TRAI proposes sharp cut in mobile spectrum auction floor price
New Delhi: Telecom regulator TRAI on Monday recommended a sharp 60 per cent cut in the floor price of mobile phone spectrum for an upcoming auction after two previous sales drew lukewarm response bec
'Error' holds up Judges Bill
New Delhi: The Rajya Sabha witnessed uproar on the last day of the Monsoon Session over the Constitutional Amendments Bill forcing two adjournments and an apology from law minister Kapil Sibal.
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Opposition forces Sibal to apologise in Rajya Sabha
New Delhi: Opposition on Saturday forced Law Minister Kapil Sibal to apologise in Rajya Sabha for failing to get a Constitution Amendment Bill passed in the Lok Sabha, alleging that he ‘misled’ the U
Gram panchayats to get broadband speed of up to 100 mbps: Kapil Sibal
New Delhi: Gram Panchayats will get broadband speed of up to 100 Mbps under a government project that aims to connect all 2.5 lakh panchayats in the country over the next two years, Parliament was in
Bill to alter selection of judges in Rajya Sabha
New Delhi: Despite opposition from the judiciary, the Bill to scrap the collegium system of appointing judges to the Supreme Court and High Court was introduced by Union law minister Kapil Sibal in t
TRAI may get 'fine' power
New Delhi: The government is contemplating transferring the powers to impose penalty from the telecom department to the telecom regulator Trai.
“It has been around two to two and half years that the
Governmentt defends decision to amend RTI Act
New Delhi: The government today defended its decision to amend the RTI Act to keep political parties out of the purview of the ombudsman, saying they are not "public authorities" but voluntary associ
New JEE is stressful
Hyderabad: The JEE reforms introduced by former Union HRD minister Kapil Sibal has turned out to be counterproductive.
Students from the state with more than 90 per cent marks in 10+2 Board exams cou
Trai cuts telco services to size
New Delhi: In a consumer friendly move, telecom regulator Trai on Wednesday made it difficult for telecom operators to automatically activate value added services (VAS) on a subscriber’s number witho
Government will soon move bill on CBI autonomy issue: Kapil Sibal
New Delhi: In the light of the Supreme Court leaving it to Parliament to debate changes in the law governing the CBI to make the agency autonomous, government on Wednesday said it will soon move a bi