'But a repair job will not do; what is wanted is a total overhaul to overcome contradictions and complications.'
The government on Tuesday said it will look into the reasons for poor response to the public issues for sale of its equity in various public sector units.
With growing instances of cyber attacks on the country's vital systems like power, railways, aviation and defence, the government on Monday announced the setting up of an expert vigilance agency to tackle any possible hacking or virus attacks.
As the Bharatiya Janata Party grappled with dissensions, the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh on Tuesday said it will not intervene in the saffron party's affairs and the party will have to 'analyse' the developments and take the right decision. "I want to say this clearly that it is not the job of the RSS," its spokesman Ram Madhav told reporters a day after senior BJP leader Arun Shourie demanded that the Sangh take over the reins of the BJP.
Ashok Pradhan on Monday took charge as the Minister of State for Telecommunications and Information Technology.
State-owned Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd and Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Ltd have submitted alternate basic (landline) telephony tariff plans, pegging the rates much below the ceiling rates announced by TRAI
The proposals were cleared by Commerce and Industry Minister Arun Shourie on the basis of recommendations made by the Foreign Investment Promotion Board, an official release said.
All eleven Rajya Sabha candidates in the fray in Uttar Pradesh, including businessman Anil Ambani, actress Jaya Bachchan and hotelier Lalit Suri, were declared elected unopposed in the biennial elections on Saturday.
India on Friday attacked the United States over agricultural subsidies and trade liberalisation saying it was "not serious" about the matter and had failed to understand New Delhi's political concerns.
The week-long roadshow for public offer for government's residual equity in IPCL would begin on Tuesday in Mumbai, in the presence of Mukesh Ambani, chairman of Reliance Industries which took over IPCL's management control.
The apex court on December 14 last year dismissed a clutch of PILs, including the one filed by former Union ministers Yashwant Sinha and Arun Shourie and lawyer Prashant Bhushan, saying there was "no occasion to doubt" the decision-making process of the Centre in the procurement of 36 Rafale jets from France.
Government on Tuesday decided to sell 10 per cent stake in India's largest profit making firm Oil and Natural Gas Corp and gas transmission monopoly Gail (India) Ltd.\n\n
The prime minister was accompanied by three Union ministers C P Thakur, Bijoya Chakraborty and Ashok Pradhan.
Following the successful launch of mobile services in Jammu & Kashmir, the Centre said on Wednesday that it would expand cellular coverage in the north-eastern region within four months.
Emphasising on greater transparency at the World Trade Organisation, both India and China have said no last minute surprises should be sprung on negotiators.
Divestment Minister Arun Shourie informed the Lok Sabha on Wednesday that during April 1991 and March 2003, Rs 29,487 crore (Rs 294.87 billion) have been realised as divestment proceeds.
The Union Cabinet on Thursday approved the amendment of the Telegraph Act giving statutory status to the Universal Service Obligation Fund.
The government is considering allowing intra-circle merger and acquisitions in the telecom sector, subject to the presence of minimum three service operators in a particular circle.
The Confederation of Indian Industry on Thursday relaunched its operations in China on a larger scale by opening its east Asia regional representative office in Shanghai, the commercial capital of the Communist nation.
The petition by the trio came two weeks after the apex court had on October 10 asked the Centre to provide details of the decision-making process in the Rafale deal with France in a sealed cover by October 29.
Railway Minister Nitish Kumar has said that negotiations are on with the telecom ministry for equity participation of MTNL and BSNL in RailTel Corp to improve telecom services in the Railways.
Observing that the then divestment minister Arun Shourie may have taken 'active interest' in the divestment of Juhu Centaur hotel near Mumbai airport, the government on Wednesday indicated that it would consider an inquiry into the issue.
The Union government has asked Mahanagar Telecom Nigam Ltd to explore opportunities that would enable the company to expand its presence and improve financial conditions.\n\n\n\n
By suggesting a substantial hike for government employees, the 6th Pay Commission, like many before it, has indeed been an honest attempt at destabilising the nation. And for that reason the nation need to consign it to the dustbin.
Arun Shourie had legitimised Reliance Communications' CDMA-mobile phone offerings on its fixed line licence in 2002 and Telecom Minister A Raja decided to treat its CDMA-licence as a GSM-mobile one to award it GSM spectrum. With such things falling in place for RCom, the firm asked the ministry to allow it to use the 880-890 MHz band. Such incidents indicate that favourable spectrum allotment for RCom & its smooth sailing in the current spectrum issue is not mere coincidence.
The government on Thursday sought to erase the impression that the hike in tariffs for telecom services has been made to favour cellular and private WLL operators patronised by business and upper segments of society.
Along with the opposition, key BJP allies Shiv Sena and Samata Party also slammed Divestment Minister Arun Shourie for going ahead with the strategic sale of the equity of the two public sector oil giants.
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