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New Delhi, May 20 (ANI): The Bharatiya Janata party (BJP) accused the former Telecom Minister A.Raja of trying to deceive the people with his 'zero loss theory', in the 2G- spectrum allocation scam.
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New Delhi, May 17 (IANS) Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) members Friday raised the issue of the 2G spectrum scam at the first meeting of the reconstituted Public Accounts Commitee of parliament, said informed sources.
Lahore, May 16 (ANI): Legal representatives of Google Inc. are expected to appear before the Lahore High Court (LHC) on Thursday to explain the company's position in the YouTube case.
New Delhi, May 15 (ANI): Former Uttar Pradesh Minister Raghuraj Pratap Singh, alias Raja Bhaiya, arrived at the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) headquarters for questioning in connection with the murder of a village head Nanhe Yadav and Deputy Superintendent of Police, Zia-ul-Haque.
Bangalore, May 8 (IANS) The 14th Karnataka legislative assembly election witnessed a majority of leaders winning, barring one or two, though the beleaguered BJP lost heavily with about 20 of its ministers facing humiliating defeat Wednesday.
Bangalore, May 8 (ANI): With the Congress making a spectacular comeback in Karnataka, senior party leader K. Siddaramaiah on Wednesday said he is confident that the national leadership would back him to become the state's new chief minister.
Bangalore, May 8 (IANS) The Congress Wednesday recaptured power in Karnataka after seven years, crushing the BJP in the assembly elections - a victory that might boost the morale of the party facing a relentless opposition onslaught over massive corruption scandals.
New Delhi, May 8 (ANI): Congress leader Oscar Fernandes on Wednesday said that the party's thumping victory in Karnataka victory in Karnataka is very much an impact of Rahul Gandhi's campaigning.
New Delhi/Bangalore, May 8 (ANI): The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Wednesday humbly accepted its defeat in Karnataka and attributed the loss to the spilt in votes.
New Delhi/Bangalore, May 8 (ANI): Minister of State in Prime Minister's office (PMO), V. Narayanasamy, on Wednesday said that the people of Karnataka have chosen Congress for good governance.
Bangalore, May 8 (IANS) The Congress Wednesday comfortably returned to power in Karnataka after seven years, crushing the BJP in an election that grabbed national attention as it was fought over the corruption issue.
Bangalore, May 8 (ANI): The Congress Party on Wednesday returned to power in Karnataka with an absolute majority.
Bangalore, May 8 (IANS) The Samajwadi Party (SP) Wednesday became the unlikely spoiler of celebration in JD-S president H.D. Deve Gowda's family by defeating his daughter-in-law in Karnataka.
Bangalore, May 8 (IANS) Former Karnataka chief minister and Janata Dal-Secular (JD-S) leader H.D. Kumaraswamy won from the Ramanagaram assembly constituency Wednesday but his wife lost the poll to the Samajwadi Party (SP) nominee.
Bangalore, May 8 (IANS) The Congress Wednesday won a thumping victory in Karnataka to wrest power after a seven year gap, crushing the BJP in a key election ahead of next year's Lok Sabha ballot.
Bangalore, May 8 (IANS) The Samajwadi Party (SP) Wednesday opened its electoral account in the Karnataka assembly with its candidate C.P. Yogeshwara winning from the Channapatna constituency.
Bangalore, May 8 (IANS) The Samajwadi Party (SP) Wednesday opened its account in Karnataka with its candidate C.P. Yogeshwara winning from Channapatna, about 60 km from here.
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Bangalore, May 7 (ANI): Counting of votes for the Karnataka Assembly elections, which witnessed a 70.23 per cent voter turnout on May 5, began this morning at 8 a.m. amidst tight security.
New Delhi, May 6 (ANI): The Lok Sabha today adopted a resolution to give a fresh extension to Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) that is looking into all aspects of the 2G spectrum allocation scam till the end of the Monsoon Session.
Bangalore, May 6 (IANS) A day after Karnataka recorded high voting of over 71 percent in the assembly election, political leaders Monday assessed its impact and hoped for a clear verdict Wednesday when vote count would take place.
New Delhi, May 6 (ANI): P.C. Chacko, the chairman of the Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) that is looking into all aspects of the 2G spectrum allocation scam, on Monday said that he will move a resolution in the Lok Sabha to extend the committee's tenure.
