Everything you need to know about Block 1, Neyveli: news, reviews, in-depth analysis, opinion and more
Everything you need to know about Block 1, Neyveli: news, reviews, in-depth analysis, opinion and more
New Delhi, May 18 (ANI): The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has arrested the chief investigator in the coal blocks allotment case for allegedly accepting a bribe of Rs.7 lakh to "settle" a land dispute for a businessman.
Moscow, May 16 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Russian state-run oil giant Rosneft has pledged to invest around $100 million in geological prospecting and drilling off Vietnam after it received approval for a new oil bloc there, Rosneft CEO Igor Sechin said.
New Delhi, May 13 (ANI): The Prime Minister's Office (PMO) has been monitoring the CAPEX and investment plans of selected Central Public Sector Enterprises (CPSEs) since fiscal year 2012-13.
New Delhi, May 13 (IANS) Major central public sector enterprises (CPSEs) invested Rs.1.11 lakh crore in the Indian economy last fiscal and a target of Rs.1.41 lakh crore has been set for the current fiscal, the Prime Minister's Office (PMO) said Monday.
New Delhi, April 28 (IANS) Heavenly is the word to describe the experience at The Chocolate Beetle, a chocolate store in the capital named after the vintage Beetle car. Those with a sweet tooth will certainly go crazy after seeing the display of chocolates here.
Islamabad, April 27 (IANS) A case of attempt to murder has been registered against the two prisoners who viciously attacked Indian death row prisoner Sarabjit Singh in Lahore's Kot Lakhpat jail, a media report said.
Los Angeles, April 26 (IANS) Singer Jennifer Lopez has displayed support to rising Latina star Becky G by featuring in her music video "Becky from the Block", which is a homage to JLo's popular single "Jenny from the Block".
New Delhi, March 28 (IANS) The central government Thursday gave its green signal to 13 states that had sought permission to relax the minimum qualification criteria for appointment of teachers under the Sarv Shiksha Abhiyan.
New Delhi, Mar. 28 (ANI): The government has given consent to thirteen states who had sought permission to relax minimum qualification for appointment of teachers under Sarv Shiksha Abhiyan (SSA).
New Delhi, Mar. 5 (ANI): The Congress-led UPA Government, which plans to come up with a new surrender policy for Maoist cadres, will install 2200 mobile towers at a cost of Rs 3,000 crore in Naxal-affected states.
New Delhi, Feb 21 (IANS) Outlining the major steps taken to improve fuel availability for power generation, President Pranab Mukherjee Thursday said the government is in the process of allocating 17 coal blocks to state-run companies.
Washington, February 18 (ANI): The sea is no longer a deep, dark mystery, as scientists find innovative ways to track the movements of ocean-going creatures.
Washington, Feb 18 (IANS) Scientists are wiring oceans to track the movements of deep sea creatures that could help protect marine ecosystems by revolutionizing how we understand their function, population structure, fisheries management and species' physiological and evolutionary constraints.
London, Feb 16 (ANI): Rihanna was out on Valentine's Day alone at The Block club in Hollywood with Chris Brown nowhere to be seen.
Washington, Feb 1(ANI): United States Department of Homeland Security has advised citizens to use any available means, including a pair of scissors, to over power a mass murderer.
New Delhi, Jan 24 (IANS) Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Governor Duvvuri Subbarao Thursday met Finance Minister P. Chidambaram to discuss the macro-economic situation ahead of the Jan 29 monetary policy review of the bank.
New Delhi, Jan 8 (IANS) The Congress and the BJP Tuesday strongly condemned the ceasefire violation and the killing of two Indian soldiers by Pakistani troops, saying the incident will have an impact on bilateral ties.
New Delhi, Dec.27 (ANI): Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot has demanded a special category status and Rs.51000 crore grant from the 12th Five-Year-Plan for facing some difficult problems due to geographical conditions like regular draught and famines situations, scarcity of water etc. in the state at the National Development Council (NDC) Meeting in New Delhi today.
