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Adani plans to donate Rs 6,000 cr to set up health infra with Mayo Clinic

The AHCs will comprise 1,000-bed multi-specialty hospitals, medical colleges and research facilities, among others

Adani to spend Rs 6,000 cr on setting up health infra with Mayo Clinic

Adani Group will spend Rs 6,000 crore in setting up two 1,000-bed multi-specialty hospitals and medical colleges in Mumbai and Ahmedabad in partnership with Mayo Clinic. The expenditure is part of Rs 10,000 crore that Gautam Adani, chairman of Adani Group, had pledged when his younger son Jeet got married last week. Mayo Clinic, the world's largest integrated not-for-profit medical group practice, will provide technical expertise, Adani Group said in a statement. "Adani Group will fully meet the cost of building affordable, world-class medical care and medical education to people from all strata of society pan India," it said. "The family will donate upwards of Rs 6,000 crore to build the first two of these integrated health campuses in Ahmedabad and Mumbai." Gautam Adani has plans for more such integrated Adani Health Cities in cities and towns across India, the statement said without giving details. Each of these integrated campuses will comprise 1,000-bed multi-super-specialty

Adani donates Rs 10,000 crore from personal wealth for social projects

Announcement made on the occasion of son's wedding

Adani visits Prayagraj, says Kumbh a blueprint for sustainable civilisation

Fresh from paying a visit to Maha Kumbh Mela in Prayagraj, billionaire Gautam Adani on Monday said the world's largest human gathering is not just religious but a blueprint for sustainable civilisation. "As India marches towards becoming a global superpower, we must remember: our strength lies not just in what we build, but in what we preserve," he said. "The Kumbh isn't just a religious gathering it's a blueprint for sustainable civilisation." In a blog on LinkedIn, he said the Kumbh Mela is a reminder for that true scale isn't measured in balance sheets but in positive impact on human consciousness. "In the Kumbh, we see the essence of India's soft power - a power not rooted in conquest but in consciousness, not in dominance but in service. India's true strength lies in its soul, where growth is not just economic power but a confluence of human consciousness and service. "This is the lesson Kumbh teaches us - that true legacy is not in structures built, but in the consciousness

Adani Wilmar starts Rs 1,300-cr food processing plant in Haryana's Sonepat

Edible oil firm Adani Wilmar Ltd has commenced operation of its food processing plant at Sonepat, Haryana, which it has established with an investment of nearly Rs 1,300 crore. In a regulatory filing on Thursday, Adani Wilmar said the company has commenced operations at its integrated food processing plant in Gohana, District Sonepat. "This food complex is one of the largest in the country built with a capital outlay of Rs 1,298 crore coming from IPO proceeds," the company said. The plant will help generate 2,000 direct and indirect employment in Haryana. The facility spread across 85 acres, has a total annual production capacity of 6.27 lakh tonnes. The plant will manufacture 4,50,000 tonnes of food products including rice, wheat flour, suji, rawa, and maida, along with 2 lakh tonnes of edible oils such as mustard oil, rice bran oil, and cottonseed oil, apart from Mustard DOC and Ricebran DOC for animal feed. Last month, business conglomerate Adani Group announced its exit from A

Meet Diva Shah, daughter of diamond tycoon, set to wed Adani's youngest son

On February 7, 2025, Gautam Adani's son Jeet Adani is set to marry Diva Jaimin Shah. Diva Shah is the daughter of diamond trader Jaimin Shah, owner of C Dinesh & Co. Pvt. Ltd

Taylor Swift at Jeet Adani's wedding? Gautam Adani clears the air

Taylor Swift will not be attending Jeet Adani's wedding. Gautam Adani has debunked the rumors, confirming that the ceremony for his son Jeet and Diva Shah will be a simple, private affair