New Delhi, May 4 (IANS) A Delhi court Saturday posted for July 6 an application filed by Janata Party chief Subramanian Swamy seeking the written statement given by former telecom minister A. Raja to Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) in the 2G spectrum allocation case.
Bangalore, May 4 (ANI): Karnataka will go to polls on Sunday, even as media reports suggest that there will be a fractured mandate when votes are counted on May 8.
* Corruption scandals of the BJP government in Karnataka and of the Congress-led UPA government at the Centre have dominated the poll campaign.
New Delhi, May 1 (ANI): Senior Communist Party of India (CPI) leader D.Raja on Wednesday said the Chinese intrusion issue doesn't warrant the cancellation of External Affairs Minister Salman Khurshid's visit to China on May 9.
New Delhi, Apr. 29 (ANI): The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), which has agreed to allow the financial business to be taken up in the Parliament on Tuesday, today said that it would continue with its agitation and mount pressure on the Congress-led UPA Government at the Centre on issues concerning the coal scam and the 2G spectrum scam.
New Delhi, Apr. 29 (ANI): Senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Yashwant Sinha on Monday denounced the Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) report on the 2G spectrum scam, saying it has made the country and its people a laughing stock.
Singapore, April 29 (IANS) Ahead of the general elections in the country May 5, a Malaysian court Monday issued an arrest warrant against a Hindu rights group leader in a sedition case.
Bangalore, April 29 (IANS) Key political figures whose electoral fate will be decided May 5 in Karnataka:
Chennai, April 27 (IANS) DMK president M. Karunanidhi said Saturday everything relating to the investigation in the coal mine allocation scam should be done in an honest manner.
Bangalore, Apr. 26 (ANI): Senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Sushma Swaraj on Friday alleged that P. C. Chacko, the chairman of Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC), had deliberately tried to cover the facts related to the 2G spectrum allocation scam.
New Delhi, April 25 (IANS) The Congress would be in a position to form a government in Karnataka, getting past the half way mark of 113 seats in the 225-member house while the ruling BJP's tally would go down significantly, a survey said Thursday.
New Delhi, Apr. 25 (ANI): Minister of State in Prime Minister's Office (PMO) V. Narayanasamy on Thursday lashed out at the opposition members of the Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC), which is looking the 2G spectrum allocation scam, for demanding the removal of panel chairperson P.C. Chacko, saying it is unwarranted, unnecessary and politically motivated.
New Delhi, Apr. 25 (ANI): Opposition members of the Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) that is looking the 2G spectrum allocation scam, have submitted a memorandum to Lok Sabha Speaker Meira Kumar expressing no confidence against panel chairperson P.C. Chacko.
Mumbai, April 25 (IANS) Raja Chaudhary says he has had enough of controversies and hopes to avoid it in future.
New Delhi, April 25 (IANS) The BJP and the Left united Thursday to ask Lok Sabha Speaker Meira Kumar to remove P.C. Chacko as chief of the joint parliamentary committee (JPC) looking into 2G spectrum allocation.
New Delhi, April 25 (IANS) The Rajya Sabha was repeatedly disrupted Thursday as the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) continued to press for Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's resignation and the Left parties raised the issue of the chit fund scam in West Bengal.
New Delhi, Apr. 25 (ANI): The crucial Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) meeting that was scheduled to be held today to adopt the draft report on 2G spectrum allocation issue has been postponed.
New Delhi, April 25 (IANS) All members of the joint parliamentary committee (JPC) looking into 2G spectrum allocation should "adopt the report without voting", panel chief P.C. Chacko appealed Thursday ahead of the meeting to debate the document.
New Delhi, Apr 24. (ANI): The Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) will meet here on Thursday to adopt the draft report on 2G spectrum allocation issue.
New Delhi, April 24 (IANS) A divided Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) probing the 2G spectrum issue will meet Thursday to finalise its report, sources said Wednesday.
New Delhi, April 24 (ANI): The Chairman of the Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) looking into the 2G scam P.C.Chacko on Wednesday said he had replied to former Telecom Minister A.Raja's 100-page letter, and therefore said the latter should not have any grouse over not being heard.
New Delhi, April 22 (IANS) Former communications minister A. Raja, who is an accused in the 2G spectrum allocation case, Monday reiterated he should been heard by the joint parliamentary commiitee (JPC) probing the controversy.
