Hindenburg Research: SEBI chief Madhabi Buch, husband had stakes in obscure offshore funds used in Adani scandal
NEW DELHI: US short-seller Hindenburg Research launched a fresh broadside against market regulator SEBI chairperson Madhabi Buch, alleging she and her husband Dhaval Buch had stakes in obscure offshore funds used in the Adani money siphoning scandal. In a blogpost, Hindenburg said 18 months since its damning report on Adani, “SEBI has shown a surprising […]
Gautam Adani isn’t the only Indian tycoon in trouble. Look at Vedanta
By Andy Mukherjee | Bloomberg NEW DELHI: Highly leveraged Indian tycoons are having a rough time. Gautam Adani’s $236 billion infrastructure empire has shrunk by more than three-fifths in a month. But while his relentless rise and spectacular fall hog headlines, a smaller storm may be brewing for another well-known magnate. Anil Agarwal’s once-London-listed Vedanta […]
PM Narendra Modi nationalise all assets of Adani Group and then auction it for sale: Subramanian Swamy
CHENNAI: Former Union minister and senior BJP leader Subramanian Swamy has said he wants the Centre to nationalise the assets of Adani Group, which has faced scrutiny after its stocks tumbled following a report over its financial deals and a ruckus was created in Parliament by opposition parties over it. In an interview with PTI […]
Rahul Gandhi questions surge in Gautam Adani’s fortunes, claims it happened after BJP came to power
NEW DELHI: A belligerent Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday led a blistering opposition attack in Lok Sabha over the Hindenburg report, claiming that the meteoric rise in Gautam Adani’s fortunes happened after the BJP came to power in 2014 as he rose in the global rich list from the 609th to the second spot eventually. The […]
Adani’s market loss swells to $70 billion as its fight with short-seller escalates
By Chris Thomas and Aditya Kalra NEW DELHI:Adani group shares extended their sharp falls on Monday as the Indian conglomerate’s rebuttal of a U.S. short-seller’s criticism failed to pacify investors, driving stock market losses for the companies to almost $70 billion over three days. Flagship Adani Enterprises (ADEL.NS), which is facing a crucial test this […]
Adani poised to be largest shareholder in NDTV as open offer subscribed 32%
NEW DELHI: Billionaire Gautam Adani’s group has found investors willing to sell over 53 lakh shares of NDTV despite the deep discount to the stock’s current trading price, giving it the rights – which it may or may not exercise – to nominate a chairman of the broadcaster. The open offer, made after Adani group […]
Rajasthan government hasn’t given any preferential treatment to Adani: Rahul Gandhi
TURUVEKERE: A day after Gautam Adani pledged huge investments in Rajasthan, Rahul Gandhi said on Saturday the Congress government in the state has not given any preferential treatment to the industrialist and asserted that he is not against corporates but monopolies. Addressing a press conference here, Gandhi also said if the Rajasthan government gives business […]
Ashok Gehlot woos investors; says Rajasthan has friendly government policies
JAIPUR: Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot on Friday pitched the state as a favourable investment destination that has friendly government policies, excellent road infrastructure, skilled labour, as well as better law and order. In his address at the inaugural session of the two-day ‘Invest Rajasthan’ Summit here, Gehlot highlighted that there has been an improvement […]
Gautam Adani announces investment worth Rs 65,000 crore in Rajasthan
JAIPUR: Richest Asian Gautam Adani on Friday announced a Rs 65,000 crore investment in Rajasthan over the next 5 to 7 years in setting up a mega 10,000 MW solar power capacity, expanding cement plant and upgrading Jaipur airport. The investment by ports-to-energy conglomerate that Adani heads also spans city gas infrastructure for retailing CNG […]
Gautam Adani now Asia’s second richest, earns Rs 1,000 crore daily
NEW DELHI: India produced 179 more super-rich people this year led by Adani Group’s Gautam Adani who amassed a whopping wealth of Rs 3.65 trillion or more than Rs 1,000 crore daily, and the number of such individuals has crossed the 1,000-mark. Geographically, five more cities are home to super-rich taking the total number of […]
India can become $15 trillion economy in 2 decades: Gautam Adani
NEW DELHI: Gautam Adani has said that India can become a $15 trillion economy in the next two decades and emerge to be among the largest global markets, Adani Chairman said in Annual General Meeting (AGM) meet. Addressing the AGM of Adani Group, he noted that although there will be bumps along the road, the […]
Gautam Adani loses $9 billion in 3 days
By Alex Sazonov NEW DELHI: Indian billionaire Gautam Adani’s dream run up the global wealth rankings is faltering after a media report raising questions about some offshore investors triggered a rout in his conglomerate’s six listed stocks. The 58-year-old tycoon lost more money this week than anyone else in the world, with his personal fortune […]
Adani group stocks shed $6 billion despite rejecting reports on investors
NEW DELHI: Shares in companies controlled by billionaire Gautam Adani shed more than $6 billion on Monday despite rejecting media reports that said accounts of three investor funds that own stocks had been frozen. Adani Group flagship Adani Enterprises closed down 6.3 per cent after plunging as much as 25 per cent, its steepest fall […]
Adani Group says being targeted through false propaganda, online campaign
NEW DELHI: Billionaire Gautam Adani’s Adani Group on Saturday said it is being targeted through false propaganda and a manufactured online campaign of malicious lies about its operations and will take actions such as filing court cases to protect its interests. Without referring to any particular allegation, the Adani Group in a statement posted on […]
Can improve DHFL offer, forfeit deposit of those against recoveries: Adani
NEW DELHI: Billionaire Gautam Adani’s roads-to-mining group has indicated that it can improve on its Rs 33,000 crore takeover offer for collapsed housing lender DHFL and has sought forfeiture of deposits of bidders seeking to vitiate auction by questioning maximum recovery of public money. In an email written to the administrator, who is running the […]
As Coronavirus hits travel, Adani ready for India aviation growth
NEW DELHI: India’s Adani Enterprises says it is well placed to build the infrastructure needed to support the country’s expected aviation growth, which has been curtailed by the coronavirus crisis. The company’s chairman Gautam Adani made the comment on Wednesday, only days after Adani Airports said it had agreed to buy GVK Power & Infrastructure’s […]