"The day news of the SP-BSP top leadership meeting came out, the BJP government used the CBI and raids were conducted in an old mining scam and the news of quizzing Akhilesh Yadav was deliberately spread. Is it not an action to defame the SP-BSP alliance?" Mayawati said.
'The prime minister's comment on 'revdi culture' was welcome. But I am disappointed he did not follow up on that.' 'All political parties, including the BJP, have been guilty of this.' 'Now, Modi's guarantees, the Congress's 'nyay' path and both ruling and Opposition parties are vying with each other for freebies in my home state Andhra Pradesh.'
Asthana was sent on a forced leave after the CBI registered a case of corruption against him. His plea to quash the FIR was rejected by the Delhi high court.
Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Wednesday said she declined the offer of the Bharatiya Janata Party to contest elections pleading that she did not have the 'kind of funds' required for fighting the Lok Sabha polls.
While about 8,000 people are in the long list of invitees, the select list features 506 A-listers, including prominent politicians, leading industrialists, top film stars, sportspersons, diplomats, judges and high priests.
Rescuers have saved six injured miners but 11 were still missing in the accident which occurred in Jiaocheng country.
Shares of public sector enterprises have corrected by up to 22 per cent month-to-date until March 19, 2024. Analysts attribute this steep fall to the valuation exuberance seen after a sharp run in these counters last year and suggest investors remain selective regarding the stocks in this space. "The rally in public sector undertaking (PSU) stocks has been stretched and sharp, although it is somewhat justified by improvements seen in earnings, operations, balance sheets, and overall profitability.
Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone Ltd (APSEZ) on Tuesday announced the acquisition of a 95 per cent stake in Gopalpur Ports in Odisha from Shapoorji Pallonji Group and Orissa Stevedores Ltd at an equity value of Rs 1,349 crore. In Gopalpur Ports, Shapoorji Pallonji Group (SP Group) firm SP Port Maintenance Pvt Ltd has a 56 per cent stake and Orissa Stevedores Ltd (OSL) has a 44 per cent stake. Gopalpur Port is an all-weather deep-water berthing port with a capacity of 20 million tonnes per annum (MTPA) situated in Ganjam district of Odisha.
'You have to fight your own battles and I fought mine.'
It plans to ship in 10 million tonnes of iron ore this fiscal year ending March 31.
Ironically, rival Tamil Nadu governments expend the most on social welfare schemes, especially targeting women and youth and children, but that money comes only by selling more liquor. There is always the specious plea, which has been peddled very many times in the past, that without licensed liquor, drinkers would go after hooch and there could be more hooch tragedies and hooch deaths. No one is convinced, but no one can dispute it either, comments N Sathiya Moorthy.
While the gold policy covers every aspect, from sourcing gold to trading and investing in it, experts assert that the policy is incomplete if mining of gold in India isn't promoted.
Goa may resume iron mining in two months after green nod.
'Chavan's political clout began declining since his Lok Sabha defeat in 2019.'
Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren on Thursday said he will attend the inauguration of the Ram temple at Ayodhya in January if he is invited to the programme.
After six years of probe, the Central Bureau of Investigation filed the closure report before a special court last week as it could not find enough evidence in the case to proceed with prosecution, the officials said.
As of now, only Indian power, steel and cement companies can mine coal for their own consumption.
The verdict could force steelmakers to cut output or import expensive iron ore.
Finance Minister Arun Jaitley has said the larger interest of the public sector would be fully protected.
At the time of bidding, Amit Bahadur had Rs 4,840 in his bank account.
India was once the world's third largest iron ore exporter and Goa its biggest exporting state
Asia's richest man Gautam Adani's group on Tuesday said it will deploy hydrogen fuel cell operated trucks for mining logistics and transportation as part of its decarbonisation plan. "Adani Enterprises Ltd (AEL), part of the diversified Adani portfolio of companies, signed an agreement to launch a pilot project to develop a hydrogen fuel cell electric truck (FCET) for mining logistics and transportation with Ashok Leyland, India, and Ballard Power, Canada," it said in a statement. This collaboration marks Asia's first planned hydrogen powered mining truck.
The bail pleas of mining baron and former Karnataka minister Gali Janardhana Reddy and his brother-in-law B V Srinivas Reddy were on Thursday rejected by a local court; the third time since their arrest in the alleged illegal mining case, involving the Obulapuram Mining Company (OMC).
Future Gaming and Hotel Services whose director is the lottery magnate Santiago Martin is the top purchaser of electoral bonds having purchased bonds worth Rs 1,368, according to data uploaded by the Election Commission of India on its website on Thursday.
As Yesudas turns 84 on January 10, Subhash K Jha salutes the legend.
The bodies of 43 of the 50 miners killed in an explosion inside a coal mine in Jharkhand's Dhanbad district have been brought to the surface.
One person was killed and three were feared dead after a mishap at an underground mine at BCCL's Basantimata colliery in Dhanbad district.
Kamal Haasan is the new addition to the action thriller film Project K, which also features Prabhas, Deepika Padukone, Disha Patani and Amitabh Bachchan.
'Today, it doesn't and shouldn't matter if you marry late, marry and divorce, marry for the second time, marry younger or older or not marry at all.'
A senior Uttarakhand official at the site said drilling was complete.
Goa plant has a capacity of 2 lakh tonne per annum.
The agency wants to question and record his statement under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act.
'If we are unable to move out of catering to people's tantrums or their unreasonable demands or people treating other people badly or being okay with differential treatment, it will affect the storytelling and the creativity.'
In a bid to diversify its portfolio, the state-owned National Thermal Power Corporation proposes to foray into new areas, including coal mining and coal washeries, through the joint venture route where it would hold minority stake.
The court summoned them as accused for August 3.
A special court on Monday extended till November 28, the judicial custody of mining baron and former Karnataka minister Gali Janardhan Reddy and his brother-in-law and Managing Director of Obulapuram Mining Company B V Srinivas Reddy, in the illegal mining case.
'While lower steel prices may impact a part of the quarter, this will be offset by softer raw material prices.'
An inquiry has been ordered by the Director General of Mines Safety and a high-level committee of experts has been constituted by Coal India to investigate the causes of the accident.
'I will never look down upon television. But do I want to do it again? I don't think so.'
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