-The Business Standard Says licence terms extended to 15 years on advice of erstwhile Industrial Credit and Investment Corporation of India, a lender to many telcos Giving a clean chit to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on the 2G spectrum allocation case in 2008, the Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) that looked into telecom spectrum allocations has turned the heat on the numerous decisions taken in the sector between 1998 and 2004, during...

-The Hindustan Times The Delhi Government on Wednesday told the Delhi high court that it would issue directions to schools in the Capital to ban sale of junk food and carbonated drinks after the Centre comes up with guidelines in three months. The Centre has told the court that all India guidelines in this regard will be in place by July 21. "The Lt Governor has the power to issue directions under the...

-Outlook Geneva: For the first time, a UN Special Rapporteur on violence against women will visit India next week to assess the overall situation of violence against women at a time when questions are being raised on the safety and security of women there. Rashida Manjoo, the Special Rapporteur, charged by the Human Rights Council to monitor violence against women, its causes and consequences worldwide, will meet with government authorities and...

-The Hindu Says potential and implications of shale gas policy need to be examined The government was all for creating a viable and competitive domestic production base and incentivise use of clean energy in the country, Deputy Chairman of the Planning Commission Montek Singh Ahluwalia said at the fourth Clean Energy Ministerial here on Wednesday. Efforts were on to encourage domestic production and usage. "We are interested in incentivising the use of...

-The Hindu   The paid news case is no longer just about Ashok Chavan. It concerns every individual and institution opposed to the sway of money power in elections Politicians everywhere are known to indulge in doublespeak and our politicians are no exception. But some recent pronouncements of our Law Minister only show that our politicians may have very few serious rivals in this sport. Not long ago, the Minister was all praise...