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Did Manappuram insider bail out just before RBI deposit ban?

Even before RBI barred Manappuram and a related sole proprietary firm from raising public deposits, the wife of one of the company's promoters was selling shares in the company.

Thank god the cool-headed RBI isn't propping up the rupee

Today's trend reversal in the rupee validates RBI's reasons for its reluctance to intervene in the currency market.

Mumbai SRA scam: Top babu 'gifted' Rs 640 cr to builders

Maharashtra's Chief Secretary Ratnakar Gaikwad has given the city's slum project builders an easy way out of their contractual obligations. The loss to exchequer: upto Rs 20 crore each for 32 sites.

A Goan village besieged by mines is fighting back

One Goa village is fighting heroically against miners who are drilling all around them and even hijacked their water sources.

She cremated her hubby on her land to thwart Goa's miners

This is the heroic story of one 43-year-old woman who has defied attempts by powerful mining lobbies from usurping her land.

UP land mine is set to blow up in Mayawati's face

A Firstpost investigation of the Noida land scam unearths new facts, where officials in Uttar Pradesh ganged up with builders and converted land acquired for industry to residential use. These new findings hit at the core of CM Mayawati's land politics.

Why RCom is defaulting on its USOF obligations

Reliance Communications has been a big defaulter in meeting its rural telephony obligations under USOF because it is unviable. The company goofed up by overbidding for these circles.

RCom's failure prompts Sibal to go after everyone

Sibal's justification for reducing the penalty on RCom for the switch-off last November was that the company had since restored services.

RCom gets a multi-crore reprieve for pulling rural telephony plug

When Reliance Communications suddenly switched off its unviable rural telephony operations, the telecom bureaucracy was not amused. They proposed a hefty fine, but Sibal used different provisions under the USOF agreement to reduce the fines.

Ambani's KG gas gambit: I will eat my cake and have it too

Why has Reliance Industries announced a reduction in natural gas output from the hitherto prolific Krishna-Godavari offshore fields? Is he facing "technical" problems extracting the gas, or is he trying to conserve his output till prices are increased?

Terrorism, talks with Pak can't go together: Yashwant Sinha

The BJP's policy, he said, is to engage Pakistan but only on the condition it would stop state-sponsored terrorism against India.

CBI uses UAVs to nail illegal stone mining in MP

The CBI has clear evidence on the extent of illegal stone quarrying and mining in Madhya Pradesh's Morena district.

Jagan Reddy, India's richest politician, lied to EC on assets

Jagan Reddy's hyperpopular mandate – meant to prove that he is YSR’s true political heir - has been built on what looks like a fib. A Firstpost investigation shows that there is significant undisclosed assets worth over hundreds of crores.

Swamy to get Chidu files today, but it might not be enough

The CBI is likely to hand over documents that show that Chidambaram okayed the stake sale in Unitech Wireless, but the files may not be enough to put him in the dock.

Kerala's political scrap may uncover India's judicial "fixer"

A political dogfight has broken out in Kerala over former CM Achuthanandan's meeting with TG Nandakumar - which could lead to the uncovering of a judicial fixing scandal.

Snapped! Aditya Chopra and Rani Mukerji together for the first time

Firstpost brings you exclusive pictures of Bollywood's most secretive romance, Aditya Chopra and Rani Mukerji.

Diwali at Jalsa, Bachchan style

The Bachchans hosted a Diwali party last night at their home in Juhu, which was attended by the glamourous denizens of Bollywood.

Niira ditches the man who knew too much about her

Niira Radia, says RK Anand in his book on her, used a former Sahara executive for her initial gameplan. Once she got close to BJP leader Ananth Kumar, who was Civil Aviation Minister under Vajpayee, the Sahara executive became a liability. She ditched him and allegedly got him into jail on a spurious charge.

How Niira Radia cosied up to BJP's Ananth Kumar

Niira Radia's first major break into the power circle was BJP's Ananth Kumar, a rookie minister with very little understanding of aviation though he was the aviation minister. Radia got close to him and swung the Airbus deal.

Aishwarya Rai-Bachchan's grand baby shower at Jalsa

The baby shower was attended by virtually all the ladies in the film industry, and some from the older generation were shocked to see the crowds assembled outside the Bachchans' Juhu home.

Why Indira Gandhi backed Tamil groups, and why she failed

How the UN and West made one last effort to rescue LTTE leaders in May 2009

Full text: KP interview

LTTE head Kumaran Pathmanathan puts his heart on a myriad of issues in an exclusive interview to VK Shashikumar

An inside look at the life and loves of Niira Radia

Niira Radia, a key figure in the 2G spectrum scam and a lobbyist for top businessmen like Ratan Tata and Mukesh Ambani lived a colourful life. Starting life with a string of failures, she hit the big time only when she set up shop in India. Here's her story as told by criminal lawyer RK Anand, who has watched her at close quarters.