Adani's son to wed on Feb 7 in simple ceremony, no celebrity stars invited

Billionaire Gautam Adani's younger son Jeet will wed next month in a simple and traditional ceremony, without any pomp and show and celebrity stars. Adani, on Mahakumbh pilgrimage with his family, scorched speculations of a star-studded wedding of his son Jeet with Diva Shah, daughter of Surat diamond merchant Jaimin Shah. "It will be a very simple, traditional marriage... just like common people," he told reporters here. Ahead of the marriage, it was being speculated that the wedding will be another extravagant spectacle after rival billionaire Mukesh Ambani's youngest son Anant's. Responding to a question if the wedding were going to be a "Maha Kumbh of celebrities", the billionaire said, "Definitely not!" In recent days, social media has been abuzz with speculations that the guest list at the wedding could include likes of Elon Musk to Bill Gates, with Taylor Swift performing. Jeet, 28, got engaged to Diva in March 2023 in a private ceremony in Ahmedabad. The wedding is also to

Will increase investment in UP: Adani after participating in Maha Kumbh

Gautam Adani, Chairman of the Adani Group, visited the Maha Kumbh on Tuesday along with his wife Preeti Adani and said that his group is committed to increasing investment in Uttar Pradesh. "There are immense opportunities in Uttar Pradesh, and the state government is working in the right direction for development. The Adani Group will continue to contribute to this progress. We are committed to making further investments in Uttar Pradesh," he told the media. About his experience at the Maha Kumbh, he said, "I would like to thank Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, on behalf of the citizens of the country, for the grandeur and the arrangements here." He further added, "Millions of people come to this fair, and the cleanliness and other arrangements here are a subject of study for management institutes and corporate houses. It has been an amazing experience to be here." An official from the company informed that Gautam Adani along with his wife and Adani

Adani made Rs 10,000 commission from first trade in 1981 at the age of 19

Billionaire Gautam Adani, a college dropout who built a multi-billion dollar infrastructure empire spanning ports to energy, on Monday revealed that he made a commission of Rs 10,000 from his first trade at the age of 19. Born in Ahmedabad, Adani, 62, moved to Mumbai at the age of 16 and joined a diamond assortment company. He quickly picked up trade and in about three years, started his own diamond trading brokerage in Mumbai's Zaveri Bazar. "I still recall the day I did my first trade with a Japanese buyer. I made a commission of Rs 10,000. I was 19 years old, and this was the start of my journey as an entrepreneur," he said while speaking at the Adani International School here. This was in the year 1981. He soon returned to Gujarat to help his elder brother Mahasukhbhai run a small-scale PVC film factory the family had acquired in Ahmedabad. In 1988, he set up a commodities trading venture under Adani Exports and listed it on the bourses in 1994. The firm is now called Adani ...

Hindenburg Research announces winding up of operations; Adani shares rally

The firm's founder Nate Anderson posted about the disbanding on Hindenburg's website without specifying any single reason for the decision

Hindenburg's Nate Anderson: Man who 'shook empires that needed shaking'

In his parting shot, Anderson said he was naïve about the dangers he would face when he started Hindenburg but was drawn to the path he chose "magnetically"

'Kitne ghazi aaye, kitne ghazi gaye': Adani CFO after Hindenburg shutdown

Hindenburg Research, which had accused Adani Group of financial mismanagement, caught many by surprise by announcing its sudden shutdown

Hindenburg, Adani, and Buch: The investigations that shook markets

Hindenburg's reports revealed major corporate issues, including Adani's $100 billion market loss and other industry investigations. The firm has now announced its closure

Republican Congressman demands preservation of Adani prosecution records

A Republican lawmaker has asked the US Department of Justice to preserve all records in connection with the "selective prosecution" of billionaire industrialist Gautam Adani and his group of companies by the Biden administration. The demand comes less than a week before the Donald Trump administration takes office. Rep Lance Gooden, a member of the House Judiciary Committee, in a letter on Tuesday to Attorney General Merrick Garland, demanded that the department preserve and produce all records and documents leading up to its decision to go after the Adani Group. In another letter to Garland on January 7, Gooden had raised serious concerns over the department's recent indictment of the group. The indictment alleged acts conducted entirely within India, involving Indian citizens and officials, with no apparent injury to US interests, he had noted. "The allegations in the Adani case, even if proven true, would still fail to make us the appropriate and final arbiter on the issue. The

