Everything you need to know about Bureau Of Mines: news, reviews, in-depth analysis, opinion and more
Everything you need to know about Bureau Of Mines: news, reviews, in-depth analysis, opinion and more
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Bhubaneswar, May 17 (IANS) Nearly 14 years after Australian missionary Graham Staines and his two sons were burnt to death by a mob in Odisha, the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) Friday arrested two absconding accused in the case.
Washington, May 17 (IANS/EFE) The US consumer price index dropped 0.4 percent in April, bring the 12-month inflation rate down to 1.1 percent, the Bureau of Labor Statistics said Thursday.
A study released Wednesday at the annual meeting of the American Society of Hypertension in San Francisco found that talking on a mobile phone causes systolic blood pressure - the higher number in a blood pressure reading and the number doctors pay more attention to as a risk factor for cardiovascular disease - to rise significantly.
Washington, May 16 (IANS) International migration is projected to surpass natural increase as the principal driver of US population growth by the middle of this century, the first time in two centuries, the US Census Bureau estimates.
Rio de Janeiro, May 16 (IANS/EFE) A two-day Brazilian oil and natural gas auction has received strong demand from companies based in Brazil, Colombia, Portugal, France, Britain and other countries, with bid prices far exceeding the regulator's expectations.
New Delhi, May 15 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Wednesday termed "an eyewash" the decision of the central government to form a Group of Ministers (GoM) to look into the issue of autonomy of the Central Bureau of Investigation.
New Delhi, May 14 (IANS) The government Tuesday constituted a group of ministers (GoM) to consider autonomy of the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) in the wake of Supreme Court's scathing observations concerning the probe agency.
New Delhi, May 13 (IANS) As global mobile-cellular penetration approaches 100 percent, by 2014, there will be more mobile phones than people on earth, says the International Telecommunications Union (ITU).
Sydney, May 13 (ANI): Youths in Australia now give more importance to higher education than marriage, a new study has revealed.
New Delhi, May 13 (IANS) Congress leader Digvijaya Singh Monday launched an indirect attack on the judiciary for calling the Central Bureau of Investigation a "caged parrot".
Beijing, May 13 (IANS) China's urban fixed asset investment growth slightly accelerated to 20.6 percent year on year to 9.13 trillion yuan ($147.29 billion) in the first four months, the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) said Monday.
Beijing, May 13 (IANS) China's industrial value-added output rose 9.3 percent year on year in April, the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) said Monday.
Beijing, May 13 (IANS) China's industrial value-added output rose 9.3 percent year on year in April, the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) said Monday, reported Xinhua.
New Delhi, May 10 (ANI): The Central Vigilance Commission (CVC) has sought a detailed report from the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) over the central government's interference in investigations related to the coal blocks allocation scam.
Kolkata, May 9 (IANS) The Congress Thursday ridiculed West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee for "campaigning against the CBI", claiming that she was doing so to prevent the truth from coming out in the Saradha Group chit fund scam.
New Delhi, May 9 (IANS) The Supreme Court Thursday said a report from the CAG - a constitutional functionary - commands respect but it could not be solely relied upon for deciding any contentious issue.
New Delhi, May 9 (ANI): Amid sharp criticism over the Supreme Court's critical observation about the government's interference in a CBI probe of the coal block allocation scam, Union Law and Justice Minister Ashwani Kumar on Thursday said he had not met Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh.
New Delhi, May 9 (ANI): A day after the Supreme Court's critical observation about the government's interference in a CBI probe of the coal block allocation scam, Union Law and Justice Minister Ashwani Kumar is reported to have met Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh here on Thursday.
Beijing, May 9 (IANS) China's consumer price index (CPI), a main gauge of inflation, grew 2.4 percent year on year in April, up from 2.1 percent in March, the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) said Thursday.
Beijing, May 9 (IANS) China's producer price index (PPI), a barometer of future consumer inflation, fell 2.6 percent year on year in April, the National Bureau of Statistics said Thursday.
