http://www.firstpost.com Firstpost Thu, 23 May 2013 01:33:33 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://www.firstpost.com/india/witness-in-2g-trial-breaks-down-in-court-says-his-life-under-threat-756509.html#comments Mon, 06 May 2013 12:15:50 +0000 Pallavi http://www.firstpost.com/?p=756509 A driver employed by Sadiq Batcha, a close associate of A Raja’s who committed suicide in March 2011, broke down in court today saying that his life was in danger.]]> http://www.firstpost.com/india/witness-in-2g-trial-breaks-down-in-court-says-his-life-under-threat-756509.html/feed 0 http://www.firstpost.com/politics/2g-case-swamy-moves-court-over-rajas-statement-to-jpc-752471.html#comments Sat, 04 May 2013 14:24:57 +0000 hidden http://www.firstpost.com/?p=752471 Janata Party chief Subramanian Swamy on Saturday moved a special CBI court seeking summoning of a written statement given by former Telecom Minister A Raja to Joint Parliamentary Committee in connection with the 2G spectrum scam.]]> http://www.firstpost.com/politics/2g-case-swamy-moves-court-over-rajas-statement-to-jpc-752471.html/feed 0 http://www.firstpost.com/politics/pac-open-to-calling-a-raja-as-witness-in-2g-case-738895.html#comments Mon, 29 Apr 2013 17:22:24 +0000 hidden http://www.firstpost.com/?p=738895 Non-Congress parties in the JPC on the 2G spectrum issue may be unhappy that prime accused and former Telecom minister A Raja was not summoned despite his willingness to depose but the Public Accounts Committee is still open to the proposal to hear him.]]> http://www.firstpost.com/politics/pac-open-to-calling-a-raja-as-witness-in-2g-case-738895.html/feed 0 http://www.firstpost.com/politics/samajwadi-party-wants-a-rajas-deposition-before-jpc-738839.html#comments Mon, 29 Apr 2013 16:07:59 +0000 hidden http://www.firstpost.com/?p=738839 In further trouble for Congress in the JPC, Samajwadi Party leader Mulayam Singh has made it clear that his party will not support the draft report on 2G scam unless former Telecom Minister A Raja is allowed to depose before it.]]> http://www.firstpost.com/politics/samajwadi-party-wants-a-rajas-deposition-before-jpc-738839.html/feed 0 http://www.firstpost.com/india/raja-should-be-allowed-to-depose-samajwadi-party-728093.html#comments Thu, 25 Apr 2013 11:30:27 +0000 hidden http://www.firstpost.com/?p=728093 Samajwadi Party, which extends crucial outside support to UPA, today said it would "oppose" the JPC draft report if former Telecom Minister A Raja is not allowed to personally depose before it, but ruled out siding with BJP in demanding removal of P C Chacko as chairman of the committee.]]> http://www.firstpost.com/india/raja-should-be-allowed-to-depose-samajwadi-party-728093.html/feed 0 http://www.firstpost.com/politics/2g-scam-sp-to-oppose-jpc-report-if-raja-not-allowed-to-depose-727939.html#comments Thu, 25 Apr 2013 10:35:06 +0000 hidden http://www.firstpost.com/?p=727939 In perhaps its first public reaction to the draft report which gives a clean chit to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Finance Minister P Chidambaram, the party said, "We can't go with the BJP" in demanding Chacko's removal.]]> http://www.firstpost.com/politics/2g-scam-sp-to-oppose-jpc-report-if-raja-not-allowed-to-depose-727939.html/feed 0 http://www.firstpost.com/business/why-pms-2g-credibility-ultimately-depends-on-raja-724275.html#comments Wed, 24 Apr 2013 09:30:59 +0000 Raman Kirpal http://www.firstpost.com/?p=724275 The irony of the 2G scam is this: the more Congress wants to distance itself from A Raja to save the PM, the more credibility it loses.]]> http://www.firstpost.com/business/why-pms-2g-credibility-ultimately-depends-on-raja-724275.html/feed 0 http://www.firstpost.com/business/2g-scam-according-to-raja-im-the-hero-not-villain-720935.html#comments Tue, 23 Apr 2013 07:51:48 +0000 Sindhu http://www.firstpost.com/?p=720935 A Raja's letter to the JPC gives a long-winded explanation showing how he rescued the sector which was earlier run by crony lobbies non-transparently]]> http://www.firstpost.com/business/2g-scam-according-to-raja-im-the-hero-not-villain-720935.html/feed 0 http://www.firstpost.com/politics/did-not-mislead-pm-took-all-decisions-in-consultation-with-him-a-raja-719422.html#comments Mon, 22 Apr 2013 15:29:48 +0000 hidden http://www.firstpost.com/?p=719422 Former Telecom Minister A Raja today hit back maintaining that "every major decision", including entry fee and non auction of spectrum, was taken after consulting Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and P Chidambaram and Pranab Mukherjee . ]]> http://www.firstpost.com/politics/did-not-mislead-pm-took-all-decisions-in-consultation-with-him-a-raja-719422.html/feed 0 http://www.firstpost.com/politics/2g-case-pm-gave-me-2nd-term-as-telecom-minister-had-faith-in-me-says-raja-719264.html#comments Mon, 22 Apr 2013 14:47:41 +0000 FP Politics http://www.firstpost.com/?p=719264 Former telecom minister A Raja on Monday hit out at JPC chairman PC Chacko over the leaked draft report in the 2G allocation case. In a 112-page letter to the committee, Raja put forth his point of view in the case and question the committee's for not allowing him to depose before it.]]> http://www.firstpost.com/politics/2g-case-pm-gave-me-2nd-term-as-telecom-minister-had-faith-in-me-says-raja-719264.html/feed 0