498 Indians named in tax haven scoop
J Gopikrishnan / June 16, 2013 Nearly 500 Indians and Indian companies have bank accounts in tax havens like British Virgin, Cayman and Cook Islands and Singapore. They are among the 10,000 account holders worldwide whose comprehensive list was released by the US-based International Consortium of Investigative Journalists (ICIJ) on Saturday. Interestingly, the official residential…
26/11 hero still fighting the enemy within!
“The Pioneer – November 26, 2013 | J Gopikrishnan | New Delhi Even as the nation observes the fifth anniversary of the 26/11 terror attack on Tuesday, a paralysed NSG Commando is fighting a legal battle against the Indian Army for justice. Havildar PV Manesh who got the Shaurya Chakra has been transferred from his…
Sonia – Rahul set to revive media interests – To relaunch the National Herald
J Gopikrishnan The Pioneer October 9, 2012 Congress President Sonia Gandhi and her son Rahul Gandhi have floated a private company called Young Indian, which is expected to relaunch the defunct party-owned newspaper the National Herald. The new company Young Indian is registered under Section 25 of the Companies Act. Sonia and Rahul have 38…
My Interview in Dagens Nyheter in March 2012 about 2G Scam
Below is the rough translation of my interview appeared in Swedish-Norwegian newspaper – Dagens Nyheter (DN). The interview was published on March 23, 2012. I was in Norway to present a paper on “India’s Telecom Scandal’ at annual media conference called SKUP. The interview was bascially focused on the role of Telenor, the Government controlled…