BJP is flogging a dead horse: Sibal
Jan. 6: Congress on Thursday went on the offensive against the BJP on the Bofors pay-offs, saying the NDA regime had failed to come up with any evidence of criminal conspiracy on the issue when it was
India to soon have Navratna Universities
India will soon have 'Navratna' Universities on the lines of the famous Ivy league varsities, which will be "free them from the shackles of government control," science and technology minister Kapil Sibal said on Monday.
In his keynote address at the 98th Indian Science Congress at SRM University near here, Mr Sibal said that this would be achieved by measures including generous financial support and access to external funding.
'defending the indefensible'
New Delhi: Dismissing Telecom Minister Kapil Sibal's charge that the NDA government lost Rs 1.43 lakh crore in revenue because of its policies, BJP today said the minister was 'defending the indefen
BJP plans privilege motion against Sibal
New Delhi, Dec. 10: The BJP on Friday said it was “seriously considering” bringing a privilege motion against the telecom minister, Mr Kapil Sibal, for announcing a probe into the 2G spectrum allocati
Sibal cautions against public spat by telcos
New Delhi: Telecom Minister Kapil Sibal today termed as 'unfortunate' the war of words between operators and cautioned that such practices were not healthy for the growth of the sector.
Asked to com
One-man team to probe spectrum since 2001
New Delhi: The government today appointed a one-man committee of retired Supreme Court justice Shivaraj V. Patil to probe the alleged irregularities in the allocation of 2G spectrum since 2001, a peri
2G scam: DoT to assess actual revenue loss
New Delhi: Asserting that the alleged revenue loss of Rs 1.76 lakh crore on issuance of new 2G licenses in 2008 was 'presumptive', new Telecom Ministry Kapil Sibal today said the DoT will soon start
'JPC demand by opposition into 2G scandal is just pure politics'
New Delhi: Rejecting the demand for a JPC probe into the allocation of 2G spectrum as unreasonable, Telecom Minister Kapil Sibal today said such a process would not help achieve the objective 'sought
Govt to release more spectrum, notices to errant telcos soon
Mumbai: The government says it plans to release more spectrum for the telecom sector soon and that notices will be sent to errant companies that secured the licences along with 2G spectrum despite the
2G scam: Telcos in trouble as Sibal vows legal action
New Delhi: Communications Minister Kapil Sibal on Monday said notices will be served on all firms that suppressed facts to buy licences and airwaves for mobile phone services in the country and had fa