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TopicSubrata Roy

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Subrata Mitra knew the camera by heart. He was Satyajit Ray’s ‘cinematic eye’

Ray & Mitra created masterpieces like Pather Panchali, Nayak and Devi . Mitra’s lens wove emotions, as seen in the iconic freeze-frames at the end of Charulata.

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’.

‘Modi & BJP not in celebratory mood this election, public favours Congress,’ writes Urdu press

ThePrint’s round-up of how the Urdu media covered various news events through the week, and the editorial positions some of them took.

Don’t look at Netflix’s Bad Boy Billionaires for closure. Love-hate relationship will go on

Indians' worshipped their bad boy billionaires Vijay Mallya, Nirav Modi and Subrata Roy, until their ultra-rich idols ran into legal hurdles.

4 ‘Bad Boy Billionaires’ & where to find them — What Netflix’s controversial show reveals

The Netflix show, that was due to air 2 September, has been stayed after cases filed by different parties have tried to de-label some of these billionaires as bad boys.

SC junks Netflix plea against Bihar court order banning use of Subrata Roy’s name in series

The top court bench, however, granted liberty to Netflix to approach the Patna High Court against the order passed by a lower court at Araria, Bihar.

Parties over, no lunches: Why Bollywood is avoiding HDIL gilded couple Sunny and Anu Dewan

For the couple's Bollywood friends to admit any proximity now is to implicate themselves in the consumption of life savings of PMC's depositors.

Supreme Court asks Sahara chief Subrata Roy to appear before it on 28 February

Six months were given to Sahara to arrange Rs 25,700 crore to return to its investors but the group deposited only Rs 15,000 crore, said the court.

Gently, your lordships

The Supreme Court has been a pillar of stability in a chaotic five year period, but its role in Indian cricketing matters appears messy.

On Camera

There’s a method in Trump’s Pakistan romance. It’s all about Gulf security

Like Turkey and Egypt, Pakistan is one of a handful of powers with the human resources and infrastructure to help secure the Persian Gulf as Trump’s America draws down its military presence.

How mining, manufacturing & power sectors weighed on India’s industrial output since January 2024

India’s industrial output growth saw a 10-month low in June, with Index of Industrial Production (IIP) growing by mere 1.5% as against 1.9% in May 2025.

Legacy of Air Chief Marshal LM Katre, the man who flew Spitfires & ushered IAF into a modern era

ACM Katre was 2nd IAF chief to die in harness. It was at a memorial lecture in his honour where IAF chief AP Singh revealed that India shot down 6 Pakistani aircraft in Op Sindoor.

Modi’s ready to risk it all for farmers. Farm reform can answer Trump with new Green Revolution

Standing up to America is usually not a personal risk for a leader in India. Any suggestions of foreign pressure unites India behind who they see as leading them in that fight.