Hajis to fly to Madina from Mangaluru from July 21
Mangaluru, June 19: All the hajis (pilgrims) of Dakshina Kannada, Udupi, Kodagu, Chikmagalur and Hassan districts who were booked and selected in a draw from the Indian Haj Committee would leave for Madina from Mangaluru airport.
The Central Haj Committee has already announced the dates of tours. The pilgrims would leave for Madina in three teams for three days from July 21 to 23. After completing their religious rituals at Macca and Madina, the hajis would return to India through Jeddah airport. They would return from Madina in three teams from September 1 to 3 and reach Mangaluru airport, according to a statement from Dakshina Kannada district Wakf Committee member Rasheed Vittla.
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New application filed in SC against Adani group over US indictment
New Delhi: A fresh application has been submitted to the Supreme Court of India, seeking the inclusion of key documents related to the recent US indictment of the Adani Group. Filed by advocate Vishal Tiwari, the petition aims to introduce two critical pieces of evidence into an ongoing case related to the Adani Group's financial practices.
The first document is a formal US court indictment accusing Gautam Adani, his relative Sagar Adani, and other company executives of orchestrating a massive bribery scheme to secure solar energy contracts worth billions of dollars in India. The indictment alleges that over $250 million in bribes were paid to Indian government officials to obtain these lucrative contracts.
The second document is a complaint from the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), which accuses the Adani Group of securities fraud. The SEC alleges that Adani executives misled investors to raise funds for these solar projects, despite knowing that part of the capital was linked to corrupt activities.
This development follows the US Attorney's Office's recent charges against the Adani executives, who are accused of masterminding a bribery scheme to secure power supply contracts with state-run utilities in India. The contracts were expected to yield up to $2 billion in profits over two decades.
These charges come amid an ongoing investigation by India's Securities and Exchange Board (SEBI) into the Adani Group, after allegations of stock manipulation and market irregularities surfaced, particularly following the release of the Hindenburg Report in early 2023. The new US legal documents could play a crucial role in strengthening the investigation into the Adani Group's business operations.
