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Government denies Chidambaram had any role in 2G allocation
10 Dec 2011
Coming strongly in support of home minister P Chidambaram, Kapil Sibal today attacked the opposition for attempting to "foist" culpability on the home minister in the 2G scam, making parliamentary democracy dysfunctional
Australia approves NMDC's 50-% stake acquisition in Legacy Iron Ore
10 Dec 2011
NMDC, India's largest iron ore producer, is close to making its first overseas deal after its proposed acquisition of a 50-per cent stake in Australia's Legacy Iron Ore was approved by Australia's Foreign Investment Review Board
Indian state oil firms keen on energy acquisitions in Africa: ministers
10 Dec 2011
Hydrocarbon-rich Africa today supplies 35.31 million tonnes, or 21.5 per cent of India's crude oil requirement
Chinese nuclear firm offers $2.2 bn for Australian uranium miner Extract
09 Dec 2011
China has been acquiring uranium mines to feed its fleet of nuclear power plants, which will reach 100 by 2020
2G: Swamy wins a round in battle to indict Chidambaram
08 Dec 2011
The special CBI court trying the 2G spectrum allocation case today allowed Janata Party chief Subramanian Swamy to become a witness in his own plaint against home minister P Chidambaram in the 2G case
Top 5 Japanese power firms sign $71.8-bn LNG deal with Australia’s Ichthys
07 Dec 2011
The LNG project will push Australia's total LNG exports to 80 million tonnes per year by the end of the decade, surpassing the world's largest LNG exporter, Qatar
India’s mobile user base swells to 874 million
06 Dec 2011
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