The Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) examining the 2G spectrum scam has sought specific details related to spectrum allocation during the tenure of former telecom minister Dayanidhi Maran from the department of telecommunications (DoT). The CBI, which is also probing alleged violations regarding spectrum allocation

Failing to reach an agreement with the government, yoga guru Baba Ramdev on Friday decided to continue with his proposed fast unto death beginning Saturday till all his demands are met.

Former telecom secretary Siddhartha Behura, an accused in the 2G spectrum scam case, failed to obtain any relief, with a special CBI court on Friday dismissed his bail application, observing that the accused may influence the witnesses if released on bail.

The government, which wants to prevent Baba Ramdev from going ahead with his fast on Saturday, said late Friday night that it is considering substantially increasing the maximum punishment for corruption.

The Congress has deferred plans to hold its chintan shivir (brainstorming session) in view of the developments inside and outside the UPA and corruption becoming a major issue.

Congress MLA Sabina Yasmin touches the feet of West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee after taking oath as a minister at Raj Bhavan in Kolkata on Friday. PHOTO Abhijit Mukherjee

UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi appeared visibly happy when she heard that women through self-help groups (SHGs) ensured that registrar’s offices agreed to their demand of no sale deeds of land by men without the nod of their respective spouses. “We were shocked when the husband of one of the members of the SHG sold land

The Delhi high court on Friday asked the Khan Market Traders’ Association to either agree to pay `5.34 lakhs as monthly licence fee to NDMC before June 6 to ensure free parking of vehicles or the civic body would be allowed to charge for the same.

Launching the National Rural Livelihoods Mission (NRLM) here, UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi on Friday called for social audit of all government schemes to ensure people’s participation as well as administrative accountability in their implementation. The NRLM seeks to ensure self-employment among families belonging to below poverty line (BPL) category.

With the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) having, for the first time, named India as the global host of World Environment Day 2011 (WED) on June 5, the thrust has been on how soon the country can transit towards a green economy.