Pc Parakh

Coalgate: 'Gasps of surprise' as Manmohan Singh summoned but case may go nowhere

The court's summons came despite the CBI having filed two closure reports in which it said it had found no evidence against accused like Singh, industrialist Kumar Mangalam Birla and former coal secretary PC Parakh.

Delhi court summoning ex-PM Manmohan Singh in Coalgate stains his clean image

A CBI court's summons to the former Prime Minister dents his carefully cultivated image of incorruptibility.

From FIR against Birla to summoning of Manmohan: Timeline of the Coalgate scam

Following is the chronology of the case relating to allocation of coal block in Odisha in 2005 in which a Delhi court on Wednesday summoned as accused, former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, industrialist Kumar Mangalam Birla, ex-coal secretary PC Parakh and three others, for 8 April.

Summoning Manmohan as accused in coalgate will shift focus from real scamsters

The summons issued to Manmohan Singh in the Hindalco coal block allocations case is unlikely to go anywhere because all we have is an executive decision that can be questioned on its wisdom. There is no smoking gun pointing to malafide action

Summons to Birla in Coalgate: CII warns of uncertainty among investors

With a special CBI court issuing summons to industrialist Kumar Mangalam Birla as an accused in a coal scam case, apex industry body CII on Wednesday said such orders can create "uncertainty and anxiety among investors" and dissuade them from investing in the country.

PC Parakh's arbitrary action caused loss to PSU: Court

Former Coal Secretary PC Parakh's acts of "omission and commission" prima facie raised a grave shadow of doubt about his conduct in the entire process of allocation of Talabira II and III coal blocks which resulted in causing loss to a PSU, a Special court observed on Wednesday.

Officials, Birla did not pursue any unlawful means: Hindalco

Aditya Birla group flagship firm Hindalco on Wednesday said none of its officials, including Chairman Kumar Mangalam Birla had pursued any unlawful or inappropriate means to secure allocation of Talabira-II coal block in Odisha.

Coal scam: Summons to Birla, Manmohan Singh came as a surprise, says PC Parakh

Summoned by a special court in connection with the coal scam, Former Coal Secretary PC Parakh on Wednesday said it came as a "surprise" to him.

Coalgate probe: Former coal secretary Parakh 'surprised' over summons

Summoned by the government in connection with the coal scam, Former Coal Secretary P C Parakh on Wednesday said it came as a "surprise" to him.

Coal auction: Seven reasons why Vinod Rai was right about Coalgate

Indian businesses have for too long been used to getting things for free, including coal. This has led to the misconception that thermal power is cheap, which is not. Once, the right price of coal is taken into account, other forms of generating electricity might start to look viable. And that will be good for the environment.