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India's coal demand to go up by 3% p.a. in 4 yrs

New Delhi, Dec. 18 -- Global demand for coal is expected to plateau gradually and decline around 2030 as other power sources, especially renewable energy, natural gas and nuclear take over. The larges... Read More


Parl panel seeks accountability

NEW DELHI, Dec. 18 -- A parliamentary panel on transport, tourism and culture on Wednesday sought accountability for the flight cancellations and delays that hit IndiGo airline in November and Decembe... Read More


SC warns judges on dubious orders just before retirement

New Delhi, Dec. 18 -- The Supreme Court on Wednesday came down hard on the practice of judges delivering questionable judicial orders on the eve of their retirement, warning that such conduct may invi... Read More


UT admin notifies Great Nicobar Island development area

New Delhi, Dec. 18 -- The Andaman and Nicobar Administration has notified the Great Nicobar Island Development Area paving the way for preparation of a master plan for Great Nicobar. In a notification... Read More


Court sends Luthras to five-day police custody

PANAJI, Dec. 18 -- A Goa court on Wednesday remanded nightclub owners Saurabh and Gaurav Luthra - accused in the December 6 fire at their restaurant Birch by Romeo Lane that killed 25 people - to five... Read More


NDA allies press govt on rural job scheme funding

New Delhi, Dec. 18 -- The Centre on Wednesday backed the Viksit Bharat Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission (Gramin), or G RAM G Bill in the Lok Sabha even as two National Democratic Alliance mem... Read More


In Bengal, EC to turn lens on oddities in post-SIR voter roll

Kolkata, Dec. 18 -- More than a million voters in West Bengal were born when their parents were less than 15 years of age, data shared by the Election Commission has revealed. While at least 1,076,981... Read More


parl passes bill for 100% FDI in insurance

New Delhi, Dec. 18 -- Rajya Sabha on Wednesday passed a bill to allow 100% foreign direct investment (FDI) in insurance in a move aimed at boosting capital inflows and expanding one of the world's fas... Read More


goa court junks luthras' request for spl mattress

PANAJI, Dec. 18 -- A Goa court on Wednesday remanded nightclub owners Saurabh and Gaurav Luthra - accused in the December 6 fire at their restaurant Birch by Romeo Lane that killed 25 people - to five... Read More


maha min kokate quits cabinet day after sentencing

Mumbai, Dec. 18 -- Maharashtra minister Manikrao Kokate was on Wednesday stripped of his portfolios following his conviction in a 1995 cheating and forgery case, with governor Acharya Devvrat reassign... Read More