INDIAN BILLIONAIRE GAUTAM ADANI CHARGED IN U. S. FOR ALLEGED BRIBERY, FRAUD. (PHOTO).
Indian billionaire Gautam Adani charged in US for alleged bribery, fraud Gautam Adani, the chair of Indian conglomerate Adani Group and one of the world’s richest people, whose business empire extends from ports and airports to renewable energy,has been indicted in New York over an alleged multibillion-dollar fraud scheme, United States prosecutors have said. The authorities on Wednesday charged Adani and two other executives at Adani Green Energy, his nephew Sagar Adani and Vneet Jaain, with agreeing between 2020 and 2024 to pay more than $250m in bribes to Indian government officials to obtain solar energy supply contracts expected to yield $2bn in profits. Prosecutors said the renewable energy company also raised more than $3bn in loans and bonds during this period based on false and misleading statements. Shares of Adani Enterprises, the group's flagship firm, closed down 22% on Thursday. Other group firms also closed in the red. Adani Green Energy, which is the firm at the c
A land slide triggered by heavy rain caused two trains to derail from it's track,leaving passengers trapped in carriages as they feared the worst.Several travelers on the Rhaetische Bahntrain from Chur to St.Moritz were injured and helicoptered to local hospitals as rescue workers struggled to reach those trapped in the car dangling in mid air.200 passengers were on board the train at the time of the accident and air rescue service was helping the recovery effort at the site,which wasn't close to a road.The police said ''There was a derailment just before 1p.m today,close to the mountain village of Tiefen Castel.The train made an emergency stop because of a landslide,sending at least two of the carriages over the edge''.Contradicting the police explanation,photographs appeared to show that the train had in fact been hit by the land slide and pushed off the tracks.More photos below. 
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