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Topic: Sahara

What’s left of the Sahara Empire? Ghost towns, graveyard of cars, empty pools

Locked gates, unpaid staff, and slow decay now define Sahara’s crown jewels, from Aamby Valley to Sahara Star. A distress sale to Adani now offers a glimmer of hope —'They have the money.’

Sahara sale hits a snag: Amicus raises red flags over 88-property deal with Adani

SC’s amicus raised objections to Sahara’s plan to sell 88 properties to Adani, flagging disputed titles, tax attachments & unclear ownership. Court seeks responses from Centre & Sahara in 6 weeks.

With a helipad, stadium, palace, ‘Sahara Shahar’ was once Subrata Roy’s wonderland. It now lies in ruins

The Lucknow Municipal Corporation has sealed the sprawling 170-acre property, which used to be a private space reserved for VIPs, over alleged violations of its lease deed & licence agreement.

KM Abraham: Reformer & SEBI sleuth who nailed Sahara, now under CBI lens after storied IAS career

Abraham, who worked in key depts including finance and higher education, retired as state’s chief secretary in 2017. Post retirement, he was appointed CM's chief principal secretary.

Familiar agents, lure of big bucks: How Sahara investors fell for ‘mega fraud’, await dues decade later

Lakhs of Sahara investors plan Delhi protest next month seeking refunds. The refund process under way, they allege, is riddled with issues, with ‘simple paperwork stymying applications’.

In the British House of Lords, Upendra Rai was honoured for his journalism

The Overseas Friends of India (OFI) has also recognised the Sahara India Media’s Executive Director, CEO and Editor-in-Chief Upendra Rai’s fearless journalism in a ceremony hosted in London.

An Africa-led movement is trying to build the next natural Wonder of the World

The Great Green Wall is a reforestation initiative that aims to grow an 8,000km belt of trees, vegetation and fertile land across the degraded Sahel region.

Found in the Sahara, a meteorite older than Earth itself

The rare meteorite, estimated to be 4.6 billion years old, was found by a team led by Jean-Alix Barrat of Université de Bretagne Occidentale. Results of the study have been published in PNAS.

ED ‘digging dirt’ on joint director Rajeshwar Singh, seeks info on lawyer close to him

To ‘build case’ against Rajeshwar Singh, ED wants info on advocate R.S. Gill, who may have appeared in cases related to Baba Ramdev, IPL team owners & Sahara.

The ‘irresponsible, wicked conspiracy’ that continues to haunt Baba Ramdev

In this book excerpt from 'Godman to Tycoon: The Untold Story of Baba Ramdev' Priyanka Pathak-Narain writes about the suspicious death of one of Baba Ramdev's associates that continues to haunt the yoga guru.

On Camera

Iran war has given India a blueprint for the next conflict

Pakistan would be itching to do an Iran on us and China would be planning to execute an air campaign without allowing us asymmetrical escalation. India has no choice but to transform.

Haryana’s new industrial policy in the works, but industry says old problems remain unsolved

Increase in employment subsidy, Rs 500 crore for estate revamp, new townships in pipeline—but land cost, power breakdowns and inspector raj top among key worries for industry leaders.

Military pushes for private participation in space, more Indian satellites. ‘Can’t rely on single entity’ 

CDS Anil Chauhan says future space capability will not be built by government agencies alone. ‘It will be co-developed with industry, start-ups, and technology innovators’.

Trump, Netanyahu’s Iran gamble: The regime change rebound

American objectives are unmet. They neither have muscle nor motivation to resume the war. As for Iran, the regime didn’t just survive, it’s now led by more radical individuals.