-Live Mint/ The Wall Street Journal Contributions more than doubled between 2004 and 2009 polls; experts say published figures just tip of the iceberg Contributions, including money from top companies, to the country’s two largest political parties, the Congress and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), more than doubled between the 2004 and 2009 general elections. This revelation affirms a trend of companies, most of which are listed, opting for a transparent route to...
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UPA minister's kin linked to coal block allocation deal
-The Times of India CHENNAI: The DMK has once again landed the UPA government in a spot as the focus now shifts to the family of Union minister of state for information and broadcasting S Jagathrakshakan for their involvement in a company that was awarded a coal block in 2007 despite the fact that it had no track record in the sector. The Jagathrakshakan-owned J R Power Gen Pvt Ltd was barely...
More »CBI names Congress MP, kin in Coalgate -Neeraj Chauhan
-The Times of India The probe into the mega-billion 'Coalgate' scam moved into a higher gear on Tuesday, with the Central Bureau of Investigation registering five FIRs into irregularities against five companies and several individuals, including a leading political family of Maharashtra. Those named in the first set of FIRs include Congress member of Rajya Sabha Vijay Jawaharlal Darda, his brother and education minister of Maharashtra Rajendra J Darda and his son...
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-The Indian Express Competitive politics within the legislature is threatening to undermine the space and legitimacy of executive authorities to implement social and economic policies in the country. The Congress-led UPA may have been weakened to a point where any observation by the CAG becomes a millstone around its neck, even if the CAG is seen as excessive in the way he interprets the alleged lapses by the government. The danger...
More »Government may cancel 80% of controversial coal permits
-The Hindustan Times More than 50 of the 60 coal blocks being reviewed by an inter-ministerial group (IMG) for inordinate delays face the risk of de-allocation if the projects are unlikely to kick off before 2013. This includes the possible cancellation of mining rights of seven captive coal blocks given to private companies during the BJP-led NDA’s rule between 1999 and 2004, top sources told HT. The IMG, headed by additional secretary...
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