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

THE 18 SUSPECTS OF THE FAILED COUP IN BURUNDI CRIES OUT,AFTER THEY WERE CHARGED TO COURT YESTERDAY.

                         The Burundi Government,took the 18 suspects who were involved in the failed coup against President Pierre Nkurunziza to the High Court yesterday Saturday.The fate of General Godefroid Niyombare,who had announced the take over of President Pierre Nkurunziza on wednesday,was still not clear,yesterday saturday.Family members of two of the 18 men taken to court told pressmen that the suspects had raw wounds on their bodies and one of them had lost hearing in one of his ears due to a beating in the cells.One of the men identified as Juvenal Niyunheko,a senior officer,was escorted into the court without shoes and restrained by handcuffs.It was not immediately clear what charges they were facing.Christella Harerimana,a lawyer representing three of the suspects,said one of her clients had been walking barefoot since he was arrested and that he had been held in a house rather than a police cell,contrary to legal requirements.''They have violated their human rights''.President Pierre Nkurunziza spokesman declined to comment on the claims of abuse when contacted by pressmen.Residents of Bujumbura said they were planning to come out in in large numbers tomorrow monday to protest against Nkurunziza's decision to seek a third term.More photos below.                                                                                                             

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