Everything you need to know about Sikri Raja: news, reviews, in-depth analysis, opinion and more
Everything you need to know about Sikri Raja: news, reviews, in-depth analysis, opinion and more
Chennai, May 24 (IANS) Tamil Nadu Police have arrested two more cricket bookies, taking the total number held so far to nine, police said Friday.
Islamabad, May 22 (ANI): Former Pakistan Prime Minister Raja Pervez Ashraf has submitted an unconditional apology before the Supreme Court against the contempt of court charges framed against him in the Rental Power Projects (RPPs) case.
New Delhi, May 20 (ANI): The Bharatiya Janata party (BJP) accused the former Telecom Minister A.Raja of trying to deceive the people with his 'zero loss theory', in the 2G- spectrum allocation scam.
New Delhi, May 17 (IANS) Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) members Friday raised the issue of the 2G spectrum scam at the first meeting of the reconstituted Public Accounts Commitee of parliament, said informed sources.
Islamabad, May 12 (IANS) Former prime minister Raja Pervez Ashraf has been defeated in the National Assembly elections, a media report said Sunday.
New Delhi, May 6 (ANI): The Lok Sabha today adopted a resolution to give a fresh extension to Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) that is looking into all aspects of the 2G spectrum allocation scam till the end of the Monsoon Session.
New Delhi, May 6 (ANI): P.C. Chacko, the chairman of the Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) that is looking into all aspects of the 2G spectrum allocation scam, on Monday said that he will move a resolution in the Lok Sabha to extend the committee's tenure.
New Delhi, May 4 (IANS) A Delhi court Saturday posted for July 6 an application filed by Janata Party chief Subramanian Swamy seeking the written statement given by former telecom minister A. Raja to Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) in the 2G spectrum allocation case.
New Delhi, May 1 (ANI): Senior Communist Party of India (CPI) leader D.Raja on Wednesday said the Chinese intrusion issue doesn't warrant the cancellation of External Affairs Minister Salman Khurshid's visit to China on May 9.
New Delhi, Apr. 29 (ANI): The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), which has agreed to allow the financial business to be taken up in the Parliament on Tuesday, today said that it would continue with its agitation and mount pressure on the Congress-led UPA Government at the Centre on issues concerning the coal scam and the 2G spectrum scam.
New Delhi, Apr. 29 (ANI): Senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Yashwant Sinha on Monday denounced the Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) report on the 2G spectrum scam, saying it has made the country and its people a laughing stock.
Bangalore, Apr. 26 (ANI): Senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Sushma Swaraj on Friday alleged that P. C. Chacko, the chairman of Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC), had deliberately tried to cover the facts related to the 2G spectrum allocation scam.
New Delhi, Apr. 25 (ANI): Minister of State in Prime Minister's Office (PMO) V. Narayanasamy on Thursday lashed out at the opposition members of the Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC), which is looking the 2G spectrum allocation scam, for demanding the removal of panel chairperson P.C. Chacko, saying it is unwarranted, unnecessary and politically motivated.
New Delhi, Apr. 25 (ANI): Opposition members of the Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) that is looking the 2G spectrum allocation scam, have submitted a memorandum to Lok Sabha Speaker Meira Kumar expressing no confidence against panel chairperson P.C. Chacko.
Mumbai, April 25 (IANS) Raja Chaudhary says he has had enough of controversies and hopes to avoid it in future.
New Delhi, April 25 (IANS) The BJP and the Left united Thursday to ask Lok Sabha Speaker Meira Kumar to remove P.C. Chacko as chief of the joint parliamentary committee (JPC) looking into 2G spectrum allocation.
New Delhi, Apr. 25 (ANI): The crucial Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) meeting that was scheduled to be held today to adopt the draft report on 2G spectrum allocation issue has been postponed.
New Delhi, April 25 (IANS) All members of the joint parliamentary committee (JPC) looking into 2G spectrum allocation should "adopt the report without voting", panel chief P.C. Chacko appealed Thursday ahead of the meeting to debate the document.
New Delhi, Apr 24. (ANI): The Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) will meet here on Thursday to adopt the draft report on 2G spectrum allocation issue.
New Delhi, April 24 (IANS) A divided Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) probing the 2G spectrum issue will meet Thursday to finalise its report, sources said Wednesday.
New Delhi, April 24 (IANS) BJP leader Yashwant Sinha has written to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh again saying his silence over his alleged involvement in the 2G telecom spectrum allocation scam will only confirm his guilt.
New Delhi, April 24 (ANI): The Chairman of the Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) looking into the 2G scam P.C.Chacko on Wednesday said he had replied to former Telecom Minister A.Raja's 100-page letter, and therefore said the latter should not have any grouse over not being heard.
