Mumbai, 21/11: Indian billionaire and business tycoon Gautam Adani’s net worth dropped by more than $10 billion, almost 15 per cent, to $59.4 billion after a US court issued an arrest warrant on bribery allegations..Multiple counts of fraud – which US authorities say involved a firm that was listed in New York and affected American…
Kyiv, 21/11: Russia launched an intercontinental ballistic missile from its southern Astrakhan region during a morning attack on Ukraine on Thursday, Kyiv’s air force said, the first time Russia has used such a powerful, long-range missile during the war. The strike comes after Ukraine used U.S. and British missiles to strike targets inside Russia this…
New Delhi, 21/11: The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Thursday declared its first list of 11 candidates for the Delhi Assembly polls due in February next year Six leaders from the BJP and Congress, who had recently switched to the Arvind Kejriwal-led party, figured in the list. While Brahm Singh Tanwar (Chhatarpur), Anil Jha (Kirari),…
New York/New Delhi, 21/11: Billionaire Gautam Adani has been charged by US prosecutors over his role in an alleged years-long scheme to pay $250 million bribe to Indian officials in exchange for favourable terms for solar power contracts. US prosecutors charged Adani, 62, his nephew Sagar and other defendants for paying over $250 million in…
New Delhi, 21/11: The BJP-led alliance may return to power in Maharashtra and is likely to dethrone the JMM-led I.N.D.I.A. bloc in Jharkhand, most exit polls said on Wednesday. If the exit polls turn true, it would be another booster dose for the BJP, which won Haryana in October after under-performing in the Lok Sabha…
Mumbai, 21/11: Shares of Adani Group companies fell sharply on Thursday after US prosecutors charged the billionaire chairman of the Indian conglomerate in an alleged bribery and fraud scheme Gautam Adani’s flagship company Adani Enterprises fell 10 per cent in pre-open trade, while Adani Ports, Adani Total Gas, Adani Green, Adani Power , Adani Wilmar…
Rajgir (Bihar), 20/11: Indian women’s hockey team retained the Asian Champions Trophy title with a narrow 1-0 win over Olympic silver medallist China in a pulsating final here Wednesday. Young striker Deepika scored the winner for India from a penalty corner in the 31st minute to finish as the tournament’s highest goal getter with 11…
Nashik, 20/11: As soon as polling started in Maharashtra’s Nashik district on Wednesday morning, an Electronic Voting Machine (EVM) stopped working at one of the booths, forcing some voters to wait briefly with indelible ink on their fingers, sources said. According to the sources, the incident took place at polling centre No. 164 set up…
New Delhi, 20/11: K Sanjay Murthy has been appointed as the new Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) of India, following the conclusion of the tenure of the current CAG, GC Murmu, whose term ended on November 20, 2024. He is a senior Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer from the 1985 batch of the Andhra Pradesh…
Mumbai, 20/11: The Enforcement Directorate on Wednesday conducted searches at Gaurav Mehta’s Chhattisgarh premises, allegedly linked to a bitcoin transactions case in poll-bound Maharashtra, official sources said. The searches are being conducted as part of an ongoing money laundering probe. The locations of Mehta in Chhattisgarh’s capital city Raipur are being covered under the provisions…