Adani announces Rs 65K cr investment in energy projects in Chhattisgarh

Industrialist Gautam Adani on Sunday called on Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Vishnu Deo Sai and announced an investment of Rs 65,000 crore in the Adani Group's energy and cement projects in the state, officials said. Adani met Sai at the latter's official residence in Chhattisgarh capital Raipur, a statement issued by the state's public relations department said. During the meeting, Adani announced a planned investment of Rs 60,000 crore to expand the group's power plants in Raipur, Korba and Raigarh in the state. This expansion will enhance Chhattisgarh's total power generation capacity by an additional 6,120 MW, the statement said. Additionally, the Adani Group chairman also committed Rs 5,000 crore for the development and expansion of the group's cement plants in the state, it said. On the advice of the CM, Adani also assured the state government of a Rs 10,000 crore impetus over the next four years to support initiatives in education, healthcare, skill development and tourism und

Adani group, Iskcon join hands for mahaprasad seva at Prayagraj Maha Kumbh

The Adani Group and the International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON) have joined hands to serve meals to devotees at the Maha Kumbh Mela in Prayagraj this year. The Mahaprasad Seva will be offered for the entire duration of the Maha Kumbh Mela, from January 13 to February 26. To thank ISKCON for this initiative, Adani Group chairman Gautam Adani on Thursday met Guru Prasad Swami, the Chairman of ISKCON Governing Body Commission (GBC). Speaking about ISKCON's support in offering the Mahaprasad Seva, Adani said, "Kumbh is a sacred place of seva, where every devotee gets involved in the name of seva to God. It is my good fortune that we are starting the 'Mahaprasad Seva' for the devotees at the Maha Kumbh in collaboration with ISKCON. "With the blessings of Maa Annapurna, free food will be provided to lakhs of devotees. Today, I got the opportunity to meet Guru Prasad Swami ji of ISKCON and I deeply experienced the power of dedication towards seva. In the true sense, seva

US Congressman challenges Biden admin's decision to investigate Adani

Challenging the decision of the Biden Administration to investigate the activities of Indian billionaire Gautam Adani and his companies, an influential Republican lawmaker on Tuesday said such selective actions risk damaging critical alliance partners. In a strongly worded letter to US Attorney General Merrick B Garland, Congressman Lance Gooden, member of the House Judiciary Committee, demanded answers on the Justice Department's selective prosecution of foreign entities and the potential harm such actions pose to US's global alliances and economic growth and that if there is any Geroge Soros connection to it. The Department of Justice's selective actions risk damaging critical alliances with key partners like India, one of America's strongest allies in the Asia-Pacific region, Gooden said in his letter dated January 7. Instead of pursuing cases with tenuous jurisdiction and limited relevance to US interests, the DOJ should focus on punishing bad actors at home, rather than chasing

Adani Group's US SEC, NY cases assigned to one judge for efficiency

US SEC and Eastern District of New York cases against Adani Group, alleging a $265 million bribery scheme, assigned to a single judge for smoother handling while remaining distinct

Youngest world chess champion Gukesh Dommaraju meets Gautam Adani

Billionaire Gautam Adani called teenager Gukesh Dommaraju -- who became the youngest world chess champion by beating defending champion Ding Liren of China -- a testament of India's unstoppable youth. The chess champion, along with his parents, met Adani in Ahmedabad. "It was an absolute privilege to meet and hear the victory story of reigning World Chess Champion @DGukesh," Adani, chairman of ports-to-energy Adani Group, said in a post on X. Posting pictures with the teenager and his parents, Adani said, "Equally inspiring was meeting his incredible parents, Dr Rajinikanth and Dr Padmavathi, whose quiet sacrifices laid the foundation for his success." "At just 18, Gukesh's poise and brilliance are a testament to India's unstoppable youth. Prodigies like him are inspiring a new generation, building an army of champions ready to dominate global chess for decades. This is the confident, resurgent and rising India. Jai Hind!" he said. Gukesh became the 18th world champion after defea