Gautam Adani faces a criminal charge of foreign bribery, independent of the three existing charges against him; and to remove and replace language describing the three charges and their potential penalties in paragraph 20) Gautam Adani,

The Indian Ministry of External Affairs clarified that the US allegations against Adani executives are legal matters concerning private entities.

Reports of summons had surfaced in the media after a five-count criminal indictment was unsealed in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York. The Adani Group last week denied all allegations as baseless and said it would seek legal recourse to defend itself.

Adani Green Energy said that contrary to media reports, its chairman Gautam Adani and his aides have not been charged for violating the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act.

Gautam Adani, 62, along with the seven other defendants were accused of paying about $265 million in bribes to Indian government officials.

Adani, 62, one of Asia’s richest men, was thrust into the spotlight last week when U.S. prosecutors in New York charged him and seven of his associates with securities fraud.

By Dhwani Pandya, Shilpa Jamkhandikar and Shivam Patel MUMBAI/NEW DELHI (Reuters) -The finance chief of India's Adani Group on Friday rejected U.S. allegations that executives, including Chairman Gautam Adani,

Both houses of Indian parliament were suspended temporarily on Thursday within minutes of opening as opposition lawmakers disrupted proceedings for the third day this week seeking a discussion on allegations against the Adani Group.

Gautam Adani was charged for allegedly conspiring to pay about $265 million in bribes to Indian government officials to obtain contracts and develop India's largest solar power plant project on November 21.