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Adani scam exposed role of tax havens in hiding regulatory violations: Cong

The Congress on Thursday alleged that the "Adani scam" has exposed the role tax havens play in hiding large-scale violation of Indian laws, and said the issue should have discussed at the recent G20 Summit. It also said that if a Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) probe is ordered into the allegations against the Adani Group, it will have to make sure that any loopholes for round-tripping and money-laundering are effectively shut. In a post on X, Congress general secretary Jairam Ramesh said the rise in Indian outward direct investment in the past 25 years has been a sign of deepening globalisation. "However, it is disturbing that offshore tax havens like Bermuda, Jersey and Cyprus rank among the top 10 destinations for Indian investment, according to the RBI," he said. This is in addition to Mauritius that has long been suspected as a preferred destination for Indian money-laundering and round-tripping, the Congress leader noted. "The Adani MegaScam has exposed the critical role

Sebi suppressed facts on stock manipulation by Adani: Petitioner tells SC

Market regulator SEBI suppressed important facts from the Supreme Court and "slept over" Directorate of Revenue Intelligence's letter on alleged stock manipulation by the Adani firms, one of the PIL petitioners in the Adani-Hindenburg row has alleged in the top court in an affidavit. The apex court is seized of four PILs on the Adani-Hindenburg controversy including those by lawyers M L Sharma and Vishal Tiwari, Congress leader Jaya Thakur and law student Anamika Jaiswal. On August 25, SEBI had informed the apex court it has completed the probe in all but two allegations against the Adani group, and is still awaiting information from five tax havens on the actual owners behind the foreign entities that have invested in the conglomerate. The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI), in a status report to the Supreme Court, said out of the 24 matters it was probing, findings in as many as 22 are final. In an affidavit filed before the top court, Anamika Jaiswal has said while th

Adani, Emirates, Tata interested in SriLankan Airlines, claims report

Private companies, including Tata Sons, Adani Group, and Emirates, engage in discussions as the Sri Lankan government looks to privatise SriLankan Airlines

Adani Group accused of secret share trading: Here's what we know

The latest report by the Organised Crime and Corruption Reporting Project (OCCRP) against Adani Group alleges Gautam Adani's family invested millions of dollars in its own companies >

India's rise eyesore for many: BJP on Oppn attack on govt over Adani issue

India's rise as a strong nation has become an eyesore for many people, the BJP said on Thursday, amid opposition parties such as the Congress targeting the Modi government over fresh allegations against the Adani Group. The Organised Crime and Corruption Reporting Project (OCCRP) trained its guns on billionaire Gautam Adani's group, alleging that hundreds of millions of dollars were invested in publicly traded group stocks through Mauritius-based 'opaque' investment funds managed by partners of promoter family. Latching on to the claims, the Congress targeted the government and said "corruption" in shell companies linked to the conglomerate is getting stronger and only a joint parliamentary committee probe can uncover the truth. Responding to questions on the issue, BJP national spokesperson Sayed Jafar Islam told a press conference that "but this much I would definitely say that there are some forces like George SorosIndia, which used to be a soft nation, is today emerging as a ...

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Adani-Hindenburg row: Sebi's inability to reach verdict worrying, says Cong

The Congress on Saturday said stock market regulator SEBI's inability to reach a conclusive finding on the allegations of round-tripping and money laundering by the Adani Group was "deeply worrying". Congress general secretary Jairam Ramesh said the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has admitted this in its status report to the Supreme Court and added only a Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) can examine how the government flouted norms and procedures to help Prime Minister Narendra Modi's "favourite business group". "The inability of the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) to reach a conclusive finding on allegations of round-tripping and money laundering by the Adani Group, as it has admitted in its 25th August 2023 status report to the Supreme Court, is deeply troubling," Ramesh said in a statement. Sharing the statement on 'X', he posted, "SEBI's inability to reach a final conclusion in the matter of round-tripping and money-laundering allegations against

