New policy to speed up eco clearances: Javadekar
The Environment Ministry would soon announce a new policy to reduce the time lag for environmental and forest clearances, Union Environment and Forest Minister Prakash Javadekar said here on Sunday. He said the environmental and forest clearance process had been made more transparent. Interacting... read more »
Was rule of law followed in coal blocks allocation: Court asks CBI
A special court on Monday asked the CBI to clarify whether “rule of law” was followed in allocation of coal blocks to top industrialist Kumar Mangalam Birla’s Hindalco. During the hearing on the closure report filed by the CBI in its FIR lodged against Birla, former coal secretary P.C Parakh... read more »
Rajnath to Pak: Terror and talks cannot go together
The Home Ministry on Monday dismissed reports that Rajnath Singh has plans to meet his Pakistani counterpart on the sidelines of the SAARC conference in Nepal later this month. The Home Minister’s office said in a tweet that Mr. Singh was of the firm opinion that terror and talks cannot go... read more »
United Bank of India declares Vijay Mallya as wilful defaulter
State-run United Bank of India on Monday became the first lender to declare debt-ridden Kingfisher Airlines and its promoter Vijay Mallya as wilful defaulters. “We have declared Vijay Mallya and three other directors of Kingfisher Airlines as wilful defaulters,” United Bank of India Executive... read more »
Serena Williams reaches Montreal quarterfinals
Serena Williams waited out a brief rain delay before beating Czech left-hander Lucie Safarova 7-5, 6-4 on Thursday to reach the quarterfinals of the Rogers Cup. Having won her fourth title... read more »
CBI can’t probe medical colleges under MCI, rules HC
In a landmark judgment, the Madras High Court has ruled that the Central Bureau of Investigation has no jurisdiction to investigate the affairs of any medical institution within the purview... read more »
Jaswant Singh suffers head injury, admitted to hospital
Former BJP leader Jaswant Singh has been admitted to the ICU of Army Research and Referral Hospital after he slipped at his residence and sustained head injury. The 76-year-old former... read more »
Malaysia Airlines set for complete overhaul
Malaysia’s state investment company said on Friday it plans to remove struggling Malaysia Airlines from the country’s stock exchange, making it fully state-owned before a far-reaching... read more »
Facebook buys cybersecurity startup PrivateCore
Facebook announced on Friday it was buying California-based cybersecurity startup PrivateCore, in a move to boost defences of its vast server network. “I believe that PrivateCore’s technology and... read more »
