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How UK became Global Money Laundromat

Oliver Bullough's book offers a whirlwind trip of the dark underbelly of global finance, covering everything from tax law changes to aiding criminals to decamp with money from bank accounts.......

He Threw Eggs At A King!

'This country was built on the blood of slaves!' Patrick Thelwell yelled as he hurled eggs at Britain's King Charles III and Camilla, the queen consort, during a walkabout in York. Charles and......

Sibal says activist Navlakha has cancer, SC orders shifting him to hospital

The Supreme Court on Thursday directed the Taloja jail superintendent to immediately shift Gautam Navlakha, incarcerated in connection with the Elgar Parishad-Maoist link case, to Mumbai's Jaslok......

Elgar case: SC notices to NIA, Maha on Navlakha's plea for house arrest

The Supreme Court on Tuesday sought responses of the National Investigation Agency and the state of Maharashtra to jailed activist Gautam Navlakha's plea that he be placed under house arrest......

'I stayed like a common prisoner and did not ask for any privileges'

'The place I used to sleep in the jail had a big window high up on the opposite side, where at sunrise and sunset time a bird would drop in every day.''It could be an eagle or a peacock. And......

Why India's telecom secretary feels like a chess player

'I feel more like a chess player, thinking for long hours how to make the next move," Telecom Secretary Aruna Sundararajan tells Surajeet Das Gupta.Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com She says......

Super-rich young Indians have a new success mantra!

Nikita Puri and Dhruv Munjal explain why new-age businessmen are turning to exclusive, uber-rich clubs.Illustration: Uttam Ghosh/Rediff.com A speaker is addressing some 50 people. The audience,......

New status symbol of India's elite

The Italian jacuzzi is on the blink. The Japanese client has to be entertained and everything must be perfect. Don't worry, the great white butler is here to navigate well-heeled Indians through......

'Nodders' in the boardroom

The Satyam fiasco has turned the spotlight on the company's independent directors, some of whom are now desperately trying to distance themselves from the board's aborted decision to buy two......

Trying times at Patel Stores

At the southern tip of Bombay, where Colaba Causeway meets Wodehouse Road, wedged between Flashman Cleaners ("Curtains, Carpets, our Specialty") and Teenage Library, is Patel General Stores.......

The role Roger Moore most cherished

He played James Bond seven times.But the role Roger Moore most cherished was a different one.Shreekant Sambrani pays tribute to the gentleman Bond. IMAGE: Roger Moore on the sets of Live and Let......

Raja Sen: The movie I can never review

It's *your* turn now, says Raja Sen. I was left thunderstruck by an invitation to a press screening two days ago. As of this minute, it still haunts me. This is not, by any definition, normal.......

Review: Dum Laga Ke Haisha is genuinely sweet

Dum Laga Ke Haisha is so simple that it never gives you a single moment of unpredictability, writes Raja Sen. There’s a lot to be said for the 1990s, and Kumar Sanu doesn’t......

Review: Saving Mr Banks is a vintage Disney treat

'It's too long, too sentimental, too hacky in bits, but, ultimately, it’s truly chipper in a way most films have forgotten how to be.' 'It might not be......

Review: Matru Ki Bijlee Ka Mandola is absurdly great

Raja Sen feels Matru Ki Bijlee Ka Mandola has enough substance to warrant repeated viewings.Without warning, there is an accident. Then, a flashback: to ten minutes earlier. A flashback which......

Is This India's Team For The Perth Test?

'There will be a lot of spice to the contest -- there is a reason India is the only team other than England against whom Australia is keen to play a five Test series.' 'I'll watch, as I suspect......

Hollywood Cricket Club honours Gavaskar

The Hollywood Cricket Club, one of the oldest and most popular in the United States, bestowed 'Honorary Life Membership' to former Indian captain Sunil Gavaskar at Sequoia Centre in the city of......

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