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From A Diamond Sorting Teenager To World’s Second Richest To Fraud Allegations

The tale of Adani’s scandal-plagued, wheeling-and-dealing ascent is also the story of India’s post-Cold War economic boom and Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s rise to power.

By Giacomo Tognini and John Hyatt

GAutam Adani was not marked for success. One of eight siblings, he was the fourth of five sons. His dad owned a small textile shop. He dropped out of high school at 16.

Today, Adani, 60, is the 24th wealthiest person in the world with a $47.3 billion fortune. He is the face of India’s Adani Group, the $38 billion (2022 sales) energy and infrastructure conglomerate.

How did

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75th Anniversary” Celebrates the Sports Car’s Diamond Jubilee and Doesn’t Shy Away from the Model’s Dark Wartime Past

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New Book Celebrates the 356’s Diamond JubileeCourtesy: Motorbooks

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Gordon Maltby bought his first Porsche 50 years ago and his latest just this year. Between those two purchases, he has owned around three dozen cars from the sporting German marque. But he has always been fond of the 356.

In fact, he wrote one of the first comprehensive books on the model, Porsche 356 and RS Spydersin 1991, and for decades acted as the editor-in-chief of 356 Registry, the official magazine of the

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India may be hurt as G7 tries to dent Russia’s diamond exports

The seemingly unending face-off between the West and Russia triggered by the Ukraine conflict will soon impact Indian diamond houses. Sources told The Economic Times that the G7 countries are mulling harsher sanctions on diamonds originating from Russia, a majority of which are cut and polished in India before being exported to the West.

Rough stones sourced from Russia come to factories in Surat, where they are polished and then sent to luxury stores and dealers in Paris, New York and Tokyo. Indian diamond cut and polish 90 per cent of all stones mined in the world, the ET report

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Jeremy Diamond fined $100,000, can’t practice for three months

Toronto personal injury lawyer Jeremy Diamond must not practice law for three months and has been fined $100,000 after being found guilty of professional misconduct for misleading advertising, according to an order made by a Law Society disciplinary panel.

Diamond is the face of the firm Diamond & Diamond, known across the country for billboards, TV and radio spots boasting “nothing is tougher than a diamond.”

In a March 29 decision, the panel ordered Diamond not to practice law or provide legal services for three months starting April 28, 2023. The Law Society Tribunal is an independent adjudicative body that

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See Lake Shasta and Diamond Valley Lake grow

Following an extraordinarily wet winter, the water is once again roaring into some of California’s largest reservoirs and lakes for the first time in nearly three years.

Southern California’s largest reservoir marked an incredible turnaround Monday when officials from the Metropolitan Water District turned on the taps once again — releasing water transported from Northern California that gushed from valves at 600 cubic feet per second into the 4.5-mile-long Diamond Valley Lake.

The reservoir near Hemet, about 40 miles west of Palm Springs, was built nearly three decades ago and holds twice as much water as all of the region’s

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MLB’s base size changes, explained: Why the bases are bigger in 2023 and get ‘pizza box’ comparisons

For those on an MLB diamond this year, there’s going to be a notable difference in the infield besides a restriction on the shift. MLB increased the base size to 18 square inches from the previous size of 15 square inches this offseason, giving the bases more coverage on the dirt.

This change is being made as more of an installation of safety than to affect gameplay. The idea is to avoid collisions, particularly between players covering first base and players running through it.

There may be some small impacts on the field, eg it being slightly easier to steal

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‘A Beautiful Noise, The Neil Diamond Musical,’ Announces North American Tour

Neil Diamond - Photo: Bruce Glikas/WireImage

Neil Diamond – Photo: Bruce Glikas/WireImage

A multi-year North American tour of A Beautiful NoiseThe Neil Diamond Musical is set to begin in 2024. The tour will begin at Rhode Island’s Providence Performing Arts Center in the fall of 2024. A full list of cities will be announced soon.

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The bio-musical, which tells the story of a Grammy-winning artist Neil Diamondopened on Broadway at the Broadhurst Theater on December 4, 2022. It features a book by Anthony McCarten and a score consisting of songs from Diamond’s catalog.

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McCreery, Diamond Rio headline this year’s Opp Rattlesnake Rodeo – The Andalusia Star-News

McCreery, Diamond Rio headlined this year’s Opp Rattlesnake Rodeo

Published 9:15 am Wednesday, March 22, 2023

Country music band Diamond Rio will perform at the 62nd Opp Rattlesnake Rodeo in Channell-Lee Stadium on Sunday, March 26, at 3 pm (PHOTO PROVIDED)

Headlined by country music’s Scotty McCreery and Diamond Rio, the 62nd Annual Opp Rattlesnake Rodeo will be held at Channell-Lee Stadium in Opp Friday, March 24 through Sunday, March 26.

Country musician Scotty McCreery will take the stage Saturday, March 25, at 8 pm (PHOTO PROVIDED)

Activities planned for this year’s event include arts and crafts, food, live music,

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