Rk Anand

As it happened: BJP makes significant advances in Rajya Sabha election

A down-to-the-wire contest is likely in some of the seats in the high-stakes Rajya Sabha elections in seven states today, especially in Uttar Pradesh, Karnataka and Haryana, where the fate of candidates including senior Congress leader Kapil Sibal and senior lawyer R K Anand will be decided.

Rajya Sabha polls: Congress may seek explanation from Hooda on Haryana result

Sources said Congress was shocked by the behaviour of 14 MLAs who got their votes in the Rajya Sabha polls invalid by marking the ballot with a wrong pen.

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.

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.

How Amar Singh became a fixer, and why no one wants him now

RK Anand's book on Niira Radia says that Amar Singh was one of the big fixers who arrived on the scene before her. Quoting extensively from Gfiles, a governance magazine, he says that fixers have their uses, but when their work is done, they do not have an alternative future