Pranab And 2g

• Sad, anxious about Parliament disruptions, says President Pranab Mukherjee

  President Pranab Mukherjee has said he is "sad and anxious" that Parliament is frequently disrupted and has reminded elected representatives that they get their jobs after "begging people for their votes."

• SEBI, Sahara, 2G, mining, Vodafone dominated Supreme Court in 2012

  Severe jolt to Sahara Group, strict scrutiny of mining activities and scrapping of licences for 2G spectrum dominated the corporate legal battle in 2012 in the Supreme Court which gave a decisive victory to telecom major Vodafone in a Rs 11,000 crore tax case.

• Blog: 2G controversy in Pranab's Chennai visit

  Away from the almost mutual admiration society between Pranab da and Karunanidhi and the colourful welcome and grand feast hosted in the UPA Presidential nominee's honour on Saturday, a controversy has erupted over the start of the former Union Finance Minister's campaign in Chennai.

• Blog: Pranab's tainted launch?

  Pranab Mukherjee's Chennai stop to kick start his Presidential campaign is bound to raise many uncomfortable questions. Should the UPA's Presidential candidate launch his campaign at the doorstep of a party Chief whose flock, including his daughter, are accused and were put behind bars for their alleged role in the 2G scam?

• Top Cues: Asian shares rise, Infosys results, 2G licence cases

  Asian stocks on Friday rose to a one-week high, which may also prop up the Sensex.

• Govt assures Telenor of early completion of 2G auction

  Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee asked Norweigan telecom major Telenor to participate in the 2G auction process

• Protect Telenor’s India investment: Norway tells Pranab

  Telenor, Norway’s telecom giant, made a renewed pitch to the Indian government over the 2G auction process.

• PM meets senior ministers to discuss 2G verdict fallout

  A high-level meeting between Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and senior ministers like Salman Khurshid, Pranab Mukherjee and Kapil Sibal is currently underway in New Delhi to review the rules that will apply for an auction of 2G spectrum. Attorney General GE Vahanvati is also present at the meeting.

• Centre to examine 2G verdict by SC: Pranab

  "Judgements have come and we will have to examine judgements and its implications. The government will examine it," said Mukherjee.

• 2G note row: Emails back Pranab Mukherjee's rebuttal

  A month ago, Pranab Mukherjee had emphatically stated that an inference about his fellow minister P Chidambaram in a controversial note on the telecom scam was not his. Email exchanges between the Cabinet Secretariat and the Finance Ministry, that NDTV has now accessed, seem to support Mr Mukherjee's assertion. The emails show that officials in the...

• Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) wants more details on Pranab's 2G note

  The Finance Ministry's note, which seemed to hint that a section of the government questioned whether Mr Chidambaram acted strongly enough, provided a windfall to the opposition and led to new demands that his role be formally investigated by the CBI. The Supreme Court is now considering that option.

• Pranab-Chidambaram truce was a farce, says Jaitley

  As the two-day national executive meet of the BJP concluded today in New Delhi, the party, not mincing any words in its attack on the government on the recent 2G note row, called the truce between Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee and Home Minister P Chidambaram a farce.

• Did Chidambaram offer to resign? Memory loss, he jokes

  P Chidambaram did not blink today when he was asked if he had offered to resign at the height of what's known as the 2G note controversy. "I have a short memory," the Home Minister said at a press briefing, "I do not remember whether I offered to resign."

• BJP's attack on Chidambaram continues

  While Finance Minister Mukherjee and Home Minister P Chidambaram may have patched up their differences, the BJP is keeping up the attack on the Home Minister.

• 2G note: Govt says matter is closed, but legal battle continues

  In a show of unity, Pranab Mukherjee and P Chidambaram, both principals in a blockbuster political drama , appeared together to make a brief statement on Thursday on the infamous "2G note" and declared the matter closed. The courtroom battle, however, still continues.