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Wednesday, July 8, 2026
TopicSubrata Roy

Topic: Subrata Roy

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.’

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.

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.

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.

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

Modi in Indo-Pacific, Jaishankar in Gulf—how India is rebuilding its strategic map

July could be busiest month for India’s diplomatic establishment as Narendra Modi and S Jaishankar cover major power centres globally. The visits are aimed at outreach and outcome.

India’s rising solar penetration is stressing the power grid. It’s a storage problem

Paper says solar boom exposing storage deficit, with surplus daytime power going to waste as grid struggles to meet evening demand. 'Question has shifted from quantity to timing & flexibility.'

What India’s ₹10 trillion post-Op Sindoor arms buying plan means & next steps | CutTheClutter

In ep 1859 of CutTheClutter, Editor-In-Chief Shekhar Gupta and Editor (Defence & Diplomacy) Snehesh Alex Philip look at DAC approvals, what it means for India's military and next steps.

Congress is ceding ground to BJP on nationalism. It’s pushing India towards one-party system

The Congress party’s abandonment of nationalism is the most intriguing aspect of its post-2014 politics. The real Congress was never a party of bleeding heart pacifists.