COAL BLOCK ALLOTMENTS
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Govt forced CBI to water down coal scam report? Headlines Today
The UPA government is facing major embarrassment over the allegations that the law minister and officials in the Prime Minister's Office had reviewed and altered the probe status report submitted by the CBI to the Supreme Court, about the coal block allocation...1:56
CBI mere govt puppet in coal scam? Headlines Today
The law ministry is now in a huddle after reports came out how law minister Ashwani Kumar forced the CBI director Ranjit Sinha to water down the coal scam probe report. Attorney General GE Vahanvati meets with the law minister, who refuses to respond to any me...15:13
A company's sting on a Tv channel Aaj Tak
A business house does a sting operation against a tv channel. Jindal Steel Power CMD and Congress MP releases a Cd to the media that has video recordings of extortion made by two senior representatives of Zee tv group. Zee TV's Sudhir Chowdhary and Samir Ahluw...14:22
Jindal's accusations vs Zee TV's clarifications India TV
Naveen Jindal, Congress MP and chairman of Jindal Steel Power, holds this press conference where he releases to the media recordings of alleged extortion demands made by two editors of Zee TV group against his company, to allegedly stop news reports related to...4:40
Naveen Jindal releases tapes of Zee TV extortion Aaj Tak
Navneen Jindal, Congress MP and chairman of the Jindal Steel and Power, holds a press conference and releases CD which has recordings of alleged demands for money made by two editors of Zee Tv and Zee Business in return for stopping news related to Jindal Stee...13:15
Jindal's press conference presents Zee TV tapes Aaj Tak
A major part of this press conference is devoted to the screening of video recordings made of a conversation between two editors of Zee News and Zee Business and representatives of Naveen Jindal's Jindal Steel Power. The recording shows the Zee TV editors aski...2:44
Coalgate scam: CBI raids 16 locations Aaj Tak
The CBI is conducting raids across 16 locations in six cities in relation to the Coalgate scam. The raids relate to allotments made during the period 2006 to 2009. These companies have allegedly misrepresented facts about their business.2:46
CBI: NDA gave 20 coal blocks in 2003 JAIHIND TV
The CBI probe into coal blocks allotment between 1993 and 2004 has pointed out that the highest number of allotments were made when the NDA government was in power, and the BJP’s Karia Munda was the coal minister. Teenty blocks were allotted during 2003, of ...0:25
Investigate all coal allotments post-1993: CVC Aaj Tak
The Chief Vigilance Commissioner writes to the CBI asking the agency to investigate all coal block allocations from the year 1993 onwards. This would cover the reign of the NDA governments as well.1:38
SC issues notice to Centre TV9 AP
The Supreme Court today issued a notice to the Centre over the issue of coal block allotments. The court said aspersions should not be cast on the CAG as it was a Constitutional body. The Court asked the Centre to reply to its notice within eight weeks.2:53
SC issues notice on coal block allotments India TV
The Supreme Court has asked the government if the allotment of coal blocks were made according to rules, or is it just a coincidence that most such allotments have gone to companies owned by relatives of ministers and politicians. The Supreme Court issued noti...1:04
Cong running down CAG: BJP Aaj Tak
BJP leaders led by LK Advani meet President Pranab Mukherjee with a memorandum over, what it said, was the repeated efforts of the Congress party to undermine the institution of the CAG. Advani said they submitted a memorandum to the President as he was the de...20:06
PM is proud of his silence: BJP India TV
Addressing a press conference at the end of the monsoon session of the Parliament, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh blames the BJP for a wasted session of the Parliament. But on the other hand, BJP says Manmohan Singh is the only Prime Minister who is proud of hi...19:44
Either Parliament or PAC: PM speaks out Aaj Tak
