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 NIGERIAN NAVY,ARRESTED 6 NIGERIAN PIRATES THAT HIJACKED AN ARABIAN OIL TANKER,FEW DAYS AGO.

                  A Saudi Arabian oil tanker that had been hijacked on February 18,was recovered by the Nigeria Navy today,and the Navy killed one of the hijackers in a fierce gun-battle and arrested 6 others.The tanker,Maximus,had 18 crew members,including 10 Indian sailors,when it was hijacked off Ivory Coast's waters.Two of the crew are still missing after they were taken hostage by two pirates who escaped in another vessel.The hostages are believed to be from Indian and Pakistan.Bare-chested and handcuffed,the men were paraded in front of local and internationa; media as the Nigerian naval officers described how they stormed the ship on saturday and arrested the pirates off the coast of Sao Tome and Principe,West Africa.The sspected hijackers,all Nigerians,were named as Captain Mike Ugborama,Ayo Joshuaa,Marcus Adesoji,Adeyemi Paul,Oluwafemi Samuel and Collins Friday.Among the haul recovered from the ship were AK47s,magazines,bullets,different currencies,satelite phones and even protection charms from local traditional medicine men.The Indian defence attache,Capt. Gautam Marwaha,was at the scene to welcome the rescued crew.He told the press that no ransom demand had been received yet for the missing crew members.More photos below.                                                                                                                                                           

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