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NEP 2020: Board Exams To Be Made ‘Easier’, Says Education Ministry

Education | Edited by Mridusmita Deka | Wednesday July 29, 2020

A new body, PARAKH, will be the first one to standardise evaluation across education boards, central and state.

Panchkula Boy Pranav Goyal Tops JEE Advanced, Meenal Parakh Female Topper

Education | NDTV Education Team | Sunday June 10, 2018

IIT Kanpur has declared JEE Advanced 2018 results today. The JEE Advanced results are available on the official website, jeeadv.ac.in.

Maharashtra Man With Golden Shirt Makes It To Guinness World Records

India News | Indo-Asian News Service | Tuesday May 3, 2016

Maharashtra's well-known businessman-politician Pankaj Parakh called 'The Man With The Golden Shirt' by his friends - has earned a place in the Guinness World Records (GWR).

Court Defers Hearing in Coal Case Involving Former PM Manmohan Singh

India News | Indo-Asian News Service | Wednesday October 28, 2015

A special court in New Delhi today deferred hearing in a coal block allocation case in which former prime minister Manmohan Singh was issued summons.

I Went by Coal Secretary's Advice: Manmohan Singh to CBI

India News | Press Trust of India | Sunday October 4, 2015

Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik's request for allocation of Talabira-II coal block to HINDALCO was approved by him on the advice of then Coal Secretary PC Parakh and examined by PMO officials, former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has told the CBI.

Kumar Mangalam Birla Played "Active Role" to Secure Coal Block: Court

Business | Press Trust of India | Wednesday March 11, 2015

To tap bureaucratic and political channels, Mr Birla also joined in and roped in former Coal Secretary P C Parakh and the then Prime Minister Manmohan Singh who was holding the coal portfolio, it said.

Coal Scam: 'We Shall Defend Manmohan Singh With All Our Might,' Says Congress

Who Said What | NDTV.com | Wednesday March 11, 2015

Former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh along with former coal secretary PC Parakh and four others have been summoned as accused by a Delhi court in Hindalco coal block allocation case. The former PM has reacted saying that he is ready for legal scrutiny.

Coal Scam: Hindalco Drops Over 7% as Court Rejects Closure Report

Business | Tuesday December 16, 2014

Hindalco shares dropped over 7 per cent on Tuesday after a Delhi court ordered the CBI to further investigate a 2005 coal block allocation involving the company.

Coal Scam: CBI Files Case Diary in Sealed Cover

India News | Press Trust of India | Thursday November 27, 2014

The Central Bureau of Investigation or CBI today filed the case diary and crime files in a sealed cover in a coal blocks allocation case related to Hindalco before a special court, complying with its order.

Coal-Gate: Without Naming Him, Court Asks Why Former PM Wasn't Examined

India News | Reported by Sunetra Choudhury, Tanima Biswas; Edited by Mala Das | Tuesday November 25, 2014

A court in Delhi today asked the country's premier investigating agency why it had not questioned former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh about the controversial and allegedly illegal allocation in 2005 of a coal block to a firm owned by billionaire Kumar Mangalam Birla. Dr Singh held direct charge of the Coal Ministry at the time.

Coal Case Against Birla, Parakh: Special Public Prosecutor Challenges CBI's Closure Report

India News | Written by Sunetra Choudhury | Monday November 10, 2014

The controversial case against industrialist Kumaramangalam Birla and former coal secretary PC Parakh has again taken a strange turn. The Special Public Prosecutor appointed recently in the case seems to have taken a stand contrary to that of the investigating agency.

Coal Scam: CBI Files Revised Closure Report in Kumar Mangalam Birla Case

India News | Press Trust of India | Tuesday October 21, 2014

The Central Bureau of Investigation or CBI today filed a "detailed and comprehensive" revised final closure report before a special court in a coal block allocation scam case involving top industrialist Kumar Mangalam Birla, former coal secretary PC Parakh and others.

CBI Drops Coal Scam Case Against Kumar Mangalam Birla

Business | Saturday August 30, 2014

The CBI filed the case against Birla and former Coal Secretary P.C. Parakh last year in relation to a block allocated in 2005 to Hindalco Industries, part of the $40 billion Aditya Birla Group led by Kumar Mangalam Birla.

CBI Drops Coal Scam Case Against Industrialist Kumar Mangalam Birla

India News | Edited by Zoya Anna Thomas | Friday August 29, 2014

The CBI has said it would like to end its investigation into one of the most controversial episodes of the scandal known as "Coal-gate" - as it has found "no evidence of criminality" in the allegation that one of the country's most-respected industrialists, Kumar Mangalam Birla, colluded with a former top coal ministry bureaucrat, PC Parkah, to ill...

This Politician Has 4-Kilo Gold Shirt. Cost? Over a Crore.

Offbeat | Indo-Asian News Service | Friday August 8, 2014

Pankaj Parakh says that today, for his 45th birthday, he will wear his shirt at a special celebration where expected attendees include Maharashtra Tourism Minister Chhagan Bhujbal of the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) and around a dozen legislators of different parties.