Adani-led promoter group hikes stake in flagship firm AEL to 69.87%

Billionaire Gautam Adani-led promoter group has increased its stake in the group's flagship firm as the ports-to-energy conglomerate continues to recover from the effects of a report by US short-seller Hindenburg Research. Promoter group has increased stake in Adani Enterprises Ltd from 67.65 per cent to 69.87 per cent, according to a stock exchange filing. Promoter group firm Kempas Trade and Investment Ltd, which had a minimal stake in the firm, acquired 2.22 per cent in the open market between August 7 and August 18, it said. The stake increase comes at a time when US-based boutique investment firm GQG Partners has been buying shares in Adani group firms. GQG has increased its stake in Adani Ports & Special Economic Zone (APSEZ) to 5.03 per cent last month by way of a bulk deal, stock exchange filings showed. GQG now has a stake in five of the 10 Adani Group firms. On August 16, it bought a 7.73 per cent stake in Adani Power Ltd. Promoter group firms Worldwide Emerging Market .

Abu Dhabi's TAQA is not in talks for $2.5 billion investment, says Adani

Earlier, media reports had claimed that TAQA was evaluating an investment of up to $2.5 billion in the power businesses of Gautam Adani

Adani sells shares in Adani Power to GQG Partners, others for $1 bn

Adani Power's shares closed 2.2 per cent lower to settle at Rs. 279.30 apiece on the BSE

Adani group plans to raise Rs 1,498 cr via Indian bond market: Report

Adani Airport Holdings and Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone may tap the market first, with offerings of around 10-15 billion rupees

Adani's Dharavi ambitions

The project ups the stakes on implementation

Dharavi project: 8 months after Adani's winning bid, approval pending

Adani Realty was declared the highest bidder in 2022, but there has been no progress in issuing the letter of authorisation

Adani aims to close planned $4 bn fundraising by end-December: Report

The Adani Group is aiming to close the fundraising before end 2023, said the source, who declined to be named as the discussions are private

Adani buys 30% in Trainman's owner Start Enterprises for Rs 3.5 cr

Adani Enterprises, the flagship firm of billionaire Gautam Adani's group, has bought a close to 30 per cent stake in Start Enterprises Pvt Ltd, which owns the online train ticket booking platform Trainman. Adani Enterprises last month announced that it has signed a pact to acquire 100 per cent of SEPL. In a stock exchange filing on Saturday, Adani Enterprises said Adani Digital Labs Pvt Ltd, a wholly-owned subsidiary of the company, has bought a 29.81 per cent stake in SEPL for Rs 3.56 crore. SEPL had a turnover of Rs 4.51 crore in 2022-23 (April 2022 to March 2023) fiscal year. While last month, Adani Enterprises had described SEPL as "an online train booking and information platform," on Saturday it described the firm as one into "e-commerce and website development." The announcement last month had led to a mini-controversy with Congress general secretary Jairam Ramesh seeking to suggest that Adani's takeover of Trainman may eventually result in the takeover of IRCTC - the India

IPO fundraising shrinks, block deals robust during first half of CY23

So far in 2023, 7 companies have completed their IPOs and raised a cumulative Rs 6,910 crore. By comparison, 16 companies had raised a record Rs 40,310 crore during the same period last year

AdaniConneX raises $213 mn for setting up 2 data centres in Chennai, Noida

Joint venture says Indian and international banks have committed financing for the project

Market regulator warns against premature conclusion to Adani probe

India's Supreme Court is hearing an appeal from SEBI to give it an additional six months to complete its probe into the Adani group

TMS Ep430: Adani & Vedanta, higher pension, capital goods stocks, ONDC

Have Adani and Vedanta turned the corner? Is the promise of a higher pension a chimera? Will capital goods stocks extend their dream run? What is ONDC? All answers here

APSEZ cargo handling up 9% in FY23, customs receipts rise 96% in 2 yrs

India's largest transport utility will spend Rs 850 cr over time to upgrade port infrastructure