What is 2G Spectrum Scam ? (A.Raja)
The Drama charged up both Delhi as well as Tamil Nadu from the
Day of 2G Bidding till the Telecom Minister A.Raja's Leave.
So, What Exactly is 2G Spectrum Scam ?
WHAT IS 2G Spectrum SCAM?
- 2G licenses issued to private telecom companies at Very Less prices in 2008.
- CAG (Comptroller and Auditor General) Says 2G Spectrum scam has cost the government Rs. 1.76 Lakh crore & Rules and procedures flouted while issuing licenses
CHARGES ON FORMER TELECOM MINISTER A.RAJA?
CHEAP TELECOM LICENCE
- Entry fee for spectrum licenses in 2008 given at 2001 price.
- Mobile subscriber base had shot up to 350 million in 2008 from 4 million in 2001
PROCEDURES WERE NOT FOLLOWED
- Rules changed after the Bid had begun
- Cut-off date for applications advanced by a week
- Licenses issued on a first-come-first-served basis
- No proper auction process followed, no bids invited
- Raja ignored advice of TRAI, Law Ministry, Finance Ministry
- TRAI had recommended auctioning of spectrum at market rates.
RULES BROKEN
- Companies Unitech, Swan Telecom got licenses without any prior telecom experience.
- Swan Telecom given license even though it did not meet eligibility criteria.
- Swan got license for Rs.1537 crore, sold 45% stake to Etisalat for Rs. 4200 crore
- Unitech Wireless got license for Rs. 1661 crore, sold 60% stake for Rs. 6200 crore
- All nine companies paid DoT (Department of Telecom) only Rs. 10,772 crore for 2G licences
Courtsey:NDTV
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INDIA vs New Zealand ODI Series
Test Series:
India Thrash New Zealand by An Innings and 198 Runs on 4th day of Final Test to Clinch the series by 1-0
Rahul Dravid was Declared as Man of the Match for his 191 Runs Knock and Harbhajan Singh was Given Man of the Series for his ALLROUND Performance in the series
ODI Series
India Thrash New Zealand by An Innings and 198 Runs on 4th day of Final Test to Clinch the series by 1-0
Rahul Dravid was Declared as Man of the Match for his 191 Runs Knock and Harbhajan Singh was Given Man of the Series for his ALLROUND Performance in the series
ODI Series
- The ODI Series Between INDIA and NZ Starts from 28th November.
- All the Seniors are rested for 1st Two ODI's With Gautam Gambhir as Captain.
- The Squad for the 1st TWO ODI's are :
- Gautam Gambhir
- Suresh Raina
- M.Vijay
- Yuvraj Singh
- Saurabh Tiwary
- Virat Kohli
- Yusuf Pathan
- Wriddhman Saha
- R.Ashwin
- Ravindra jadeja
- S.Sreesanth
- Munaf Patel
- Vinay Kumar
- Praveen Kumar
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Airtel's New Brand LOGO and TUNE
- Sunil Bharti Mittal's Mobile Giant Company " Airtel" changed their Brand Logo and Brand Tune.
- Airtel dedicated this new Change to their 2000 Crore Customer.
For New Airtel Tune and More, Click "READ MORE" Below
- According to the Airtel Official Site, the new Airtel Logo, which is English letter “a”, signifies “youthful, international, inclusive and dynamic”.The gentle curves and color effects in the new logo symbolise new energy and liveliness.
- The New Airtel Tune called "Signature" is Developed by Oscar Winner, A.R.Rahman
- By an Official note,Airtel spended Rs 300 Crore globally to change their Brand Identity.
- Airtel is About to launch their 3G Service by the 2010 year End.
The Airtel's New Signature Tune
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Bhajji's "BALLE" Baazi (His Centuries Against NZ)
Bhajji -The "ALLROUNDER"
Bhajji Smashed Two back to back Centuries (69 +115 & 111*) to Prove his worth in Indian Cricket Team.
He didn't take too much time to Complete Sunil Gavaskar's wish. (Sunny wanted a century from Bhajji)
To see his Centuries Pics and More Interesting facts,
This was Bhajji's Maiden First class Century,infact a match
Saving Century which brought INDIA out of Danger.
Bhajji's Century Even made "Sachin's Fan" Run away to the Ground to touch Bhajji's Feet.
Bhajji tributed this 1st Century to his Idol "Sachin Tendulkar".
For the first time,Harbhajan Singh was Awarded the Man of the Match for his Batting Efforts in Ahmedabad Test.
