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NE Immigrants Row: BJP believes that NE people are proud citizens of India, says Ravi Shankar Prasad

New Delhi, Feb 04 (ANI): Telecom Minister and BJP leader Ravi Shankar Prasad on Wednesday while addressing a press conference in the national capital said that BJP firmly believes that all the North-eastern people are proud citizens of India and the party has always walked a mile to ensure their safety and security. Taking a jibe at AAP chief Arvind Kejriwal, Prasad added that AAP has allegedly claimed to be a custodian of certain standards, however has failed to abide by those standards. Feb 4, 2015
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Vodafone's CEO meets Telecom Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad

New Delhi, Feb 03 (ANI): The CEO of Vodafone Group, Vittorio Colao, on Tuesday met Union Telecom Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad in New Delhi. Colao said that India has great opportunity in terms of expanding telecom business. He added that listing decisions will be taken by the board if they are in favour. Feb 3, 2015
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CBI harassing my aides, alleges Maran

Chennai, Jan 22 (ANI): Former telecom minister Dayanidhi Maran on Thursday alleged that the CBI was harassing the three people who were arrested in connection with the alleged allotment of more than 300 high-speed telephone lines to his residence in Chennai which were allegedly extended to his brother's TV channel, Sun TV. He said the CBI had forced the trio to give out false statements stating there was a link between Sun TV and his residence. The former minister said that the three were beaten up when they refused to give a false statement. Maran further said that the personnel co-operated with the CBI each time they were called. The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) had on Wednesday night arrested three persons, including V Gowthaman, the then Additional Private Secretary to Dayanidhi Maran in connection with alleged allotment of more than 300 high-speed telephone lines. Jan 22, 2015
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SC says no trial against Sunil Mittal, Ravikant Ruia in 2G spectrum case

New Delhi, Jan 09 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Friday quashed ongoing trials against Sunil Bharti Mittal, the chairman and managing director of Bharti Cellular Ltd, and Ravi Ruia, the promoter of Essar Group, in a case of allocation of additional spectrum. The court quashed the CBI special court's order making the two top telecom executives accused in the case. The industrialists had been summoned as accused by a special CBI court hearing the case involving the allocation of additional second 2G spectrum in 2002. Their names had not figured in the charge sheet submitted by the CBI, which was handling the case. Both Mittal and Ruia had approached the Supreme Court, challenging the order. The case relates to alleged irregularities in allocation of additional spectrum - 10 Mhz instead of 6.2 Mhz - during the NDA rule. Jan 9, 2015