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  JSPL emerges as highest bidder for Gare Palma IV/1 coal block in Chhattisgarh

  Business | November 05, 2019 17:27 IST

  In the coal block auction held earlier, Balco, part of Anil Agarwal-led Vedanta Ltd, had emerged as the highest bidder for Gare Palma IV/1.

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  Coal scam: Two-year jail term for former Coal secy HC Gupta, 2 other officials

  India | May 22, 2017 16:47 IST

  Former Coal secretary H C Gupta was today awarded a two-year imprisonment by a special court here in a coal scam case.

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  Coal scam: Naveen Jindal denies CBI's conspiracy theory in court

  India | November 04, 2015 19:45 IST

  New Delhi: Industrialist Naveen Jindal today denied CBI's allegation that he was part of any conspiracy in a coal scam case, saying if he had, he would have got the name of Lanco Infratech Ltd

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  Did not influence anyone to give coal block to birla: Manmohan Singh

  Politics | October 02, 2015 15:43 IST

  New Delhi: Former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has told CBI that he did not try to "influence" anybody, nor was there "any undue haste" in awarding the Talabira-II coal block to HINDALCO which was initially

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  Coal secretary hid facts from Manmohan, CBI tells court

  Politics | May 30, 2015 8:38 IST

  New Delhi: The then coal secretary, H.C. Gupta, concealed material facts related to allocation of a coal block in Jharkhand's Rajhara town from the then prime minister Manmohan Singh, who also held the coal portfolio,

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  Coal scam: CBI files charge sheet against Jindal, 14 others

  India | April 30, 2015 6:42 IST

  New Delhi:  Congress leader and industrialist Naveen Jindal, ex-minister of state for coal Dasari Narayan Rao, former Jharkhand Chief Minister Madhu Koda and 12 others were today chargesheeted by the CBI before a special court

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  No evidence of cartelization by JSPL in coal block auction, rules Delhi HC

  India | March 28, 2015 10:31 IST

  New Delhi: The Delhi High Court has said that the government's decision to cancel the bids of Jindal Steel and Power Ltd (JSPL) for two coal blocks in Chhattisgarh was 'unfair'.A division bench of Justices

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  Government to reject two winning Jindal bids for coal blocks

  India | March 17, 2015 10:31 IST

  New Delhi: After a round of successful coal auctions, the government is expected to deny two successful bids for Gare Palma and Tara coal blocks won by Jindal Steel and Power Ltd (JSPL) citing the

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  Coalscam: CBI files charge sheet against Rathi Steel & Power Ltd

  India | February 20, 2015 19:24 IST

  New Delhi: CBI today filed a charge sheet in a special court in a coal scam case pertaining to a Delhi-based company Rathi Steel and Power Limited for allegedly giving false data about its land

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  Coalgate: Congress blames BJP for not maintaining transparency in coal-block allocations

  Politics | August 26, 2014 6:45 IST

  New Delhi: Congress has sought to turn the tables on the BJP following the apex court's verdict on coal bloc allocation, reminding the party that there was an NDA government for six years between 1998

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  Ex coal Secretary P C Parakh appears before CBI for questioning

  India | May 01, 2014 12:09 IST

  New Delhi: Former Coal Secretary P C Parakh today appeared before CBI officials for questioning in connection with a case of allegedly abusing his official position to grant a Odisha-based coal block to Hindalco.“I have

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  Coal block auction in two months: Jaiswal

  August 07, 2013 18:22 IST

  Kolkata, Aug 7: Union Coal minister Sriprakash Jaiswal today said the coal block auction is likely to be held n the next two months.“Auction will happen in two months,” Jaiswal said on the sidelines of

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  Bihar gets coal block for thermal power projects

  India | July 05, 2013 11:28 IST

  Patna, July 5: The central government has allocated a separate coal block for three upcoming thermal power projects in electricity starved Bihar, a state minister said here Friday."It is a big relief for Bihar. The

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  CAG comes under fresh attack from Congress

  Politics | September 28, 2012 23:03 IST

  New Delhi, Sep 28: The CAG has come under fresh attack from Congress with Law Minister Salman Khurshid and party spokesperson Manish Tewari questioning its functioning.  Khurshid, writing in the latest issue of the party

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  BJP to protest government policies

  Politics | September 28, 2012 22:13 IST

  Surajkund (Haryana), Sep 28:  BJP Friday said it would go to the people to expose the government on the issue of coal block allocations, foreign equity in multibrand retail and capping the supply of subsidised

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  CVC tells CBI to probe coal block allocations since 1993

  India | September 24, 2012 22:51 IST

  New Delhi, Sep 24: The Central Vigilance Commission (CVC) Monday asked the CBI, probing coal block allocations made during 2006-09, to extend its investigations to cover all allocations since 1993, said agency sources. "CVC asked

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  IMG for de-allocation of 3 more coal blocks

  September 19, 2012 23:13 IST

  New Delhi, Sep 19: De-allocation of three more coal blocks was on Wednesday recommended by the Inter-Ministerial Group (IMG), which concluded scrutiny of 29 mines and will meet on Thursday to review further cases. The

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  Firm linked to Subodh Kant Sahai's brother loses coal block

  September 18, 2012 20:49 IST

  New Delhi, Sept 18:  Government today de-allocated two coal blocks, including one associated with brother of Tourism Minister Subodh Kant Sahai, even as the Inter-Ministerial Group recommended punitive action against a firm owned by Congress

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  Govt rejects BJP demand for cancellation of coal block allocations

  India | September 03, 2012 21:24 IST

  New Delhi, Sep 3 : Government on Monday rejected BJP's demand for immediate cancellation of 142 coal block allocations but appealed to the Opposition to allow Parliament to function and participate in a debate on

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  BJP softens stand on PM resignation

  Politics | September 28, 2012 18:16 IST

  New Delhi, Sep 2: BJP today gave further indication of a climbdown from its stand on the resignation of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, saying the government was yet to respond to the NDA offer of