India Needed Bhajji again to fire after the Top order Loss and Bhajji didn't dissapoint the people even this time.
He started attacking the bowlers from the very first Delivery.
With No time, he finished his Half Century
Half Century then Followed by his 2nd Test Century, infact the Back to Back to century.
Sreesanth & Bhajji added a record 105 Partnership for 10th Wicket.
This Bhajji's 111* Innings had 7 Fours & 7 Mighty Sixes.
He Obviously,didn't forget to Remember God this time soon after his 2nd Test Century.
Bhajji's Both Centuries came at a very Good & Required time for India.
ALLROUNDER says: "Bhajji, You are a Bowler cum Allrounder.Dont Loose your Ball's Shine with the Bat in your hand" ( Like Irfan Pathan )
Bhajji Smashed Two back to back Centuries (69 +115 & 111*) to Prove his worth in Indian Cricket Team.
He didn't take too much time to Complete Sunil Gavaskar's wish. (Sunny wanted a century from Bhajji)
To see his Centuries Pics and More Interesting facts,
Bhajji's 69 & 115 at Ahmedabad:
This was Bhajji's Maiden First class Century,infact a match
Saving Century which brought INDIA out of Danger.
Bhajji's Century Even made "Sachin's Fan" Run away to the Ground to touch Bhajji's Feet.
Bhajji tributed this 1st Century to his Idol "Sachin Tendulkar".
For the first time,Harbhajan Singh was Awarded the Man of the Match for his Batting Efforts in Ahmedabad Test.
111* at Hyderabad:
India Needed Bhajji again to fire after the Top order Loss and Bhajji didn't dissapoint the people even this time.
He started attacking the bowlers from the very first Delivery.
With No time, he finished his Half Century
Half Century then Followed by his 2nd Test Century, infact the Back to Back to century.
Sreesanth & Bhajji added a record 105 Partnership for 10th Wicket.
This Bhajji's 111* Innings had 7 Fours & 7 Mighty Sixes.
He Obviously,didn't forget to Remember God this time soon after his 2nd Test Century.
Bhajji's Both Centuries came at a very Good & Required time for India.
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16th Asian Games,2010 (XVI Asiad)
The 2010 Asian Games, also known as the XVI Asiad, will be Played at Guangzhou, China from November 12 to November 27, 2010.
- China is Hosting the Asian Games 2nd Time After Beijing in 1990.
- A total of 476 events in 42 sports will be contested by athletes, making it the largest event in history of the Games.
- All 45 members of Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) participating in the Games.
INDIA's Absense in Cricket
- Cricket has been added as one of the 5 Debut Sports this Year, but BCCI decided NOT to send INDIAN Team to the Games due to "Other International Commitments", but Indian Rival, Sri Lanka & Pakistan have confirmed their Participation
Official Mascot :
- The Mascots, collectively known as Le Yangyang, are five cute and playful friends
- The Meaning of their Names is “auspiciousness and joy”, in Chinese
Guangzhou 2010 Asian Games Official Website : www.gz2010.cn/en
Courtsey: Wikipedia
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Satellite View of INDIA on Diwali Night
Ever imagined how does India look from the satellite, during diwali when entire nation is busy celebrating with huge and huges of crackers. Here is an satellite image of India during diwali which itself speaks about the colours.
Note : This image has been found over social media. It may be fake.
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Obama's Flight to India for Economical Boost...!!
- US Prez "Barack Hussain Obama" had arrived Mumbai on his 3-Day Official Tour to India.
- He was 10-Days tour to Asia.After Indian Tour,He left for Indonesia on the second leg of his tour, which also took him to the G20 summit in South Korea and then on to Japan.
- This is a 3rd US Presidential Visit to India in last 10 Years.
- Obama became 6th US President to Visit India.
To Read about INDIA's & US's Motive for the Visit,
click READ MORE belowObama's main Motive of Indian Tour:
- Opening up of Indian Markets for American businesses & give a boost to US Economy
- Deal with wide range of political issues
- Economic military and security cooperation
- Strategy on Counter-Terrorism
In short, This tour to India will be Mainly focused in Search for US Jobs.
INDIA'S Aim on Obama's Visit:
- To Change mindset of Obama regarding Outsourcing Ban & H1B/L1 Visa Price Hike.
- Regarding INDO-US Nuclear Deal.
- Regarding Pakistani-Terrorism Controversy.
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