SC dismisses plea on Delhi, Mumbai airports
September 10th, 2012 - 10:32 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 10 (IANS) The Supreme Court Monday dismissed a plea seeking the cancellation of the Airports Authority of India's agreement with private operators handling operations and development of ... Read more...
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Defer GAAR by three years, suggests Shome Committee (Lead)
September 1st, 2012 - 9:03 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 1 (IANS) An expert committee on tax laws Saturday suggested that the Indian government defer implementation of the controversial General Anti-Avoidance Rules (GAAR) until fiscal 2016-17 ... Read more...
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GAAR panel expanded to cover non-resident tax payers
September 1st, 2012 - 7:56 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 1 (IANS) The government Saturday expanded the scope of the expert committee on General Anti-Avoidance Rules (GAAR) to include all non-resident tax payers, even as the committee ... Read more...
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CAG not following its mandate, says minister (Lead)
August 17th, 2012 - 5:07 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 17 (IANS) Maintaining that the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) had not followed its mandate under the constitution, the government said Friday that the official auditor's report ... Read more...
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Government accuses CAG of not following mandate
August 17th, 2012 - 4:52 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 17 (IANS) The Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) had not followed its mandate under the constitution, the government said Friday, adding that the official auditor's report on ... Read more...
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PMO rejects allegations against Manmohan, Team Anna cries foul (Second Lead)
June 9th, 2012 - 8:42 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 9 (IANS) Rejecting Team Anna's allegations against Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on coal blocks allocation, the Prime Minister's Office Saturday also turned down its demand for ... Read more...
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PMO rejects Team Anna’s ‘loose’ allegations against Manmohan
June 9th, 2012 - 6:13 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 9 (IANS) Rejecting Team Anna members' allegations against Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on allocation of coal blocks, the Prime Minister's Office has refused to accept ... Read more...
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CBI not to probe Manmohan in ‘Coalgate’ (Lead)
June 1st, 2012 - 9:00 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 1 (IANS) Prime Minister Manmohan Singh will not be probed for alleged irregularities in the allocation of coal blocks between 2006 and 2009, the CBI said ... Read more...
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CBI not to probe PM in ‘coalgate’
June 1st, 2012 - 7:26 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 1 (IANS) Prime Minister Manmohan Singh will not be scrutinised for alleged irregularities in the allocation of coal blocks between 2006 and 2009, the Central Bureau ... Read more...
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Happy at CVC referring coal allocation case to CBI: BJP
June 1st, 2012 - 5:22 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 1 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Friday said it was "happy" that the Central Vigilance Commission (CVC) has referred the coal block allocation case to ... Read more...
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No action or comment on leaked report: Ajit Singh
May 23rd, 2012 - 10:10 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 23 (IANS) Civil Aviation Minister Ajit Singh Wednesday refused to comment on the leaked Comptroller and Auditor General's (CAG) report that hinted at financial irregularities in allocating ... Read more...
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Reduce mining in Goa to one-third: Panel
May 21st, 2012 - 3:45 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, May 21 (IANS) Mining in Goa has crossed the social and environmental threshold and further ore extraction should be capped at approximately 20 percent of the current levels, recommends ... Read more...
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PM should answer on CAG report: JMM
March 23rd, 2012 - 1:17 am ICT by IANS
Ranchi, March 22 (IANS) The Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) Thursday said said Prime Minister Manmohan Singh should answer to the nation on charges in a leaked CAG report that ... Read more...
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Alleged coal scam deeply shocking: Naveen Patnaik
March 22nd, 2012 - 11:15 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, March 22 (IANS) Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik Thursday said the alleged scam of Rs.10.67 lakh crore was "deeply shocking" for the country's coal mining sector."The coal scam by ... Read more...
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CAG dismisses coal scam report, says no loss to exchequer (Roundup)
March 22nd, 2012 - 9:12 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 22 (IANS) The Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) Thursday said its audit report on coal block allocations was still under preparation and a newspaper report ... Read more...
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Opposition unites to corner government on alleged coal scam (Lead)
March 22nd, 2012 - 7:59 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 22 (IANS) A united opposition Thursday attacked the government on an alleged coal scam, holding Prime Minister Manmohan Singh responsible for it even as the official ... Read more...
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CAG disowns coal blocks report, says no loss to exchequer
March 22nd, 2012 - 7:57 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 22 (IANS) The Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) Thursday said its audit report on coal block allocations was still under preparation and a media report suggesting ... Read more...
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No information on any scam: Coal minister
March 22nd, 2012 - 7:49 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 22 (IANS) Even as opposition parties united against the government over an alleged coal mining scandal, which they termed as "mother of all scams", Coal Minister Sriprakash ... Read more...
