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South Africa court lifts asset seizure order against Gupta family

A South African court has ruled that an asset seizure order against the controversial Gupta family linked to ex-president Jacob Zuma be lifted as there were 'no reasonable grounds to freeze the assets worth nearly $20 million

2 min read29 May 2018
Industry

Gupta firms lose bid to have Bank of Baroda remain in South Africa

A group of almost 20 South African companies linked to the Gupta family have lost a court bid which sought to have Bank of Baroda, the last lender doing business with the firms, maintain operations in the country

1 min read12 Mar 2018
News

Luxury cars that littered Guptas’ yard in South Africa a way to recoup some cash

As prosecuting authorities move to investigate the three Gupta brothers, seizing the fancy cars would be one of the ways for South Africa to try and recoup state funds that were allegedly looted by the family

1 min read21 Feb 2018
News

Guptas’ Optimum Coal risks suspension as workers protest

South Africa's Optimum Coal mine, linked to the politically connected Gupta family, will be suspended if managers fail to comply with the site's social and labour plan

1 min read21 Feb 2018
News

South African police raid Gupta family home, pressure cranks up on Jacob Zuma

Heavily armed South African police raided the luxury home of the Gupta family as part of a probe into allegations the three brothers had corrupt links with President Jacob Zuma

3 min read14 Feb 2018
Companies

South Africa moves to freeze McKinsey, Gupta-linked assets

South African police unit the Hawks have a warrant for the arrest of at least one of the three Gupta brothers

2 min read16 Jan 2018
Companies

Global companies snared in South Africa’s corruption scandal

Atul Gupta says allegations against his family are nonsense and part of a twisted narrative being peddled by powerful forces with powerful vested interests

4 min read13 Dec 2017
Industry

Bank of Baroda is said to be probed in South Africa over Guptas

Bank of Baroda is being investigated by South Africa’s central bank over money held for companies controlled by the politically connected Gupta family

2 min read12 Oct 2017
Mint-lounge

Deciphering history, one coin at a time

Pankaj Tandon, an accidental numismatist, is breathing life into forgotten kingdoms and solving historical puzzles with the help of ancient currency

5 min read11 Sep 2016
Politics

Indians come from four dominant ancestries: Study

Apart from the previously suggested ancestral north and south Indians, Austro-Asiatic and Tibeto-Burman ancestries also played an important role

1 min read27 Jan 2016
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