New Delhi, April 22 (IANS) Former communications minister A. Raja, who is an accused in the 2G spectrum allocation case, Monday reiterated he should been heard by the joint parliamentary commiitee (JPC) probing the controversy.
New Delhi, Apr. 22 (ANI): Former Telecom Minister A. Raja today lashed out at the Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) for not allowing him to depose before it, saying this is not the way the panel examining the 2G spectrum allocation is expected to function.
New Delhi, April 22 (IANS) Facing a rap from the opposition over the leakage to the media of the JPC draft report on 2G allocation, P.C. Chacko, who chairs the parliamentary committee, Monday said he had urged members to treat the report as confidential.
Belgaum (Karnataka), April 22 (ANI): Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) President Rajnath Singh on Monday criticized the ruling Congress over the 2G Joint Parliamentary Committee report and asked why prime accused A.Raja was not being heard by the JPC.
New Delhi, April 22 (ANI): Proceedings in the Lok Sabha were adjourned till 2 p.m. on Monday, while the Rajya Sabha adjourned deliberations till 12.30 p.m., after a relentless opposition sought to corner the UPA-II Government on a number odf issues, including the coal allocation scam, the 2G spectrum allocation scam and the gang-rape of a five-year-old girl in Delhi.
Chennai, April 22 (IANS) DMK members of the joint parliamentary committee (JPC) probing the allocation and pricing of 2G spectrum have readied their dissent note to the panel's draft report, said the party's parliamentary leader T.R. Baalu.
New Delhi, April 21 (ANI): The Congress party on Sunday hoped that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) would not to stall the second half of the budget session of parliament over the telecom scam.
New Delhi, April 21 (IANS) A history lesson at the War Remnants museum in Ho Chi Minh city in Vietnam, adventure sports in South Africa for an adrenaline rush or taking a dip in the crystal clear waters of Krabi in Thailand. An ever increasing number of Indians are exploring offbeat destinations around the world with rise in disposable incomes and lifestyle changes, travel experts say.
New Delhi, Apr. 20 (ANI): Disapproving the findings of the Joint Parliamentary Committee's (JPC) draft report on the 2G spectrum scam, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) veteran Lal Krishna Advani on Saturday questioned how it had given a clean chit to Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh and Finance Minister P Chidambaram.
New Delhi, April 19 (IANS) Ahead of parliament's budget session resuming Monday, former telecom minister A. Raja Friday targeted Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on the 2G spectrum allocation saying everything was done in consultation with him.
Bangalore, April 19 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Friday said the Congress tried to "subvert" the truth by using the Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) which absolved Prime Minster Manmohan Singh of all the charges in the 2G spectrum allocation case.
New Delhi, April 19 (IANS) Ahead of parliament's budget session resuming Monday, former telecom minister A. Raja Friday targeted Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on the 2G spectrum allocation saying everything was done in consultation with him.
New Delhi, April 19 (ANI): Senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader and Leader of Opposition in the Rajya Sabha, Arun Jaitley on Friday questioned the Joint Parliamentary Committee's decision to give a clean chit to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Finance Minister P. Chidambaram on 2G spectrum allocation.
New Delhi, April 19 (IANS) Everything was done in consultation with the prime minister, former telecom minister A. Raja said Friday, further muddying the political waters over the draft report of the parliamentary panel on 2G spectrum that blamed him but cleared Manmohan Singh and Finance Minister P. Chidambaram of any wrongdoing.
Chennai, Apr. 19 (ANI): Former Telecom Minister A. Raja, who has been accused of indulging in a scam worth Rs. 1.76 lakh crore when in office, on Friday reiterated that he did everything in consultation with Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh, and said that he will prove his innocence in the 2G spectrum scam case.
New Delhi, April 19 (IANS) The joint parliamentary committee (JPC) report on 2G spectrum allocation was based on facts and was unbiased, panel chief P.C. Chacko said Friday as the opposition criticised the document for being prejudicial.
New Delhi, April 19 (IANS) The draft report of the joint parliamentary committee (JPC) on 2G spectrum allocation is "prejudged and prejudiced" and therefore unacceptable, the Communist Party of India (CPI) said Friday.
New Delhi, April 19 (ANI): The Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) investigating the 2G spectrum scam has pinned the blame on former telecom minister A.Raja and exonerated both Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Finance Minister P Chidambaram.
New Delhi, April 18 (IANS) The parliamentary panel probing the 2G spectrum allocation has blamed former telecom minister A. Raja, holding he had changed the cut-off date for the spectrum allocation and that Finance Minister P.Chidambaram had no role in it, informed sources said Thursday.
