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2G auction: Telecom panels to meet soon

January 18, 2014 2:47 am

Telecom Commission and Empowered Group of Ministers — are scheduled to meet on January 25 and 27 respectively.

Vodafone contests DoT on one-time spectrum fee

November 22, 2011 12:53 am

Hardening its position against the government,Vodafone said that a proposed one-time fee for airwaves beyond 6.2 MHz would violate the terms of its licence contract

Fitch raises India’s rating

June 15, 2010 12:52 am

India’s credit rating outlook on local currency debt was raised to ‘stable’ from ‘negative’ by ratings agency Fitch...

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Two weeks before Supreme Court accepted 100-m Aravalli norm, its panel cautioned on mining leases

Updated: December 28, 2025 07:36 IST

On Nov 7, CEC asked court not to approve 164 Rajasthan mines since they were part of Aravalli hills as per FSI

Dhurandhar Box Office Collection Worldwide Day 23 Update: Ranveer Singh’s film eyes Rs 700 crore mark, breaks Kalki 2898 AD’s record

Updated: December 28, 2025 07:36 IST

Dhurandhar box office collection Day 23 Worldwide Live Update: Ranveer Singh's film minted Rs 20.5 crore on its 4th Saturday, bringing its total domestic collection to Rs 668 crore.

Spellings to mismatches: Bengal voters queue up to remain on rolls

Updated: December 28, 2025 07:26 IST

Their names figure in the 2025 voter list, but they have been issued notices because neither they nor their parents figure in the 2002 electoral roll — the legacy base list used as a reference for the current exercise.

Winter weather in US Northeast leads to thousands of flight delays, cancellations

Updated: December 28, 2025 06:55 IST

People in much of ‍the ⁠Northeast were advised to stay off the roads because of treacherous conditions, with states of emergency declared in New York and New Jersey.

Wedding excess and marriage essence

December 28, 2025 06:40 IST

When a wedding is too over-the-top, it almost feels like the host is trying to buy a guarantee of a successful marriage. Alas, an Instagram-worthy show doesn’t always equal a fairy-tale ending. If anything, the messy realities of marriage may feel especially deflating, after a spectacular beginning.

Famine relief to job scheme: a forgotten history of public works

December 28, 2025 06:24 IST

When India enacted the MGNREGS in 2005, it was a proxy for genuine unemployment insurance. Job guarantees as a concept are not recent inventions nor ideological indulgences. They have existed from the pre-colonial era as famine works.

Tavleen Singh writes: In service of India

Updated: December 28, 2025 07:45 IST

As Shashi Tharoor wrote in this newspaper last week, parliamentary democracy is today in danger of total collapse, and this is something that we all need to be worried about. But it will almost certainly be revived some day in the not-too-distant future. What will be much harder to revive is pluralism.

Polls open for military-ruled Myanmar’s first election in 5 years

December 28, 2025 06:00 IST

Election officials set up equipment and installed electronic voting machines, which are being used for the first time in Myanmar.

Video | Pilot dies after ultralight plane crashes into sea off Rio’s Copacabana beach

December 28, 2025 05:55 IST

Rescue teams from the fire department searched the area using Jet Skis, inflatable boats, divers and air support.

Kennedy Center chief seeks $1m after drummer Chuck Redd cancels Christmas Eve show

Updated: December 28, 2025 05:10 IST

Scholars say the change may conflict with the law that created the centre as a memorial to John F Kennedy.

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