Attorney General clears Hindustan Zinc stake sale via auction

Last Updated: Tuesday, January 14, 2014, 20:32

Government's 29.5 percent stake in HZL is worth Rs 16,000 crore at current market valuation.

Coal blocks allocation: Centre tells SC something went wrong

Last Updated: Thursday, January 9, 2014, 13:57

The Centre on Thursday admitted before the Supreme Court that something went wrong with the coal blocks allocation and that it could have been done in a more refined manner.

Coal scam: Something went wrong in blocks allocation, Centre tells SC

Last Updated: Thursday, January 9, 2014, 13:56

The Centre Wednesday admitted before the Supreme Court that something went wrong with the coal blocks allocation and that it could have been done in a more refined manner.

Vahanvati knew about first-come-first-served procedure: JPC

Last Updated: Tuesday, October 29, 2013, 23:16

The JPC on 2G spectrum allocation has concluded that Attorney General GE Vahanvati was aware of the procedure approved by the Department of Telecommunication on first-come-first served criteria in file notings.

AG for immediate disqualification of convicted MPs

Last Updated: Saturday, October 19, 2013, 11:26

Ending uncertainty over the procedure to notify the disqualification of convicted MPs Lalu Prasad and Jagdish Sharma, the Attorney General has told the Lok Sabha secretariat to immediately issue the notification declaring the seats vacant.

Govt rejects EC suggestion on cooling off period for bureaucrats taking political plunge

Last Updated: Sunday, October 6, 2013, 13:23

A recommendation of the Election Commission for a "cooling off period" to bar top bureaucrats from joining politics or contesting polls immediately on exit from service has been rejected by the government.

Music company claims receiving calls in PM`s name

Last Updated: Wednesday, September 25, 2013, 21:37

Days after hoax calls to Attorney General G E Vahanvati by a person posing as Congress chief Sonia Gandhi sent security agencies into a tizzy, police today said a music company had received threatening calls from someone claiming to be the prime minister.

Coalgate: AG apologises in SC for losing cool during arguments

Last Updated: Wednesday, September 25, 2013, 12:20

Attorney General GE Vahanvati on Tuesday apologised before the Supreme Court for losing his cool during arguments in the coal blocks allocation scam case yesterday.

Coalgate: Centre`s stand contradictory, says SC

Last Updated: Tuesday, September 24, 2013, 20:54

The Centre was at the receiving end in the Supreme Court which said its stand on coal block allocation has been "contradictory".

Sonia Gandhi hoax call: BHEL employee called Attorney General impersonating Congress chief?

Last Updated: Tuesday, September 24, 2013, 18:55

A BHEL woman employee is suspected to be the hoax caller impersonating Congress president Sonia Gandhi and making a call to the Attorney General GE Vahanvati.

Hoax call case: Police zero in on a woman PSU employee

Last Updated: Monday, September 23, 2013, 22:36

A woman working with a public sector firm is alleged to have imitated Congress president Sonia Gandhi voice when she made calls to Attorney General GE Vahanvati.