The Congress on Sunday stepped up its attack on the Centre over allegations against the Adani group, alleging that the Modi government's "loud silence" over the issue "smacks of collusion". Adani group stocks have taken a beating on the bourses after US-based activist short-seller Hindenburg Research made a litany of allegations, including fraudulent transactions and share price manipulation at the Gautam Adani-led group. In a statement, Congress General Secretary (Communications) Jairam Ramesh said that starting Sunday the Congress will pose three questions a day to Prime Minister Narendra Modi over the issue. He said that amid the allegations against the Adani Group, the Modi government has maintained a "loud silence which smacks of collusion". Ramesh said that in a response to the Panama Papers expose on April 4, 2016, the Ministry of Finance had announced that Modi had personally directed a multi-agency investigative group to monitor financial flows to and from offshore tax ...
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BJP MP Mahesh Jethmalani on Friday dismissed the Opposition's allegation that investments by LIC in the Adani Group were made at the government's behest and said there was no justification to the demands for a joint parliamentary committee probe into the matter. Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha proceedings were adjourned till 2 pm and 2:30 pm, respectively, on Friday due to protests by opposition members into the fraud-allegation-triggered rout in the group's stocks, with members in the Lower House demanding a probe by a joint parliamentary committee (JPC). Wrongdoing in these investments, if any, would be probed by the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) and the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), the Rajya Sabha member said. "What does the government have to do with this? Nobody has said what the government's role is in this. LIC (Life Insurance Corporation) is an independent organisation. They have decided to make some investments," Jethmalani said. "The SEBI and the RBI will look i
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Adani Enterprises to review capital raising plans once shares stabilise
In past seven trading days, the total market capitalisation (market-cap) of 10 Adani group companies has eroded by nearly Rs 10 trillion or 52 per cent to Rs 9.27 trillion in Friday's intra-day trades
Leader of Opposition in the Rajya Sabha, Mallikarjun Kharge called for a meeting of opposition parties on Friday to chalk out a strategy over research group Hindenburg's report on the Adani Group
The opposition parties had stalled proceedings on Thursday over the issue and according to sources aware of developments, disruptions are likely to continue
Hindenburg Research on January 24 accused the Adani group of using offshore shells for money laundering and fraud
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The move would see lenders release some of the stock in Adani Group companies that was pledged as collateral, according to the person
The billionaire's interests, which include ports, power plants and coal mines, have fallen in value by more than $100 billion since Hindenburg Research's fraud allegations last week
The Adani Group has shed $108 billion in market value since Hindenburg Research accused it of stock manipulation and accounting fraud in a Jan. 24 report