Bribe notes’ with per megawatt rates: At just age 30, Sagar Adani pulled the strings from Prime Minister’s office to top officials in states

Bribe notes’ with per megawatt rates: At just age 30, Sagar Adani pulled the strings from Prime Minister’s office to top officials in states

The crisis is the second in two years to hit the ports-to-power conglomerate founded by Gautam Adani, 62, who Forbes magazine says is the world’s 25th richest man.

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Hindenburg Research: Our report released January 2023 identified Adani as the largest corporate con in history

Hindenburg Research: Our report released January 2023 identified Adani as the largest corporate con in history

It is unclear whether Gautam or Sagar Adani will appear in court, as they could try to get the indictment dismissed without appearing in the United States. Gautam Adani’s whereabouts are unclear, and none of the defendants are in custody, a spokesperson for US Attorney Breon Peace in Brooklyn said.

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Kenya’s President Ruto quashes three mega-dollar tenders controversially awarded to Adani Group

Kenya’s President Ruto quashes three mega-dollar tenders controversially awarded to Adani Group

Adani Energy Solutions in October signed a 30-year, $736 million public-private partnership deal with the Kenya Electrical Transmission Company. A court suspended the contract in the same month after questions were raised about the transparency of the controversial deal.

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Adani dollar bonds plunge after Indian conglomerate’s billionaire chair is indicted in US

Adani dollar bonds plunge after Indian conglomerate’s billionaire chair is indicted in US

US authorities said on Wednesday that Adani Group Chairman Gautam Adani and seven other defendants agreed to pay about $265 million in bribes to Indian government officials.

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Billionaire Gautam Adani of India’s Adani Group charged in US with bribery, bond slump

Billionaire Gautam Adani of India’s Adani Group charged in US with bribery, bond slump

In early Asian trading on Thursday, Adani dollar bonds slumped, with prices down between 3-5 cents on bonds for Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone. The falls were the largest since the Adani Group came under a short-seller attack in February 2023.

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‘Cow Vigilantes’ entrench hate crimes in India as Hindus target Muslims and low castes

‘Cow Vigilantes’ entrench hate crimes in India as Hindus target Muslims and low castes

Between February and August 2024, CSOH identified and analysed 1,023 Instagram accounts run by users involved in cow vigilantism. Researchers found that 30 per cent of the accounts shared content showing physical violence against Muslims involved in the cattle business.

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Imprisonment of 45 pro-democracy activists in Hong Kong elicits world condemnation

Imprisonment of 45 pro-democracy activists in Hong Kong elicits world condemnation

Prominent Hong Kong activist Joshua Wong was sentenced to four years and eight months in jail, while Chow was sentenced to seven years and nine months; former journalist-turned-activist Gwyneth Ho, was sentenced to seven years.

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Raped and impregnated by IS fighters, thousands of Yazidi women abandon children when rescued

Raped and impregnated by IS fighters, thousands of Yazidi women abandon children when rescued

Yazidi captives are often too afraid to seek help, four survivors said. Rafida Naif, a 26-year-old Yazidi woman, spent 20 months at al-Hol. She said she feared she would be killed if she identified herself to guards and wasn’t immediately removed from the IS family she was with. When the family would hear a vehicle approaching their tent, she said, they would hide her in a hole and cover it with cardboard or bedding.

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Pakistani insurgents kill 24 as 40 others wounded in powerful bombing at Quetta rail station

Pakistani insurgents kill 24 as 40 others wounded in powerful bombing at Quetta rail station

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif denounced the bombing in a statement, saying those who orchestrated the attack “will pay a very heavy price for it,” adding that security forces were determined to eliminate “the menace of terrorism.”

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Ambani’s Reliance lobbies for India satellite spectrum auction in new clash with Starlink

Ambani’s Reliance lobbies for India satellite spectrum auction in new clash with Starlink

Reliance, which has dominated India’s telecom sector for years, is concerned that after spending $19 billion in airwave auctions it risks losing broadband customers to Musk, and potentially even data and voice clients later as technology advances, Reuters previously reported.

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