Arun Shourie
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Economic policy 'directionless', minorities anxious: Arun Shourie
National | May 02, 2015, 06:26 AM ISTNew Delhi: Arun Shourie, a BJP minister in the Vajpayee Cabinet, on Friday hit out at the Narendra Modi government, saying its economic policy was “directionless” while the social climate was causing “great anxiety” among
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Shourie, Yashwant in race for BRICS bank first president
World | Mar 11, 2015, 09:46 AM ISTNew Delhi: Former finance minister Yashwant Sinha and ex-disinvestment minister Arun Shourie are the two possible contenders the govt is looking for the first presidential post of BRICS bank.India has the right to nominate the
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Truth a defence in contempt proceeding: SC
India | Jul 23, 2014, 09:07 PM ISTNew Delhi: Truth is a defence in contempt proceeding and it is now statutorily settled, the Supreme Court today said.“The Court may now permit truth as a defence if two things are satisfied, viz., it
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Modi should be allowed to show contrition to move on: Murthy
National | Dec 14, 2013, 08:02 PM ISTNew Delhi: Infosys chief NR Narayana Murthy today said that Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi should be allowed to show a “sense of contrition” and then move on as otherwise the debate on him in
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Modi is BJP's PM candidate, his rivals are 'stateless' leaders from Delhi : Arun Shourie
National | Aug 26, 2013, 01:30 PM ISTNew Delhi: Former Disinvestment minister and BJP leader Arun Shourie has no doubts at all over PM candidature of Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi.Coming out openly in support of Modi's candidature for the hot seat,
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Stop food security bill to bring the economy back on track: Arun Shourie
National | Aug 23, 2013, 04:39 PM ISTNew Delhi: Arun Shourie, a key minister of erstwhile Vajpayee govt, wants the Food Security Bill to be stopped for restoring investor confidence and bringing the economy back on track.Speaking to a leading newspaper, the
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BJP should listen to Shourie's 'good advice': Sibal
National | Sep 25, 2012, 08:36 AM ISTNew Delhi, Sept 24: Union Minister Kapil Sibal today welcomed BJP leader Arun Shourie's remarks backing the hike in diesel prices and said his party should listen to his “good advice”.“I hope Arun Shourie is
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BJP seeks to embarass Arun Shourie on his FDI remarks
National | Sep 24, 2012, 06:58 PM ISTNew Delhi, Sep 24: Stung by remarks of its leader Arun Shourie on FDI and diesel price hike, BJP today sought to embarass him by recalling his remarks in Parliament in 2002 countering Congress on
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Senior BJP leader Arun Shourie justifies hike in diesel prices
National | Sep 23, 2012, 12:36 PM ISTBhopal, Sep 23: Even as the BJP has strongly opposed the Centre's decision to hike diesel prices and allow FDI in retail, senior party leader and former Union Minister Arun Shourie has justified the move
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Arun Shourie openly supports FDI in retail sector
National | Sep 22, 2012, 08:11 AM ISTNew Delhi, Sep 21: Former Union Minister Arun Shourie today backed the hike in diesel price but felt that the decisions to allow FDI in multi-brand retail and aviation sectors were "neither here nor there"
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Arun Shourie disapproves stalling of parliament by BJP
National | Sep 13, 2012, 10:36 AM ISTNew Delhi, Sep 13 : Former telecom minister Arun Shourie has strongly disapproved BJP's strategy to stall Parliament over Coalgate, saying such disruptions were counter-productive as they greatly harmed the country. In an interview to
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Allow PM to make statement on coal issue: Arun Shourie
National | Sep 03, 2012, 08:18 PM ISTChennai, Aug 25: Former Telecom Minister Arun Shourie today said Prime Minister Manmohan Singh should be allowed to make a statement on coal blocks allocation controversy in the wake of CAG's findings, saying the Opposition
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2G spectrum case: CBI closes probe against Arun Shourie
India | Jul 16, 2012, 09:18 PM ISTNew Delhi, Jul 16: After nearly 19 months of its preliminary enquiry into telecom spectrum allocation during 2001-07, the CBI has closed the probe pertaining to the period when Arun Shourie was the telecom minister.
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Arun Shourie gets CBI clean chit in 2G case
Jul 14, 2012, 03:17 PM ISTNew Delhi, Jul 14: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), probing into alleged irregularities of spectrum allocation during NDA's regime, has given a clean chit to former telecom minister Arun Shourie, reports ‘The Indian Express'.Shourie,
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Raja Tries To Drag Shourie In 2G Scam
India | Jul 26, 2011, 10:57 PM ISTNew Delhi, Jul 26: Former Telecom Minister A Raja today sought to drag in the 2G spectrum scam Arun Shourie, who held the same portfolio in the NDA Government, by telling a court here that
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Shourie Refutes Raja's Claim Of Following NDA Policy
India | Jul 25, 2011, 11:14 PM ISTNew Delhi, July 25: Former Telecom Minister Arun Shourie today agreed with A Raja that the latter had discussed the 2G spectrum issue with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and then Finance Minister P Chidambaram before
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Almost No Relationship With BJP: Shourie
National | Jul 21, 2011, 11:14 PM ISTNew Delhi, July 21: Former union minister Arun Shourie today said he had almost no relationship with BJP and since the illness of senior leader Atal Bihari Vajpayee he had withdrawn himself from party activities.“(There
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Shourie Blames Maran During Questioning By CBI
India | Feb 25, 2011, 04:53 PM ISTNew Delhi, Feb 25: Former Telecom minister Arun Shourie was today questioned by the CBI during which he alleged that his successor Dayanidhi Maran had tweaked the TRAI guidelines in 2005 to benefit some operators.Emerging
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2G: Arun Shourie May Be Questioned On Friday
India | Feb 24, 2011, 10:06 PM ISTNew Delhi, Feb 24: Former Telecom Minister Arun Shourie is likely to appear before the CBI for questioning tomorrow in connection with the agency's probe into possible criminal aspects in the telecom policy since 2001.The
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Cong Dismisses Shourie's Claim Of Telling PM about 2G 'loot'
National | Feb 12, 2011, 01:27 PM ISTNew Delhi, Feb 12 : Congress on Friday rebutted former Telecom Minister Arun Shourie's reported claim that he had apprised Prime Minister Manmohan Singh of the Spectrum scam and said it was a "travesty of