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Sibal stresses on ethics, hardwork for success

Sibal stresses on ethics, hardwork for success

Rediff.com1 Apr 2011

Stressing on professionalism, hardwork and ethics as the key to success, Union Human Resource Development Minister Kapil Sibal said the popular perception in some quarters that being cunning and manipulative pays in corporate world was wrong.

DU's 100% cut-off irrational: Kapil Sibal

DU's 100% cut-off irrational: Kapil Sibal

Rediff.com15 Jun 2011

HRD minister Kapil Sibal calls 100 per cent cut-off for Delhi University's Sri Ram College of Commerce irrational. Says students need not worry.

Decide a date, I will challenge Modi to a debate: Sibal

Decide a date, I will challenge Modi to a debate: Sibal

Rediff.com1 Nov 2013

"Why to free the country from Congress? What has the Congress done? And today, I challenge Modi for a debate on any issue on any platform and in any language, be it Hindi, English or Gujarati. I challenge him to decide the day, the subject, place and language so that all is clear," Sibal told media persons.

Sibal justifies police action against Baba Ramdev

Sibal justifies police action against Baba Ramdev

Rediff.com5 Jun 2011

Union minister Kapil Sibal, who was holding negotiations with Ramdev over the last few days, said there were apprehensions about the law and order situation in Delhi as Ramdev had collected 50,000 people for "political asanas" although he had sought permission for a yoga camp only for a gathering of 5,000

Adequate spectrum must for telecom growth: Sibal

Adequate spectrum must for telecom growth: Sibal

Rediff.com22 Dec 2010

Telecom Minister Kapil Sibal on Wednesday said the growth in the sector is essentially centered on adequate spectrum availability, assuring government will make all efforts to provide requisite airwaves to meet industry's demand.

Let children be town planners: Sibal

Let children be town planners: Sibal

Rediff.com19 Jan 2007

"Children have enormous potential to know what they want for the future of their cities and government and civil societies should give them a chance to explore their creativity," Union Minister for Science and Technology Kapil Sibal said.

Sibal approves Rs 104 cr penalty on Vodafone

Sibal approves Rs 104 cr penalty on Vodafone

Rediff.com3 Apr 2013

The fine is based on the loss estimated by internal committees of DoT to the national exchequer due to violation of licence norms by Vodafone.

New IITs hit by poor infrastructure: Sibal

New IITs hit by poor infrastructure: Sibal

Rediff.com18 Jan 2011

The eight new IITs that were permitted to be set up in 2008 do not have the necessary infrastructure and are not up to the mark making it difficult for these institutes to retain their faculty, Union HRD minister Kapil Sibal said.

There are no dictators in democracy: Sibal

There are no dictators in democracy: Sibal

Rediff.com16 Apr 2011

Talking to mediapersons at a dinner hosted by him at his residence in New Delhi on Friday evening, Union Minister of Human Resource Kapil Sibal said that there are no dictators in democracy.

Radiation case: Sibal asks UGC for guidelines

Radiation case: Sibal asks UGC for guidelines

Rediff.com30 Apr 2010

After radioactive material was sold as scrap by the Delhi University, leading to the death of a labourer, Human Resource Development Minister Kapil Sibal on Friday directed the University Grant Commission to frame guidelines immediately on the procurement, use and disposal of hazardous substances by varsities. The Department of Atomic Energy has framed certain guidelines which are supposed to be followed by the universities for procurement and handling of such material.

Prove that I am corrupt and I shall quit: Sibal to Kejriwal

Prove that I am corrupt and I shall quit: Sibal to Kejriwal

Rediff.com1 Feb 2014

A day after Arvind Kejriwal put his name on a list of corrupt politicians, Union minister Kapil Sibal on Saturday shot back, saying that the Delhi chief minister should prove his allegations within two days or resign.

Decision on spectrum pricing in 3 weeks: Sibal

Decision on spectrum pricing in 3 weeks: Sibal

Rediff.com15 Jan 2013

The government will in next three weeks decide on pricing of spectrum that will be sold in the second round of auction beginning March 11, Telecom Minister Kabil Sibal said on Tuesday.

No state can deny implementation of CAA: Kapil Sibal

No state can deny implementation of CAA: Kapil Sibal

Rediff.com18 Jan 2020

"People in India are showing their angst, their concerns, their worries about the future of India. Everybody wants development, what has Modi done? He has done his own development rather than development of the country," he added.

