10 dead in Jharkhand mine cave-in, many still missing

Ten miners were killed and an unspecified number feared trapped when a massive mound of earth came crashing down on them at Lalmatia open cast coal mine of Eastern Coalfields Ltd on Thursday, the......

President's address to the Parliament

Following is the trascriptof President Pratibha Patil's address to the joint sittingof Parliament on Thursday.Honourable Members, I convey my good wishes to you and to all our people. On behalf of......

India, Japan to establish strategic partnership

Joint Statement: Towards India-Japan Strategic and Global Partnership 1.The Prime Minister of India, H E Dr Manmohan Singh, is currently paying an Official Visit to Japan from December 13 to 16,......

India's coal mining ambition hurting indigenous group: Amnesty

Coal accounts for more than 60 per cent of India's electricity capacity, and the government plans to nearly double annual coal output by 2020, opening a new mine nearly every month India's drive......

Panel wants more teeth for Coal India arms

In a report it gave the government last month, the group has instead recommended empowerment of the company’s subsidiaries. As the government prepares ground for overhaul of the coal mining......

Macquarie-SBI may put Rs 1,000 cr in Indian port

Macquarie-SBI Infrastructure Fund (MSIF), one of the largest in this category in India, run by Macquarie SBI Infrastructure Management Pvt Ltd (MSIT), is in an advanced stage of talks with a......

RBI forms a panel to examine MFIs' functioning

Reserve Bank of India announced on Friday constitution of a sub-committee to look into the functioning of Micro Finance Institutions, as they have drawn flak for using strong arm tactics to recover......