Indian billionaire Gautam Adani charged in US with bribery

Indian billionaire Gautam Adani has been charged with fraud in the United States, which has accused him of orchestrating a $250m (£198m) bribery scheme and concealing it to raise money in the US.

Voting began early Wednesday in India’s western state of Maharashtra for provincial elections. According to election authorities, Polling is underway for 288 assembly seats, with approximately 97 million registered voters deciding the fate of 4,136 candidates.

A delegation from Bangladesh arrived on Monday for discussions aimed at enhancing land port infrastructure along the India-Bangladesh border.

During his campaign for re-election, Donald Trump repeatedly threatened major tariffs on imports from a range of countries. Beijing bore the brunt of his attention — he threatened a 60 percent tariff on Chinese products. But India was a major target, too — he described the country as a `major charger` of tariffs, and promised to do the same in return.

The death count in the bus accident in Uttarakhand`s Almora district of India has climbed to 36, according to NDTV.

India`s foreign ministry said on Saturday it had lodged a protest with Canada for linking its home minister to alleged plots against Sikh separatists on Canadian soil. Additionally, India criticized Canada for allegedly monitoring Indian consular staff in the country.

Canada`s deepening dispute with India over its alleged campaign of violence against Sikhs leader in Canada could intensify Indian-based cyber espionage and hold back immigration, but analysts and experts see no immediate impact on trade.

The Canadian government alleged on Tuesday that Indian Minister of Home Affairs Amit Shah, a close ally of Hindu nationalist Premier Narendra Modi, was behind the plots to target Sikh separatists on Canadian soil.

Canada and the United States must get tougher on Indian Premier Narendra Modi`s government for trying to silence dissidents on foreign soil, a controversial Sikh separatist who was the target of an alleged India-led murder plot said in an interview.

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has warned Indians against an emerging online fraud known as `digital arrest`.

India has warned social media platforms of `consequential action` after hundreds of hoax bomb threats to Indian airlines this month triggered travel chaos and terror it said threatened national security.

Indian Premier Narendra Modi is set to meet Chinese President Xi Jinping on Wednesday during the BRICS summit in Russia, according to India`s foreign secretary. This marks their first meeting since 2020, when relations between the two countries deteriorated following a violent clash along their disputed border.

The district magistrate of West Tripura has imposed a restriction on public movement within 500 meters of the India-Bangladesh border in the Agartala and Mohanpur sub-divisions. This order is in effect from 8 PM to 5 AM, starting Sunday and continuing until December 19.

India and China have agreed on patrolling arrangements to de-escalate tensions along a disputed Himalayan border which has seen deadly hand-to-hand clashes in recent years, India’s top diplomat has said.

At least six migrant workers and a doctor were shot dead in India`s Kashmir region on Sunday night when militants opened fire near a tunnel construction site, officials said, days after a new government was formed in the territory.

The prime ministers of India and Canada could benefit politically in the short term from the unprecedented expulsion of top diplomats from each country, analysts said on Tuesday.