Four Issues SEBI Raised (Or It Couldn’t) in the Adani-Hindenburg Matter
SEBI's probe delves into the complexities surrounding foreign portfolio investors' ownership, concerns related to corporate governance, such as related party transactions, and auditors' roles.
A perusal of the recent Supreme Court order showcases deficiencies which can subvert the ongoing investigation into the Adani group of companies. Prasenjit Datta writes.
Six Key Developments After Hindenburg's Report in 2023: From Vinod Adani to Pegasus Targeting on Reporter
A listicle detailing some significant developments since Hindenburg Research released its report, accusing the Adani Group of stock manipulation and accounting fraud, on January 24, 2023.
India: Damning new forensic investigation reveals repeated use of Pegasus spyware to target high-profile journalists
Amnesty International, in partnership with The Washington Post, has unearthed shocking new details about the continued use of NSO Group’s highly invasive spyware Pegasus to target prominent journalists in India, including one who had previously been a victim of an attack using the same spyware.
India targets Apple over its phone hacking notifications
The intensity of the Indian government effort to discredit and strong-arm Apple disturbed executives at the company’s headquarters, in Cupertino, Calif., and illustrated how even Silicon Valley’s most powerful tech companies can face pressure from the increasingly assertive leadership of the world’s most populous country — and one of the most critical technology markets of the coming decade.
Documents suggest Adani companies over-invoiced power equipment, siphoned money – Part 1
In this two-part series, AdaniWatch publishes documents that show how associates of the Adani Group established an intermediary company to overcharge Adani companies in India for machinery required for large power-generating plants. Funds were then allegedly siphoned off to various entities in tax-haven countries that were controlled by Vinod Adani, the elder brother of Group founder, Gautam Adani.
In this first part of the series, AdaniWatch publishes the documents that show how funds from the alleged over-invoicing were sent to entities in the United Arab Emirates and the tax haven of Mauritius.
Supreme Court grants interim relief to ‘Financial Times’ journalists over report on Adani Group
Benjamin Nicholas Brooke Parkin and Chloe Nina Cornish had been summoned by the Gujarat Police on a complaint filed by an investor in the conglomerate.
Adani Auditor EY Faces Inquiry by India’s Accounting Regulator: Report
The National Financial Reporting Authority has requested documents and communications related to the audits of Adani-controlled companies dating back to 2014, Bloomberg reported.
As Modi Government and Adani Train Guns on Opposition MP Mahua Moitra, Here’s What We Know and Don’t Know
Hiranandani's controversial affidavit does not corroborate the two most damaging charges the BJP has levelled at Moitra. There is no cash payout 'smoking gun' that government handlers evidently hoped he would deliver. Nor does he say the gifts he gave were in exchange for anything Moitra had done as an MP.
SEBI Approached OCCRP for Documents on Adani Allegations
The network of investigative reporters refused the Indian market regulator's request, saying that the sources of information are accessible through official channels.
The journalist Paranjoy Guha Thakurta was also among those raided and taken in for questioning by Delhi Police in the NewsClick case. This conversation with Thakurta was held in February 2023 when he came to Kerala for the release of the book ‘Adani Empire: Beyond Crony Capitalism‘.
Why Some Supreme Court Investigators In The Adani-Hindenburg Case Are Accused Of Conflict Of Interest
A September 2023 affidavit in the Supreme Court has alleged that two out of the six members of the Supreme Court-appointed expert committee investigating possible regulatory lapses in dealing with allegations against the Adani group have a “conflict of interest” and one is named in an alleged fraud. Among these are a member’s company’s tie-up with the Adani group in 2022, another’s alleged involvement in a bank fraud, and a third’s past association with the conglomerate.
SEBI Concealed 2014 DRI Alert About Adani Group Manipulations, Has Conflict Of Interest: Petitioner Tells Supreme Court
The affidavit filed by petitioner Anamika Jaiswal has alleged that the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has an apparent 'conflict of interest' in investigating the matter. The petitioner has also alleged that the market regulator brought in multiple amendments to 'shield' regulatory contraventions and price manipulations by Adani group.
Good, IRS enforcement will make these tax evaders pay their fair share +collect overdue taxes, penalties, fines, interest...: The IRS is focusing on a specific kind of corporate fraud -contractors issuing 1099s *actually don't exist, virtual currency/foreign bank: compliance/assets/income, partnerships/passthroughs: compliance, discrepancies...
More #CorporateFraud & #Greenwashing: With a mission to create green jobs & bring green-energy loans to the poor, BlocPower: gained powerful backers in tech, FIN & govt. Where are the results? Rec. glowing press for its promise to make #CleanEnergy HHS & small bus' -emphasizes air-source heat pumps -growing drive to electrify bldgs... As of Au -nearly 2 years -completed heat pump installation for just 1 client🚨 +20 more heat pump projects in the pipeline. #CorporateGreedhttps://prospect.org/environment/2023-09-06-energy-insufficiency-blocpower/
The latest revelations against the Adani Group are a reminder of the lengths and depths to which the prime minister has gone to protect his corrupt friends and their misdeeds by rendering India’s regulatory and investigative agencies toothless, writes Jairam Ramesh.