PM should have visited Tawang in 2008: Sibal

PM should have visited Tawang in 2008: Sibal

Rediff.com30 Nov 2012

Former Foreign secretary Kanwal Sibal on Friday said Prime Minister Manmohan Singh should have visited Tawang during his tour of Arunachal Pradesh in 2008 as this would have sent a clear signal to China that the northeastern state is part of India.

Sibal slams arrest of girls over Facebook post

Sibal slams arrest of girls over Facebook post

Rediff.com19 Nov 2012

Telecom and IT Minister Kapil Sibal Monday said he was "deeply saddened" by the arrest of two girls over their Facebook post questioning the shutdown in Mumbai for Shiv Sena patriarch Bal Thackeray's funeral and said the IT Act should not be used to "throttle dissent".

Sibal says BJP stand will affect investor confidence

Sibal says BJP stand will affect investor confidence

Rediff.com31 Aug 2012

Official data released on Friday showed the economy grew by 5.5 per cent in the first quarter of the current fiscal as against 8 per cent during the same period of previous fiscal.

Kapil Sibal's Law: Tweet and go to jail

Kapil Sibal's Law: Tweet and go to jail

Rediff.com1 Nov 2012

'Kapil Sibal has passed a law that anyone posting anything "offensive" on Twitter can be jailed for three years. That's section 66A of the IT Act amended by United Progressive Alliance II in 2008. It's a cognisable offence so you have to be arrested and apply for bail. As though you had committed murder!' notes Shivam Vij.

Upgraded Aakash tablet will not cost more: Sibal

Upgraded Aakash tablet will not cost more: Sibal

Rediff.com20 Feb 2012

'Aakash', the world's cheapest tablet, will be fully indigenous soon and its improved version will be launched by the government at the same price.

India converted adversity into opportunity: Sibal

India converted adversity into opportunity: Sibal

Rediff.com1 Apr 2006

Union Minister for Science and Technology Kapil Sibal Saturday said India "converted adversity into opportunity" by developing its own civilian fast-breeder reactors when it was denied nuclear technology post-Pokhran.

Sibal: Govt bent on pushing key reform Bills

Sibal: Govt bent on pushing key reform Bills

Rediff.com24 Apr 2012

Hints at taking support from Opposition if allies continue to show reservations

Sibal taunts K'taka BJP; says they have all the entertainment

Sibal taunts K'taka BJP; says they have all the entertainment

Rediff.com8 Feb 2012

The porn clip controversy in Karnataka Assembly led Union Telecom Minister Kapil Sibal to take a dig at the Bharatiya Janata Party on Wednesday saying the party is having "all the entertainment".

BJP using dated ideology to kill democracy: Sibal

BJP using dated ideology to kill democracy: Sibal

Rediff.com30 Aug 2012

Retaliating against the Bharatiya Janata Party, after more than a week of Parliament being stalled and the government put on the mat, the Congress said, "Jis soch ne Mahatma Gandhi ki hatya ki thi, Wahi soch loktantra ki hatya kar rahi hai (democracy is being killed by the same mentality which killed mahatma Gandhi)."

3G spectrum row: Sibal talks tough, but will meet telcos

3G spectrum row: Sibal talks tough, but will meet telcos

Rediff.com28 Nov 2011

The joint letter to Manmohan Singh was written by Sunil Mittal, chairman of Bharti Airtel, Kumar Mangalam Birla, chairman of the Aditya Birla group which has promoted Idea Cellular, and Vittoria Colao, chairman of Vodafone Group Plc.

India will not pursue protectionism policy, says Sibal

India will not pursue protectionism policy, says Sibal

Rediff.com28 Feb 2012

"Look at the policies of world around, we are far less protectionist than any other country in the world. There is no question of India becoming protectionist," Indian Telecom Minister Kapil Sibal said here on Monday.

Sibal opposes cartoons on political class in textbooks

Sibal opposes cartoons on political class in textbooks

Rediff.com14 May 2012

Holding that the issue is not about the content of the cartoons but about their inclusion in textbooks, he said the impression should not go to the world that the political class is corrupt and bereft of any principles.

Telecom honchos call on Sibal over policy issues

Telecom honchos call on Sibal over policy issues

Rediff.com25 Jan 2012

Operators oppose levying of charges for additional spectrum with retrospective effect.

