S-band Controversy

• ISRO report indicts ex-chief Nair, finds lapses in Antrix-Devas deal

  Just a week after the government barred four scientists including former chief of the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), G Madhavan Nair, from holding any official position over their alleged role in the controversial Antrix-Devas deal, ISRO has now justified the move, saying there were "serious procedural lapses" in the controversial contr...

• Devas threatens legal action if deal with Antrix is annulled

  Objecting to a government move to annul its contract with Antrix following the S-band spectrum controversy, Devas Multimedia has said it would take "strong" legal steps to protect its rights and interests.Contending that it had a legally binding agreement with ISRO's commercial arm Antrix, Devas said it expected the government to fulfill all its ob...

• Controversial S-band deal to be cancelled soon, says ISRO

  The government, groaning under the weight of a series of scams, has spent much of today contesting charges that it cost the country crores of rupees by allotting 60MHz of valuable S-band spectrum for Rs 600 crore to a private company named Devas.The contract has been under review since 2009, and will also be cancelled soon, said the chairman of the...