India, June 28 -- In a big setback to industrialist Gautam Adani, a United States federal court has refused to immediately allow the Department of Justice (DoJ) to drop criminal charges in the $250 million bribery case, after finding that the Government's explanation for doing so was "terse, bland, and conclusory." Adani's nephew Sagar Adani also accused in the bribery case. Judge Nicholas G Garaufis of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York directed the DoJ to give reasons for its decision to seek dismissal of the indictment against all eight accused. The DoJ has been directed to file its explanation by July 13, 2026. The Court said that the Government must provide each reason for seeking dismissal of the i...