Beijing, May 9 (IANS) China's producer price index (PPI), which measures wholesale inflation, fell 2.6 percent year on year in April, the National Bureau of Statistics said Thursday.
New Delhi, May 9 (ANI): Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) Director Ranjit Sinha on Thursday accepted the Supreme Court's observations on the coal block allocation scam, saying that whatever the court has said is correct.
Beijing, May 9 (IANS) China's consumer price index (CPI), a main gauge of inflation, grew 2.4 percent year on year in April, up from 2.1 percent in March, the National Bureau of Statistics said Thursday, reported Xinhua.
New Delhi, May 8 (IANS) The CBI is preparing letters rogatory as part of its probe into the alleged kickbacks in the VVIP helicopter deal with Augusta Westland, Defence Minister A.K. Antony said Wednesday.
Washington, May 7 (ANI): A new study shows that those who are married to younger or older mates have on average lower earnings, lower cognitive abilities, are less educated and less attractive than couples of similar ages.
Kolkata, May 6 (IANS) In the wake of the opposition's demand for a CBI probe into the multi-crore-rupee Saradha Group chit fund scandal, the ruling Trinamool Congress in West Bengal Monday accused the CPI-M of involvement in the coal scam.
Mumbai, May 6 (ANI): The Intelligence Bureau (IB) has reportedly alerted the police in Mumbai and Kolkata about possible terror strikes being launched on the American consulates in these two cities.
Beijing, May 6 (Xinhua-ANI): Heavy smog that has shrouded Beijing for days is unlikely to disperse soon, environment authorities in the Chinese capital predicted on Monday.
New Delhi, May 6 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) said Monday the Congress-led United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government has lost the right to rule and should quit office to face elections.
Kozhikode (Kerala) May 6 (IANS) K.K. Rema, wife of slain former CPI-M leader T.P. Chandrasekheran, has sought a Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) probe to unravel the "conspiracy" behind her husband's gruesome murder a year ago.
Panaji, May 4 (IANS) A parliamentary committee may have asked the central government to hold back the setting up of the National Counter Terrorism Centre (NCTC), but a former RAW chief insists that India does not need such an apparatus.
Islamabad, May 3 (ANI): Inflation in Pakistan had slipped to a nine-year low in April despite an expansionary fiscal policy pursued by the finance ministry.
Beijing, May 3 (IANS) China's non-manufacturing sector contracted in April, according to official figures issued Friday.
Beijing, May 3 (IANS) China's non-manufacturing sector shrank in April, according to figures issued Friday.
Washington, May 3 (IANS) The Boston Marathon bomber brothers initially planned to carry out a suicide-bomb attack on America's July 4 Independence Day, the surviving suspect told the investigators, according to various media reports.
Kolkata, May 2 (IANS) The CPI-M Thursday claimed that West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee was desperately trying to prevent a CBI probe into the multi-million rupee chit fund scam to save the image of her Trinamool Congress, but said she would "miserably" fail in her efforts.
Kolkata, May 2 (IANS) Attacking the opposition over its demand for a CBI probe in the chit fund muddle, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee Thursday accused the central government of inaction against the burgeoning 'Ponzi' firms.
New Delhi, May 2 (ANI): Despite several amendments in criminal law, women in India continue to suffer, endure denial of constitutional rights and fall prey to the rampant sexual violence in the country, a United Nations rapporteur has said.
Chennai, May 1 (IANS) Facing criticism for inciting caste violence in Tamil Nadu, PMK leader Anbumani Ramadoss Wednesday demanded a probe into the April 25 incidents at Marakkanam near here, in which 20 people were injured.
New Delhi, May 1 (IANS) The union cabinet Wednesday approved amendments in key laws to protect honest officials from frivolous charges and for laying down criteria for sanction of their prosecution, sources said.
