged telephone exchange case and his custodial interrogation was necessary "to ascertain the actual usage" of telephone lines for purported benefit of family venture Sun TV, the CBI told the Supreme Court today.

Dayanidhi Maran, the former telecom minister who is being investigated for corruption, is not cooperating in the investigation into the alleged telephone exchange scam and his custodial interrogation is a must, the CBI told the Supreme Court today.

Dayanidhi Maran, who was interrogated in Delhi for the second consecutive day said that during his time as Telecom Minister, he installed one phone line - and not hundreds, as alleged - at his residence in Chennai. He said he has used the Right to Information Act to collect this "evidence" and that he shared it today with investigators.

When he warned that the ground was being laid for a massive multi-billion dollar telecom scam, then Prime Minister Manmohan Singh warned of "harm" if he did not cooperate with the policies that were being followed, claims Pradip Baijal, who was the head of the country's telecom regulator.

A top executive of Sun TV has been arrested by the police in Chennai over a sexual harassment allegation by a former woman employee.

One of the four companies chargesheeted by the CBI in the telecom scam, Astro All Asia Networks Limited, says it has not been "formally notified nor served with any chargesheet" and denies the allegations "as totally unfounded and baseless."

Former Telecom Minister Dayanidhi Maran, his brother Kalanithi and six others were charge-sheeted by the CBI today in the case of an alleged kickback or quid pro quo in the sale of telecom firm Aircel to the Maxis Group in 2006.

The Centre has reportedly told the Central Bureau of Investigation that there is enough evidence to chargesheet former telecom minister Dayanidhi Maran in the case of a kickback or quid pro quo in the sale of telecom firm Aircel to the Maxis Group in 2006.

Taking on former Telecom Minister Dayanidhi Maran of DMK over corruption allegations, AIADMK supremo J Jayalalithaa today charged him with laying the "basis for the Himalayan" 2G spectrum scam and raked up the Aircel-Maxis deal in which he and his brother Kalanidhi are accused.

The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) chairman JS Sarma told the parliamentary panel probing the 2G scam today that DMK's Dayanidhi Maran was responsible for not reviewing spectrum pricing.