INDIAN BILLIONAIRE GAUTAM ADANI CHARGED IN U. S. FOR ALLEGED BRIBERY, FRAUD. (PHOTO).

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  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

POLICE IN BURUNDI,TEARGAS PROTESTERS OPPOSING THEIR PRESIDENTS THIRD TERM RUN.

                       Some supporters have urged President Pierre Nkurunziza to stand again in June's election although he has not commented on his intentions.Opponents say such a move would violate the constitution,and even some ruling party official have asked him not to run.Protesters were shouting ''We won't let him run again''.Protesters took shelter in shops or buildings after the teargas was thrown before regrouping again.Some of the protesters hurled stones at the police.Rain later help disperse them.Opposition parties are discussing uniting behind a single candidate to improve their chances of defeating President Nkurunziza third term ambition.He took over office in 2005 after 12 years of civil conflict.He has served two terms,and the constitution and the peace deal that ended that war both stipulate that no one should be president for longer than 10 years.The president's supporters argued that his first term should not count since he was picked by law makers rather than voted in.They should screem change in President Nkurunziza's ear.More photos below.                                                                                                                                   

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