Founded in 2010 by Shubhranshu Choudhary, CG Net Swara helps poor villagers fight exploitation and oppression by local authorities. One of the fallouts of this story was that the indicted corporates group terminated all commercial engagement with the Outlook Group but the magazine’s undaunted editor (Vinod Mehta) stood his ground.įurthermore, the story of investigative journalism in India would be incomplete without mentioning the important role played by alternative media like CG Net Swara of Chhattisgarh. The Radia tapes controversy relates to the telephonic conversations between Nira Radia, a professional lobbyist and acquaintance of then Indian telecom minis. Outlook magazine followed with a similar story just days later while the infamous audio recordings were submitted to the Supreme Court by advocate Prashant Bhushan as part of a PIL on the 2G spectrum scam. Open Magazine’s Nira Radia Tapes Photo Source In November 2010, Open magazine carried the transcripts of telephone conversations between Nira Radia (a political lobbyist cum PR honcho) and politicians, industrialists, officers of corporate houses and senior journalists. Tata says that the leak of his calls with. The Supreme Court order directing a CBI probe into possible criminality indicated in corporate lobbyist Niira Radias intercepted telephone calls will lead the agency to look into some of the high-value deals linked to big corporate houses headed by Mukesh Amabani. The tapes - wire-tapped by the Income Tax department on a tip-off by the Central Board of Direct Taxes - shone a harsh light on the murky manipulations that take place at the highest levels in the country to manoeuvre government formation, influence public opinion, and cater to corporate interests. The SC order on Radia Tapes and the furore over the latest, CBI FIR against K.M. The Supreme Court will be hearing a plea by business tycoon Ratan Tata on Thursday that seeks an investigation into the 2010 Niira Radia audio tapes leak. In November 2010, Open magazine carried the transcripts of telephone conversations between Nira Radia (a political lobbyist cum PR honcho) and politicians, industrialists, officers of corporate houses and senior journalists.
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