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Enforcement Directorate questioned Sanjay Chandra, Unitech MD and an accused in the 2G spectrum allocation scam recently over investments made in a tax haven abroad.Chandra, who was recently released on bail in the case, has been questioned by ED twice regarding an investment by his firm worth about Rs 230 crore in the Isle of Man. Full Article

Former telecom minister A Raja and his staff threatened and coerced officials in giving preference to Swan Telecom and Unitech over Tata group in the award of telecom licences, CBI has informed the Joint Parliamentary Committee probing the 2G scam. Full Article

The Central Board of Direct Taxes has asked a committee to probe commercial transactions mentioned in some of the tapped conversations of corporate lobbyist Niira Radia. The committee headed by a Director-General in charge of Investigation, Delhi, wi Full Article

Ticking off the CBI, Supreme Court today asked why it had not questioned former Telecom Minister A Raja and Telecom Secretary in the 2G spectrum scam, saying the agency was "beating around the bush" when "illegality is prima facie evident." Full Article

Late on Thursday, a source with direct knowledge of the matter said the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India recommended to the government that it cancel 38 telecoms licences because the operators did not meet rollout requirements. While shares in R Full Article

Government auditor CAG has pulled up the telecom ministry for not recovering Rs 679 crore as penalty or liquidated damages from six new operators for missing the network roll-out schedule as per the licence. Out of 122 Unified Access Service (UAS) li Full Article

One of my friend who is a well renowned real estate promoter was struggling to pay his bank loan in the year 2008 when the recession have touched the shores of Indian real estate business. He had to almost sell all his properties of his own to pay back the loan of the bank. Full Article

The government’s decision to extend the time limit for claiming tax exemption on profit earned from projects may not give the desired benefits to real estate developers. Instead of giving benefits to ongoing projects, the government chose to extend a tax waiver to `affordable’ housing projects that were approved till March 31, 2008. The current provision [...] Full Article