New Delhi, April 18 (IANS) The parliamentary panel probing the 2G spectrum allocation has blamed former telecom minister A. Raja, holding he had changed the cut off date for the allocation of spectrum and that Finance Minister P.Chidambaram had no role in it, informed sources said Thursday.
Islamabad, Apr. 18 (ANI): The Supreme Court of Pakistan has stripped former interior minister Rehman Malik and his predecessors of unlimited perks and privileges.
Mumbai, April 18 (IANS) Tigmanshu Dhulia's new project "Bullet Raja" has an official action director Parvez Khan, who did the heart-in-the-mouth stunts in "Ra.One", "Vishwaroop" and "Agent Vinod". But new action-star Vidyut Jamwal will compose his own stunts for the film.
New Delhi, Apr 17 (ANI): The Supreme Court has stayed its own order directing that only sitting or retired Chief Justices of High Courts or an apex court Judge can head the Central and State Information Commissions.
New Delhi, April 16 (IANS) The Supreme Court Tuesday stayed a part of its judgment which had said that the information commissions would comprise benches of two members with one of the two being a judicial member and the other being an expert member.
New Delhi, Apr. 12 (ANI): With two more judges sworn in today, the strength of the Supreme Court has risen to 30.
Chandigarh, April 11 (IANS) After reserving its judgment for over two months, the Punjab and Haryana High Court Thursday dismissed a petition filed against the appointment of Sumedh Singh Saini as Punjab's director general of police (DGP).
New Delhi, Apr. 10 (ANI): In exercise of the powers conferred by clause (2) of Article 124 of the Constitution of India, President Pranab Mukherjee has appointed Justice Arjan Kumar Sikri, Chief Justice of the Punjab and Haryana High Court, and Justice Sharad Arvind Bobde, Chief Justice of the Madhya Pradesh High Court, as judges of the Supreme Court of India.
New Delhi, April 10 (ANI): Reacting to Tuesday's heckling of West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and some of her ministers by Student Federation of India (SFI) and CPI-M activists as they arrived at the Planning Commission here, Communist Party of India (CPI) lawmaker D. Raja lawmaker on Wednesday strongly condemned it, saying that his party did not endorse such acts.
New Delhi, Apr. 9 (ANI): Senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Yashwant Sinha on Tuesday informed that he has written a letter to Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh stating he is 'surprised and disappointed' over his refusal to depose before the Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) on 2G scam.
Lucknow, April 6 (IANS) Another case was filed against former Uttar Pradesh minister Raghuraj Pratap Singh alias Raja Bhaiyya, the accused in killing of a village headman and a police officer, Saturday when a prime eyewitness accused him of intimidation and threatening his life.
Mumbai, April 5 (IANS) "Force" fame Vidyut Jamwal, whose career in Bollywood seems to have taken off in a big way, will soon be seen in Tigmanshu Dhulia's "Bullet Raja". And the actor is all praise for the director's professional and personal skills.
New Delhi, Apr. 4 (ANI): Citing Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh's willingness to appear before the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) headed by Murli Manohar Joshi, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Thursday questioned the former's move not to make an appearance before the Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) on 2G.
Chennai, Apr. 3 (ANI): Asserting that transparency is the strength of Indian democracy, Communist Party of India (CPI) leader D. Raja on Wednesday said there is nothing wrong in senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Yashwant Sinha's demand that Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh and Finance Minister P. Chidambaram must appear before the Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) that is probing the 2G scam, as the aim is to bring out the truth.
New Delhi, April 1 (IANS) BJP leader Yashwant Sinha has urged Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to ensure former telecom minister A. Raja is allowed to depose before the joint parliamentary committee examining the 2G spectrum allocation, said BJP sources Monday.
New Delhi, Apr. 1 (ANI): Senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Yashwant Sinha on Monday lashed out at Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) chairman P.C. Chacko for not inviting former Telecom Minister A. Raja to depose before it in connection with the 2G spectrum scam, saying it's a very serious issue.
New Delhi, Mar. 29 (ANI): With Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh stating that his government is stable and will complete its full term, Communist Party of India (CPI) leader D. Raja on Friday preferred to adopt a wait and watch approach amid the ongoing war of words between the Congress-led UPA II Government and the Mulayam Singh Yadav-led Samajwadi Party (SP).
New Delhi, Mar. 28 (ANI): Leaders of various political outfits on Thursday lashed out at former Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf over his remark that he was 'proud of the Kargil operation' during which the Pakistani troops had crossed the Line of Control (LoC) and occupied positions on the Indian side in 1999.
