S-band Spectrum

• Ex-ISRO chief Nair misled the nation, says Prime Minister's Office

  The report released by the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) indicting its former chief G Madhavan Nair has sparked off a war of words between him and the government. After Mr Nair called the government's report "one-sided", that found "serious procedural lapses" in the Antrix-Devas deal, the Prime Minister's Office (PMO) today hit back say...

• ISRO report indicts ex-chief Nair, finds lapses in Antrix-Devas deal

  Just a week after the government barred four scientists including former chief of the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), G Madhavan Nair, from holding any official position over their alleged role in the controversial Antrix-Devas deal, ISRO has now justified the move, saying there were "serious procedural lapses" in the controversial contr...

• Am I worse than terrorist, asks 'banned' ex-ISRO chief Nair

  One of India's best-known scientists, G Madhavan Nair, who also headed the Indian Space Research Organization or ISRO, has been blacklisted for government jobs. The government's decision is based on Mr Nair's alleged role in allotting valuable and scarce S-band spectrum to a private company named Devas.

• ISRO-Devas S-Band spectrum deal cancelled

  The controversial S-Band deal between Indian Space Research Organisation's commercial wing Antrix and Devas Multimedia has been cancelled. The decision to terminate the contract was taken at a meeting of the Cabinet Committee on Security (CCS). The meeting was attended by the Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, Home Minister P Chidambaram, Defence Minis...

• Devas threatens legal action if deal with Antrix is annulled

  Objecting to a government move to annul its contract with Antrix following the S-band spectrum controversy, Devas Multimedia has said it would take "strong" legal steps to protect its rights and interests.Contending that it had a legally binding agreement with ISRO's commercial arm Antrix, Devas said it expected the government to fulfill all its ob...

• Scrap Devas deal: Space Commission to cabinet

  The Space Commission has recommended to the Cabinet Committee on Security (CCS) that the controversial S-Band spectrum deal between ISRO's commercial arm Antrix and private firm Devas Multimedia be immediately annulled.The Space Commission made this recommendation in a note to the CCS, saying priority is required to be given to the country's strate...

• S-band deal: Review committee loaded with conflict of interest

  After an embarrassing disclosure over valuable S-Band spectrum being virtually gifted to a private company by the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO), the government has set up a review committee to examine the deal. (Read: In official note, ISRO explains S-Band deal)Because ISRO reports directly to the Prime Minister's Office, the controvers...

• PM should break silence on S-band spectrum scam: Jayalalithaa

  AIADMK chief Jayalalithaa today asked Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to break his silence on the alleged S-Band spectrum scam and come out clean on the issue."How the Prime Minister, an economist of repute, can be a silent accomplice to such gross misdemeanors is beyond me. Singh has to break his silence and come clean," she said in a statement here...

• Controversial S-band deal to be cancelled soon, says ISRO

  The government, groaning under the weight of a series of scams, has spent much of today contesting charges that it cost the country crores of rupees by allotting 60MHz of valuable S-band spectrum for Rs 600 crore to a private company named Devas.The contract has been under review since 2009, and will also be cancelled soon, said the chairman of the...