At the end of the last day of the Parliament's monsoon session, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh speaks to the media outside the Parliament building. He says the there were two forums open to the Opposition to discuss their issues with the coal block allotment --...0:58
Last day of Monsoon Session: NDA on dharna Aaj Tak
It is the last day of the Monsoon Session of the Parliament, and by the looks of it this is also going to be a washout. MPs of NDA trooped outside the Parliament and sat on dharna. Their single-point refrain: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh should resign over th...1:47
'CBI tipped off companies before raids' Aaj Tak
Arvind Kejriwal makes serious allegations against the CBI. He says the CBI has tipped off several companies before they raided them a few days back. This he says allowed the companies to hide vital documents. The Congress has asked him to submit proof.2:44
CBI questions Dasari on coal scam TV9 AP
Dasari Narayana Rao was questioned by the CBI for his role in the coal allotment scam. Dasari was minister of state for coal at one time. But Dasari issued a media statement that the CBI had not questioned him. The CBI has already registered five FIRs across t...4:17
CBI registers five FIRs in coal scam India TV
The CBI which has been given the task of finding out the antecedents of the companies who were allotted the coal blocks and for their subsequent failure to adhere to the conditions laid down in the allotment order, has registered five FIRS. It also conducted r...4:39
Team Kejriwal wants arrest, police don't oblige Aaj Tak
Team Kejriwal members went to the Parliament House police station to court arrest, but the police failed to oblige and didn't arrest them. They were wanting to get arrested to protest the police registering cases against its supporters who participated in the ...5:09
Did not recommend allotments: Sahai Aaj Tak
Union tourism minister Sobodh Kand Sahai says he didn't recommend or had a hand in recommending coal blocks for allotment to any relative of his. Sahai showed documents to the media about a court case where his name was cleared.13:49
'Institute inquiry by CBI, sitting SC judge' Aaj Tak
Samajwadi Party's Mulayam Singh Yadav and other parties sit on dharna outside the Parliament against the stand-off over the Coalgate scam. Mulayam wants a CBI inquiry or inquiry by a sitting judge of the Supreme Court into the scam. An alarmed Congress preside...3:52
One family gets 8 out of 77 blocks Aaj Tak
Allegations of favoritism towards Congress leaders has surfaced in documents with Aaj Tak. Of the 77 coal blocks allotted by UPA-I, just one family based in Nagpur got eight coal blocks. This is according to documents with Aaj Tak. Union Coal Minister Sripraka...3:07
Mulayam's mild shock to UPA Aaj Tak
So far considered in the UPA camp, Samajwadi Party's Mulayam Singh Yadav today called a meeting of the Left parties and the TDP and demanded that the coal block allotment be scrapped.2:06
CBI to investigate Coal scam TV9 AP
The UPA government, under fire from Opposition over coal block allotments to private companies, has given the go ahead for the CBI to file FIRs against companies against whom irregularities have been noticed in the representations made to get coal blocks allot...1:53
Coal block allottee not mine: Subodh Kant Sahay Aaj Tak
Congress leader Subodh Kant Sahay clarifies that SKS Industries that has got a coal block allotted to it, was not owned by either his brother or any relative. Sahay says the matter was in the court and the court has also judged that the company was not his.10:03
UPA Min asked PMO to allot coal block Aaj Tak
A letter has emerged that speaks of coal blocks allotment being done as favoritism. A UPA minister Subodh Kant Sahay had in 2008 written and got allotted a coal block in his brother Suhdir Kant Sahay's company SKS Ispat limited. BJP's Prakash Jawadekar calls t...7:46
Sonia signalled her MPs to make noise Aaj Tak
Is the noise and the hungama in the Parliament a strategy to remove PM Manmohan Singh and install Rahul Gandhi? Sonia Gandi was seen in the Lok Sabha asking her MPs to add the ruckus in the House. A determined Congress President Sonia Gandhi has sounded the wa...37:47
BJP tears into PM's statement India TV
