1007 IST, Saturday, January 28, 2012 
SPOTLIGHT
Young people drive Twitter growth in Africa
A majority of tweets in Africa are made by young people from their mobile devices, thus driving the growth of Twitter Africa, new research has revealed.
India in Africa
Neil off to Kenya for 'Shortcut Romeo'
Hindi movie actor Neil Nitin Mukesh is off to Kenya shooting for his new film "Shortcut Romeo", dire..
Africa in India
South African team envisages interest in India's low-cost housing sche
A South African delegation has evinced interest in a low-cost housing scheme being executed i...
Panorama
Where Indian art meets global creativity
Boundaries crumbled when India met South Africa, Iran, Germany, Britain and the US under one roof ..
Conversation/Comment
A new word for Chinese diplomacy -- 'duplimacy'?
"China wants to develop long-term friendship and cooperation with India." So said the Chinese official who held border talks with Indian officials this week. He also predicted a "golden period for India-China relations" in the near future. What he did not say, but sceptics like me heard him say between the lines, is th
India-Africa Co-operation
Cinema/Fashion
Radcliffe wants to visit Indian ghost town
Hollywood actor Daniel Radcliffe, who is gearing up for the release of his horror film "Woman in Black", is eager to visit the "ghost" town of Bhangarh in India's Rajasthan state.
Agriculture/Energy
India's first fast breeder reactor to go critical early 2013
India's first 500-MW prototype fast breeder reactor (PFBR), being set up at Kalpakkam near here, is likely to go critical early next year and commercial generation of electricity is expected in March 2015.
Health/Education
Hospitals check into hotels as medical tourism booms in Indi
The boom in medical tourism is encouraging hospitals and hoteliers across India to strike alliances with each other.
Business/Industry
'$2 bn aerospace, defence exports by India in 2011-12'
India's aerospace and defence exports are likely to clock $2 billion in fiscal 2011-12 to March 31, industry lobby Assocham says.
IT/Technology
Tackling the 'graduate but unemployable' syndrome in India
Low employability, particularly in the IT sector, of thousands of engineering graduates hitting the Indian job market every year is prompting academia and industry leaders to make efforts to end the demand-supply mismatch.
Culture/Tourism
Snowy slopes in India's Himachal Pradesh invite skiers
Powdery snow slopes near the picturesque Manali tourist resort in the north Indian state of Himachal Pradesh have once again started attracting skiers. And they should be in no hurry - the hills will remain blanketed in white till March end...
