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Axis Minerals, casualty of Guinea mining purge, demands $1bn damages

France, Sept. 30 -- An Indian businessman is seeking $1 billion in damages from Guinea after losing his mining licence for a bauxite deposit in the Boffa region. Pankaj Oswal has requested arbitration... Read More


MU adds 500 new courses for open electives

India, Sept. 30 -- The University of Mumbai has launched over 510 new open elective (OE) courses this year, spanning the field of humanities, science, commerce, technology, and interdisciplinary studi... Read More


Crackdown on encroachments must be backed by accountability: EPG

Srinagar, Sep 30, Sept. 30 -- The Environmental Policy Group (EPG) has welcomed Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha's call for a crackdown on encroachments along water bodies in the Unio... Read More


How APC chairperson died while sharing N50,000 donated by PDP defectors - Wife

Nigeria, Sept. 30 -- The wife of the Ward Chairperson of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Ukanafun Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom State has narrated to PREMIUM TIMES how her husband died whi... Read More


No more buffering in trains, CR to boost WiFi, connectivity

India, Sept. 30 -- For millions of Mumbaiites who spend hours every day on Central Railway locals; dropped WhatsApp calls, slow internet and buffering videos are part of the daily grind. Even using th... Read More


Delhi: 'Crimes against women fall 5.7%, but still worst in India'

India, Sept. 30 -- The number of reported crimes against women in Delhi dipped by 5.7% in 2023 compared to the preceding year, even as overall criminal cases in the city surged by 7.5% in the same per... Read More


CBI probing of bank officials, middlemen in rRs.r3.81 cr cyber fraud

India, Sept. 30 -- The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has begun probing a few bank officials and middlemen as part of its investigation into a cybercrime case involving the receipt of Rs.3.81 c... Read More


Ironclad Asset Management Launches INR 200 Cr ESOP-Focused Fund

India, Sept. 30 -- Investment firm Ironclad Asset Management has launched INR 200 Cr ($22.5 Mn) ESOP-focused fund Ironclad Ventures to provide liquidity to employees in the Indian startup ecosystem. ... Read More


Ironclad Asset Management Launches INR 200 Cr ESOP-Focused Secondaries Fund

India, Sept. 30 -- Investment firm Ironclad Asset Management has launched INR 200 Cr ($22.5 Mn) ESOP-focused fund Ironclad Ventures to provide liquidity to employees in the Indian startup ecosystem. ... Read More


Government may seek 2015 Shreya Singhal order review

Bengaluru, Sept. 30 -- The Supreme Court's landmark 2015 judgment in Shreya Singhal vs Union of India addressed a bygone regime and cannot be "mechanically applied" to the 2021 Information Technology ... Read More