Aircel
Chidambaram gets court protection till 5 June in Aircel-Maxis case
31 May 2018
Apart from the Aircel-Maxis case, a Delhi court has also granted Chidambaram immunity from coercive action in the INX Media case also till 3 June
With no turnaround prospects, Aircel files for bankruptcy
01 Mar 2018
India’s last small teleco, Aircel said it had filed for bankruptcy as it "could not reach consensus with lenders and shareholders in respect to restructuring of its debt and funding"
Aircel to file for bankruptcy soon: report
19 Feb 2018
Portions of CBI report in Aircel-Maxis case found in Chidambaram’s house?
09 Feb 2018
The CBI filed an FIR in the AircelMaxis case in 2011, alleging that the then telecom minister, Dayanidhi Maran, had arm-twisted C Sivasankaran into selling his company Aircel to the Maxis Group
RCom calls off merger with Aircel as plan hits 'regulatory' wall
03 Oct 2017
The merger was expected to bring down RCom’s total debt to around Rs20,000 crore and that of Aircel to around Rs4,000 crore
Karti refuses to appear before CBI; ‘grill me’, says Chidambaram
15 Sep 2017
Former finance minister P Chidambaram said it was he who approved the deal after FIPB clearance and that the CBI should question him instead of harassing Karti Chidambaram
Rcom and Aircel to merge as Aircom
05 Jun 2017
Aircel launches special roaming packs in Mumbai
26 Apr 2016
Airtel buys Aircel’s 4G spectrum for Rs3,500-cr to operate pan-India
09 Apr 2016
Airtel has made three acquisitions over past two-three years, including last month’s Rs4,428-cr acquisition of Videocon’s 4G spectrum in the 1800 MHz band in six circles, to equip itself for competition with Ambani startup Reliance Jio
Aircel inks 2G roaming pact with BSNL
05 Apr 2016
Charges will be filed in Aircel-Maxis case: Jaitley
03 Mar 2016
Finance minister Arun Jaitley said that the Enforcement Directorate and the investigative wing of the Income Tax Department, during recent searches in connection with the Aircel-Maxis deal, have recovered several “incriminating” documents which are being scrutinised
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