In July 2015, the Panama Papers investigation was launched to map the offshore footprints of the rich and powerful who went looking for financial secrecy. Ten months on, in April 2016, its findings would shake the world.
The tenth year of Panama Papers -- the pathbreaking global offshore investigation published by over 100 media outlets, including The Indian Express -- was the perfect occasion for Parliament to be briefed on the tax bounty.
The Panama Papers was published in April 2016 as a global collaboration led by the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists (ICIJ) along with 100 media partners from five continents.
Mossack Fonseca was forced to shut down in 2018 after the leak of its 11.5 million internal records investigated by a global consortium that included The Indian Express in India.
The searches revealed that Rajendra Patil had invested in various companies in Dubai, Tanzania and the British Virgin Islands. He held bank accounts in Dubai and Tanzania, they showed.
Panama Papers: More than 11 million documents from the secret files of Mossack Fonseca, a law firm headquartered in tax haven Panama, were accessed by Munich-based newspaper Suddeutsche Zeitung which collaborated with ICIJ and over 100 media organisations, including The Indian Express, to investigate its contents
Thousands of Mossack Fonseca (MF) documents reviewed by The Indian Express and subsequent enquiries reveal that the Sharif family mortgaged four of these properties to the Deutsche Bank (Suisse) SA for a loan of GBP 7 million and the Bank of Scotland part financed the purchase of two other apartments.
When 13-year-old Sridevi and newbie Rajinikanth were completely starstruck by Kamal Haasan
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Sridevi and Rajinikanth looked up to Kamal Haasan in the early stages of their careers, with both making their debuts alongside him in Moondru Mudichu and Apoorva Raagangal, respectively. The film played a crucial role in establishing Rajinikanth as an actor and inspired both stars to chase fame and fortune like Kamal. Sridevi and Rajinikanth collaborated with Kamal Haasan in numerous films.
