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Amitav Ranjan

An oil cocktail

In 2007-08, India consumed 118.8 million tonnes of petroleum products which was largely met by processing crude oil...

Time not ripe for fuel price cut: Oil ministry tells PMO

The reasoning is that even though crude oil prices have dropped 25 per cent since June, the fall in the rupee has gnawed into the gains

Tamper-proof kerosene: there’s proof it can be tampered

A “revolutionary” marker launched two years ago to detect even minute mixing of subsidised kerosene in higher-priced diesel and petrol...

OilMin plans to restrict exploration regulator’s function again

After taking away the adjudicating authority and financial powers of exploration sector regulator...
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Denied SC nod, medical colleges get Ramadoss OK

Health Ministry permitted two private medical colleges to take in more students even though a SC order, the very same day, had denied permission.

Denied SC nod for admissions, 2 medical colleges get Health Ministry OK same day

Anbumani Ramadoss’s Health Ministry last week permitted two private medical colleges to take in more students...

To SC, ST add another SC: Ministry

Social Justice Ministry is looking to add denotified tribes as a new beneficiary of quota, with job quota ceiling raised beyond 50 pc.

To SC, ST add another SC, raise job quota over 50%: Ministry

Cabinet Note Treat denotified tribes as Scheduled Community, amend Constitution: Social Justice Ministry to Home Ministry.

Arjun’s choice for IIM-L chief’s post hits a roadblock

Union Human Resource Development Minister Arjun Singh’s choice of Director, Indian Institute of Management-Lucknow has failed to clear the first hurdl

Arjun’s choice for IIM-L Director fails to impress Cab Secy

Union Human Resource Development Minister Arjun Singh’s choice of Director, Indian Institute of Management- Lucknow has failed to clear the first hurd

Krishna-Godavari block output may be delayed to next year

Contrary to the Petroleum Ministry’s claim, its monitoring agency Directorate General of Hydrocarbons says...

Helipads to roads: 800 cr for Naxal war

A fortnight after raising a 10,000-strong special anti-Naxal force, Combat Battalion for Resolute Action...

PSU bends rules to fund temple and mosque to keep PMO happy

The country’s oil and gas major, Oil & Natural Gas Corporation, is going religious, but not without remaining “secular.”

CJI recommends impeachment of Calcutta HC judge

CJI writes to PM after three-judge panel finds ‘misconduct’ by Justice Soumitra Sen in depositing court money.

Hedging strategy against rising oil prices in works

Crude oil has slipped a little but forecasts of its price touching $200 a barrel have got the government working on a unified...

Govt bows to Advani’s demand, drops Shreekumar from info panel list

Bowing to Opposition leader L K Advani’s demand, the UPA government has dropped former IPS officer R B Shreekumar...

PM waives excise duty for Kosi-bound food, material

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has agreed to an exemption from excise duty payment on items such...

Iran pledges secure IPI gas supply

Iran has assured India that it would intervene to ensure the security of the Iran-Pakistan-India...

‘Diplomacy behind export of rice by PSU’

While the ban on export of non-basmati rice by private firms will continue for another three months, government-run public...

Country’s economic, political state doesn’t allow price hike: PetroMin

The petroleum ministry has told the Prime Minister’s Office that the “economic and political situation in the country...

Windfall for babus as PM goes beyond Pay Panel

A wage hike higher than those recommended by the Sixth Pay Commission, marginal increase in annual increments...

Corruption in projects: World Bank to send team

The World Bank is sending a probe team in September to assess the corruption by multinational and Indian firms in its health projects...

Judges need to declare assets to their Chief, not to public: draft Bill

Senior judges would have to compulsorily declare their wealth to their respective Chief Justice at the time of joining...

States want Centre to pay 50 pc of fuel sales tax-cut cost

States want the Centre to compensate at least half of the Rs 8,000 crore they lost when they reduced sales tax on diesel...

Keep equidistance in Ambanis’ spat, Mulayam tells PM

Samajwadi Party, the UPA Government’s largest ally, has taken its gloves off in support of Anil Ambani with the party...
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