SC declines Oil Min request to stay sharing of documents on Reliance penalty
In a setback to the Oil Ministry, the Supreme Court has dismissed its petition against an order seeking disclosure of documents that formed basis for levy of USD 3 billion penalty on Reliance Industries over KG-D6 natural gas output not matching targets. A three-member international arbitration panel, hearing Reliance and its...
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Tomar tells Commerce Ministry to protect farmers’ interest in RCEP trade pact
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India voices concerns over $1.3 bn of unpaid assessments at UN
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Crisis-hit Nissan names China unit head Makoto Uchida as new CEO
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Home textile exporters demand release of pending RoSCTL dues
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With $100m outlay, RailYatri to expand intercity bus ops
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India, US should sign totalisation agreement for social security: TPCI
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No Tata Nano production in first 9 months of 2019, just 1 unit sold
08 October 2019 | PTI
India, Bangladesh sign MoU for Chattogram and Mongla ports
Prime Minister Modi’s foreign policy initiative -Use of Chattogram and Mongla Ports for movement of goods to and from India during the official visit of Sheikh Hasina, Prime Minister of Bangladesh to India, a Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) wherein Bangladesh allowed the use of its Chattogram and Mongla Ports for...
Mumbai beggar dies rich, leaves behind Rs 11.5 lakh fortune
Police inquiring about a beggar found dead by the railway tracks here stumbled upon a sackful of coins totalling Rs 1.75 lakh, certificates of fixed deposits of Rs 8.77 lakh and Rs 96,000 in bank savings accounts at his home, an official said on Monday. Biradichand Pannaramji Azad (82), who hailed...
Make Kishtwar militancy-free once again: DGP to forces
In the backdrop of the increasing terror activities in Kishtwar township of Jammu and Kashmir, Director General of Police Dilbag Singh on Monday exhorted the security forces to go pro-active and make the hilly district militancy-free once again. Kishtwar was rocked by four terror attacks since November last year, but the...
For green cause: A Ravana effigy that won't burn but go down
A 20-ft Ravana effigy made of plastic waste will be dismantled mechanically rather than being burnt, as is the tradition, during the Dussehra celebrations on Tuesday to promote environment conservation. The effigy, which has been raised using 500 kg plastic waste, is installed at the Noida Stadium in Sector 21-A and...
Activists protest over sedition case against celebrities
Activists, theatre artists and filmmakers staged a protest in the Pink city on Monday over registration of a sedition case against 49 celebrities after they had expressed concern over rising incidents of mob lynching in an open letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi. They condemned the filing of the case against...
Nusrat in firing line of religious cleric for celebrating Durga Puja
A prominent Muslim religious cleric on Monday slammed TMC Lok Sabha member Nusrat Jahan for attending Durga Puja celebrations, and said the popular Bengali film actor should change her name and religion because she is “defaming Islam and Muslims” by her actions. Jahan, the first-time MP from Bashirhat, has been in...
Thermal coal import likely to cross 200 MT in 2019-20
The country’s overall thermal coal import is likely to cross the 200-million tonnes (MT) mark in the current financial year, according to Icra. “Thermal coal imports expected to cross 200 MT in FY2020,” Icra said in a statement on Monday. Coal India Ltd’s (CIL) production might fall short of its 2019-20 target...
