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- India's top court revokes ban on large prayer gatherings in mosque, article with imageIndia ·
May 17, 2022 India's Supreme Court on Tuesday overturned a local order to ban large Muslim prayer gatherings in a high-profile mosque in north India after a survey team said it found relics of the Hindu god Shiva and other Hindu symbols there.
- MarketsTen percent of workers at Indian-owned Mozambique coal mine are on strike
Over 500 workers at a coal mine in Mozambique owned by a subsidiary of an Indian company have been on strike for a week, the company said in a statement on Tuesday, hurting coal production at a time of peak coal prices.
- MarketsJungle Ventures renews Southeast Asia, India bets with $600 mln fund
Singapore-based Jungle Ventures has raised $600 million in a new fund backed by new and existing investors including Temasek, the latest venture capital firm to target more money on investments in Southeast Asia and India.
- BusinessIndia, Nepal agree to build hydroelectric power plant
India and Nepal will build a 695 megawatt (MW) hydropower plant, officials said on Monday, as the Himalayan nation looks to exploit its abundant potential to generate clean energy to ease power shortages.