Gautam Adani, founder chairman of the ports-to-energy conglomerate, Sagar Adani, and another key executive, Vneet Jaain, have been charged by the US Department of Justice. However, in a stock exchange filing, Adani Green Energy Ltd, which is at the centre of the bribery allegations, said reports claiming that the three have been charged with FCPA violations “are incorrect”.
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Trumps picks Indian-American Jay Bhattacharya to lead NIH
Bhattacharya has become the first Indian-American to be nominated by Trump for a top administrative position.
Donald Trump to impose tariffs on imports from China, Canada and Mexico to curb drug, illegal immigrants issue
In a series of posts on his Truth Social platform on Monday, November 25, he said he would sign executive orders imposing tariffs on the three countries as one of his first actions after assuming office on January 20.
As India overtakes China as top place of origin for Int’l students in US, educators hail quality, opportunities as pull factors
A recent report by the International Educational Exchange revealed that last year, India surpassed China as the top place of origin for international students, with a record 331,602 Indian students in the US in 2023-2024. This was a 23 percent increase from the previous year.
Trump picks Dr Nesheiwat as Surgeon General, Bessent as Treasury Secretary and Chavez-DeRemer as Labor Secretary
Making a slew of announcements for top administrative positions on Friday, November 22, Trump appointed Alex Wong as Principal Deputy National Security Advisor and Dr Sebastian Gorka as Senior Director for Counterterrorism.
USA: First bird flu case reported in a child in California
The case was reported from California.
Indian professor shot dead in the US, killing stuns UP village
Dr Singh’s younger brother, Shivaji Singh, who lives in the village, said his brother had done his postgraduate from Acharya Narendra Dev Agricultural University Kumarganj in Ayodhya before leaving for the US.
US: Indian-origin man charged for conspiring to export controlled aviation components to Russia
Indian-origin man charged in USA for conspiring to export controlled aviation components to Russia
Ukraine fires US-supplied long-range missiles into Russia: Reports
As per CNN report, Russia’s Defense Ministry said Ukraine fired six ballistic missiles at a facility in Bryansk at 3:25 a.m. local time (7:25 p.m. ET) Tuesday and that ATACMS missiles had been used in the attack.
Donald Trump picks up Pam Bondi as attorney general
US President Donald Trump on Friday named former Florida Attorney General and long-time ally Pam Bondi as his new attorney general. According to reports, the nomination was made hours after Matt Gaetz withdrew his name for consideration. In a statement issued by Trump on Truth Social, the President-elect said: “I am proud to announce former […]
