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An oil cocktail

Saturday 18 October '08

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

Saturday 11 October '08

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

Sunday 5 October '08

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

Friday 3 October '08

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

Monday 29 September '08

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

Monday 29 September '08

Anbumani Ramadoss’s Health Ministry last week permitted two private medical colleges to take in more students...
To SC, ST add another SC: Ministry

Monday 22 September '08

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

Monday 22 September '08

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

Saturday 20 September '08

Union Human Resource Development Minister Arjun Singh’s choice of Director, Indian Institute of Management-Lucknow has failed to clear the first hurdle.
Arjun’s choice for IIM-L Director fails to impress Cab Secy

Saturday 20 September '08

Union Human Resource Development Minister Arjun Singh’s choice of Director, Indian Institute of Management- Lucknow has failed to clear the first hurdle.
Krishna-Godavari block output may be delayed to next year

Thursday 18 September '08

Contrary to the Petroleum Ministry’s claim, its monitoring agency Directorate General of Hydrocarbons says...
Helipads to roads: 800 cr for Naxal war

Thursday 11 September '08

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

Tuesday 9 September '08

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

Monday 8 September '08

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

Thursday 4 September '08

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

Wednesday 3 September '08

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

Tuesday 2 September '08

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has agreed to an exemption from excise duty payment on items such...
Iran pledges secure IPI gas supply

Thursday 28 August '08

Iran has assured India that it would intervene to ensure the security of the Iran-Pakistan-India...
Country’s economic, political state doesn’t allow price hike: PetroMin

Wednesday 20 August '08

The petroleum ministry has told the Prime Minister’s Office that the “economic and political situation in the country...
‘Diplomacy behind export of rice by PSU’

Wednesday 20 August '08

While the ban on export of non-basmati rice by private firms will continue for another three months, government-run public...
Windfall for babus as PM goes beyond Pay Panel

Thursday 14 August '08

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

Wednesday 13 August '08

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

Thursday 7 August '08

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

Monday 4 August '08

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

Monday 4 August '08

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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