2035 IST, Friday, May 18, 2012 
SPOTLIGHT
India boosts presence in West Africa with trade, cooperation
India's footprint is growing in West Africa, especially in two main players in the region, Nigeria and Ghana, with increased trade across sectors and cooperation in various other field..
India in Africa
India's Airtel ranked best operator by Nigerian telecom regulator
Nigerian telecom regulator has ranked Indian telecom giant Bharti Airtel's Nigerian unit - Airtel Nigeria -- ..
Africa in India
Kenya Airways launches Nairobi-Delhi flight
To capture the growing traffic between India and Africa, Kenya Airways has launched a direct Nairobi-New...
Panorama
India's best spas rated, recognised
The spa culture has arrived in India. Hundreds of spas across the country are providing high-quality tre..
Conversation/Comment
Protest belies long tradition of cartoons in India
The uproar over a cartoon in a school textbook and the undue haste shown by the government in withdrawing the book were both out of place and uncalled for. This, apart from other things, shows how little we know of our history and how poor we are in appreciating works of art.
India-Africa Co-operation
Cinema/Fashion
It's hard to keep up good work in India's Hindi film industr
Kalki Koechlin comes from a non-film background, but the Indian actress has managed to carve a niche for herself with her unconventional choice ofscripts. She however admits it is hard to keep up the good work in filmdom.
Agriculture/Energy
Planting the seeds of prosperity in India
Dyaneshwar Bodke worked at a interior design in firm in Pune in the western Indian state of Maharashtra for 10 years, starting as a typist and going on to become a designer himself after attending a course in the subject, when he chanced upon a news..
Health/Education
India's Super 30's IIT-JEE success story brings joy again
A daily wage labourer, a security guard, a grocer, a marginal farmer and a truck mechanic are among the proud fathers whose sons have cracked the highly-competitive IIT-JEE exam this year, thanks to Super 30, a free coaching centre for underprivileg..
Business/Industry
And now an oil offer for India - from Puntland
With virtually the entire east coast of Africa is found to contain hydrocarbon deposits, the tiny Puntland, which is a nation and yet not a nation, is no exception. Its President Abdirahman Mohamed Mohamud Farolez on Wednesday held talks in New Delhi ..
IT/Technology
Indian's 'Smart Rickshaw' mobile app wins innovation prize
India's Aadhar Bhalinge has won "m2Work", a World Bank-sponsored online challenge seeking the best ideas for spurring the job-creation potential of mobile phones.
Culture/Tourism
Plan your Kenya safari; eating out a gastronomic privilege
Kenya’s abundance of natural produce, combined with the rich variety of cultures and traditions, have created a great culinary nation attracting the food connoisseurs from across the world. The fertile volcanic soil of the Rift Valley produces a ..
