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Sam Pitroda reacts over BJP's land-grabbing allegations

With a Bharatiya Janata Party leader accusing him of illegally acquiring 12.35 acres of government land in Bengaluru, Indian Overseas Congress chief Sam Pitroda on Wednesday said he does not own...

Sam Pitroda's remark on 'India-China' stokes row

The Bharatiya Janata Party on Monday cited Indian Overseas Congress leader Sam Pitroda's reported comments downplaying Chinese threat to India to target the opposition party, claiming that his...

Sam Pitroda says hacker played explicit content during his event at IIT

With the Ministry of Education (MoE) refuting his claims, Indian Overseas Congress chief Sam Pitroda on Thursday said he was invited to speak at an Indian Institute of Technology-Roorkee event via...

Sam Pitroda quits as Cong's overseas chief after row over remarks

Congress leader Sam Pitroda on Wednesday resigned as the chairman of the Indian Overseas Congress after his controversial remarks spurred the Bharatiya Janata Party to label the party "racist"....

People in east look Chinese, south like Africa: Sam Pitroda

Congress leader Sam Pitroda triggered another controversy on Wednesday with his "people of the east look like the Chinese and those of the south look like Africa" remarks, with the ruling Bharatiya...

Sam Pitroda: Connecting India

The name Sam Pitroda rings a bell in the minds of millions of Indians, literally. For, he is considered the visionary behind the Indian telecom revolution, the man who made the country the second...

Sam Pitroda, PM hold talks

Telecom industry expert Sam Pitroda met Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Wednesday and discussed a number of issues, including e-governance, education and science and technology."It was a general...

Sam Pitroda favours auction of spectrum

Sam Pitroda, advisor to the Prime Minister, has favoured auction of spectrum for telecom service providers, saying it is "the best way forward"."There has to be a transparent mechanism, where equal...

Sam Pitroda on public information infrastructure & innovations

Sam Pitroda is used to wearing many hats. At present, he is advisor to the prime minister on public information infrastructure and innovations. What has also caught his fancy is the...

Sam Pitroda's Twitter conference fails to impress

In a 45-minute Twitter conference today, Sam Pitroda, advisor to the prime minister on public information infrastructure (PII) and innovations, stuck to elaborating publicly-known details on PII...