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

ISRAEL-GAZA: AID REACHES GAZA SHORE IN FIRST SEA DELIVERY. (PHOTO).


 Israel-Gaza: Aid Reaches Gaza Shore In First Sea Delivery 


The first maritime humanitarian aid shipment to Gaza has been unloaded on to the shore.


The US charity behind the mission, World Central Kitchen, is carrying out the mission in co-operation with the United Arab Emirates.


The shipment contained 200 tonnes of food desperately needed for Gaza, which the UN says is on the brink of famine.


Aid agencies have accused Israel of impeding aid deliveries, a charge vehemently denied by Israeli officials.


Saturday's shipment arrived on board Spanish charity ship Open Arms. Its cargo includes beans, carrots, canned tuna, chickpeas, canned corn, parboiled rice, flour, oil, salt and pallets of dates, which hold spiritual significance during Ramadan.

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