Amid a raging controversy over disinvestment of the erstwhile VSNL, Tatas on Thursday hit back at the government, saying the company made several attempts since 2005 onward for the demerger of surplus land but the Telecom Ministry's response is still awaited.

In a letter to Telecom Minister Kapil Sibal, Tata Communications Chairman Subodh Bhargave gave a summary of the sequences of events since 2005, which also have concurrence of two directors nominated by the government.

Tatas' letter comes in the wake of Mr. Sibal raising concerns over the disinvestment of VSNL in 2002, saying, "It has come to my notice that the disinvestment of Videsh Sanchar Nigam Limited (VSNL) in 2002 does not seem to be fair and transparent."

"Prima facie, the way issue of demerger of 773.13 acres of surplus land of VSNL was handled in 2002 and thereafter, not only the interests of investors but also the interests of the government seems to have been adversely affected," Mr. Sibal said in an internal note asking Telecom Secretary R Chandrashekhar to constitute a high-level committee to examine the issue in detail.

The Tatas, however, said "The surplus land remains secured and unused by the company, waiting for a resolution of the demerger issue. The company continues to bear the expenses toward the surplus land's upkeep and security as well as associated property taxes."

More officially, Mr. Bhargava said, the company has been unable to raise any non-debt funding during the last few years to support its investment and growth aspirations due to the non-resolution of this issue.

In fact, former Disinvestment Minister Arun Shourie, under whom VSNL was sold to Tatas, had also said that if there was any delay in the demerger of the land and if a probe has to be ordered, "it should be against P Chidambaram and Pranab Mukherjee, the past and present Finance Ministers in the UPA government in past seven years."

Shourie had defended the disinvestment, saying stringent conditions were laid down that prohibited the sale of surplus land by winning bidders.

Bhargava said that the company has participated in a few discussions and received some correspondence on surplus land, but those have been mostly in nature of seeking clarifications and the "DoT response to the draft scheme of demerger is still awaited."

"You (Sibal) would agree that the demerger of this surplus land is waiting for the government's response on the matter. You should also recognise that the Board of Tata Communications has two directors nominated by the government and they are apprised of all these issues," Bhargava said in the letter.

Tata Communications would be "more than willing to share all the facts with you or any officer deputed by you to look into the matter. More importantly, we welcome a speedy resolution of the demerger issue in the best interests of the company and all its shareholders."

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    Tata Communications

    From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
    Tata Communications Ltd
    Type Public (BSE500483NYSETCL)
    IndustryTelecommunications network
    Founded1986
    HeadquartersMumbaiMaharashtraIndia
    Key peopleRatan Tata (Chairman)
    Vinod Kumar (MD & CEO)
    Revenueincrease Indian Rupee ₹11,025.56 crore (US$2.45 billion)(2009-2010) [1]
    Profit decrease Indian Rupee ₹-538.80 crore (US$-0.12 billion)[1]
    Employees6,457 (2010)[2]
    Parent Tata Group
    WebsiteOfficial Website

    Tata Communications Limited (BSE500483NYSETCL); (formerly VSNL), Hindi:विदेश संचार निगम लिमिटिड)[3] is a leading global provider of long distance communications. The Tata Global network includes one of the most advanced and largest submarine cable networks,[4] a Tier-1 IP network, with connectivity to more than 200 countries across 400 PoPs and nearly 1 million square feet of data center and colocation space worldwide.[5] It is India's largest provider in data center services and also operates India's largest data center inPune.[6] Tata Communications acquired Teleglobe, a company based in Canada, and Dishnet, an Indian company, and is the largest shareholder in South African operatorNeotel.[7] Tata Communications currently has a cable network of more than 232,000 kilometers.

    Tata Communications/VSNL Headquarters, Mumbai

    [edit]History

    It was founded as VSNL (Videsh Sanchaar Nigam Limited) in 1986.[8] On 13 February 2008 VSNL, formerly owned by the government, was taken over by the Tata Group and renamed Tata Communications Ltd.[9][10]

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Tamil Nadu voters are in for a bonanza, whoever wins - as AIADMK supremo J Jayalalithaa on Thursday matched and bettered almost every election promise made by DMK patriarch and chief minister M Karunanidhi.