New Delhi, Apr. 22 (ANI): Former Telecom Minister A. Raja today lashed out at the Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) for not allowing him to depose before it, saying this is not the way the panel examining the 2G spectrum allocation is expected to function.
New Delhi, April 22 (IANS) Facing a rap from the opposition over the leakage to the media of the JPC draft report on 2G allocation, P.C. Chacko, who chairs the parliamentary committee, Monday said he had urged members to treat the report as confidential.
Belgaum (Karnataka), April 22 (ANI): Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) President Rajnath Singh on Monday criticized the ruling Congress over the 2G Joint Parliamentary Committee report and asked why prime accused A.Raja was not being heard by the JPC.
New Delhi, April 22 (ANI): Proceedings in the Lok Sabha were adjourned till 2 p.m. on Monday, while the Rajya Sabha adjourned deliberations till 12.30 p.m., after a relentless opposition sought to corner the UPA-II Government on a number odf issues, including the coal allocation scam, the 2G spectrum allocation scam and the gang-rape of a five-year-old girl in Delhi.
Chennai, April 22 (IANS) DMK members of the joint parliamentary committee (JPC) probing the allocation and pricing of 2G spectrum have readied their dissent note to the panel's draft report, said the party's parliamentary leader T.R. Baalu.
New Delhi, April 21 (ANI): The Congress party on Sunday hoped that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) would not to stall the second half of the budget session of parliament over the telecom scam.
New Delhi, Apr. 20 (ANI): Disapproving the findings of the Joint Parliamentary Committee's (JPC) draft report on the 2G spectrum scam, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) veteran Lal Krishna Advani on Saturday questioned how it had given a clean chit to Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh and Finance Minister P Chidambaram.
New Delhi, April 19 (IANS) Ahead of parliament's budget session resuming Monday, former telecom minister A. Raja Friday targeted Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on the 2G spectrum allocation saying everything was done in consultation with him.
Bangalore, April 19 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Friday said the Congress tried to "subvert" the truth by using the Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) which absolved Prime Minster Manmohan Singh of all the charges in the 2G spectrum allocation case.
New Delhi, April 19 (IANS) Ahead of parliament's budget session resuming Monday, former telecom minister A. Raja Friday targeted Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on the 2G spectrum allocation saying everything was done in consultation with him.
New Delhi, April 19 (ANI): Senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader and Leader of Opposition in the Rajya Sabha, Arun Jaitley on Friday questioned the Joint Parliamentary Committee's decision to give a clean chit to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Finance Minister P. Chidambaram on 2G spectrum allocation.
New Delhi, April 19 (IANS) Everything was done in consultation with the prime minister, former telecom minister A. Raja said Friday, further muddying the political waters over the draft report of the parliamentary panel on 2G spectrum that blamed him but cleared Manmohan Singh and Finance Minister P. Chidambaram of any wrongdoing.
Chennai, Apr. 19 (ANI): Former Telecom Minister A. Raja, who has been accused of indulging in a scam worth Rs. 1.76 lakh crore when in office, on Friday reiterated that he did everything in consultation with Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh, and said that he will prove his innocence in the 2G spectrum scam case.
New Delhi, April 19 (IANS) The joint parliamentary committee (JPC) report on 2G spectrum allocation was based on facts and was unbiased, panel chief P.C. Chacko said Friday as the opposition criticised the document for being prejudicial.
Chennai, April 19 (IANS) DMK president M. Karunanidhi Friday wondered how one could believe that a prime minister could be misled by his minister, referring to the draft report of the joint parliamentary committee (JPC) on the 2G spectrum allocation.
New Delhi, April 19 (IANS) The draft report of the joint parliamentary committee (JPC) on 2G spectrum allocation is "prejudged and prejudiced" and therefore unacceptable, the Communist Party of India (CPI) said Friday.
New Delhi, April 19 (ANI): The Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) investigating the 2G spectrum scam has pinned the blame on former telecom minister A.Raja and exonerated both Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Finance Minister P Chidambaram.
New Delhi, April 18 (IANS) The parliamentary panel probing the 2G spectrum allocation has blamed former telecom minister A. Raja, holding he had changed the cut-off date for the spectrum allocation and that Finance Minister P.Chidambaram had no role in it, informed sources said Thursday.