New Delhi, April 30 (IANS) Additional Solicitor General Haren Raval should have "talked it out" with Attorney General G.E. Vahanvati instead of writing a letter alleging he has been made a scapegoat in the coal blocks allocations issue, said External Affairs Minister Salman Khurshid Tuesday.
New Delhi, April 30 (ANI): Social activist and former senior IPS officer Kiran Bedi on Tuesday said the entire nation is 'thanking' the Supreme Court after it asked the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) to function independently without consulting its 'political bosses'.
New Delhi, April 30 (IANS) The CPI-M Tuesday termed as meaningless the demand for Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's resignation over the coal allocation issue and said the disruption of parliament was "match fixing" between the BJP and Congress
New Delhi, April 30 (IANS) Terming the disruption of parliament as "match fixing" between BJP and Congress, the CPI-M Tuesday said the opposition's demand for Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's resignation over the coal allocation issue was meaningless.
New Delhi, April 30 (ANI): Union Law and Justice Minister Ashwani Kumar, who is at the centre of a government-opposition face-off over the alleged vetting of a Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) draft report on coal block allocations, on Tuesday said that he had nothing to say on amatter that was sub-judice, and added that he was going to Parliament to attend proceedings there.
Kolkata, April 29 (IANS) Trinamool Congress MP Kunal Ghosh, who headed the Saradha Group's media arm, was quizzed by police Monday in the group's chit fund muddle but rubbished allegations of complicity in the scam and claimed he was ignorant about the "Ponzi" funding of the company.
Nairobi, April 29 (IANS) Pakistan has become a leading importer of Kenya's goods in Asia region, reports Xinhua.
Melbourne, Apr 29 (ANI): Societal trends in Australia are turning grand parents into an endangered species, it has been revealed.
Islamabad, April 28 (IANS) At least two dozen people in Pakistan have been arrested by the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) for not paying electricity bills, an official said.
Kolkata, April 27 (IANS) Describing the Trinamool Congress as synonymous with the tainted Saradha Group, the Left Front Saturday held West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee responsible for the ongoing chit fund muddle in the state.
The Communist Party of India-Marxist secretary for Goa, Thalmann Pereira, also said that mining leases given to handpicked, crony Goan families by the "hated" colonial regime headed by Portuguese dictator Antonio de Oliveira Salazar decades ago should be wrested back, and a government corporation should be formed to run the mining on these leases.
Kolkata, April 27 (IANS) Under fire for his alleged complicity in the Saradha Group chit fund muddle, Trinamool Congress MP Kunal Ghosh has written to West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee pleading innocence and has offered to quit.
New Delhi, April 27 (IANS) Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Saturday ruled out his or Law Minister Ashwani Kumar's resignation on the coal blocks allocation issue and hit out at the opposition for disrutping parliament over it.
Beijing, April 27 (IANS) Major Chinese industrial firms saw their combined profits rise 12.1 percent year on year in the first quarter of 2013, official data showed Saturday.
Beijing, April 27 (IANS) Major Chinese industrial firms saw their combined profit rise 12.1 percent year on year in the first quarter, official data showed Saturday.
New Delhi, April 26 (IANS) The NIA will continue its investigations into the killing of two Indian fishermen Feb 15, 2012 off the Kerala coast by Italian marines as Supreme Court Friday left it to the central government to take further steps in pursuance to its Jan 18 orders.
New Delhi, April 26 (IANS) The Supreme Court Friday issued notice to the CBI on a plea by Sunil Mittal of Bharti Airtel and Ravikant Ruia of Essar challenging their being summoned before a special court hearing the case relating to the allocation of 2G spectrum in 2002.
New Delhi, April 26 (IANS) The Supreme Court Monday issued notice to the CBI on a plea by Sunil Mittal of Bharti Airtel and Ravikant Ruia of Essar challenging their summoning before the 2G special court in the spectrum allocation scam of 2002.
Kolkata, April 26 (IANS) Amid the political and financial crisis over the Saradha Group chit fund scam, West Bengal Governor M.K. Narayanan Friday said indemnifying the poor investors was imperative.
