A US judge has dismissed criminal charges against Indian billionaire Gautam Adani, bringing a high-profile bribery and fraud case against one of India’s richest businessmen to an end. In 2024, Adani was accused of allegedly paying bribes to Indian officials for high-profile renewable energy projects and misleading US investors about it. Adani and his companies
Weeks after thousands of young Indians poured onto the streets of Delhi in a major ‘cockroach’ protest over examination paper leaks, another group of frustrated job seekers is making headlines – this time hundreds of miles away, in the eastern state of Jharkhand. Protesters have gathered at a stadium in the state capital Ranchi, since
Indian electric vehicle startup River on Wednesday said it had raised $120 million to scale manufacturing for its next phase of growth. The Series C round was led by Indian investors Elev8 Venture Partners and Claypond Capital, with participation from Singularity AMC, Anicut Capital, 360 ONE Asset, JIF Capital, and HDFC AMC, alongside existing backers
Shareholders of Indian media giant Zee Entertainment Enterprises Ltd. approved a promoter group fund infusion worth INR3143.5 crore ($330 million) and a new employee stock option plan at an extraordinary general meeting, a day before India’s securities regulator barred the company and two of its top executives from the market. The Mumbai-headquartered media and technology
Born in the northern state of Haryana, she grew up in Bhiwani, a city synonymous with Indian boxing and widely dubbed the country’s ‘Mini Cuba’. His great-grandfather Hawa Singh was one of the first giants of Indian boxing. A heavyweight, he won successive gold medals at the Asian Games in 1966 and 1970 and was
Indian activist Sonam Wangchuk ended a hunger strike after 26 days of fasting in support of youth-led protesters demanding education reforms. In a post on Wangchuk, 59, went on strike to support the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP), whose members are also demanding the resignation of India’s education minister. The activist previously said he had lost