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Left attacks UPA coal scam
March 22nd, 2012 - 7:48 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 22 (IANS) Terming the alleged coal mining scam as "very big", the Communist Party of India (CPI) Thursday accused the Congress-led United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government of ... Read more...
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BJP fielding candidates of mining lobby: Kamat
February 26th, 2012 - 1:06 am ICT by IANS
Panaji, Feb 25 (IANS) Goa Chief Minister Digambar Kamat, himself accused of involvement in a mining scam, Saturday charged the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) with pandering to the mining ... Read more...
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Lokpal panel finalises report, Team Anna rejects it
December 7th, 2011 - 10:23 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 7 (IANS) The Parliamentary Standing Committee examining the Lokpal bill finalised its draft report Wednesday amidst increased dissent from members, including those of the Congress, over ... Read more...
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No delay on Lokpal bill: Singhvi
December 6th, 2011 - 7:56 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 6 (IANS) There would be no delay, except for a "couple of days", in submitting the report on the anti-graft Lokpal bill in parliament, Abhishek Manu ... Read more...
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Lokpal panel report likely next week
December 5th, 2011 - 10:26 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 5 (IANS) The parliamentary panel studying the Lokpal bill will meet Wednesday to adopt the final draft, following which the much-awaited report could be presented in ... Read more...
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Angry Anna targets Rahul for Lokpal about-turn (Roundup)
December 2nd, 2011 - 11:18 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 2 (IANS) Angry with the parliamentary panel's sudden u-turn to exclude Group C employees from Lokpal's ambit, Anna Hazare Friday accused the government of "cheating" and ... Read more...
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Rahul to blame for Lokpal flip-flop, says Anna
December 2nd, 2011 - 9:43 pm ICT by IANS
Ralegan-Siddhi (Maharashtra), Dec 2 (IANS) Anna Hazare Friday blamed Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi for the Lokpal parliamentary panel, in a sudden about turn, deciding against bringing Group C ... Read more...
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Team Anna to discuss strategy for December protest
December 2nd, 2011 - 3:58 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 2 (IANS) Team Anna members will meet in the capital for two days in the second week of December to plan strategy for the proposed protest demanding ... Read more...
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Lokpal panel split on keeping Group C staff out (Lead)
December 1st, 2011 - 10:30 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 1 (IANS) In a split decision, the parliamentary panel studying the Lokpal bill Thursday decided to keep around 6 million Group C employees - the bottom ... Read more...
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Top auditor stands by 2G loss figures
November 15th, 2011 - 11:45 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 15 (IANS) India's top government auditor Vinod Rai Tuesday stood by his presumptive loss of Rs.1.76 lakh crore in the 2G spectrum allocation, dismissing his former colleague's ... Read more...
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Presumptive 2G loss a mathematical guess: Former auditor
November 14th, 2011 - 8:18 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 14 (IANS) In a new twist to the alleged 2G scam, R.P. Singh, one of the key authors of the controversial telecom audit report, Monday told ... Read more...
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Palestinian membership bid report sent to UNSC
November 12th, 2011 - 12:44 am ICT by IANS
United Nations, Nov 11 (IANS) The UN Security Council's admissions committee Friday forwarded to the 15-nation body its report on the Palestinian request for full UN membership, the council president ... Read more...
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Will comment on final PAC report: Karat
August 7th, 2011 - 10:22 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Aug 7 (IANS) Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) general secretary Prakash Karat Sunday said his party will comment on the final report of the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) ... Read more...
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2G scam: Reworked PAC report sparks row
August 7th, 2011 - 2:55 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 7 (IANS) The parliament appears set for another round of fireworks this week with Public Accounts Committee (PAC) chairman Murli Manohar Joshi's reworked report on the ... Read more...
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Deora offers to resign as minister (Lead)
July 5th, 2011 - 3:09 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 5 (IANS) Corporate Affairs Minister Murli Deora said Tuesday that he had offered to resign "due to personal reasons" and devote his time to the Congress, ... Read more...
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Ahead of reshuffle, Deora offers to quit
July 5th, 2011 - 1:01 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 5 (IANS) Corporate Affairs Minister Murli Deora has submitted his resignation to Congress chief Sonia Gandhi and is lobbying for a ministerial berth for his son ... Read more...
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PM, Sonia discuss cabinet reshuffle (Lead, Superseding earlier story)
June 21st, 2011 - 8:20 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 21 (IANS) Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Congress president Sonia Gandhi held discussions for two hours here on issues including a possible cabinet reshuffle next month, ... Read more...
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