JPC to begin questioning on 2G today
The P.C. Chacko-led JPC on the 2G spectrum issue will begin questioning witnesses, including former telecom secretaries and former TRAI
chiefs, from July 7. Sources said the panel is also likely to call the heads of the companies which have allegedly benefited from the 2G spectrum
scam. Former telecom secretary Siddharth Behura, currently lodged in Tihar Jail, will also be produced before the panel on July 12.
Rahul resumes yatra, officials see violation
Congress MP Rahul Gandhi’s padyatra seems to be heading for trouble on the second day with the Aligarh district officials saying that it
would be a violation of prohibitory orders that have been in force for the past 20 days in the district.
Criminals using ‘Maoist’ tag for easy gains
While Maoists are known to have threatened and attacked Bihar’s politicians, officials and businessmen, now ordinary criminals and
commoners are increasingly being suspected to be using the Maoists’ name to do the same. A Patna shopkeeper’s arrest has pointed at this growing
trend.
Greater Noida farmers to get back land
Upholding the right of the farmers on their land as uppermost, the Supreme Court on Wednesday ordered the restoration of 156 hectares of
land to them in Greater Noida’s Shahberi village acquired by the Mayawati government in the name of industrial development at a cheap rate but
provided to the builders at a very high price. Upholding the Allahabad high court's order quashing the acquisition, a bench of Justices G.S.
Toons get smaller and the fun bigger
Disney Junior, a new multi-language and multiplatform entertainment destination for kids made its debut on July 4 on the Disney Channel.
Skills that establish you
No matter how well you do in an exam, if you are an average student or a brilliant one — what really matters today is how good you are with your interpersonal skills.
Imran’s got an eye on July
When Imran Khan and mamu Aamir announced that Delhi Belly would release this July, they weren’t just guided by what was the most convenient date. Imran and Aamir have both concluded that July is the luckiest month for the young actor, and have juggled the Delhi Belly dates accordingly.
Bomb on train is defused
A major tragedy was averted on Friday when security forces detected and defused a powerful bomb planted inside a sleeper coach of a train at Guwahati railway station in Assam.
Opp. attacks govt on CAG KG Basin draft report
The government on Friday came under scathing attack by the Opposition on the findings of the Comptroller-and-Auditor-General (CAG) draft report on the KG Basin contracts given to Reliance Industries limited (RIL).
Man stabbed to death, 2 kin injured
Three members of a family were attacked by a group of alleged drug addicts in Connaught Place area on Wednesday night. One person died in the incident while two were critically injured.