Sibal gets nostalgic over years spent in US

Sibal gets nostalgic over years spent in US

Rediff.com14 Oct 2011

Apparently Human Resources and Development Minister Kapil Sibal -- the Harvard-educated, erstwhile Wall Street lawyer -- still occasionally pines for the United States, going by his waxing nostalgic for the opportunities America afforded him during the time he spent in Cambridge, Massachusetts and the Big Apple.

J-K polls can be held anytime, govt tells SC, but mum on statehood

J-K polls can be held anytime, govt tells SC, but mum on statehood

Rediff.com31 Aug 2023

Elections in Jammu and Kashmir can be held "anytime from now" as the work on updation of voters list is almost over, the Centre told the Supreme Court on Thursday but remained non-committal about setting a time-frame for restoration of statehood to the Union territory (UT).

Ex-oil regulator Sibal goes on long leave from OIL

Ex-oil regulator Sibal goes on long leave from OIL

Rediff.com3 Nov 2009

Sibal rejoined OIL on October 31 and immediately applied for early retirement, government sources said. In 2004, he had gone as directorate general of Hydrocarbons on lien from where he was reverted to his parent company OIL.

Why internet companies are upset with Kapil Sibal

Why internet companies are upset with Kapil Sibal

Rediff.com8 Dec 2011

Kapil Sibal has caused a furore by suggesting that internet companies need to 'pre-screen' pages. Here's a peek at some of the chief issues being debated.

Ex-guv Koshyari shouldn't have sworn in Shinde as CM: Uddhav faction tells SC

Ex-guv Koshyari shouldn't have sworn in Shinde as CM: Uddhav faction tells SC

Rediff.com22 Feb 2023

Senior lawyer Kapil Sibal told a five-judge constitution bench headed by Chief Justice DY Chandrachud that Koshyari had sworn in Shinde without even asking him which party he and the other legislators supporting him belonged to.

Team Anna begins Lokpal referendum on Sibal's turf

Team Anna begins Lokpal referendum on Sibal's turf

Rediff.com21 Jul 2011

Seeking to galvanise public opinion in favour of its version of Lokpal Bill, the Anna Hazare team on Thursday initiated a "referendum" on the law in Chandni Chowk Lok Sabha constituency represented by Human Resources and Development Minister Kapil Sibal.

Independent auditors have let us down: Sibal

Independent auditors have let us down: Sibal

Rediff.com20 Jan 2009

Contending that independent auditors were a let-down in the Satyam fraud case, Union Minister for Science and Technology Kapil Sibal on Tuesday suggested setting up a body on the lines of the Election Commission to oversee their (auditors') functioning.

READERS SPEAK: 'Sonia stumbles, Manmohan mumbles, Sibal sings'

READERS SPEAK: 'Sonia stumbles, Manmohan mumbles, Sibal sings'

Rediff.com9 Dec 2011

We had asked our readers for their opinion about the government's attempts to censor online content. While an overwhelming number of readers condemned such a move, some of our readers supported the move to regulate online content.

Social media too needs regulations, says Kapil Sibal

Social media too needs regulations, says Kapil Sibal

Rediff.com24 Feb 2012

Refusing to be labeled as an enemy of the social media, Telecom Minister Kapil Sibal has called for the Internet to be governed by regulations similar to the print and the electronic media.

Thackeray group asks SC to overturn Koshyari's floor test order

Thackeray group asks SC to overturn Koshyari's floor test order

Rediff.com16 Mar 2023

The Supreme Court on Thursday reserved its verdict on a batch of cross-petitions of Uddhav Thackeray and CM Eknath Shinde factions pertaining to the Maharashtra political crisis.

Sibal to discuss spectrum, M&A with telcos

Sibal to discuss spectrum, M&A with telcos

Rediff.com4 Mar 2011

he meeting is part of Sibal's efforts to achieve the 100-day plan for reforms in the telecoms sector in consultation with the industry.

SC to hear appeal against Kerala HC order on 'The Kerala Story'

SC to hear appeal against Kerala HC order on 'The Kerala Story'

Rediff.com9 May 2023

Senior advocate Kapil Sibal on Tuesday mentioned the matter for urgent listing before a bench comprising Chief Justice D Y Chandrachud and Justice P S Narasimha.

'Sibal's arguments on 2G scam are deceptive'

'Sibal's arguments on 2G scam are deceptive'

Rediff.com25 Jul 2011

On day when A Raja, jailed former minister of telecommunications, accused Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and former finance minister P Chidambaram in a lower court while trying to drag them 'legally' in the 2G spectrum scam, Telecom Minister Kapil Sibal also picked up none else but Raja's lawyer's argument.