The BJP in its reaction to the statement of the PM Manmohan Singh and Coal Minister Sriprakash Jaiswal, takes the PM's speech apart. Sushma Swaraj says the PM gave reasons like GDP and energy security for allotting coal blocks, but none of which were fulfilled...11:55
PM uses shero-shayari Aaj Tak
'Hazaro jawabon se acchi hai meri khamoshi'. Prime Minister Manmohan Singh speaks to media outside the Parliament and used this shayari to absolve himself of blame for the alleged huge loss to the exchequer due to allotment of coal blocks by his ministry. He a...14:01
Fourth day running, Lok Sabha adjourned Aaj Tak
For the fourth day running, the Lok Sabha was adjourned with BJP disallowing the House to function over the Coalgate issue.10:00
Rs 25 lakh per hr loss due to hungama Aaj Tak
In both the houses of Parliament, MPs of the Opposition disallowed the house to fuction over the issue of the Coalgate scam. The issue of 'Coalgate' scam as detailed in the CAG report, and the Oppostion has been demanding the resignation for the Prime Minist...13:30
LS adjourns; BJP insists PM resign Aaj Tak
The Lok Sabha was adjourned amidst hungama over the entire Opposition demanding that Prime Minister Manmohan Singh take responsibility and resign for the Coalgate scam. The Lok Sabha was adjourned for the day, but BJP is sure to continue to insist PM resign be...21:40
India's biggest scam: Coalgate Aaj Tak
The CAG report states that scam in allotment of coal blocks between 2005 and 2009 is worth over Rs 1.86 crores. And this is bigger than the 2G spectrum scam. And the man who was in charge of coal ministry then was the Prime Minister himself. The CAG report tab...30:14
CAG report hits PM's image TV9 AP
The CAG report tabled in the Parliament today threw light on three major scams. First is the ultra power project scam. Next the scam in Delhi airport expansion project. And last but not the least, is the coal block allotment scam involving an loss to the exche...6:19
CAG report faulty: Coal minister India TV
Union Coal Minister Sriprakash Jaiswal says there was nothing wrong in the allotment of coal blocks in the period 2005-2009. He was reacting to the CAG report. Jaiswal says just one coal block has become operational, suggesting that there estimation of over Rs...2:21
PM takes on Team Anna Times Now
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh rejects Team Anna's allegations of corruption against him, remarking that he will give up public life if the charges on coal block allotments are proved.20:17
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CAG pulls up Chhattisgarh Govt over coal loot Headlines Today
In a blow to BJP's anti-corruption campaign, the CAG has indicted the party-ruled Chhattisgarh Govt for irregularities in allotment of coal blocks in the state.1:09
CAG hasn't yet finalised coal report: Singhvi Times Now
Congress leader Abhishek Manu Singhvi says there is no CAG report on coal yet, legally, as the final report is yet to be prepared.0:53
Govt to discuss CAG coal report next week Times Now
The UPA Government has assured the opposition parties that the discussion on the CAG report on coal blocks' allocation will be taken up the next week.3:26
Final report of CAG under process Times Now
Sources say the final report on coal blocks distribution is under the process, and will be sent to the President in the second leg of Budget Session.46:26
A scam bigger than 2G staring at UPA Govt Times Now
A detailed account of the CAG report that slams the government for allocating coal blocks without auction, causing a loss about Rs 10.67 lakh crore to the exchequer.10:13
Coal smears UPA, uproar in Parliament Headlines Today
Parliament witnessed an uproar today over the CAG reports that the government has caused a loss of Rs 10.67 lakh crore to the exchequer by not auctioning coal blocks.0:24
CAG report on coal: Khurshid refuses to react Times Now
Law Minister Salman Khurshid says the CAG report on coal block allocation is a draft report, and has nothing to do with his ministry.1:46
Coal block allocation to be biggest scam: BJP Times Now
BJP leader Prakash Javadekar says the UPA government is caught in the biggest scam ever, in allocating coal blocks.3:07
Coal scam: Jaiswal refuses to react