While heroin worth Rs 5,976 crore was seized at Adani port in 2021, Rs 1,515 crore of cocaine was seized from V. O. Chidambaranar Port in Tamil Nadu’s Tuticorin the same year.
SEBI had sent notices to four Adani Group companies, alleging they had wrongfully categorised the shareholding of certain entities and seeking to recover about Rs 25 billion from them.
Currently, Adani Ports & Special Economic Zone Ltd operates 14 ports, terminals representing 27 percent of India's total port volume. Seven each are on east & west coast.
Adani Group won highest bid for Tajpur Port and was awarded Letter of Intent just over a year ago. Bengal industries minister says govt will soon release statement soon.
Adani operates the Haifa Port in northern Israel along with a local company after it completed its purchase for 4 billion shekels ($1.03 billion) in January.
Deloitte in its audit report highlighted certain transactions questioned in Hindenburg report, which SEBI is investigating. SEBI's report on Adani group's alleged fraud is due Monday.
Adani Ports said it has floated a tender of up to $130 million in outstanding debt, as it tries to boost investor confidence after the group's shares were pummelled Hindenburg's report.
WEF report flags growing erosion of multilateralism, long considered stabilising force. 'Declining trust, heightened protectionism are threatening trade, investment.'
Pakistan lacks capacity to deliver aircraft at pace suggested by its claimed contracts as it depends on China for avionics, electronic warfare, weapons, and on Russia for engines.
UK, EFTA already in the bag and EU on the way, many members of RCEP except China signed up, and even restrictions on China being lifted, India has changed its mind on trade.
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