Page 4 - 2g Verdict

Like 2G, Adarsh was never a scam but BJP's ploy to defame Congress: Nirupam

The BJP led a "sinister campaign" to malign the Congress, alleges Sanjay Nirupam

T N Ninan: 'Uncommon nonsense'

Six 'takeaways' from 2G verdict - there was no telecom scam; Raja did no wrong; govt lost no money; it was just wrong public perception; SC was off its rocker; a rogue CAG dreamt fanciful numbers

Not only in 2G, CBI failed judicial scrutiny in other cases

From 2G spectrum case to criminal matters such as Aarushi murder case, the probe by CBI has come under criticism

Whole foundation of BJP is based on lies: Rahul after chairing 1st CWC meet

I think 2G has been vindication (of Congress' stand)," Rahul Gandhi

Shekhar Gupta: Corruption and the caste differential

The track record of corruption cases involving big names indicates the system may be loaded against lower castes

Winter session headed for a washout as Rahul ups the ante on 2G verdict

People questioning PM, BJP's model of lies, he said after chairing his first CWC meeting as Congress chief

Not PM but his key officers culpable, says judge

The trial court verdict in the 'telecom scam', acquitting everone indicted, had said then Prime Minister Manmohan Singh was not properly briefed by his principal secretary, T K A Nair, and Pulok Chatterjee, a key official. Judge O P Saini's observation, however, vindicates tainted telecom minister A Raja's stand that the latter had written to Singh before a letter of intent was issued in September 2007 to companies which had applied for spectrum. The court says the PM had asked Nair and Chatterjee to examine Raja's letter and prepare a note. "The file was placed before the PM on Jan 7, 2008. It is not clear from the record if this note was seen by (Singh) or not. However, it is clear somebody from the Prime Minister's Office (PMO) had given a go ahead to the department of telecommunications (DoT) for issue of new licenses and, most probably, it was Pulok Chatterjee himself, as his note records that he had spoken to secretary (telecom)," Saini noted in his 1,522-page ...

Track record: CBI through the years

The CBI has come under fire several times for allegedly poor investigation. The Supreme Court had in 2013 called it a "caged parrot" and "its master's voice"

After 2G verdict, Videocon Telecommunications slaps Rs 10,000-crore bill

First company to decide to move TDSAT; others may follow suit

Judgement time for Mr Modi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has a golden opportunity to restore the authority of his office, which he has let slide recently

Who sold us the 2G 'scam'?

We have been led to believe that lakhs of crores worth of corruption took place under the United Progressive Alliance

2G verdict: Realignments? Not really, say DMK and Congress

In the circumstances, most senior DMK leaders see only a remote possibility of the BJP and the DMK joining hands

2G verdict: Will DMK now align with BJP? Not really, says Tamil Nadu party

In the circumstances, most senior DMK leaders see only a remote possibility of the BJP and the DMK joining hands

Mood at Patiala House: Big smile, and tears of happiness after 2G verdict

A Raja's wife and daughter broke down inside the courtroom when the judge pronounced in his favour

2G verdict: Congress spurred by court acquittals

The party recalled how the Bharatiya Janata Party had ensured a washout of the winter session in 2010 on the issue

2G verdict: Did Vinod Rai get it wrong? Curious case of calculating losses

Experts feel it will be too simple to call ex-CAG Vinod Rai's assessment that the allotments caused losses of Rs 1.76 crore to the exchequer, wrong

Meet Special Judge OP Saini, who pronounced the 2G verdict

A former cop-turned-judge who presided over the biggest corruption scandal to date has a reputation for fearlessness

The scam that never was

From terror cases to murder of public intellectuals to scams, the Indian state has no capacity to deliver justice

2G spectrum case verdict: How 2008 changed the rules of the game

The burgeoning debt burden and the consolidation drive in the sector trace their roots to actions taken by the CAG and the Supreme Court

2G verdict: Niira Radia's statement was of no use to CBIs, says court

Controversial former corporate lobbyist Niira Radia's statement in the 2G spectrum allocation case was of "no use" to the prosecution and her testimony lacked any significance, a special court said today. She had deposed as a prosecution witness before Special CBI Judge O P Saini and had stated that Tata Teleservices Ltd (TTSL) was not granted spectrum though they were ahead of others. Radia, who came under media glare when the alleged scam surfaced, failed to win the confidence of the judge. "This witness (Radia) did not cite any reason as to why TTSL did not get the spectrum. Perhaps, she knew that the denial was for right reasons. There is nothing of any significance in her deposition. Her deposition is of no use to prosecution," the court said in its judgement. The CBI, in its charge sheet filed on April 2, 2011 against former telecom minister A Raja and others, had named Radia as one of the star prosecution witnesses in the case. In her statement recorded during