Kolkata, April 25 (ANI): Prime accused in the Saradha chit fund scam, Sudipto Sen and Debjani were produced before a court here on Thursday and charged for violations of sections 406 and 420 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC).
Kolkata, April 25 (ANI): The Chairman of the Saradha Group Sudipta Sen, will be produced before a Kolkata court today in the wake of the chit fund fiasco.
Washington, April 25 (ANI): An Indiana University study has found that mothers are more likely than other employees to leave jobs in male-dominated fields.
Kolkata, April 24 (IANS) Alleging that the proximity of Saradha Group's top brass with some Trinamool Congress leaders allowed the company to carry on a flourishing money laundering business, the Congress Wednesday demanded a CBI probe into the chit fund muddle that has exploded in West Bengal.
Sydney, April 24 (IANS) The Australian consumer price index (CPI) rose 0.4 percent in the March quarter 2013, compared with a rise of 0.2 percent in the December quarter 2012, the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) reported Wednesday.
Washington, April 24 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Suspected Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev has told investigators that he and his brother learned to make homemade pressure-cooker bombs from an online magazine published by the Al Qaeda, US media reported.
New Delhi, April 23 (ANI): The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Tuesday froze the bank accounts of former Indian Air Force chief, Air Chief Marshal (retired) S.P. Tyagi and other accused in connection with the VVIP chopper scam.
Canberra, April 23 (IANS) Australia's population is expected to reach 23 million Tuesday night, according to the population clock of Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS).
Kolkata, April 21 (IANS) Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) leader Asim Dasgupta Sunday urged the central government to step in and launch a probe by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) into the collapse of chit fund-funded company Saradha Group.
Kolkata, April 20 (IANS) The opposition Congress Saturday accused West Bengal's ruling Trinamool Congress government of having close links with chit fund-funded Saradha Group, which has gone bust, and demanded probe by the CBI and capital market regulator SEBI.
Kolkata, April 19 (IANS) In a bid to increase production, state-run Coal India Ltd (CIL), the world's largest coal miner, is planning to extract nearly two to three billion tonnes of coal reserves locked up as pillars in its existing and abandoned mines, a top official said Friday.
Sydney, Apr. 18 (ANI): The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has arrested a man on suspicion of sending poisonous letters to US President Barack Obama and a Mississippi senator.
New Delhi, April 17 (IANS) The Supreme Court Wednesday asked the CBI to wrap up its probe in the Aircel-Maxis telecom deal saying that it could not go on forever.
Washington, April 17 (IANS) The lid of a pressure cooker thought to have been used in the Boston Marathon bombings has been found on a roof of a building at the scene possibly yielding vital clues, according to media reports.
New Delhi, Apr 17 (ANI): A workshop on terror financing and implementation of Section 51A (concerning freezing of terror funds) of Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967 was organised here today.
Lahore, Apr. 17 (ANI): The Information Ministry of Pakistan will resubmit its list of secret expenses before the Supreme Court on Wednesday, revealing the details of payments made from the government's secret funds.
Washington, April 17 (IANS) Investigators looking for clues to the Boston Marathon bombings that killed three people and injured another 176 would try to reconstruct the bombs said to be made of pressure cookers filled with nails and ball bearings.
New Delhi, April 15 (IANS) Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik Monday opposed the central government's move to introduce new laws to deal with federal crimes.
Beijing, April 15 (IANS) China's gross domestic product (GDP) growth unexpectedly slowed to 7.7 percent in the first quarter of 2013, down from 7.9 percent during the final quarter of 2012, data from the National Bureau of Statistics showed Monday.
Beijing, April 15 (IANS) China's industrial value-added output growth eased to 9.5 percent year on year in the first quarter of 2013, down 2.1 percentage points from the same period last year, according to new official data.
