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ACB seeks nod to probe Chhagan Bhujbal in Maharashtra Sadan scam
13 Sep 2012
Maharashtra's Anti-Corruption Bureau has sought state government permission to initiate investigation against public works department minister Chhagan Bhujbal
NDA-ruled states blocked coal auctions: government
11 Sep 2012
Rajasthan chief minister Vasundhara Raje, Madhya Pradesh chief minister Shivraj Singh Chauhan and the chief secretary of Chhattishgarh in 2005 and 2006 pleaded with the centre to not take away the prerogative of the states by introducing auctioning
PM rues Parliament session wasted
07 Sep 2012
He said the opposition is making a mockery of democracy by stalling parliamentary procedures instead of debating issues in the two Houses
Coal grabbers tipped off before raids: Kajriwal
06 Sep 2012
BJP disrupts Parliament for 9th day over PM's resignation
03 Sep 2012
The BJP kept pressing for the resignation of the prime minister over coal block allocations, after which the presiding officers of Rajya Sabha and Lok Sabha adjourned the houses
Mamata wants UPA to complete its term
29 Aug 2012
BJP mocking people of India, says Sonia
28 Aug 2012
Houses adjourned yet again amid ‘coalgate’ din
28 Aug 2012
Both Houses of Parliament have once again been adjourned today without transacting any business as the opposition continues its din demanding the resignation of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh over coal block allocations
BJP also responsible for coal scam: Prakash Karat
28 Aug 2012
Ridiculing the BJP for stalling parliament, CPM general secretary Prakash Karat yesterday said the erstwhile NDA government was no less responsible for discriminatory allocation of coal blocks
Advani terms PM's defence 'deeply disappointing'
28 Aug 2012
Allegations of impropriety in coal block allocation baseless: PM
27 Aug 2012
Prime minister Manmohan Singh today said allegations of impropriety in coal block allocations were baseless and unsupported by facts and called the CAG observations as clearly "disputable"
CAG conclusions flawed: Assocham
25 Aug 2012
Diesel subsidy to cost government over Rs1 lakh crore
25 Aug 2012
According to new data the government will lose over Rs1 lakh crore on diesel subsidies alone in the current fiscal, as the country's diesel consumption gallops and the fuel is sold at heavy discount to its cost
Let houses function, begs Chidambaram
24 Aug 2012
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