BHEL commissions 660 MW thermal unit in Bihar
The public sector Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL) today said that it had commissioned the second 660 MW unit at the Barh Supercritical Thermal Power Project, Stage II, of NTPC Limited in Bihar. The first 660 MW unit of the project was commissioned earlier and dedicated to the nation by... read more »
Govt garners Rs 1.57 lakh crore on day 4 of second tranche of coal block au...
Strengthening the national auditor’s claims that allocation of mines over the years had caused considerable losses to the exchequer, the government has garnered Rs 5164 crore from the sale of two mines to Jaypee Cement and Ambuja Cement, with the cumulative proceeds from the auction swelling to... read more »
Satyam Case: Court sets April 9 as Final Date for Verdict
Hyderabad: A special court trying the multi-crore accounting fraud in erstwhile Satyam Computer Services Limited (SCSL) on Monday said it will pronounce its judgement in the CBI-probed case on April 9. Citing voluminous documents in the case, Special Judge BVLN Chakravarthi said, “On April 9,... read more »
Malaysia Airlines says expired battery on MH370 did not hinder search
Kuala Lumpur: Malaysia Airlines said on Monday that an expired battery in the underwater locator beacon of the “black box” flight data recorder on missing Flight MH370 would have made no difference in the search for the plane.Lawyers acting for some of the families of those on board... read more »
Spectrum Auction Day 1 : Govt Mops Rs 60,000 Cr
In what is turning out to the biggest spectrum auction in the country, the government is assured of mopping up more than Rs 60,000 crore from the bids in the first day itself. The auction... read more »
The recovery of bodies goes on after Donetsk mine blast
More bodies have been brought out of the east Ukrainian coal mine where yesterday at least 33 people died in an underground blast. Throughout the night fellow miners recovered the dead but... read more »
Devendra Fadnavis government scraps reservation for Muslims in education
The BJP-led government in Maharashtra has scrapped an ordinance providing reservation for Muslims, despite the Bombay High Court allowing quota for the community in educational... read more »
US ambassador to South Korea injured in knife attack
The U.S. ambassador to South Korea was slashed by a man screaming demands for Korean unification Thursday morning in Seoul, and was hospitalized with wounds to his face and wrist. Media... read more »
Delhi rape convict’s remarks ‘unspeakable’, say...
The remarks by one of the Delhi gangrape convict blaming the victim for the assault are “unspeakable”, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s spokesperson has said, stressing the need... read more »
