The Inter-Ministerial Group on coal blocks on Saturday decided to recommend cancellation of three more mines, taking the total number of blocks suggested for cancellation due to insufficient progress

The BJP today gave further indication of a climbdown from its stand on the resignation of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, saying the government was yet to respond to the NDA offer of resolving deadlock in Parliament if the controversial coal block allocations were cancelled and a judicial probe ordered.

The CBI, probing Colgate scam, may inspect at least 11 coal blocks allocated to private companies in Jharkhand and Chattisgarh again.

According to sources, decision to reinspect 11 coal blocks in Jh

The coal ministry is likely to issue show-cause notices within a month to about 50 block holders asking them to either start production or face de-allocation, sources said.

The development comes clos