Accra, Dec 20 (IANS) Ghana has announced the discovery of more oil off the western shores of the country.
New Delhi, Dec 11 (IANS) Since full access by Reliance Industries (RIL) to KG-D6 block records was pending, the national auditor has asked the petroleum ministry to examine all issues carefully before considering any more approvals for capital expenditure, Petroleum Minister M. Veerappa Moily said Tuesday.
Chennai, Dec 10 (IANS) Integrated lignite mining-cum-power generator Neyveli Lignite Corporation Ltd's (NLC) hopes of adding 500 MW generation by this year end got dashed with technical problem continuing to dog its two boilers, said a top company official.
Kuala Lumpur, December 3 (ANI): Jennifer Lopez, who was in Kuala Lumpur as part of her Dance Again World Tour, put on an energetic show that got the crowd dancing along to her hits.
Singur, Nov 30 (IANS) To contain the rising resentment among Singur farmers, who had stood by her during the peasant movement against the Nano factory in 2007-2008, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee Friday assured them of regular supply of rice and Rs.2,000 in cash.
Jammu, Nov 28 (IANS) As Jammu and Kashmir gears up for elections to the four seats in the 36?member legislative council Dec 3, campaigning is at its peak with each party trying to consolidate its position in the upper house.
New Delhi, Nov 22 (IANS) A 17?year?old girl was killed and her mother critically injured after they tried to stop a man from urinating outside their house here, police said Thursday.
Washington, November 5 (ANI): Cinacalcet - a drug commonly prescribed to patients with kidney failure and a disturbance of bone and mineral metabolism known as secondary hyperparathyroidism - does not significantly reduce the risk of death or major cardiovascular events, a study led by an international team of researchers has found.
New Delhi, Nov 4 (IANS) The Sikkim government will provide houses to 30,000 people from the economically weaker sections, a state government statement said Sunday.
New Delhi, Oct 28 (IANS) Hours after being sworn in, Salman Khurshid Sunday took charge as India's external affairs minister, and underlined that he will do his best to fulfil the vision of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh in improving India's relations with its neighbours and other countries.
Washington, Oct 26 (IANS/RIA Novosti) The US Missile Defense Agency (MDA) has successfully conducted its largest and most complex missile defense flight test ever, involving the simultaneous engagement of five ballistic missile and cruise missile targets.
New Delhi, Oct 20 (IANS) The US Navy has begun acquiring the sophisticated lightweight air-launched Mk-54 torpedoes from the US weapon maker Raytheon for the Indian Navy.
Latehar, Oct 17 (ANI): The construction of a bridge in Manika Block of Jharkhand's Latehar district has been stalled and state authorities attribute the reason for the halting of work to possible Maoist attack.
Neyveli (Tamil Nadu), Oct.12 (ANI): MDMK leader Vaiko was arrested here on Friday when he and his party workers tried to picket the Neyveli Lignite Corporation office here.
Bhopal, Oct.10 (ANI): A fire broke out at the mother plant of government-run Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited here on Wednesday.
Lucknow, Oct 6 (IANS) Uttar Pradesh Saturday signed a pact with the union government to set up a 2,000-MW thermal power plant in Kanpur district.
Washington, Oct 5 (ANI): Khloe Kardashian has revealed that her teachers use to tell her she wasn't as beautiful as her sisters Kim and Kourtney Kardashian.
Bhubaneswar, Sep 28 (ANI): Members of the Biju Janata Dal (BJD) staged an agitation against the disinvestment of Nalco in Odisha, and warned the Central Government about their plans to intensify their stir, if the decision was not withdrawn.
New Delhi, Sep 20 (IANS) The government is set to give the Indian Air Force (IAF) more firepower and capabilities during its 80th anniversary year: New combat and heavy-lift helicopters.