T-report chapter sparks fury 

Deccan Chronicle - ‎40 minutes ago‎
March 24: Opposition political parties and intellectuals have criticised the contents of Srikrishna Committee's secret report in chapter 8. The committee members' effigies were burnt at many places in the city on Thursday following the AP High Court's ...

PM uses paper slip due to technical fault in electronic voting 

Daily News & Analysis - ‎3 hours ago‎
Place: New Delhi | Agency: PTI Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's vote was wrongly shown against an official bill concerning Orissa due to technical fault in electronic voting system in Rajya Sabha today.

JPC, PAC set for a conflict over 2G probe jurisdiction 

Daily News & Analysis - Anil Anand,Venkateshwar Rao Jr - ‎1 hour ago‎
Claims to the contrary by their chairmen apart, the joint parliamentary and public accounts committees are likely to end up stepping on each other's toes as they probe the 2G spectrum scam.

After Wiki war, BJP makes peace with govt over pension bill 

Hindustan Times - ‎19 minutes ago‎
A day after a fierce debate between the government and the BJP over WikiLeaks cables, a new bonhomie saw the main opposition party come to the rescue of the government - against a surprise Left bid to thwart introduction of the pension bill in Lok ...

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Turkey and France clash over Libya air campaign 

The Guardian - ‎2 hours ago‎
The Turkish prime minister, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, accused France of seeing Libya as a source of 'oil, gold mines and underground treasures'.

Japanese Workers Hospitalized for Excessive Radiation Exposure 

Voice of America - Steve Herman - ‎33 minutes ago‎
Medical staff arrive at Fukushima Medical University Hospital to treat radiation exposed workers from Tokyo Electric Power Co.'s Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant, Fukushima City, Japan, March 24, 2011.

FOREX-Euro gains vs dollar on EU summit optimism 

Reuters - ‎41 minutes ago‎
NEW YORK, March 24 (Reuters) - The euro rose against the US dollar on Thursday on optimism European policymakers will be able to control a political and debt crisis in Portugal, though technical resistance could cap near-term upside.

BJP hits back at UPA on VSNL disinvestment 

Economic Times - ‎6 hours ago‎
NEW DELHI: The BJP today tried to turn the tables on the UPA saying it will have to conduct an inquiry into its own conduct on the issue of delay in hiving off the VSNL and return of 773 acres land to the Government.

Despite warning, GM workers still on strike 

Times of India - ‎44 minutes ago‎
VADODARA: Top managers of General Motors (GM), India, met chief minister Narendra Modi on Thursday but insisted that the workers' strike was not on the agenda though it came up for a brief mention.

Indian rupee firm on local shares, dollar inflows, Asian peers 

Economic Times - ‎6 hours ago‎
MUMBAI: The Indian rupee ended stronger on Thursday boosted by positive local shares and inflows from corporate borrowings, but a weak euro and high oil prices could play spoilsport, traders said.

Firefox's Rumored Death is Greatly Exaggerated 

PCWorld - Ed Oswald - ‎23 minutes ago‎
Firefox 4's success is evidence that consumers are still looking past Microsoft when it comes to browsers. By Ed Oswald, Technologizer There's misguided analysis out there this week (see here, here, and to some extent here for examples) on how ...

Lenovo Unveils New Range of PCs, Laptops 

Techtree.com - Nachiket Mhatre - ‎6 hours ago‎
Lenovo has refreshed its 2011 notebook and All-in-One range with second generation 32nm Core range of processors. Its business user oriented laptops now sport Intel's mobile Huron River platform incorporating the new 2011 range of Core processors for ...

Intel Unveils Intel Insider 

Techtree.com - Jayesh Limaye - ‎13 hours ago‎
Intel has launched Intel Insider, which is a feature, built in Intel's Second generation Core processors aka Sandybridge, which will allow you to download and watch protected High Definition streaming content on your computers, according to a report.

President Clinton and Elizabeth Taylor

Los Angeles Times - ‎1 hour ago‎
"With the passing of Elizabeth Taylor, America has lost one of its greatest talents and fiercest advocates for HIV/AIDS research.

I am coming back: Ramya 

Sify - ‎6 hours ago‎
The recent controversy that divided the Kannada film industry takes a new turn. Ramya who had earlier decided to quit acting has now changed her mind.

Bipasha Basu and Deepika Padukone in Fistfight? 