New Delhi, Mar. 25 (ANI): In wake of former Telecom Minister A. Raja's accusation that Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh was in the loop in the policy decisions taken by his ministry, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Monday demanded the appointment of a Special Investigation Team (SIT) to investigate all the charges levelled against the Prime Minister's Office (PMO) in connection with the 2G spectrum scam.
New Delhi, March 24 (IANS) Out to make the most of a five-day extended weekend from Wednesday, hundreds of Delhi residents bitten by the travel bug will head off to popular tourist spots, both within the country and abroad.
New Delhi, Mar. 21 (ANI): Communist Party of India (CPI) leader D. Raja on Thursday questioned the timing of Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) raid at DMK leader M.K. Stalin's residence in Chennai, and sought an explanation from the Congress-led UPA Government.
Hyderabad, March 19 (IANS) Makuta VFX Tuesday announced that Raja Koduri, formerly director of graphics architecture at Apple Inc and chief technology officer (CTO) for Graphicsat AMD Inc, has been appointed as chief technical advisor to its board of directors.
New Delhi, Mar 19 (ANI): The Prime Minister's Office (PMO) has categorically denied media reports alleging that it had analysed and agreed with former telecom minister A. Raja's actions before the 2G scam surfaced.
Chennai, March 18 (IANS) It took a few calls to convince Raja that he actually won the National Award for best make-up artist for Tamil teen crime-thriller "Vazhakku En 18/9".
New Delhi, Mar. 18 (ANI): Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) chairman P. C. Chacko on Monday dismissed media reports that the Prime Minister's Office (PMO) was aware of the 2G scam, and alleged that there was an ulterior motive behind it.
Islamabad, March 17 (IANS) Pakistan Prime Minister Raja Pervez Ashraf has said the practice of replacing an elected government by military might in the country has ended.
Islamabad, March 14 (IANS) Pakistani Prime Minister Raja Pervez Ashraf Thursday invited the opposition for talks on the nomination of a consensus person to lead the caretaker setup during the polls.
Islamabad, March 13 (IANS) Pakistan Prime Minister Raja Pervez Ashraf Wednesday assured transparent parliamentary elections in the country.
Agra March 9 (IANS) While experts deliberate on policy frameworks to sustain and promote the visual integrity of world heritage monuments at the ongoing Unesco meet in this Taj city, questions are being raised about the integrity of Agra's heritage structures.
Islamabad, Mar. 9 (ANI): Pakistan Police has closed the case of Kamran Faisal, an investigator of the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) found dead in his official residence at Federal Lodges on January 18, a senior police official said.
New Delhi, March 6 (IANS) Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) chief Mayawati Wednesday said the Uttar Pradesh government was protecting former minister Raja Bhaiyya, who has been booked for the murder of a senior police officer.
New Delhi, Mar.5 (ANI): Will there be a "churning of seas" when an emerging India and rising China begin to cross footprints of either rivalry or competition?
New Delhi, March 5 (IANS) Manjeet Singh's feature film project "Chenu" has been selected by the Cannes International Film Festival's L'Atelier section. It is one of 15 projects selected from across the globe, and the director considers it an honour.
New Delhi, March 4 (IANS) Noting that no member of parliament has an automatic right to appear before the JPC, the parliamentary panel probing the 2G spectrum issue will decide on former telecom minister A. Raja's plea to depose before it, its chairman P.C. Chacko said Monday.
Lucknow, March 4 (IANS) Uttar Pradesh minister Raghuraj Pratap Singh alias Raja Bhaiya quit Monday, a day after he was booked for the murder of a senior police officer, an official said. The food and civil supplies minister was charged with conspiracy to kill Deputy Superintendent of Police Zia-ul Haq.
New Delhi, Feb. 25 (ANI): Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Balbir Punj on Monday voiced his support for A. Raja, saying nobody should have any problem if the former Telecom Minister and main accused in 2G scam wants to present new facts before the Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) examining the 2G allocation.
Islamabad, Feb. 17 (ANI): Kamran Faisal, the deceased National Accountability Bureau (NAB) investigation officer, who was investigating the rental power plants (RPPs) scandal case, which involved Prime Minister Raja Pervez Ashraf, committed suicide and was not murdered, his final autopsy report has confirmed.
Mumbai, Feb 16 (IANS) Saif Ali Khan is getting to do a variation on one of his favourite films, the George Roy Hill classic Western "Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid". In "Bullet Raja", director Tigmanshu Dhulia has relocated the original buddy film's concept from the Wild West to Lucknow.
