New Delhi: A Law Ministry note in 2006 had sought changes in the Mines Act to provide for competitive bidding for coal blocks, a report has revealed.
The Opposition has once again trained its guns on Prime Minister Manmohan Singh asking why did he ignore the note and not act on it.
The Law Ministry note further suggested that amendments be made as soon as possible in the Mines and Minerals Act.
The Prime Minister has been at the centre of the coal blocks allocations controversy with the Comptroller Auditor General of India (CAG) pointing a finger at him for the allocations made during his tenure as the Coal Minister....
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10:51 AM, Sep 08, 2012
Mumbai: In a world of plastic intentions, plastic promises and plastic bags, while the latter are the citys civic agencys obvious priority, the other two components cannot be overlooked. Why else would Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC), which recently ran a campaign between June 17 and July 18 against plastic less than 50 microns thick, sell it back by the hordes to the highest bidder? The corporation has always insisted that...
02:00 PM, Jul 30, 2012
There's an old saying about newspapers: They aren't delivering news to readers, but readers to advertisers. But as many newspapers migrated to the web, where readers, in most cases, hate to pay for news at all, the saying evolved to: If you're not paying for it, you're the product. Dismal as it may sound, most people realise that is the way the media business operates. Readers rarely pay full or...
10:52 AM, Feb 28, 2012
Satyam is trying to find a buyer of a 51 per cent stake in the company. ...
02:10 PM, Apr 08, 2009
The winner is likely to be announced by April 15. ...
06:35 PM, Apr 06, 2009
Mechanism of the open auction will be notified to the bidders separately. ...
07:48 PM, Apr 02, 2009
Spice Group has expressed reservations over the Satyam bidding process. ...
02:53 PM, Mar 26, 2009
IBM has registered its interest through a law firm.
Spice backs out? ...
10:49 AM, Mar 26, 2009
A letter has also been sent to the US Securities and Exchange Commission. ...
01:45 PM, Mar 25, 2009
Nasdaq-listed company interested in buying majority stake in company. ...
12:18 PM, Mar 13, 2009
Since 1933, England have toured India 14 times for bilateral series with an overall record of 24 wins from 88 international matches in all formats (there has been just one Twenty20 international played between the two sides in India). Ahead of a four-Test series starting November 15 in Ahmedabad, we take a look back at previous bilateral series between the two teams on Indian soil. Today, the third part –...
10:47 PM, Jul 16, 2008
Lahore: Discarded Pakistan wicketkeeper Kamran Akmal's father-in-law on Monday filed a defamation suit against Zulqarnain Haider for Rs 15 crore in the Lahore High Court here. Haider has been asked to appear in court on December 14 to explain his position. Haider, who had fled the Pakistan team hotel in Dubai in November last year and flown to London claiming he was under threat from a bookmaker, returned to Pakistan...
08:01 AM, Mar 23, 2008
London: Former England captain Michael Vaughan feels the best chance of getting maestro Sachin Tendulkar out cheaply in the upcoming series against India is to test him with short balls early on in his innings. India will play England in four-match Test series beginning at Lord's July 21. Vaughan says one can hardly find a weakness in Tendulkar's batting but the potent English attack shouldered by James Anderson and Chris...
02:02 AM, Feb 12, 2008
Melbourne: Cricket Australia is not too concerned about the boos Michael Clarke got during a one-dayer against England and has backed the embattled skipper to reclaim the fan-base with solid batting performances. Dismissing the booing fans at the Gabba one-dayer against England as a "small minority", CA said they would be back to supporting the batsman once he gets back in form, signs of which he showed during his knock...
05:46 PM, Dec 06, 2007
BSNL is cashing in on the Punjabi mania for so-called lucky numbers. ...
11:20 AM, Sep 15, 2007
