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Delhi Court sends MCD deputy commissioner to one-day CBI remand in bribery case

Rouse Avenue Court

New Delhi [India], March 31 (ANI): Delhi’s Rouse Avenue Court on Tuesday remanded MCD Deputy Commissioner Lt. Col. Abhishek Kumar Mishra, and co-accused Devanshu Gautam to one-day custody of the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) in a bribery case. Mishra, a Colonel serving on deputation with the Municipal Corporation of Delhi, and Gautam, an administrative officer, were arrested for allegedly demanding and accepting a bribe of Rs 4 lakh from an MCD employee facing departmental proceedings in exchange for favours. According to the CBI, “The bribe money has been recovered from Gautam after he accepted the same on behalf of

Coal India’s sales rise for first time in six months on gas crunch, summer demand

Crane unloads coal from a cargo ship summer

New Delhi, April 1 (Reuters): Coal India’s (COAL.NS), sales in March grew for the first time in six months, the company said on Wednesday, ​indicating a ramp-up in coal stocks ahead of peak summer amid ‌a shortfall in gas supply due to the U.S.-Israeli war against Iran. Coal India’s offtake, or sales to customers, rose 0.7% to 69.5 million tons in March, despite a 1.5% drop ​in its provisional output to 84.5 million tons, the company said in ​a stock exchange filing. The state-run company accounts for over 80% ⁠of the country’s production and is the world’s largest coal miner

India has begun its long-delayed population census. Here’s why it matters?

India has begun its long-delayed population census. Here’s why it matters?

New Delhi (AP): India has begun the world’s largest national population count, which could reshape welfare programs and political representation across the country. The previous census in 2011 recorded a population of 1.21 billion. It’s now estimated to be more than 1.4 billion, making India the most populous nation. The new census had been planned for 2021 but was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic and logistical challenges. Counting more than 1.4 billion people The first phase of the count started Wednesday and will roll out around the country through September. The workers will spend about a month in each area

India raises jet fuel, commercial LPG prices as Mideast crisis drives global surge

New Delhi, April 1 (Reuters): Indian fuel retailers raised jet fuel and commercial liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) prices on Wednesday, following a sharp spike in ​global prices due to the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran. India, the world’s second-largest ‌LPG importer, is battling its worst gas crisis in decades, with the government cutting supplies for industries to shield households from cooking gas shortages. Domestic fuel retailers have raised prices of aviation ​turbine fuel by 8.6% to 104,927 rupees per kiloliter and commercial ​LPG by 10.4% to 2,078.50 rupees per 19-kilogram cylinder in New ⁠Delhi, the Indian Oil Corporation’s (IOC.NS), opens new

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