Beijing, April 15 (IANS) China's industrial value-added output growth eased to 9.5 percent year on year in the first quarter, down 2.1 percentage points from the same period last year, the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) said Monday.
Beijing, April 15 (IANS) China's gross domestic product growth slowed to 7.7 percent in the first quarter but was still above the 7.5-percent full-year target, the National Bureau of Statistics announced Monday.
New Delhi, Apr. 13 (ANI): With the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) mounting pressure on the UPA Government over a media report that it had vetted the Central Bureau of Investigation's coal scam report and demanding an SIT probe into this scam, Information and Broadcasting Minister Manish Tewari on Saturday said the investigating agency has already articulated its position and there is nothing further either to add or subtract to that.
New Delhi, April 13 (ANI): Aam Aadmi party leader Prashant Bhushan on Saturday lashed out at the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) over the vetted coal scam report, saying that it is directly controlled by the ruling Congress-led United Progressive Alliance Government.
Mumbai, April 10 (IANS) In a rare conviction of an Indian Police Service (IPS) officer, a Mumbai special court Wednesday sentenced a suspended deputy inspector-general of police to five years' jail in a corruption case.
London, Apr. 10 (ANI): Original music manuscripts of 150 Beach Boys songs are expected to fetch 7 million pounds at an auction in London.
Shanghai, April 10 (IANS/EFE) Peruvian President Ollanta Humala has wrapped up his first official visit to China in Shanghai, the country's economic capital, where he presided at an investment forum attended by executives from more than 100 companies.
New Delhi, Apr 9 (ANI): Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) leader Brinda Karat on Tuesday said that personnel of the UP police who kept a 10-year old girl behind bars for over ten hours.
Beijing, April 9 (IANS) China's consumer price index (CPI), a main gauge of inflation, grew 2.1 percent year on year in March, down from a 10-month high of 3.2 percent in February, official data showed Tuesday.
Beijing, April 9 (IANS) China's producer price index (PPI), which measures wholesale inflation, fell 1.9 percent year on year in March, the National Bureau of Statistics said Tuesday.
Beijing, April 9 (IANS) China's consumer price index (CPI), a main gauge of inflation, grew 2.1 percent year on year in March, dropping from 3.2 percent in February, reported Xinhua citing the National Bureau of Statistics.
Washington, Apr 8 (ANI): A cyberattack campaign targeting Israeli government websites failed to cause serious disruption, officials have said.
President Pranab Mukherjee on Saturday said corruption is a big threat to democracy of the country, which hinders the efforts to bring equity. President stated this while addressing the 14th D.P. Kohli Memorial Lecture organised by the CBI.
New Delhi, April 6 (IANS) Corruption is a threat to the democratic fabric of India, President Pranab Mukherjee said here Saturday.
New Delhi, Apr. 5 (ANI): President Pranab Mukherjee will deliver the 14th DP Kohli memorial lecture on 'Good Governance: Empowering Institutions, Society and Public' on the occasion of Golden Jubilee Celebrations of the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) at the Vigyan Bhavan here on Saturday.
New Delhi, April 4 (IANS) Targeting UPA over its decision-making, BJP leader Arun Jaitley Thursday expressed apprehension about Prime Minister Manmohan Singh being able to implement his formulations on economic problems and stressed the government's elected head must have the last word.
Beijing, April 4 (IANS/EFE) The levels of two pollutants harmful to human health rose sharply in Beijing in the first three months of 2013 relative to the same period of last year, the South China Morning Post reported, citing a government official.
Washington, April 3 (IANS) A federal grand jury in Seattle has indicted a man in Washington state on a federal hate crime charge relating to a racially motivated assault of a 50-year-old Sikh man.
Beijing, April 3 (IANS) China's non-manufacturing sector grew in March, with the index for construction business activity reaching a one-year high, according to figures issued Wednesday.
Sydney, April 3 (IANS) Australia's trade deficit narrowed to 178 million AU dollars ($186.24 million) in February, according to data released Wednesday by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS).
