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Articles tagged with: Radio Spectrum and Raja
India's Former Telecoms Minister Expected to Face Criminal Charges
India's disgraced former telecoms minister, A Raja and some of his close aides is expected to be charged later this week in reference to the 2008 telecoms license scandal. The charges being filed by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) are expected to include allegations of defrauding the exchequer and entering into a criminal conspiracy in securing the telecom licenses. more
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Aide to India's Former Telecoms Minister Found Dead
An associate of India's disgraced former Telecoms Minister has been found dead. The aide, Sadhick Batcha, 37, was found hanging at his home in Chennai, his family said, although the police are still investigating the situation around his death. more
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India's Former Telecoms Minister Remanded in Jail for Another 14 Days
India's former Telecoms Minister, Andimuthu Raja has been remanded to stay in jail until March 17th as investigations into the 2008 telecoms licensing scandal continues. Three other men who were also arrested by the investigators were also remanded to stay in jail. more
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A Raja Arrested Over Indian Telecoms Scandal
India's embattled former telecoms minister, Andimuthu Raja has been arrested, along with two of his former aides, over the telecoms licensing scandal that is claimed to have cost the government as much as US$40 billion in lost license fee revenues. more
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Indian Government Minister Refutes Report of Huge Loss from License Awards
Indian government Communications Minister, Kapil Sibal has said that the methodology used to come up with the Rs 1.76 lakh crore (US$40 billion) loss to the government from the allocation of mobile network licenses in 2008 was flawed and that there was actually no loss to the government at all. more
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India telecom scandal paralyzes parliament session
India's parliament ended its paralyzed winter session Monday after four weeks that were largely devoid of work but filled with raucous opposition demands for an investigation into a telecom scandal that cost the country billions. more
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Indian parliament paralyzed for month by telecoms scandal
With just six more working days left before parliament goes on a two-month break, it appears likely the entire winter session will be lost, the victim of a telecommunications scandal that has cost the country billions and shocked even Indians used to tales of widespread corruption. more
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Court demands Indian premier address telecoms scam
India's Supreme Court issued a sharp and rare rebuke of the prime minister on Thursday, demanding he explain why the government took a year to investigate a cell-phone licensing scandal that cost the country billions of dollars. more
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India's Telecoms Minister Resigns Over Radio Spectrum Scandal
India's scandal-hit Telecoms Minister, A Raja has finally bowed to pressure and agreed to resign after the leader of his political party is reported to have told him to go. The Congress had asked the DMK to seek his resignation, but the party had deferred its decision. more
Indian Auditor Claims Flawed Spectrum Auctions Lost $396 Million
India's chief auditor has formally indicted the Communications Minister A Raja for allegedly causing a loss of up to Rs177,000 crore (US$396 million) after selling 2G radio spectrum below the rates recommended by other government departments. more
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