New Delhi, Sep 18 (IANS) The inter-ministerial group (IMG) on coal block allocations Tuesday recommended de-allocation of Macherkunda block and deduction of bank guarantees of the Jitpur block and Chitarpur coal block in Jharkhand.
As at the time of the nuclear deal in 2008, Manmohan Singh is back in charge again. As the latest series of reform measures show, the hesitancy of the last few years is over and the country has returned to the road of market-driven policies which the prime minister initiated two decades ago when he was the finance minister.
New Delhi, Sep 14 (IANS) The government Friday decided to disinvest in four public sector undertakings to raise around Rs.15,000 crore.
New Delhi, Sep 14 (IANS) The government Friday decided to disinvest in five public sector undertakings to raise around Rs.15,000 crore.
Washington, Sept 12 (ANI): US figure skater Michelle Kwan has announced that she got engaged to Clay Pell, director for strategic planning on the National Security staff at the White House on September 3.
New Delhi, Sep.11 (ANI): The year 2012 has been an exciting year for Cairn so far. Crude oil production from the Rajasthan block touched 175,000 barrels of oil per day from the Mangala, Bhagyam, Raageshwari and Saraswati fields in Rajasthan block.
Agartala, Aug 24 (IANS) Police from Mizoram and Tripura have busted a gang which had looted Rs.2 crore from a Block Development Office in Mizoram, police said Friday.
Delhi State Congress Committee president Jai Prakash Agarwal said the BCC presidents were the strongest pillars of the party.
New Delhi, Aug 3 (ANI): Left parties on Friday staged a protest against some of the provisions of the Food Security Bill, and demanded changes in the existing Public Distribution System (PDS).
Washington, July 31 (ANI): Johnny Depp loves collecting celebrity dolls and has one of Lindsay Lohan with an electronic tag on her ankle.
Los Angeles, July 31 (IANS) Actor Johnny Depp is passionate about accumulating star figurines.
New Delhi, July 29 (ANI): Left parties on Sunday announced to launch a nationwide agitation for legislation of Food Security Bill.
New Delhi, July 4 (ANI): The Foreign Secretary level talks between India and Pakistan will resume on Thursday with a view to complete all the topics scheduled for consideration, after the first day of talks covering all aspects of the agenda, including Jammu and Kashmir, culminated here on Wednesday.
Hyderabad, July 1 (ANI): A small short circuit caused a minor fire in the Jubilee Hall in the Andhra Pradesh Assembly on Sunday.
New Delhi, June 26 (ANI): The Prime Minister, Dr. Manmohan Singh, on Tuesday expressed his government's gratitude to Pranab Mukherjee for his invaluable contribution to its work over the last eight years, and expressed hope to see him as India's next President.
New Delhi, June 26 (ANI): Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee submitted his resignation to Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh on Tuesday evening to contest the presidential election.
New Delhi, June 26 (IANS) Pranab Mukherjee Tuesday resigned as the finance minister to contest the July 19 presidential election as the candidate of the ruling United Progressive Alliance.
London, June 25 (ANI): Dame Helen Mirren will be honoured with a star on Hollywood's Walk of Fame next year.
Melbourne, June 20 (ANI): Lara Bingle's life seemed to be far less attractive this time around, as the second episode of her reality show 'Being Lara Bingle' attracted merely 782,000 viewers, which was 143,000 fewer than the number of people who watched the premiere last week.
In a major development on the front of Indo-US defence relationship, US Secretary of Defence Leon Panetta has showed positive response to Indian Defence Minister A.K. Antony's suggestion that India desire to move beyond the buyer seller relations.
Chennai, May 28 (IANS) Integrated lignite mining-cum-power generator Neyveli Lignite Corporation Ltd (NLC) will order boilers and turbine generators for its proposed 2x500 MW power plant at Neyveli in two months, a top official said.