Pushkar (Rajasthan), Feb 16 (IANS) Music knows no boundary, nor language - and going by the performances and response at the ongoing Blue Lotus Music Festival here, it holds true as foreign tourists flocked to the town, and swayed and grooved to the tunes of qawwali and sufi music.
Lahore, Feb. 13 (ANI): A forensic report has revealed that National Accountability Bureau (NAB) officer Kamran Faisal was subjected to violence before he died.
New Delhi, Feb. 12 (ANI): Janata Party chief Subramanian Swamy on Tuesday welcomed the latest disclosure in the 2G spectrum case that reveals that the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) suspects its own prosecutor of aiding the accused, and said that it has given a huge boost to the prosecution case itself instead of the opposite.
Lucknow, Feb 9 (IANS) Two days after the first cabinet expansion of the 11-month-old Samajwadi Party-led Uttar Pradesh government, Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav Saturday night allotted portfolios to new ministers and reshuffled the work of some colleagues.
New Delhi, Feb 8 (IANS) After Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) Vinod Rai said at Harvard University, US, that the auditor has been advised not to exceed its mandate, the central government hit back at him Friday.
New Delhi, Feb 2 (IANS) Indian tennis player Leander Paes said Saturday that the amount of time he and Purav Raja invested in practice in the last two years was the essence of their doubles victory over South Korea in the Davis Cup here Saturday.
New Delhi, Feb 2 (IANS) Veteran Leander Paes and debutant Purav Raja kept alive India's hopes in the Davis Cup with a stunning win the doubles but the host still trail South Korea 1-2 after the second day of the Group I Asia/Oceania first round tie at the R.K. Khanna Tennis Stadium Complex here Saturday.
New Delhi, Feb 2 (IANS) Leander Paes and rookie Purav Raja pulled off a stunning win in the doubles against South Korea as India made it 1-2 on the second day of the Asia/Oceania Group I first round tie here Saturday.
Islamabad, Feb 2 (ANI): Pakistan's former prime minister Yousuf Raza Gilani has decided to file review petition against his disqualification by the Supreme Court.
Islamabad, Jan. 29 (ANI): After over a week of speculation, it has been revealed that National Accountability Bureau chief Admiral (retd) Fasih Bokhari, in a letter to President Asif Zardari, did say that he would resign if the Supreme Court's alleged interference in NAB affairs was not stopped.
New Delhi, Jan. 26 (ANI): Eminent political critic and sociologist Ashis Nandy's 'caste remark' regarding corruption stirred a major controversy on Saturday, as Dalit thinkers along with politicians condemned the remark and demanded immediate withdrawal of it.
Islamababd, Jan 20 (IANS) Two days after an officer, investigating a case against Pakistan Prime Minister Raja Pervez Ashraf, was found hanging from ceiling, police were yet to register an First Information Report, a media report said.
Islamabad, Jan. 19 (ANI): National Accountability Bureau (NAB) officer Kamran Faisal's death has been termed as suicide in his initial post mortem report.
Islamabad, Jan. 19 (ANI): Kamran Faisal, the deceased National Accountability Bureau (NAB) investigation officer, had requested the Director General NAB Rawalpindi to put him off the rental power plants (RPPs) scandal case, which involved Prime Minister Raja Pervez Ashraf.
Islamabad, Jan 16 (IANS) Pakistani Prime Minister Raja Pervez Ashraf has convened a meeting of coalition parties to discuss the politician situation in the country, Geo News reported Wednesday.
Islamabad, Jan 16 (IANS) The Pakistan government plans to file a review petition against the Supreme Court order calling for the arrest of Prime Minister Raja Pervez Ashraf and 16 others over corruption charges.
Islamabad, Jan. 16 (ANI): Bollywood controversy queen Veena Malik, while responding to a fan's tweet, asking her to become Pakistan's prime minister, has said she wouldn't prefer to take up the post as they get arrest warrants in the country.
New Delhi, Jan. 16 (ANI): Defence experts have welcomed Pakistan Supreme Court's order to arrest Prime Minister Raja Pervez Ashraf, and predicted that the Islamic nation was again headed for a military coup.
Pakistan Supreme Court Tuesday ordered an arrest to Prime Minister Raja Pervez Ashraf to be indulged in graft charges in the Rental Power Plants case, according to reports.....................
Islamabad, Jan. 15 (ANI): The Supreme Court of Pakistan has ordered the arrest of Prime Minister Raja Pervez Ashraf in the Rental Power Plants case on Tuesday.
Islamabad, Jan. 15 (ANI): The Supreme Court of Pakistan has ordered the arrest of Prime Minister Raja Pervez Ashraf in the Rental Power Plants case on Monday.
