Sixty-three persons, including promoters and CEOs of 10 telecom firms have come under its scanner in the 2G spectrum case, the CBI on Tuesday told the Supreme Court which expressed satisfaction over the ongoing probe. The central government, which is also party to the case, informed a bench of justices G S Singhvi and A K Ganguly that it is in favour of setting up a special court to try...
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How not to tackle the black economy in India by Arun Kumar
Technically, we know how to check the black economy but the problem is political. More studies or committees and treaties with foreign governments are only to stall action. Another Joint Parliamentary Committee has been announced. The government has been trying to create an impression of being proactive with regard to tackling the black economy. The President's address and the speech by Sonia Gandhi in January mentioned the need to curb it....
More »Tata seeks comprehensive probe into Niira Radia tapes leak by J Venkatesan
Industrialist Ratan Tata, while questioning in the Supreme Court the Centre's lackadaisical attitude in allowing free distribution and publication of his private conversations with lobbyist Niira Radia recorded by the Directorate-General of Income Tax, sought a comprehensive probe into the leakage. Senior counsel Harish Salve, appearing for Mr. Tata, made this submission before a Bench of Justices G.S. Singhvi and A.K.Ganguly, hearing a writ petition alleging that the publication of the...
More »Unions rally against price rise, unemployment
Demand stronger policies and end to disinvestment of public sector A “Workers' March to Parliament” in the Capital on Wednesday saw a heavy turnout of workers of various central trade unions protesting against price rise, unemployment, labour law violations and disinvestment. The participating organisations included the Centre of Indian Trade Unions, the Indian National Trade Union Congress, the All-India Trade Union Congress (AITUC), the Hind Mazdoor Sabha, the All-India United Trade...
More »Foetal sex determination on rise in Erode by S Ramesh
There is an alarming decline in the child sex ratio Boys from district go to Kerala in search of brides A significant number of eligible boys in Erode district now travel more than 400 km to areas in Kerala to find themselves a bride. While this is more in one community, the others are slowly catching up with this trend and there is a dramatic increase in the appearance of matrimonial advertisements...
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