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Sahara capers: Hit the public for Rs 40,000 crore with Rs 11 lakh in your pocket
Jagannathan •Can public issues stay open in perpetuity? Can a company with a few lakhs of capital hope to raise Rs 40,000 crore? If you are Subrata Roy of Sahara, apparently, you can, as a Sebi investigation into his recent capers show.
Will Subrata Roy's friends shield him from RBI & Sebi?
Jagannathan •Sebi's order asking two Sahara Group companies to return all the money they raised is tantamount to labelling the group's activities as risky for investors and the system. The group is now under a pincer attack from two regulators, and has only shadowy politicians for support.
Obama rejects $2.4 trillion plan without tax hikes, trades demands with Republicans
Fp Archives •Ramdev unrelenting, wants the corrupt hanged
Fp Editors •The yoga guru has sharpened his knife against the hydra-headed corruption. He has a feeling that India can become a superpower if the government tackles the problem on war footing.
At centre of PCB chaos, no ifs, it's only Butt
Fp Editors •The Shahid Afridi episode is just another statement on the sorry state of Pakistan's cricket. PCB chief Ijaz Butt is at the centre of the mess.
To skirt or not to skirt? The first round goes to shuttlers
Fp Archives •This is a debate which still goes on. The proposed regulations on the mandatory use of skirts will have to wait for some more time. After an uproar, the Badminton World Federation has taken a decision to hold it till December so that the issue can be examined in detail.
Gayle left out of upcoming T-20 and 2 ODIs
Fp Archives •The West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) has decided to drop batsman Chris Gayle from the squads announced for the lone Twenty20 and the first two one-dayers against India.
Fergie should learn old lessons, if United is to beat Barca
Fp Archives •Saturday's Champions League final at Wembley will be a contest against possibly the greatest club team Manchester United has ever seen.
Warne commits ultimate sin, says IPL missing Modi
Fp Editors •There seems to be no love lost between Warne and the BCCI. The slanging match continues over the Dixit episode. And folks, the controversy is still not over.
Warne fined $50,000 for row with RCA secretary
Ashishmagotra •The IPL Commission regarded the public criticism of Dixit as being a serious breach by Warne of his IPL playing contract. But it was lenient because the Australian had already apologised.