Union Agriculture Minister and Nationalist Congress Party chief Sharad Pawar on Friday came out in strong defence of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh saying that the Supreme Court verdict cancelling 2G licenses was not an indictment of the government.
Following is the chronology of events in the 2G scam.
The Supreme Court has cancelled the grant of 2G licences stating that 122 licences for 2G spectrum were granted in arbitrary and unconstitutional manner.
Virtually ruling out closure of debt-laden Kingfisher Airlines (KFA), Civil Aviation Minister Ajit Singh on Thursday said promoter Vijay Mallya will have to take call on shutting down the business.
Rajat Mukherjee, chief corporate officer - Idea Cellular, says that they were not part of the group of companies which started out in 2008. In fact, they had applied for licneses three years earlier. "It is unfortunate that we were clubbed with the others."
As of now, the Indian Railways has cancelled 245 trains in order to restrict unnecessary travel due to the coronavirus outbreak.
Advocate Prashan Bhushan talked exclusively to Sheela Bhatt on the trend-setting judgment.
An assistant commissioner Vinod Atal and a lower division clerk were held.
Former telecom minister A Raja on Friday sought a review of the Supreme Court verdict on cancellation of licenses for 2G spectrum, saying it violates the "principles of natural justice" and "judicial norms" and that he was indicted without being heard. Raja, who has been in jail for more than a year, contended that the findings of the verdict against him are "bound to prejudice" his defence in the trial of the 2G spectrum allocation scam.
The ambulance driver Noufal, 29, was taken into custody on Sunday based on a complaint by the victim's mother to the hospital authorities and the police.
As the Indian Army reported its first case of the infection with a 34-year-old soldier testing positive in Leh, the Army said it has taken a series of precautionary measures to prevent the spread of coronavirus among the forces such as checking flu symptoms among soldiers on their return from leave and cancelling non-essential travel, conferences and recruitment drives.
The government is attempting everything it can to make sure that this does not happen, observes Aakar Patel.
A lawyer who filed a case against Lord Rama has been charged with hurting Hindu sentiments.
Changes in the draft essentially mean that the year of the Motor Vehicles Bill 2016 will change to 2019 besides other such technical amendments. But the contents of the bill remain the same.
With a large number of senior pilots quitting jobs in Indian carriers for greener foreign pastures, aviation regulator DGCA has warned of stringent action, including cancellation of licences, against those leaving without serving proper notice.
As per the comprehensive format devised by the government, the selected candidates, besides being asked to provide information about themselves, their family members, including in-laws, have to provide information about the mobile numbers used during the last five years, the registration number of vehicles owned or used, email and social media or web-based portal accounts, in addition to bank and post office account numbers among others.
Pakistan will tighten its noose around members of banned outfits, under observation militants and human traffickers by canceling their travel documents, blocking their identity cards and withdrawing facilities like bank accounts, the Interior Minister said.
The pricing and marketing freedom for exploitation would be capped by a ceiling price.
The minister has sought the help of US technology, expertise and innovation to make road safety a priority in India.
Leader of opposition in Bihar assembly, Prem Kumar of the BJP, had raised the issue of illegal slaughterhouses in the assembly last week, demanding their closure and cancellation of licences.
The Bar Council of India is pondering action over the controversial statements made by the defence counsel of the accused in the 2012 Nirbhaya gang rape case.
A GoAir plane carrying 168 passengers from Mumbai hit an aerobridge after landing at Chennai airport damaging a portion close to its front door, but there was no report any injuries.
Both civil and criminal action was being initiated against the hospital which was severely indicted of lapses by a probe panel in its report pertaining to the death of the seven-year-old girl, an official spokesperson said.
The move comes after a FDA notice to gutkha manufacturers to mention the contents of their product on the cover.
Klitschko and his brother Vitali, also a former world heavyweight champion and now the mayor of Kyiv, have both taken up arms against invading Russian forces.
24, Akbar Road has been the Congress party headquarters since 1978.
The government has taken action against 28 manufacturers of packaged drinking water and natural mineral water for deviating from prescribed specifications, Lok Sabha was informed on Friday.
Reliance Infra-backed BSES discoms on Tuesday criticised the Delhi government for recommending to power regulator Delhi Electricity Regulatory Commission to revoke their licenses, saying the proposal was "arbitrary" and "illegal" and will be a huge setback to power sector reforms.
Trial by the media can be avoided if the industry itself devises effective mechanisms to bring this to an end
Police are probing both the cases and efforts are on to trace the missing 9mm pistol, they said.
'There is a lot of money coming into the business, people are consuming a lot of content, there is no dearth of new films and shows coming out of India and being available worldwide.'
Putrajeevak Beej, the medicine from Baba Ramdev's pharmacy, promises the delivery of a male child.
Cleaning up India's grubby business climate is top of the agenda for both regulators and the government.
'The government is using the Intelligence Bureau to go after NGOs.' 'It is not only the NDA, the UPA also didn't like NGOs.' 'NGOs predominantly work with the poor. So, when you cancel an NGO, the affected are the poor, the Dalits, the tribals, the street children and the marginalised.'
Some celebrities have come under fire for endorsing brands misleading consumers.
Going through these steps are by no stretch of imagination fun things to do, but if you do indeed lose your wallet, these steps may come in handy and reduce your stress.
Wouldn't have used 182 pages for report if there were no irregularities, said Justice Dhingra.
Karan Pandey was killed when a bullet fired by the police in an attempt to puncture the tyre of the bike he was riding, hit him in his back, early on Sunday morning in New Delhi.
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