Desi Hits! - ‎1 hour ago‎
Shocking! Bipasha Basu claims that she got into a fistfight with Dum Maaro Dum item girl Deepika Padukone on the set of the movie!

Formula One 2011 season preview 

CNN International - Will Gray - ‎59 minutes ago‎
After a frantic fight to the finish in 2010, Formula One returns in March for its longest season ever -- with five world champions in the hunt for glory, it is shaping up to be an absolute classic.

The super semi-final: India vs Pakistan

NDTV.com - ‎1 hour ago‎
Ahmedabad: India have set a semi-final date with Pakistan on March 30 at Mohali. India ousted defending champions Australia after beating them by 5 wickets in the 2nd quarter-final at Ahmedabad.

Michael Yardy – gritty player, gifted captain, and a 'great lad' 

The Guardian - ‎58 minutes ago‎
Michael Yardy has received widespread praise and support within the game since withdrawing from the World Cup with depression. Photograph: Joe Giddens/Empics As Michael Yardy walked away from the World Cup and sparked a media frenzy, his former Sussex ...

Old TB drugs, older tests driving spread of drug resistance: Gates 

The Hindu - Aarti Dhar - ‎2 hours ago‎
The Hindu Bill Gates appreciated India's success in reducing TB-related deaths through the Directly Observed Treatment Short (DOTS) course.

Armed with vaccines, Gates on life-saving mission 

Hindustan Times - ‎20 minutes ago‎
"Giving money and making money have a lot in common. At Microsoft, there are problems that don't appear solvable. At the Gates Foundation, we have to understand vaccines, drugs and drug trials.

MBBS Student Commits Suicide After Suspension Order 

MedIndia - Trupti Shirole - ‎24 minutes ago‎
The Bangalore Police are investigating the suicide case of 22-year MBBS student, Durgi Shekhavath, who hanged herself due to a 6-month suspension from academic activities since she was caught for ...

Lokayukta to probe Yeddyurappa's land scams 

Hindustan Times - ‎2 hours ago‎
A special court on Thursday ordered the police attached to the office of the Karnataka Lokayukta to probe five cases of land scam involving chief minister BS Yeddyurappa.

Suspended SpiceJet pilot resigns 

Sify - ‎47 minutes ago‎
New Delhi, March 24 (IANS) Budget carrier SpiceJet Thursday said that a suspended women pilot, who was being probed for acquiring her flying license through fraudulent means, has resigned from the company.
Pilots land in trouble Ottawa Citizen

Russia Bans Food Imports From 6 Japanese Prefectures 

Voice of America - ‎59 minutes ago‎
Photo: AP Russia says it has banned Japanese food imports from six prefectures of Japan in response to excessive radiation detected in food products from those regions, which surround an earthquake- and tsunami-damaged nuclear plant.


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Cabinet Secretary K.M. Chandrasekhar in New Delhi. The controversial Antrix-Devas deal will now come under the scrutiny of a Parliamentary panel. File Photo
The HinduCabinet Secretary K.M. Chandrasekhar in New Delhi. The controversial Antrix-Devas deal will now come under the scrutiny of a Parliamentary panel. File Photo

Parliamentary panel to examine Antrix-Devas deal

The controversial Antrix-Devas deal will now come under the scrutiny of a Parliamentary panel.Parliament's Committee on Estimates has decided to examine the allocation of S-band spectr... »
AIADMK chief J.Jayalalithaa speaks to the media after releasing her party's manifesto in Tiruchirapalli on Thursday.

Jayalalithaa declares assets valued at Rs. 51 crore

All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) chief Jayalalithaa has declared assets valued at Rs. 51 crore, both movable and immovable, in her election affidavit.In the affidavit filed... »
A Libyan supporter of Muammar Qadhafi displays his new automatic weapon during a staged spontaneous demonstration in Ban-Waled, Tripoli on Wednesday.

Qadhafi forces roll back; rebels try to organize

Libya's opposition took haphazard steps to form a government in the east, as they and the U.S.-led force protecting them girded for prolonged and costly fighting. »
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton speaks at the State Department in Washington on Wednesday.

