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

TRUMP AT 227 ELECTORAL VOTES, HARRIS AT 189- US MEDIA. (PHOTO).


 Trump at 227 electoral votes, Harris at 189 — US media


Democratic Vice President Kamala Harris and Republican former president Donald Trump are battling it out for the White House, with polls nearly all closed across the United States early Wednesday — but a long wait for results is still expected.


US media have thus far projected that Trump has won in 23 states, including big prizes Texas and Ohio, key battleground North Carolina and other reliably Republican-leaning states.


Harris has so far captured 14 states including big electoral vote prizes California and New York — as well as the US capital Washington.


So far, that gives Trump 227 electoral votes and Harris 189.


The magic number to win the presidency is 270. Observers expect the hotly contested race for the White House to come down to a handful of key battleground states.


The following is a list of the states won by each candidate and the corresponding number of electoral votes, based on the projections of US media including CNN, Fox News, MSNBC/NBC News, ABC, and CBS.


– TRUMP (227) –


Alabama (9)


Arkansas (6)


Florida (30)


Idaho (4)


Indiana (11)


Iowa (6)


Kansas (6)


Kentucky (8)


Louisiana (8)


Mississippi (6)


Missouri (10)


Montana (4)


North Carolina (16)


North Dakota (3)


Ohio (17)


Oklahoma (7)


South Carolina (9)


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South Dakota (3)


Tennessee (11)


Texas (40)


Utah (6)


West Virginia (4)


Wyoming (3)


– HARRIS (189) –


California (54)


Colorado (10)


Connecticut (7)


Delaware (3)


District of Columbia (3)


Hawaii (4)


Illinois (19)


Maryland (10)


Massachusetts (11)


New York (28)


Oregon (8)


Rhode Island (4)


Vermont (3)


Virginia (13)


Washington (12)


AFP

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