Telecom Minister
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Delhi HC Suspends Sukh Ram's Sentence, Grants Him Bail
India | Nov 28, 2011, 10:45 PM ISTNew Delhi, Nov 28 : In a relief for former Telecom Minister Sukh Ram, the Delhi High Court today suspended the five year sentence awarded to him in a graft case and granted him bail.A
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Former Telecom Minister Sukhram Convicted In 1996 Telecom Case
India | Nov 18, 2011, 04:19 PM ISTNew Delhi, Nov 18: Former Telecom Minister Sukhram has been held guilty by a Delhi court of misusing his official position when he was in the P V Narasimha Rao cabinet and giving undue favour
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Raja Completes 9-Months In Jail, Never Sought Bail
India | Nov 02, 2011, 08:37 PM ISTNew Delhi, Nov 2: A Raja, former telecom minister, today completed nine months in jail without even once trying his release on bail unlike other 13 accused persons in the 2G spectrum case, who have
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Sibal Rubbishes Jailed Former Telecom Secy's Charges
India | Jul 29, 2011, 12:55 PM ISTNew Delhi, July 28 : Telecom Minister Kapil Sibal today contested the claims of jailed former Telecom Secretary Siddhartha Behura over a December, 2007 meeting held regarding entry fees for 2G licences, in which he
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A Raja Says, I Did What My Predecessors Did
India | Jul 25, 2011, 01:29 PM ISTNew Delhi, Jul 25 :Former Telecom Minister A Raja today defended himself against corruption charges in the 2G scam, saying he had not done anything wrong and was merely following the policies pursued by his
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Raja Allowed To Sign Cheques To Meet Family Expenses
India | Jun 01, 2011, 10:56 PM ISTNew Delhi, Jun 1: Former Telecom Minister and key accused in the 2G spectrum allocation scam, A Raja, was today allowed by a Delhi court to sign bank cheques for withdrawing money for the expenses
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Raja Stumped Over DMK Defeat
India | May 13, 2011, 08:26 PM ISTNew Delhi, May 13: Former Telecom Minister A Raja today appeared upset over the results of the Tamil Nadu Assembly elections in which his party DMK got severe drubbing at the hands of arch-rival AIADMK."I
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Raja's Nephew Dies Of Heart Attack
India | Apr 08, 2011, 07:52 AM ISTChennai, Apr 8 : A nephew of former telecom minister A Raja died while working out at a gym in Chennai on Wednesday, reports Times of India. Pushpanathan Deepak's death is the second sudden fatality
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CBI Files First Chargesheet In 2G Spectrum Case
India | Apr 02, 2011, 04:55 PM ISTNew Delhi, Apr 2: Former Telecom Minister A Raja and eight others including former telecom secretary Siddharth Behura and three telecom companies were today indicted in the 2G spectrum allocation scam in which the CBI
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Doctor Who Performed Autopsy On Batcha's Body Resigns
India | Mar 21, 2011, 02:58 PM ISTChennai, Mar 21: The doctor, who conducted autopsy on the body of former Telecom Minister A Raja's aide Sadiq Batcha, has resigned but said it has nothing to with the case as he plans to
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BJP Must Act "Responsibly" In Reacting On Batcha's Death: Cong
National | Mar 17, 2011, 10:18 AM ISTNew Delhi, March 16 : Congress today urged for caution in reacting on the sudden mysterious death of Sadiq Batcha, a close aide of former Telecom Minister A Raja and asked the BJP to be
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Nothing Short Of JPC Probe Acceptable To AIADMK: Jaya
National | Feb 04, 2011, 11:24 PM ISTChennai, Feb 3 (PTI) AIADMK leader Jayalalithaa today said nothing short of a JPC probe into the 2G spectrum scam was acceptable to her party and claimed that former Telecom Minister A Raja's arrest showed
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PM Wrongly Advised On His Plea To Prosecute Raja: Swamy
India | Nov 22, 2010, 08:55 PM ISTNew Delhi, Nov 22: Janata Party chief Subramanian Swamy today accused the Law Ministry and government law officers of wrongly advising Prime Minister Mammohan Singh to wait for evidence before deciding on sanction to prosecute
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I Did No Wrong, Ready For Probe, Says Raja
India | Nov 16, 2010, 05:18 PM ISTNew Delhi, Nov 16: Striking a defiant note despite his indictment by the CAG over the 2G spectrum allocation, former Telecom Minister A Raja today said he has not done anything wrong and was ready
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'Remove Raja' Campaign To Gain Momentum Next Week
India | Nov 13, 2010, 04:16 PM ISTNew Delhi, Nov 13 : The opposition campaign for the removal of Telecom Minister A Raja is expected to gain further momentum next week with the CAG report on the 2G Spectrum allocation set to
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Raja Rules Out Resignation On 2G Spectrum Issue
India | Nov 12, 2010, 11:16 AM ISTNew Delhi, Nov 12: Undeterred by the mounting opposition attack on his role in 2G spectrum allocation, Telecom Minister A Raja today ruled out resignation over the issue, saying he will prove that everything has
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SC Notice To Centre, Raja On CBI Probe Into 2G Spectrum
India | Sep 13, 2010, 05:28 PM ISTNew Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday asked the government and Telecom Minister A Raja to reply to a bunch of petitions alleging that there was a Rs 70,000 crore scam in the grant of