Penalise inert babus for inaction to boost growthStandstill bureaucrats can be sacked or, at the least, transferred to Saiha, the southernmost tip of Mizoram, or to the Andaman Islands.
07 Nov, 2012, 08.02 AM IST
- Jaganmohan Reddy's arrest shows India's political financing has to change
There are several lessons in Jaganmohan Reddy's arrest and detention in judicial custody.It seems to show that the politics of vendetta has...
29 May, 2012, 02.01 AM IST
- A Raja's political kingdom appears to be in tatters
That he is a free man - at least tentatively - should come as a birthday-week gift, but his political kingdom appears to be in telecom scam...
16 May, 2012, 04.08 PM IST
- 2G scam: A Raja granted bail after 15 months in jail; supporters rejoice
Andimuthu Raja, former telecom minister who allegedly orchestrated arguably the biggest scam in independent India's history, was granted ba...
16 May, 2012, 05.35 AM IST
Courts, government and regulators are destroying India's telecom revolutionCaught between regulators, courts and the government, India's telecom sector is a battered thing, far removed from its heydays a few years ...
30 Apr, 2012, 08.58 AM IST
- Bail, not jail
Imprison people after they are proved guilty, not before they have been tried.
21 Jun, 2011, 04.49 AM IST
In trust deficit too, China races ahead of IndiaThe average Chinese trusts her government even less than we trust ours. Is that possible, after CWG, Adarsh and Andimuthu Raja? It is.
03 Apr, 2011, 06.34 AM IST
- CBI charges Raja, babus, top corporate bosses for 2G fraud
The CBI filed its first chargesheet in the 2G scam on Saturday, naming former telecom minister and DMK leader A Raja as the mastermind and ...
03 Apr, 2011, 05.14 AM IST
- Sonia Gandhi irked by criticism of PM
The Congress Party leader accused the opposition of unfairly targeting the prime minister in a telecoms scandal that cost the country billi...
24 Nov, 2010, 05.20 PM IST
Make laws to prevent scamsThe sudden convulsion against corruption is politically motivated, but there is at least one major thing politicians can do to clean up mos...
23 Nov, 2010, 06.27 AM IST
- Unitech, RComm fall on 2G licences probe
Reliance Communications and Unitech fell as much as 10 per cent after a government panel said 2G licences were given cheaply.
18 Nov, 2010, 01.25 PM IST
- India hopes to resolve Chinese telco gear issue soon
India expects to resolve in a couple of weeks the restrictions on import of China-made telecom equipment, which the government had barred o...
16 Jul, 2010, 01.16 PM IST
- 3G auctions rake in Rs 54k cr
Revenue from the third generation (3G) spectrum sale touched the Rs 54,000-crore mark with the bid for all-India 3G mobile licence rising t...
11 May, 2010, 03.05 AM IST
- Govt delays mobile number portability by 2 months to May
Security concerns raised by home ministry have forced FIPB to defer its own approval to one of two MNP service providers selected by Depart...
22 Feb, 2010, 05.06 PM IST
- Raja for 2-year extension of tax sops for IT sector under STPI
New Telecom and IT Minister Andimuthu Raja said he will "fight for" the extension of tax sops to IT and ITeS firms for another two years in...
01 Jun, 2009, 09.18 PM IST
- 3G guidelines next month, foreign cos can offer services: Raja
Government today said guidelines for 3G services will be issued next month and foreign players will be allowed to offer this service in the...
23 May, 2008, 06.37 PM IST
- Defence to free up spectrum by end '07: Raja
Spectrum for both 2G and 3G services will be vacated by the end of 2007. Analysts expect 20-25 MHz of spectrum will be released. Be courteo...
25 Oct, 2007, 03.04 PM IST