Chennai, May 28 (IANS) Integrated lignite mining-cum-power generator Neyveli Lignite Corporation Ltd (NLC) hopes to add around 1,000 MW this fiscal to its existing 2,740 MW capacity, a top company official said.
Chennai, May 24 (IANS) Claiming the Tamil Nadu government was blind to their issues, DMK president and former chief minister M.Karunanidhi Thursday appealed to the contract workers of Neyveli Lignite Corporation Ltd (NLC) to end their strike and resume duties.
New Delhi, May 21 (ANI): Anti Terrorism Day was observed throughout the country on Monday with employees in government offices, public sector undertakings (PSU) and other public institutions taking a pledge in this regard.
Chicago, May 21 (IANS) NATO and Northrop Grumman Corporation, a European defence technology provider, Sunday signed a $1.7-billion contract here to set up a ground surveillance system.
New Delhi, May 17 (IANS) The Indian government Thursday asked Fitch to upgrade the country's sovereign ratings, claiming that current account and fiscal deficit were under control and flow of capital from overseas would continue as India's growth story remained intact.
New York, May 17 (IANS) Sean Connery, the Scottish actor and producer, and Louise Richardson, principal and vice-chancellor of the University of St. Andrews, will ring the opening bell for the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) Thursday morning.
New Delhi, May 11 (IANS) A scuffle between army personnel in an artillery unit posted in Jammu and Kashmir close to the border with China has raised the hackles of the South Block mandarins, who have ordered a probe into the incident.
New Delhi, Apr 30 (ANI): Afghanistan's Foreign Minister Dr. Zalmai Rassoul arrived here on Monday evening on a three-day visit to India.
New Delhi, April 20 (IANS) The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) Friday recorded Indian Army chief General V.K. Singh's statement at his South Block office following the allegation that a retired officer had tried to bribe him in 2010 to clear a tranche of substandard vehicles.
New Delhi, April 20 (IANS) The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) Friday recorded the statement of Indian Army chief General V.K. Singh at his South Block office following the allegation that a retired officer had tried to bribe him in 2010 to clear a tranche of sub-standard vehicles.
Chennai, April 10 (IANS) Mining-cum-power generation company Neyveli Lignite Corporation's 250 MW plant in Neyveli in Tamil Nadu has been down for the past 10 days owing to mechanical and refractory problems, a senior official of equipment vendor Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd (BHEL) said.
New Delhi, April 3 (IANS) The acrimony and bad blood between Indian Army chief, Gen. V.K. Singh, and the defence ministry headed by A.K. Antony may seem to have temporarily cooled off after conciliatory noises from both sides, but all is not well between the civilian and military establishment at South Block.
London, April 2 (ANI): A huge chunk of the largest holiday camp ever constructed by the Nazis will be converted into a 400-bed luxury hotel and 400 apartments.
London, April 2 (ANI): A huge chunk of the largest holiday camp ever constructed by the Nazis will be converted into a 400-bed luxury hotel and 400 apartments.
Jammu, Mar 24 (ANI): The General Secretary of the Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) Prakash Karatsaid on Saturday that Central government had adopted an 'arbitrary' approach in the allocation of coal mining blocks to commercial entities.
New Delhi, Mar 23 (ANI): The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Friday lashed at Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh over the alleged multi crore coal scam in which the country has reportedly lost up to 11 lakh crore rupees in revenue.
New Delhi, Mar 22 (ANI): Communist Party of India (CPI) leader D. Raja on Thursday sought an explanation from Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh over a Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) report on coal block allocation that reported a loss of Rs 10.67 lakh crores.
New Delhi, Mar 22 (ANI): Charging the Centre of being corrupt from head to toe, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Thursday said both Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh and UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi should be held responsible for the coal scam.
New Delhi, Mar 22 (ANI): Amid sharp criticism from leaders of various political outfits over a Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) report on coal block allocation that reported a loss of Rs 10.67 lakh crore, Congress leader Jagdambika Pal on Thursday defended the government, saying if the coalfields had been auctioned, it would have led to a rise in the cost of power generation.
