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TopicCoal scam

Topic: Coal scam

SC appoints 2 judicial officers as special judges to conduct trials in coal scam cases

Arun Bhardwaj & Sanjay Bansal were nominated to conduct trials at the suggestion of special public prosecutor R S Cheema after a letter from the Delhi HC's Registrar General.

This is why the Supreme Court should take some blame for India’s economic crisis

Within just a few years, Supreme Court’s judgments — from 2G to coal block cancellations — have slowed the Indian economy, say experts.

Naveen Jindal, 4 others to be charged with cheating & criminal conspiracy in coal scam case

A special court in Delhi ordered the framing of charges in the case pertaining to the allocation of the Urtan North coal block in Madhya Pradesh.

Vinod Rai found fault with coal allocations where it existed, and where it didn’t

By going to the media, Vinod Rai set a precedent for other CAGs to make their reports a public spectacle.

Vinod Rai wrong on coal scam, his stance hurt governance: Ex-coal secretary Anil Swarup

Anil Swarup disputes Vinod Rai’s calculation of loss, saying it did not factor in major aspects of the sector, alleges he was on ‘fault-finding mission’.

IAS Association activates idle welfare fund to help colleagues fight coal scam taint

The IAS Association has thrown its weight behind former coal secretary H.C. Gupta and two others convicted in the coal block allocation scam.

Three IAS officers, including HC Gupta, get 3 years in jail for coal scam

Former coal secretary H.C. Gupta and the two IAS officers are accused in the irregular allocation of coal blocks in West Bengal to a private firm.

The dreaded, dead law under which three IAS officers have been convicted in coal scam

Government servants have lashed out at the conviction of IAS officer H.C. Gupta and two others under Section 13(1)(d)(iii) of the Prevention of Corruption Act.

Coal scam convict HC Gupta’s son wants to be an ‘upright’ IAS officer just like his father

HC Gupta’s son Sarthak says his father’s legal tribulations over the coal scam have been ‘disheartening’, but he is driven to enter the IAS.

Ex-IAS officer’s conviction in coal scam is miscarriage of justice

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Zubeen Garg saga is resembling Sushant Singh Rajput. Did we not learn our lesson?

Oceans sit between the Assamese singer and the Bollywood actor. But what their deaths reveal is a study in human behaviour as performed in the public sphere.

Niti Aayog recommends fully decriminalising 12 offences under new I-T Act to ‘foster more trust’

Recommendations appear in Niti Aayog’s Tax Policy Working Paper Series–II. It says there is a need to shift away from fear-based enforcement to trust-based governance.

India, UK sign £350 mn deal for Martlet. What are these Lightweight Multirole Missiles

In service with the British military since 2019, it is also known as the Martlet missile. Ukrainians have also deployed these missiles against Russian troops.

CJI, IPS, IAS & Homebound: A wake-up call 75 years in the making

Education, reservations, govt jobs are meant to bring equality and dignity. That we are a long way from that is evident in the shoe thrown at the CJI and the suicide of Haryana IPS officer. The film Homebound has a lesson too.