U.S. ready to help Japan: Hillary Clinton

U.S. stands ready to help Japan in every possible way it can, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said after speaking to her Japanese counterpart. »

Five killed in car bombing at police station in Pakistan

A suicide bomber rammed a car loaded with explosives into a police station in northwestern Pakistan on Thursday, killing five and wounding more than two dozen people, police said. ... »

NATIONAL

Communist Party of India (Marxist) general secretary Prakash Karat. File photo

Prakash Karat on India cables, accessed by 'The Hindu' through WikiLeaks

The general secretary of the Communist Party of India (Marxist), Prakash Karat, highlights the significance of the India Cables, accessed by 'The Hindu' through WikiLeaks. The publication of the cables 'lays bare the nature of the relationship between India and the USA during the tenure of the UPA and NDA governments' he says. »

Cash-for-votes scam politically motivated: Ram Vilas Paswan

Govt. admits to foodgrains rotting ahead of wheat harvest

MPs demand implementation of Majithia wage board report

Budget will address challenges facing economy: Subbarami Reddy

SPORT

Yuvraj Singh steered India into the semifinals with an unbeaten half-century against Australia in Ahmedabad. Photo: K.R. Deepak

India pips Australia to set up semifinal showdown with Pakistan

Title aspirants India knocked defending champions Australia out of the cricket World Cup with a thrilling five-wicket victory to set up a mouth-watering semifinal clash against arch-rivals P... »

South Africa look to shed chokers tag

Yardy leaves World Cup squad due to depression

West Indian seniors should learn from Sachin: Gibson

It's time to prepare for tougher tests: Miandad

HEALTH

TOAST TO GOOD HEALTH: With bread. Photo: K. Ananthan

Slice of health

A rather fortunate mistake that led to the creation of one of the world's most staple foods, bread, now has its own unique place in the evolution of mankind »

TB control programme being further revised

TB still cause for concern in South East Asia: WHO

Daily dose of safflower oil may help reduce heart disease

Sachin Pilot: eradicate social stigma attached to tuberculosis

LIFE & STYLE

DREAM FACTORY ON A ROLL Kiran Reddy Photo: R. Ragu

Reddy Made In Chennai

He reinvented Sathyam Cinemas and overhauled the movie-goers' experience with Escape. Shonali Muthalaly meets Kiran Reddy, the man behind the screens »

The magic of Maloya

Remote controlled fun

Results of karma

Signature dish: Choco crispies

INTERNATIONAL

French military ground crew prepare a Mirage 2000 jet fighter for a mission to Libya, at Solenzara 126 Air Base, Corsica island, France on Wednesday. Photo: AP.

French jets shoot down Libyan plane

Western military aircraft, under the cover of darkness early on Thursday, launched a fierce attack on regime tanks and heavy weapons that have been shelling opposition-held Misurata, Libya's third largest city. »

Meet on Libya in London

Gates struggles to convince Russia on civilian casualties

Radiation accident at quake-hit site

Russian jet beats the odds, again

BUSINESS

A vegetable market at Bhubaneswar. File Photo

Food inflation surges to 10.05 p.c.

Food inflation crept back into double digits at 10.05 per cent for the week ended March 12, breaking a three-week long downward spiral, as prices of vegetables, fruits and protein-based items increased. »

Govt constitutes Financial Sector Legislative Reforms Commission

TI Cycles unveils Montra series bikes

Swiss brands invited to set up shop in India

DoT response to demerger of surplus land still awaited: Tatas

SCI-TECH

Excavation in progress in the Acheulian layers of trench T8. Photo: Sharma Centre for Heritage Education

Acheulian stone tools discovered near Chennai

Acheulian stone tools, dating back to about 1.51 million years ago, have been discovered at Attirampakkam in the Kortallayar River Basin, about 60 km northwest of Chennai. Researchers from... »

Researchers study if life on Earth descended from Mars

Abel Prize awarded to John Willard Milnor

Naoto Kan: "What the hell is going on?"

How silica helps plants grow, flourish

EDUCATION

IDEAS FOR CHANGE: Paul Basil, CEO of Villgro Innovation Foundations, interacting with students at the Young Innovator Programme at IIT Madras. Photo: M. Karunakaran

Innovating for social development

For these young innovators social entrepreneurship is a tool for change, to bring about a lasting impact in the lives of many. »

More restrictions ahead for Indian students wishing to study in Britain

Growth pangs at AUT

Fading value of CBSE Class X examination

Cabinet clears Academic depository Bill

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