A Delhi court on Friday convicted ex-coal secretary H C Gupta in a corruption case relating to allotment of coal blocks in West Bengal during the previous United Progressive Alliance regime at the......
In a relief to former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, the Supreme Court on Wednesday stayed the trial court order summoning him as accused in a case pertaining to grant of Talabira-II coal block in......
The relationship between civil servants and political executive is the basic theme of my memoir Crusader or Conspirator? Coalgate and other Truths, and it delves into how this relationship has......
Recent investigations into the telecom spectrum and coal scams have made bureaucrats very wary of taking decisions The lack of energy inside North Block -- the red sandstone building which houses......
In a serious allegation, former Coal Secretary PC Parakh had made a claim that ministers of coal were used to issuing oral orders and wanted file notings which suited them and not the "public......
A court asked for further investigation into an illegal coalfield allocation case involving Hindalco Industries on Tuesday, rejecting an earlier report from the CBI that said the probe was likely......
The government should give the first right of refusal in the ensuing coal mine auction to the companies which lost the blocks in the mass cancellation by the Supreme Court on Wednesday, former Coal......
P C Parakh had raised objections to the screening committee route during his tenure as coal secretary from March 2004 to December 2005. The author of Crusader or conspirator? Coalgate and other......
Crony capitalism will of course generate investment and ensure profit for private capital, but it won’t give employment or income to the people. If you can make money by selling coal or......
Planning Commission Deputy Chairman Montek Singh Ahluwalia on Wednesday criticised the pricing and linkage mechanism in the coal sector. Making a case for linking domestic coal prices with the......