Former telecom minister Arun Shourie responds to the Shivraj Patil committee's findings on the 2G spectrum scam, in this interview with Karan Thapar on CNN-IBN programme 'Devil's Advocate'. Excerpts:
''No lobbyists will be able to influence us. If that happens, you can censure me for dereliction,'' he said.
The government on Wednesday ruled out privatisation of Indian Oil, Oil and Natural Gas Corporation and Gas Authority of India Ltd and assured all security concerns would be taken care of while divesting public sector oil
Divestment Minister Arun Shourie will meet Law Minister Arun Jaitly in New Delhi on Thursday to consider options before the government and chalk out future strategy.
Communication Minister Arun Shourie on Thursday said talks were on with the defence ministry for widening the bandwidth in the telecom sector
Former telecom minister Arun Shourie agreed with A Raja that the latter had discussed the 2G spectrum issue with Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh and then finance minister P Chidambaram before going ahead, but refuted his claim of following the National Democratic Alliance policy.
Union Communications and IT Minister Arun Shourie on Tuesday said that there was a tremendous scope for growth in the Indian IT exports to Japan, which is at present a miniscule $150 million.
India will be represented by Union Divestment Minister Arun Shourie in the informal World Trade Organisation ministerial meeting convened by US Trade Representative Robert Zoellick
The entire Opposition in the Rajya Sabha on Thursday was one against the hike in telecom rates but failed to elicit any assurance of a rollback from Telecom Minister Arun Shourie.
Shipping Corporation of India will continue to be the national flag carrier even after its privatisation and government will have powers to requisition its entire fleet in case of emergency, Disinvestment Minister Arun Shourie said on Wednesday.
Divestment Minister Arun Shourie will soon make a statement on stake sales in two state-run oil firms following a consensus reached on the issue by a group of top ministers.
"I have already stated all the facts in writing. I will cooperate with every inquiry or agencies which the government chooses. I stand by that commitment," he said.
Lauding the role of infotech professionals in changing the world's perception about India, IT and Communications Minister Arun Shourie on Friday said the software exports were expected to touch $11 billion this year.
Senior Bharatiya Janata Party leader Arun Shourie on Monday asked the Rashtriya Swayamsewak Sangh (RSS) to take over the BJP's control and described the party's president Rajnath Singh as "Humpty Dumpty".
India's new telecom and IT minister says he wants competition, but says intense rivalries must not hurt corporate balance sheets.
In his interview to Shekhar Gupta on NDTV on Monday, Arun Shourie ripped aside the veil of secrecy surrounding the BJP's mysterious decision to let Modi stay on in Gandhinagar despite the horrors of seven years ago.
Arun Shourie, Union Minister for Divestment, said that the next meeting of the Cabinet Committee on Divestment would discuss the sell-off modalities of HPCL and BPCL.
The initial public offer of car market leader Maruti Udyog will hit the markets in the first week of June, Divestment Minister Arun Shourie said on Monday.\n\n\n\n
In the backdrop of intense competition in the sector, government on Tuesday asked telecom PSUs BSNL and MTNL to reinvent themselves to react faster on aspects like tender processes.
Trashing the report on 2G scam by Justice Shivraj Patil, former telecom minister Arun Shourie on Tuesday accused Union Minister Kapil Sibal of trying to save former telecom minister A Raja by functioning as his advocate.
Union IT and Communications Minister Arun Shourie on Monday met IT industry leaders including Wipro Chairman Azim Premji in Bangalore and discussed the steps that need to be taken to propel the industry ahead.
Brushing aside allegations by Massachusetts Institute of Technology that it withdrew from a research project in India due to differences with him, Information and Technology Minister Arun Shourie.
Indian Divestment Minister Arun Shourie said on Friday that he expected to partly complete the asset sale in National Aluminium Co, the nation's second largest aluminium maker, by November.\n\n\n\n
The Congress on Friday rebutted former telecom minister Arun Shourie's reported claim that he had apprised Prime Minister Manmohan Singh about the spectrum scam, claiming it was a 'travesty of truth'.
The rupee's rise against the dollar was not hurting exports but the government was looking at ways to use rising foreign exchange reserves, a senior union minister said on Friday.\n\n\n\n
Communications and IT Minister Arun Shourie on Thursday said Government would not get into an industry crossfire on wireless in local loop issue.\n\n
Former Divestment Minister Arun Shourie on Thursday dared the government to hold an open enquiry into the sale of Hotel Juhu Centaur in Mumbai
Communication minister Arun Shourie on Monday apprised Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee of latest developments in the telecom sector including tariff revision, the issue which rocked the Parliament last week.
Under pressure from various political parties including key members of the NDA coalition, demanding roll-back in telecom tariff, Communications Minister Arun Shourie said on Friday the matter was for the prime minister to decide.
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