India’s PM concedes to new telecom scam probe

NEW DELHI (AFP) – India's premier on Tuesday bowed to opposition pressure to set up a cross-party probe into the government's tainted 2008 sales of telecom licences which cost the country up to $40 billion. Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's announcement came as his embattled Congress government sought to clear the way for parliamentary passage of the national budget to be presented at the end of the month. The opposition had…
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India’s PM concedes to new telecom scam probe

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