-The Business Standard Deconstructing the numbers shows companies have bid smartly to get the best deals The recently concluded sale of 1,800-MHz spectrum through auction to telecom service operators, or telcos, has been declared a damp squib for two reasons: One, only five telcos participated in the auction; and two, the bids added up to Rs 9,407 crore, which was less than a third of the Rs 30,000 crore the government had...

-The Times of India CHENNAI: India ranks second globally in accessing private details of its citizens, next only to the US, if the latest data from Google is to be believed. The transparency report by the internet search giant lists out requests it received from governments across the world to access information on the users of its various services. In the first six months of 2012, India made 2,319 requests involving 3,467...

-The Times of India The environment ministry has failed in its attempt to keep forest clearances outside the purview of the national green tribunal (NGT) though it might have succeeded in delaying the process. The environment ministry had contended that clearances granted under the Forest Rights Act, 1980 could not be questioned by the tribunal, which was created, ironically, by the environment ministry to provide fast remedy to those aggrieved by infringement...

-The Hindu ADGP promises impartial probe into caste violence P. L. Punia, Chairman, National Commission for Scheduled Castes (NCSC), on Monday will visit three Dalit colonies in Naikkankottai village of Dharmapuri district, which witnessed caste violence last week. He will be accompanied by Lata Priyakumar, member, NCSC, sources in the district administration said here on Sunday. On Saturday, D. Venkatesan, director, NCSC, State Office in Chennai, visited the colonies, while on Sunday, T.K. Rajendran,...

-Outlook The Gujarat High Court on Friday struck down a directive of the Election Commission of India terming the limitations on cash movement above a stated limit as unconstitutional The Gujarat High Court on Friday struck down a directive of the Election Commission of India terming the limitations on cash movement above a stated limit as unconstitutional, drastic and violative of personal liberty and privacy of individuals even if it was...