The government could even cancel the Mukesh Ambani-owned Reliance Industries’ biggest gas find in the Krishna-Godavari (KG) basin’s D6 block if the Comptroller and Auditor-General of India nails the company in its final report for furnishing fake bills or using fraudulent means to inflate expenditure, according to petroleum ministry sources.

The Supreme Court on Wednesday refused to grant any concession to self-styled godman Chandraswami, who once wielded a lot of clout in the corridors of powers, on the payment of `9 crores fine imposed on him by the Enforcement Directorate for violation of foreign exchange laws. A vacation bench of Justices B.S. Chauhan and Swatanter Kumar directed him to deposit the first instalment of `25 lakhs within a week.

The Confederation of NGOs of Rural India (CNRI), of which Mr Mohan Dharia is chairman, has said in a note to the government that “the time has come for the political wing of society to state categorically and unambiguously that they are answerable to the people through Parliament and state legislatures”. Else, the day may not be far when

Corporate lobbyist Niira Radia on Wednesday met CBI director A.P. Singh and complained him about a lawyer who has allegedly attempted to threaten her.

Failing to arrive at a consensus on contentious provisions in the proposed Lokpal Bill, the two sides in the joint drafting committee — five government ministers and five civil society members led by Anna Hazare — on Wednesday agreed to meet again on June 20 and 21 to bridge the “strong differences”. However, if they fail again in

The CBI officials, probing alleged violations regarding spectrum allocation between 2001 and 2007, are likely to meet former communications minister Dayanidhi Maran to seek his clarification over certain issues related to alleged Aircel-Maxis deal in the first week of July.

People react as waves hit them during high tide at the promenade along the Arabian Sea in Mumbai on Wednesday. PHOTO: Amit Haralkar

UP chief minister Mayawati has said that she was not averse to a CBI inquiry into the Lakhimpur rape and murder case, but apprehended that if given to the CBI, it may mess up the case like it did with the Aarushi case.

There were no flight operations for about 20 minutes late on Tuesday night at the IGI airport on account of storm and heavy rainfall that lashed the capital. Delhi Airport sources said there were two incidents of “go-around” for

The death of a 14-year-old girl in a police station in Lakhmirpur district and the subsequent controversy surrounding the death has given a fresh impetus to political parties which have attempted to gain political mileage out of it.