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Price of diesel hiked by Rs 5, subsidized LPG restricted to 6 cylinders a year per family
NEW DELHI (TIP): Biting the bullet, the government Sept 13 hiked diesel prices by a steep Rs 5.62 per litre and restricted the supply of subsidized cooking gas to 6 cylinders per household in a […]
India
COALGATE GOVT PANEL RECOMMENDS DEALLOCATION OF 4 MINES
New Delhi (TIP): The inter ministerial group (IMG) on coal blocks allocation has recommended de-allocation of four mines allotted to private firms and encashment of bank guarantee of three others on the ground of non-development […]
India
Sonia may ask ‘tainted’ Sahai, Jaiswal to go
NEW DELHI (TIP): As the stink from ‘Coalgate’ rises, the continuation of tourism minister Subodh Kant Sahai and coal minister Sriprakash Jaiswal looks uncertain, with the Congress leadership considering strong measures to contain the fallout […]
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EX-COAL MINISTER BAGRODIA’S BROTHER GOT HEFTY MINING CONTRACT
NEW DELHI (TIP): Between 2006 and 2010, PSU power giant National Thermal Power Corporation awarded a coal mine contract worth over Rs 23,000 crore to a joint venture company in which 10% shares are held […]
India
India inks three MoUs with Palestine, pledges $10 m
New Delhi (TIP): Reiterating New Delhi’s support for Palestine’s bid for full and equal membership of the United Nations, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh announced that India would contribute $10 million to Palestine’s budget for this […]
India
Judges will head RTI panels now, rules SC
New Delhi (TIP): The Central Information Commission (CIC) and State Information Commissions will now be headed by judges, courtesy a Supreme Court controversial judgment on Thursday that ended the tradition of retired bureaucrats gracing the […]
India
US choppers on Osama mission crossed Indian air space?
New Delhi (TIP): The flight path taken by two American MH-47 Chinook helicopters to Abbottabad in Pakistan to kill Osama bin Laden in May last year has triggered a controversy with questions being raised as […]
India
SC refuses to stop fuel loading in Kundankulam
New Delhi (TIP): Declining to put on hold for now the loading of fuel rods in one of the two reactors of Kudankulam nuclear power plant in Tamil Nadu, the Supreme Court Thursday said it […]
Business & Economics
HAQQANI NETWORK AS FTO: WHAT IMPACT?
By B.Raman In a report to the US Congress on September 7,2012, Mrs. Hillary Clinton, US Secretary of State, intimated it of her decision to designate the Haqqani Network, an affiliate of the Afghan Taliban […]
India
Pobe points the finger at four media houses
New Delhi (TIP): Even as the Inter-Ministerial Group (IMG) held its first meeting on September 6 to listen to 10 of the companies that have been issued show-cause notice, investigation into Coalgate is pointing to […]
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One family that struck gold in coal mines
NEW DELHI (TIP): Of the five companies raided on September 4, three belong to one family – the Nagpur-based Jayaswals. Split in two businesses, they are among the largest beneficiaries in the coal block allocations, […]
India
CBI names Congress MP, kin
NEW DELHI (TIP): The probe into the mega-billion ‘Coalgate’ scam moved into a higher gear with the Central Bureau of Investigation registering five FIRs into irregularities against five companies and several individuals, including a leading […]
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We can double exports by 2015, says Commerce Secretary
New Delhi (TIP): The Government’s target of doubling exports to $500 billion by 2015 is achievable, said S.R. Rao, Commerce Secretary. Speaking on the sidelines of a Confederation of Indian Industry Export summit here, he […]
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Make hallmarking of gold mandatory, CAG tells Govt
NEW DELHI (TIP): The Indian penchant for gold and absence of any measures to protect consumers from unscrupulous jewellers has prompted the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) to ask the government to enforce compulsory hallmarking […]
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Congress asks CAG to respond to public debate on coal report
NEW DELHI (TIP): Raising questions over the CAG’s mandate to examine the profits of companies who have been allocated coal blocks, the Congress Thursday said the country’s chief auditor cannot eschew public debate started by […]
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