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'No backroom talks on Antrix-Devas deal'
New Delhi: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today strongly rejected any suggestions that his office continued talks with Devas on its controversial deal with Antrix for lease of S-band spectrum after t
Channels' editors to quiz PM live on TV for 'silence on scams'
New Delhi: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, who has been accused by the opposition of remaining silent on various scams haunting his government, will meet editors of television channels tomorrow for a q
BJP wants PM statement on S-band
Kolkata: The BJP today demanded a statement from Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on the S-band allocation controversy, saying the subject falls under a department which is looked after by him and it in
S-band row: Isro biz arm to get new chief
New Delhi, Feb. 12: Antrix Corporation, the commercial arm of the Isro, will have a new chairman. A process to restructure Antrix Corp. has now started in the wake of the controversial two-satellite d
Space commission meet begins
In the backdrop of the S-band spectrum controversy, India's space commission on Saturday began a meeting here and is expected to discuss restructuring of the Indian Space Research Organisation (Isro) and its commercial arm Antrix.
Antrix to have new Chairman
India's apex space policy body on Saturday set in motion a process to restructure Antrix Corporation, Isro's commercial arm, against the backdrop of a controversial two-satellite deal it had struck with a private firm.
Spectrum: Patil slams 'first-come-first serve' policy in allocation
The one-man committee that went into allocation of spectrum from 2001 to 2009 has come down heavily on the controversial first-come, first-serve (FCFS) policy in entertaining applications and has sought complete transparency in spectrum allocation and assignment.
PM forms team to probe ISRO deal
New Delhi: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has formed a high-level commission to look into allegations of revenue losses in the allocation of space spectrum using S-band - high value and scarce radio wa
Reports on S-band spectrum allocation baseless: PMO
New Delhi: The Prime Minister's Office today denied media reports alleging that the government had incurred losses in allocation of S-band spectrum, saying no decision has been taken on the issue and
Isro terminating contract with Devas on S-band, claims 'no loss'
New Delhi: Under attack over an alleged scam in allocation of scarce S-band spectrum, the ISRO today announced that it has already initiated the process to terminate the deal with Devas Multimedia a