New Delhi, April 18 (IANS) The parliamentary panel probing the 2G spectrum allocation has blamed former telecom minister A. Raja, holding he had changed the cut off date for the allocation of spectrum and that Finance Minister P.Chidambaram had no role in it, informed sources said Thursday.
New Delhi, April 18 (IANS) As the world celebrates 100 years of Indian cinema, veteran archivist P.K. Nair reveals that there are no prints of India's first talkie "Alam Ara" made in 1931 or indeed of many epic films made before the 1950s.
Bangalore, April 16 (IANS) Billionaire and multi-millionaire politicians from BJP, the Congress and JD-S are in the field for the May 5 Karnataka assembly poll, show the asset affidavits filed by them.
Jaipur, April 16 (IANS) Tremors were felt across parts of Rajasthan Tuesday, causing panic among the people. There was no report of any loss of life or damage to property.
Bangalore, April 15 (IANS) Karnataka's leading politicians, including former chief ministers B.S. Yeddyurappa and H.D. Kumaraswamy, state Congress chief G. Parameshwara and Leader of Opposition Siddaramaiah, Monday filed their nominations for the May 5 assembly polls.
New Delhi, April 10 (ANI): Reacting to Tuesday's heckling of West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and some of her ministers by Student Federation of India (SFI) and CPI-M activists as they arrived at the Planning Commission here, Communist Party of India (CPI) lawmaker D. Raja lawmaker on Wednesday strongly condemned it, saying that his party did not endorse such acts.
Lucknow, April 6 (IANS) Another case was filed against former Uttar Pradesh minister Raghuraj Pratap Singh alias Raja Bhaiyya, the accused in killing of a village headman and a police officer, Saturday when a prime eyewitness accused him of intimidation and threatening his life.
New Delhi/Bangalore, April 5 (IANS) Karnataka's ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and main opposition Congress and Janata Dal-Secular (JD-S) Friday released first lists of their candidates for the May 5 state assembly poll.
New Delhi/Bangalore, April 5 (IANS) Karnataka's ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and main opposition Congress and Janata Dal-Secular (JD-S) Friday released first lists of their candidates for the May 5 state assembly poll
Lucknow, April 5 (IANS) Former Uttar Pradesh minister Raghuraj Pratap Singh alias Raja Bhaiyya has been summoned by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) to appear before it within a week, in connection with the triple murder at Balipur village March 2.
Chennai, Apr. 3 (ANI): Asserting that transparency is the strength of Indian democracy, Communist Party of India (CPI) leader D. Raja on Wednesday said there is nothing wrong in senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Yashwant Sinha's demand that Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh and Finance Minister P. Chidambaram must appear before the Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) that is probing the 2G scam, as the aim is to bring out the truth.
Bangalore, April 2 (IANS) Yet to finalise its candidates for the May 5 assembly polls, the Congress in Karnataka is being threatened with dissidence with supporters and opponents of probables holding demonstrations at the party office here.
New Delhi, April 1 (IANS) BJP leader Yashwant Sinha has urged Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to ensure former telecom minister A. Raja is allowed to depose before the joint parliamentary committee examining the 2G spectrum allocation, said BJP sources Monday.
New Delhi, Apr. 1 (ANI): Senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Yashwant Sinha on Monday lashed out at Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) chairman P.C. Chacko for not inviting former Telecom Minister A. Raja to depose before it in connection with the 2G spectrum scam, saying it's a very serious issue.
New Delhi, Mar. 29 (ANI): With Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh stating that his government is stable and will complete its full term, Communist Party of India (CPI) leader D. Raja on Friday preferred to adopt a wait and watch approach amid the ongoing war of words between the Congress-led UPA II Government and the Mulayam Singh Yadav-led Samajwadi Party (SP).
New Delhi, Mar. 28 (ANI): Leaders of various political outfits on Thursday lashed out at former Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf over his remark that he was 'proud of the Kargil operation' during which the Pakistani troops had crossed the Line of Control (LoC) and occupied positions on the Indian side in 1999.
New Delhi, March 27 (IANS) Hopeful of a comeback in Karnataka, the Congress has to overcome factionalism and select the right candidates if it has to return to power in the state in May after seven years.