New Delhi, Mar 22 (ANI): Charging the Centre of being corrupt from head to toe, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Thursday said both Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh and UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi should be held responsible for the coal scam.
New Delhi, Mar 22 (ANI): Amid sharp criticism from leaders of various political outfits over a Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) report on coal block allocation that reported a loss of Rs 10.67 lakh crore, Congress leader Jagdambika Pal on Thursday defended the government, saying if the coalfields had been auctioned, it would have led to a rise in the cost of power generation.
New Delhi, Mar 22 (ANI): Communist Party of India (CPI) leader D. Raja on Thursday sought an explanation from Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh over a Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) report on coal block allocation that reported a loss of Rs 10.67 lakh crores.
London, Mar 6 (ANI): 'Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - Part Two' and 'Drive' have received five nominations each for this year's Empire Awards.
London, Mar 6 (ANI): 'Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - Part Two' and 'Drive' have received five nominations each for this year's Empire Awards.
New Delhi, Mar 2 (ANI): The Defence Ministry on Thursday denied reports of ministry being monitored by bugging devices by a section of media, saying routine checks are conducted in the offices of defence minister and other officers in South Block.
New Delhi, Mar 2 (ANI): The Defence Ministry on Thursday denied reports of ministry being monitored by bugging devices by a section of media, saying routine checks are conducted in the offices of defence minister and other officers in South Block.
New Delhi, Feb 13 (ANI): Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Seychelles, Jean Paul Adam, will be on a three-day visit to India beginning on Tuesday.
Washington, Feb.10 (ANI): A Marines scout sniper team in Afghanistan posed for a photograph with the Nazi SS symbol.
London, Jan 25 (ANI): Jodie Marsh has revealed that she has been bullied all her life.
London, Jan 13 (ANI): Irina Shayk's full lips are enough to make her stand out in the crowd.
Washington, Jan 9 (ANI): Backstreet Boys have revealed that they love their gay fans, as they "know how to frickin' party!"
New Delhi, Dec 28 (ANI): Oman's Minister for Defence, Sayyid Badr bin Saud bin Harib Al Busaidi, arrived in India today to strengthen military ties with India.
Agartala, Dec 16 (ANI): The tea gardens of Gournagar RD Block in Kailasahar in North Tripura has been generating employment for many villagers.
Agartala, Dec 16 (ANI): The tea gardens of Gournagar RD Block in Kailasahar in North Tripura has been generating employment for many villagers.
New Delhi, Dec 7 (ANI): Congress lawmakers from Andhra Pradesh's Telangana region protested outside Parliament's Gate No. 1 on Wednesday demanding a Bill for the creation of the new state.
Ranchi, Nov. 7 (ANI): Over the years, one has often failed to understand why opinions vary among the nation's leaders on a particular issue. Often, because of these differences national flagship programs do not benefit the people living in far-flung regions the way they are expected to.
Washington, Nov 3 (ANI): American businessman Herman Cain has launched a blistering attack on his rival Texas Governor Rick Perry, accusing him of orchestrating the reports about allegations of sexual harassment, to destroy his presidential candidacy.
Khaprakhol (Orissa), Oct 18 (ANI): The fear of Maoists has brought several development projects to a complete halt in Khaprakhol Block of Orissa's Bolangir District.
London, Sept 21 (ANI): A video of pop queen Lady Gaga getting a tattoo from celebrity tattoo artist Kat Von D before the singer made it big has been uploaded on the net.
Bhubaneswar, Sep 14 (ANI): The woes of the flood victims in Orissa have aggravated with the receding of floodwaters.
New Delhi, Aug 23 (ANI): Asserting that everyone wants to get rid of corruption, Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit on Tuesday said the dialogue between the government and civil society representatives over the Lokpal Bill has begun and she hoped that the two sides succeed in this process.
