From the junior-most political reporter to the senior-most bureaucrat, everyone is aware of the proximity between Gautam Adani and the ruling clique in New Delhi. Some would even venture to suggest a mutually advantageous interdependency between the Modi ...

Rahul Gandhi, a senior leader of India's main opposition Congress party, gestures during a press conference on Indian billionaire Gautam Adani being indicted by U.S. prosecutors for his alleged role in a scheme to bribe Indian officials, at the party's headquarters in New Delhi, India, November 21, 2024. REUTERS/Priyanshu Singh

One of the world's richest people, Indian billionaire Gautam Adani has been indicted on multiple counts of fraud in the US. The criminal charges are related to his alleged role in a scheme to bribe officials in India.

Gautam Adani, one of the world's richest men, and seven others were indicted for fraud by U.S. prosecutors over their alleged roles in a $265 million scheme to bribe Indian officials to secure power-supply deals.