Pm And 2g Scam

In a veiled attack on Congress, PM Modi on Tuesday said that the country is making rapid strides in the telecom sector as 5G and 6G will help boost growth in every sector after "losing a decade of policy paralysis and corruption of the 2G."

Senior Congress leader Salman Khurshid on Friday said the apology of the former Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) Vinod Rai in the 2G scam shows the layers of the "concerted and deep-rooted conspiracy" to bring down the UPA-II government.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi may have just lost his most-used political weapon -- his anti-corruption crusade.

As a court in Delhi gave verdict in the 2G case, acquitting all accused including former telecom minister A Raja and Rajya Sabha lawmaker MK Kanimozhi, workers of their party the DMK broke into celebration. In Chennai, as well as outside the Delhi court where hundreds of them had gathered in a show of strength.

Hours after former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh renewed his criticism of the NDA government's sudden ban on high value notes that he has called "organised loot", Finance Minister Arun Jaitley delivered a stinging rebuttal. Mr Jaitley said an exercise backed by "an ethical and moral rationale" was being described as loot, before going on to refer t...

Prime Minister Narendra Modi was received by top DMK leaders MK Stalin and MK Kanimozhi as he arrived today at the Chennai home of their father and party boss M Karunanidhi for what was described as a courtesy call.

Former Telecom Minister A Raja, who spent 15 months in jail, is ready to go public his version of one of India's biggest corruption scandals. The 53-year-old's account of the scam that forced his resignation has been been cleared by leaders of his party, the DMK, and is now being finalised by his publishers for release in November.

Accused by former aides and colleagues of permissiveness towards corruption in his government, former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today said, "I have not used my public office to enrich myself, my family members or my friends."

A meeting at Prime Minister Narendra Modi's residence tomorrow between the government, opposition and the Chief Justice of India will decide a new chief of the Central Bureau of Investigation, a post that has lately been steeped in controversy.

Former Telecom Minister A Raja, a key accused facing trial in the 2G spectrum case, today sought to drag Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's name in a Delhi court by saying that all actions were taken with his "concurrence" and not "unilaterally".

The Joint Parliamentary Committee studying the 2G spectrum scam today adopted its controversial draft report that gives a clean chit to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Finance Minister P Chidambaram. Expectedly, a furious Opposition, led by the BJP, slammed the report, calling it a "black day for parliamentary committees".

The Joint Parliamentary Committee or JPC will hold its crucial meeting today to discuss and adopt the draft report on the 2G spectrum scam. But the meeting is set to be stormy one as Opposition parties getting ready to corner JPC chairman P C Chacko over clean chit to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Finance Minister P Chidambaram.

A Raja, former Telecom Minister and senior leader of the DMK, has submitted a detailed explanation of why he is incorrectly accused of masterminding one of India's biggest scams and "misleading the Prime Minister," a charge levelled in a controversial report by a parliamentary committee.

In an effort to ensure that the Rajya Sabha functions, Chairman Hamid Ansari has offered structured debates on all issues that the opposition wants to raise. He has already allowed a discussion on growing crime against women after the Opposition created a ruckus over the brutal rape of a five-year-old girl in Delhi last week.

The man who is being tried for masterminding a telecom scam worth Rs 1.76 lakh crore today said, "I will prove my innocence."

In a veiled attack on Congress, PM Modi on Tuesday said that the country is making rapid strides in the telecom sector as 5G and 6G will help boost growth in every sector after "losing a decade of policy paralysis and corruption of the 2G."

Senior Congress leader Salman Khurshid on Friday said the apology of the former Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) Vinod Rai in the 2G scam shows the layers of the "concerted and deep-rooted conspiracy" to bring down the UPA-II government.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi may have just lost his most-used political weapon -- his anti-corruption crusade.

As a court in Delhi gave verdict in the 2G case, acquitting all accused including former telecom minister A Raja and Rajya Sabha lawmaker MK Kanimozhi, workers of their party the DMK broke into celebration. In Chennai, as well as outside the Delhi court where hundreds of them had gathered in a show of strength.

Hours after former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh renewed his criticism of the NDA government's sudden ban on high value notes that he has called "organised loot", Finance Minister Arun Jaitley delivered a stinging rebuttal. Mr Jaitley said an exercise backed by "an ethical and moral rationale" was being described as loot, before going on to refer t...

Prime Minister Narendra Modi was received by top DMK leaders MK Stalin and MK Kanimozhi as he arrived today at the Chennai home of their father and party boss M Karunanidhi for what was described as a courtesy call.

Former Telecom Minister A Raja, who spent 15 months in jail, is ready to go public his version of one of India's biggest corruption scandals. The 53-year-old's account of the scam that forced his resignation has been been cleared by leaders of his party, the DMK, and is now being finalised by his publishers for release in November.

Accused by former aides and colleagues of permissiveness towards corruption in his government, former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today said, "I have not used my public office to enrich myself, my family members or my friends."

A meeting at Prime Minister Narendra Modi's residence tomorrow between the government, opposition and the Chief Justice of India will decide a new chief of the Central Bureau of Investigation, a post that has lately been steeped in controversy.

Former Telecom Minister A Raja, a key accused facing trial in the 2G spectrum case, today sought to drag Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's name in a Delhi court by saying that all actions were taken with his "concurrence" and not "unilaterally".

The Joint Parliamentary Committee studying the 2G spectrum scam today adopted its controversial draft report that gives a clean chit to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Finance Minister P Chidambaram. Expectedly, a furious Opposition, led by the BJP, slammed the report, calling it a "black day for parliamentary committees".

The Joint Parliamentary Committee or JPC will hold its crucial meeting today to discuss and adopt the draft report on the 2G spectrum scam. But the meeting is set to be stormy one as Opposition parties getting ready to corner JPC chairman P C Chacko over clean chit to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Finance Minister P Chidambaram.

A Raja, former Telecom Minister and senior leader of the DMK, has submitted a detailed explanation of why he is incorrectly accused of masterminding one of India's biggest scams and "misleading the Prime Minister," a charge levelled in a controversial report by a parliamentary committee.

In an effort to ensure that the Rajya Sabha functions, Chairman Hamid Ansari has offered structured debates on all issues that the opposition wants to raise. He has already allowed a discussion on growing crime against women after the Opposition created a ruckus over the brutal rape of a five-year-old girl in Delhi last week.

The man who is being tried for masterminding a telecom scam worth Rs 1.76 lakh crore today said, "I will prove my innocence."