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Probe Sibal, Vahanvati Role In 2G Scam, NGO Tells SC
India | Jul 07, 2011, 07:45 PM ISTNew Delhi, Jul 7: An NGO today moved the Supreme Court seeking CBI probe against Telecom Minister Kapil Sibal and Attorney General G E Vahanvati for allegedly favouring Reliance Infocom on the penalty over 2G
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Publishers Apologise For Depicting Prophet: Sibal
India | Jul 04, 2011, 05:33 PM ISTNew Delhi, Jul 4: The publishers of a class IV textbook has tendered a public apology for depicting Prophet Mohammed and has withdrawn the book that triggered protests across Uttar Pradesh, HRD Minister Kapil Sibal
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Civil Society Not To Be Used Again In Drafting Of Law: Sibal
India | Jun 26, 2011, 04:14 PM ISTNew Delhi, June 26: After a not-so-pleasant experience of engaging with Anna Hazare's team in drafting of the Lokpal Bill, the government says that there will be no such experiment in the future.HRD Minister Kapil
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Hazare To Go On Fast; Govt Says Don't Threaten
India | Jun 16, 2011, 09:49 PM ISTNew Delhi, Jun 16: Anna Hazare today threatened to go on hunger strike from August 16 alleging “backtracking” on Lokpal bill but the government refused to yield, saying it cannot allow creation of a “parallel”
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No Intention To Quit Lokpal Panel, Says Hazare Team
India | Jun 07, 2011, 06:12 PM ISTNew Delhi, June 7: A day after boycotting the meeting of Lokpal bill drafting committee, Anna Hazare-led team today made it clear that they had no intention to quit the joint panel and hit out
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Panthers Party Demands Dismissal Of Chidambaram, Sibal
National | Jun 05, 2011, 10:25 PM ISTJammu, June 5 : Demanding that Union ministers P Chidambaram and Kapil Sibal be dismissed over police action against Yoga Guru Baba Ram Dev and his followers, Jammu and Kashmir National Panthers Party (JKNPP) today
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Ramdev, Sibal Spar Over Disclosure Of Letter Of Understanding
India | Jun 04, 2011, 10:17 PM ISTNew Delhi, Jun 4: A war of words broke out between Kapil Sibal and Baba Ramdev today after the Union minister made public a letter showing an undertaking given by the yoga guru's camp that
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IIT, IIM Faculties Are World Class, Says Sibal
India | May 26, 2011, 07:35 PM ISTNew Delhi, May 25: HRD Minister Kapil Sibal today disagreed with his ministerial colleague Jairam Ramesh's remarks on IITs and IIMs, saying the faculties of these institutions are “world class”.He said if the IITs have
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Govt May Renew Telecom Licences Every 10 Years, Says Sibal
India | Apr 11, 2011, 06:13 PM ISTNew Delhi, Apr 11: Amid controversy over allocation of spectrum and grant of telecom licences, government today said all licences are proposed to be renewed after 10 years instead of 20 year period earlier.“The telecom
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Jaitley Says, Cong Should Take Wiki Seriously On Cash For Vote
India | Mar 28, 2011, 06:05 PM ISTGuwahati, Mar 28: Stating that phraseology like ‘opportunistic' was inconsistent with BJP's views, senior BJP leader Arun Jaitley today hoped Congress would take Wikileaks seriously on the ‘cash for vote' issue.“Any comment or use of
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Sibal, Shourie Spar Over VSNL Disinvestment
India | Mar 22, 2011, 09:03 PM ISTNew Delhi, Mar 22: Telecom Minister Kapil Sibal has triggered a fresh controversy ordering a probe into the disinvestment of erstwhile VSNL during NDA regime in favour of Tatas but the then telecom minister Arun
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CBI Director Contradicts Sibal; Wrong To Say 'Zero Loss'
India | Feb 15, 2011, 08:46 PM ISTNew Delhi, Feb 15: CBI Director A P Singh today contradicted Telcom Minister Kapil Sibal on his claim that the 2G spectrum allocation had caused "zero loss" to the national exchequer as he appeared before
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BJP Threatens Privilege Motion Against Sibal
India | Dec 10, 2010, 08:51 PM ISTNew Delhi, Dec 10 (PTI) Upset over the announcement of a probe into 2G issue outside Parliament, BJP today threatened to move a privilege motion against Telecom Minister Kapil Sibal, triggering a war of words.
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Rahul, Sibal Back PM
India | Nov 19, 2010, 10:20 PM ISTNew Delhi, Nov 19: As he came under fire on the 2G spectrum issue, the Congress party today mounted a strong defence of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh with Rahul Gandhi and new Telecom Minister Kapil
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Sibal, Prasad Attack Mayawati For Criticising RTE Law
National | Apr 04, 2010, 10:00 PM ISTCongress and BJP on Sunday attacked Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati for criticising the lack of funds for the Right to Education Act, saying the state government spent more on building statues and employing security
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Sibal Hints At Change In Question Pattern To Test Intelligence
India | Jan 06, 2010, 04:40 PM ISTTaking forward the process of reforms in education, the government wants to change the question pattern in examinations at school level to give more focus on testing the intelligence of children, HRD Minister Kapil Sibal
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Nitish Urges Sibal To Reconsider New Criterion For IIT-JEE
India | Oct 20, 2009, 01:34 PM ISTUrging union HRD Minister Kapil Sibal to reconsider his move to change the existing eligibility criteria in the IIT joint entrance test, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Tuesday proposal will discriminate against students with
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MIT, Harvard, Yale May Get Entry Into India, Hints Sibal
India | Oct 15, 2009, 04:32 PM ISTIndia's HRD minister Kapil Sibal on Thursday had a meeting with the US Under Secretary for Political Affairs William J Burns and later disclosed that he would lead a delegation of industry leaders and university