BUSINESS
Budget 2021: Power producers demand tax cuts on coal
A number of representations have been made to the Coal Ministry by a host of power producing companies as the government plans its annual budget.
INDIA
Goa police file fresh charges against former Tehelka editor Tarun Tejpal
Long-running case of alleged sexual harassment against former Tehelka editor Tarun Tejpal takes unexpected turn.
TRENDS
How Meerut is fast becoming to porn what Kota is to private tutorials
Ullu, Kooku, DesiFlix, Hot Shots, Primeflix, Gup Chup, Flizmov and a host of such platforms have millions of Indians absorbed throughout the day and night with their high erotic content, much of it shot in Meerut. Wife in a Metro, Kavita Bhabhi, Call Centre and Mona Home Delivery are among the shows that have Indians glued to their screens.
BUSINESS
Elephant deaths highlight struggle between wildlife conservation and development in Uttarakhand
Environmentalists attribute the state government’s silence over the death of more than 170 elephants in Uttarakhand in the past five years to the fact that it is expanding the Dehradun airport, which is close to an elephant corridor named Shivalik Elephant Reserve that has recently been denotified
BUSINESS
Railways' solar plans find no takers yet again
Railway Energy Management Company has extended the deadline for at least six times since June 16, 2020 when the tender was first floated.
BUSINESS
Exclusive: Singapore's Circulate Cap lines up Rs 300 crore investment in Indian waste management firms
The infusion will help plug gaps in India’s waste management ecosystem and prevent 5 mln metric tonnes of plastic pollution from entering the environment by 2030.
BUSINESS
Former Cox & Kings employees say they now drive autorickshaws or sell fish, juices and vegetables for a living
Over 2,500 former employees of Cox and Kings who have not been paid salaries from June 2019 to October 2020 have moved the National Company Law Tribunal for unpaid dues
BUSINESS
Exclusive | Key accused in Cox & Kings scam blame each other as ED shifts probe to banks
Fallen tour operator’s promoter Peter Kerkar, CFO Anil Khandelwal and Shyam Maheshwari of SSG Capital, a distressed asset fund, which is under the gaze of investigating agencies, pass the blame in the scandal over missing money estimated to be at least Rs 20,000 crore. Enforcement Directorate is looking into the role of banks that offered loans to Cox & Kings.
INDIA
Inside Santiniketan, a lonely, troubled VC
Education takes a backseat as politics festers in Santiniketan where Visva Bharati University vice-chancellor Bidyut Chakrabarty is considered by many as the Intruder.
BUSINESS
Exclusive | Chips, burgers, colas off menu, FSSAI bans sale of unhealthy food to schoolchildren
The food safety regulator has said food products high in trans-fat, sugar or sodium will not be sold in or around schools. The decision has upset traders and deals a blow to FMCG companies and ad agencies.
TRENDS
Hockey India, a poor cousin of BCCI, rocked by a cricket-like power struggle
Retired hockey star Aslam Sher Khan takes on Narinder Dhruv Batra, who controls the sports body, and CEO Elena Norman in bitter legal tussle.
BUSINESS
Thoothukudi Sterlite plant has become a disturbing symbol for Indian industry
Aatmanirbhar Bharat has found resonance in most of the sectors, except copper. The domestic copper industry lies like a prostrate, disembowel Gulliver, totally helpless
