Good news is seldom expected in the world's hydrocarbon economy and the shale gas boom in North America follows that trend. The rise of this ...
11:56 AM, Nov 14, 2012
New Delhi: The government will begin on Monday the auction for telecom spectrum through which it is hoping to meet Rs 40,000 crore revenue target. The auction for the airwaves or frequencies freed from the cancellation of 122 telecom licenses, belonging to mainly eight companies, by the Supreme Court in February, will start at 0900 hours on Monday. "We have taken quick decision, firm decisions in the telecom sector. The...
03:34 PM, Nov 11, 2012
In an exclusive interview to CNN-IBN, senior BJP leader and lawyer Ram Jethmalani criticised the Congress party as a government of crooks that had to be brought down and said that he will do so using "all his weapons". Speaking to Karan Thapar on Devil's Advocate, the outspoken lawyer said that he would not apologise to anybody for his remark on Ram, the protagonist in the epic Ramayana, whom he...
07:57 PM, Nov 09, 2012
Kolkata: Smarting from two consecutive losses, Pune FC will be up against in-form Pailan Arrows in a round five I-League fixture on Friday. Central midfielder Caitano Costa, who was red carded in their match against Churchill Brothers, will not be available as Derick Pereira's boys will look to return to winning ways. Pune FC's bright start to the campaign was halted here against East Bengal before they suffered their second...
09:48 PM, Nov 08, 2012
New Delhi: If you're living in small-town UP (or for that matter, small-town anywhere in India), what is your experience of getting any government document from the local body? Let's say, a birth/death certificate, or applying for old-age pension? In a typical case, you may have to stand in a long queue to get the appropriate form, often after paying a fee for it, even though such basic government forms...
02:29 PM, Nov 08, 2012
Ludhiana: Sixteen students were injured after a school bus lost control, ran over a divider and turned upside down near Focal Point in Ludhiana on Thursday. The injured students were taken to a nearby hospital. Meanwhile, the driver's condition remains critical. "The bus hit the divider resulting in serious injuries to three students. All the students were rushed to a hospital, from where three have been discharged and ten were...
01:49 PM, Nov 08, 2012
New Delhi: There is more trouble for BJP President Nitin Gadkari's aide Ajay Sancheti. Sources in the coal ministry say that the Inter Ministerial Group has deallocated a coal block in Chhattisgarh where Sancheti was a mine developer and operator. The block belonged to the Chhattisgarh Mineral Development Corporation. Of all of the 19 blocks in the government sector, eight have been deallocated. This is a significant considering Chhattisgarh is...
03:48 PM, Nov 07, 2012
New Delhi: The Inter-Ministerial Group (IMG) on coal blocks has recommended de-allocation of two coal mines allocated to PSUs on the ground of companies not developing them, sources said. The IMG on Monday reviewed 10 coal blocks allocated to public sector companies (PSUs), including Chhattisgarh Mineral Development Corporation (CMDC) and Orissa Mining Corporation (OMC), an official said after the meeting. "Of the 10 coal blocks it reviewed, IMG has recommended...
09:41 PM, Nov 05, 2012
New Delhi: The Inter-Ministerial Group on coal blocks is set to begin a two-day meeting on Monday. It will be deciding the fate of 33 public sector coal blocks that were served notices for delays in production. These blocks had been allotted to the Chhattisgarh Mineral Development Corp and the Andhra Pradesh Power Generation Corp. The IMG will make recommendations with regard to 13 coal mines alloted to public sector...
06:30 AM, Nov 05, 2012
New Delhi: Minister of State for Human Resource Development Shashi Tharoor claims that many Bharatiya Janata Party leaders had reached out to him to regret the comment made by Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi against his wife Sunanda Pushkar. "A very very large number of BJP people, including some former ministers, reached out to me saying they regretted the deplorable conduct of one of their own," the newly-elected minister told...
07:59 AM, Nov 04, 2012
Bhubaneswar: Parliament's Public Accounts Committee (PAC) Convenor Bhartuhari Mahtab on Saturday alleged coal blocks were allocated to different companies without consulting the states concerned. "The Centre allocated coal blocks arbitrarily without consulting the coal-bearing states," Mahtab said after reviewing coal block allocations in Odisha. Mahtab, a BJD MP, claimed PAC came to know that while the state government recommended one coal block in favour of one company, the Centre allocated...
08:41 PM, Nov 03, 2012
Chandigarh: Senior Haryana IAS officer Ashok Khemka, who kicked up a political storm when he alleged irregularities in the land dealings of Robert Vadra and DLF in the state, on Friday said that he had got two threat calls within a fortnight and accused the police of not taking any action. Late in the night, the Haryana police said it has arrested one person who allegedly made a threat call...
11:32 PM, Nov 02, 2012
Former Chief Justice of India JS Verma has sought a probe into Digvijaya Singh's claim of having evidence of graft against relatives of BJP leaders AB Vajpayee and LK Advani, saying it was "very disturbing" and indicated a "conspiracy of silence" at the top. ...
09:27 PM, Oct 28, 2012
Margao: Salgaocar Sports Club had to settle for a goal-less draw against Pailan Arrows in a third round I-League clash at the Nehru Stadium in Fatorda on Sunday. After Karim Bencherifa's exit (he is not allowed to sit in the reserve bench), this is Salgaocar's first match and the young boys from Arrows did well enough to snatch a point in an away game. Salgaocar started strongly but poor finishing...
08:31 PM, Oct 28, 2012
New Delhi: Former Chief Justice of India, JS Verma has hit out at the political class saying that politicians are colluding with each other against the fight to end corruption. While speaking to Karan Thapar on this week's Devil's Advocate, he accused the politicians of conspiring to tolerate corruption at the highest level. Below is an excerpt of the interview: Karan Thapar: Congress General Secretary Digvijaya Singh said to this...
07:59 AM, Oct 28, 2012
Margao: Salgaocar are confident that they can secure their first I-League victory when they face Pailan Arrows in a third round clash at the Nehru Stadium, Fatorda, Sunday. Salgaocar have just one point from two matches and are desperate for their maiden victory. And, certainly it can't get better if they can start winning from their first home match of the season. Interim coach Peter Valles has no doubt that...
10:55 PM, Oct 27, 2012
New Delhi: Zee News on Saturday sent a defamation notice of Rs 150 crore to Naveen Jindal accusing his press conference on a sting operation conducted by his company, Jindal Steel and Power Ltd, on the TV channel, as an attempt to divert attention from demand for independent probe in the coal blocks allocations controversy. Naveen Jindal had filed an extortion case against Zee News, accusing the channel of demanding...
01:13 PM, Oct 27, 2012
There was high drama at Congress leader and industrialist Naveen Jindal's press conference on Thursday afternoon where he claimed he has proof against editors of Zee News allegedly extorting money from his team. The Income Tax Department launched a probe into 18 of BJP President Nitin Gadkari's companies. The striking employees of Kingfisher Airlines reached a truce with the management and are set to resume work. ...
11:46 PM, Oct 25, 2012
There was high drama at Congress MP and industrialist Naveen Jindal's press conference on Thursday afternoon where he claimed he had proof against the editors of Zee News allegedly extorting money from his team. Jindal screened the video of what was shown to be a sting operation his company did on Zee News. ...
11:29 PM, Oct 25, 2012
According to reports, the unnamed player admitted to an "incident occurring and was subsequently counselled". ...
10:50 AM, Oct 24, 2012
