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Monday, November 4, 2024
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Topic: Mining Scam

SC to hear Jharkhand CM Hemant Soren’s plea against charges he granted himself mining lease

A bench of Justices U U Lalit, S R Bhat and Sudhanshu Dhulia had reserved its judgement on 17 August on separate pleas of the Jharkhand government & Soren against the high court’s order.

Soren hits back? Jharkhand CM orders probe against 5 ministers of predecessor BJP govt

In an official release, state government said action was being ordered on the basis of a PIL filed by an RTI activist who accused the five ex-ministers of disproportionate assets.

Akhilesh Yadav had approved 13 mining leases without e-tender, CBI says it has proof

The CBI has also dismissed SP chief Akhilesh Yadav and the Congress’ claims that its probe and raids were ‘politically motivated’.

Explained: 2010 mining case verdict that dragged in ex-CJI Balakrishnan & BJP’s Sriramulu

The purported sting operation showed BJP candidate Sriramulu trying to facilitate a deal with a relative of then CJI Balakrishnan on behalf of Reddys.

Return of the Ballari brothers shows how desperate BJP is for Karnataka

BJP hopes Janardhan Reddy, who faces more charges than most politicians, will deliver most of the 23 seats in his territory — 10% of the assembly’s strength.

Me, myself and mining

The Karnataka end of what is probably India's longest continuing scandal, running through the tenure of five chief ministers, should be left to its Lokayukta to unravel.

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Royal Enfield bikes are the new rage in Bangladesh. What happens to ‘boycott India’ now

Royal Enfield has launched four 350cc models—Hunter, Classic, Bullet, and Meteor—priced between Bangladeshi Taka 3.4 lakh and 4.35 lakh in Bangladesh.

Watch CutTheClutter: Flattening INR-USD rate, and debate on pros and cons of a ‘strong’ rupee

In Episode 1544 of CutTheClutter, Editor-in-Chief Shekhar Gupta looks at some top economists pointing to the pitfalls of ‘currency nationalism’ with data from 1991 to 2004.

Indian firms sanctioned by US didn’t violate laws, says MEA. Hyderabad firm that supplied to Army on list

Among 19 Indian firms sanctioned by US Treasury Dept was Lokesh Machines Ltd accused of coordinating with 'Russian defence procurement agent to import Italy-origin CNC machines'.

Xi wanted to teach India about imbalance of power. We should take a budgetary lesson from it

While we talk much about our military, we don’t put our national wallet where our mouth is. Nobody is saying we should double our defence spending, but current declining trend must be reversed.