Why telecom is still a milch cow for the corrupt?

By: newscop

The brouhaha over the sale of 2G spectrum is surprising. The allegation is that thousands of crores were made by politicians and bureaucrats in the sale, which was conducted through the first-come, first-served method --- opening the door to unlimited skulduggery. When scarce resources are given away in less than transparent ways, corruption will ...

about 1 month ago

A scuba diver named Kylie Minogue

By: prabirghose

The movie world knows no regional boundaries – that is why the Australian movie actress 41-year old Kylie Minogue can make her debut with ease as a scuba diver in the much awaited movie ‘Blue’. Her role is a brief one but it serves the purpose to draw the Indians to the movie halls this Diwali. Indian actresses suffer from ...

about 1 month ago

Physician, heal thyself

By: someshahuja

Time for Anil Ambani to apply moral codes to himself Ever since a succession battle broke out between the Ambani scions four years ago, Anil Ambani has sought to take the moral high ground. Whether it was the issue of the treasury stock (which came about when Reliance Industries and Reliance Petroleum merged), or the dependent ...

about 1 month ago

RCom under-reported revenues, says Trai audit

By: newsglobally

Costs govt Rs 315 crore in wireless and spectrum fees. A special auditor appointed by the Department of Telecommunications (DoT) has said the Anil Dhirubhai Ambani Group (ADAG)-promoted Reliance Communications (RCom) under-reported gross wireless revenues to the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India(Trai) for the financial years 2006-7 and ...

about 1 month ago