Rajaratnam

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  Investigate Jayalalithaa's 'Mystery' Death, Says O Panneerselvam, On Hunger Strike

  O Panneerselvam, former Tamil Nadu chief minister, is on a day-long hunger strike outside Chennai's Rajaratnam stadium, to demand a CBI inquiry into what he calls the mystery behind the death of J Jayalalithaa, who died on December 5 last year. About 4,000 supporters surrounded him, while other leaders of his faction of the AIADMK are leading more ...

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  Opinion: What Motivates Women To Become Suicide Bombers

  On a list of history's most notorious assassins, alongside John Wilkes Booth, Lee Harvey Oswald and Gavrilo Princip, the name Thenmozhi Rajaratnam would probably draw mostly blank stares. But in her way, the Tamil Tiger terrorist -- who blew up herself, the Indian leader Rajiv Gandhi and 13 others in May 1991 -- has perhaps had the largest lasting ...

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  North Korea Test Could Put Missile Defence Back In Frame Amid Chinese Disquiet

  North Korea's claim to have tested a miniaturised hydrogen bomb, which would represent a big advance in its strike capability, could lead to renewed calls for countries in the region to enhance their missile defences, changes that China opposes.

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  Rajat Gupta's Appeal to Overturn Insider Trading Conviction Rejected

  A US federal judge has rejected a fresh appeal by India-born former Goldman Sachs director Rajat Gupta to overturn his insider trading conviction, ruling that the "hard fact remains" he committed a "serious crime" and pursuing further legal options will serve no purpose.

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  US Opposes Former Goldman Sachs Director Rajat Gupta's Plea to Reverse Conviction

  India-born ex-Goldman Sachs director Rajat Gupta's conviction on insider trading charges should not be thrown out as the government provided "overwhelming" proof against him for passing on illegal information in return for "expected potential pecuniary gains," US prosecutors said.

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  Raj Rajaratnam, Rajat Gupta Seek to Void US Insider Trading Penalties

  Galleon Group hedge fund founder Raj Rajaratnam and former Goldman Sachs Group Inc director Rajat Gupta are seeking to overturn penalties imposed against them for insider trading, citing a recent US court decision that narrowed the definition of that offence.

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  Rajaratnam Brother Barred for Five Years in Securities and Exchange Commission Deal

  The brother of a jailed former hedge fund boss will be barred for at least five years from the securities industry and pay about $841,000 to settle a civil insider trading case against him.

• Two Counts Tossed in Rajaratnam Brother's Insider Trading Trial

  A US judge on Tuesday dismissed two securities fraud counts against Rengan Rajaratnam, the younger brother of Galleon Group founder Raj Rajaratnam, in a surprise development in the federal criminal insider trading case.

• Trial Starts For Former Hedge Fund Owner's Brother

  An insider trading trial is set to start in New York for the brother of an imprisoned one-time billionaire hedge fund founder.

• Ex-Goldman Director Rajat Gupta Loses Bid to Stay Out of Prison

  Former Goldman Sachs Group Inc director Rajat Gupta has failed to persuade the U.S. Supreme Court to delay the June 17 start of his two-year prison term while he pursues an appeal of his insider trading conviction.

• Rajaratnam's brother loses bid to dismiss insider trading charges

  Rengan Rajaratnam, the younger brother of imprisoned hedge fund manager Raj Rajaratnam, on Friday lost a bid to dismiss some of the insider trading charges leveled against him last year.

• Ex-Goldman director Rajat Gupta starts prison term on June 17

  Former Goldman Sachs Group Inc director Rajat Gupta is expected to begin his two-year prison term on June 17 for insider trading.

• Rajat Gupta seeks re-hearing of insider trading conviction

  India-born former Goldman Sachs director Rajat Gupta has petitioned that a three-judge panel, which upheld his conviction on insider trading charges, should reconsider its decision and the court rehear the case, arguing that "critical evidence" in his favour was excluded at trial.

• Rajat Gupta's conviction in insider trading upheld by US court

  In a setback to India-born former Goldman Sachs director Rajat Gupta, a US court today sentenced him to two years in prison and denied his bid for a new trial after upholding his conviction on insider trading charges, ruling that there is no merit in his appeal.

• Hedge funds: from rock stars to fallen stars?

  Hedge funds were once the rock stars of the financial industry. The smartest people worked for them. The wealthiest gave them their money. They were an easy path to fortune.