New Delhi, Mar. 25 (ANI): In wake of former Telecom Minister A. Raja's accusation that Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh was in the loop in the policy decisions taken by his ministry, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Monday demanded the appointment of a Special Investigation Team (SIT) to investigate all the charges levelled against the Prime Minister's Office (PMO) in connection with the 2G spectrum scam.
Bangalore, March 24 (IANS) There's nothing novel about entire families being in politics in India; nor is it so uncommon for parents to belong to one party -- or different ones -- and children to take up leadership in yet another party.
New Delhi, March 22 (IANS) The pitch at the Ferozeshah Kotla is in the news again. It has shown signs of cracking on day one of the fourth cricket Test between India and Australia and the experts do not see the match lasting the full five days.
Chennai, March 21 (IANS) The CBI early Thursday raided the residence of M.K. Stalin, son of DMK chief M. Karunanidhi, triggering a political storm.
New Delhi, Mar. 21 (ANI): Communist Party of India (CPI) leader D. Raja on Thursday questioned the timing of Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) raid at DMK leader M.K. Stalin's residence in Chennai, and sought an explanation from the Congress-led UPA Government.
Chennai, March 21 (IANS) Officials of the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) are carrying out a search at the residence of M.K. Stalin, son of DMK chief M.K. Karunanidhi, Thursday.
Hyderabad, March 19 (IANS) Makuta VFX Tuesday announced that Raja Koduri, formerly director of graphics architecture at Apple Inc and chief technology officer (CTO) for Graphicsat AMD Inc, has been appointed as chief technical advisor to its board of directors.
New Delhi, Mar 19 (ANI): The Prime Minister's Office (PMO) has categorically denied media reports alleging that it had analysed and agreed with former telecom minister A. Raja's actions before the 2G scam surfaced.
Chennai, March 18 (IANS) It took a few calls to convince Raja that he actually won the National Award for best make-up artist for Tamil teen crime-thriller "Vazhakku En 18/9".
New Delhi, Mar. 18 (ANI): Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) chairman P. C. Chacko on Monday dismissed media reports that the Prime Minister's Office (PMO) was aware of the 2G scam, and alleged that there was an ulterior motive behind it.
Bangalore, March 16 (IANS) Amid expectation that Karnataka assembly poll dates will be announced next week, political parties have begun the candidate selection exercise.
New Delhi, March 14 (IANS) His debut film "Mumbai Cha Raja" narrated how two slum kids escape the grim realities of their lives, while his new movie "Chenu", chosen for the L'Atelier section at the Cannes International Film Festival, tells the tale of a boy, drawn into the Naxalite (Maoist) movement.
Mumbai, March 9 (IANS) Prakash Nadar, a physically-challenged swimmer from Mumbai, was given a hero's welcome after he successfully completed a gruelling 42-km long 18-hour long swimathon Saturday in a bid to create a new Guinness world record.
Islamabad, Mar. 9 (ANI): Pakistan Police has closed the case of Kamran Faisal, an investigator of the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) found dead in his official residence at Federal Lodges on January 18, a senior police official said.
Lucknow, Mar.7 (ANI): Former Uttar Pradesh minister Raghuraj Pratap Singh alias Raja Bhaiya was named as an accused in the murder of Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) Zia-ul-Haq on Thursday by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), based on a complaint filed by Haq's widow, Parveen Azad.
New Delhi, March 6 (IANS) Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) chief Mayawati Wednesday said the Uttar Pradesh government was protecting former minister Raja Bhaiyya, who has been booked for the murder of a senior police officer.
New Delhi, Mar.5 (ANI): Will there be a "churning of seas" when an emerging India and rising China begin to cross footprints of either rivalry or competition?
New Delhi, March 5 (IANS) Manjeet Singh's feature film project "Chenu" has been selected by the Cannes International Film Festival's L'Atelier section. It is one of 15 projects selected from across the globe, and the director considers it an honour.
New Delhi, March 4 (IANS) Noting that no member of parliament has an automatic right to appear before the JPC, the parliamentary panel probing the 2G spectrum issue will decide on former telecom minister A. Raja's plea to depose before it, its chairman P.C. Chacko said Monday.
Chennai, March 4 (IANS) Debutant Tamil director Kinslin feels it is very important to have the right actor for the right script because not all scripts demand stars.
