1633 IST, Friday, March 28, 2014 
Africa in India
Indian government must condemn attacks on Africans: Nigerian envoy (Interview)By Biswajit Choudhury
Given the recent spate of incidents targetting Africans in India, the time has come for the Indian government to make a public condemnation of incidents of the kind Wednesday night when Delhi Law Minister Somnath Bharti led a midnight vigilante raid against some Africans staying here, accusing them of being part of a "drug and sex ring". |
Empowering Egyptian women despite the odds
Egyptian women have been the worst sufferers in the revolution and the rise of Islamist factions has seen curtailment of the rights of women, said a leading women's activist from the North African nation whose organisation has been quietly operating in the country's southern region to empower women through training in traditional crafts to enable them stand on their own feet. |
Shop like an Egyptian at Dilli HaatThe Hindu
Art connoisseurs visiting Dilli Haat in the Indian national capital New Delhi in the next two weeks will get a feel of Egyptian handicrafts and textiles at a crafts bazaar, which was inaugurated on Jan 2. |
Delhi handicraft fair with Egytian craftsHindustan Times
The Dastkari Haat Samiti’s annual crafts bazaar at Dilli Haat will create a vibrant and colourful atmosphere as it celebrates its 28th Anniversary. |
'Mandela needs to be re-invoked'
Nelson Mandela, the world's anti-apartheid icon and South Africa's first non-white president who died earlier this month, need not just be remembered but re-invoked in context of the times in his country and the world, leading Indian personalities said here. |
South African wine launched in India
South Africa’s celebrated KWV wines will be available in India by the month-end, as Kristal Spirits India (KSIPL) announced a marketing and distribution tie-up with the South African wine major. |
Mandela's life celebrated by Indian schoolchildren
Children from schools in the National Capital Region (NCR) gathered in New Delhi for a moving celebration of the life of former South African president Nelson Mandela, who died Dec 6 at the age of 95. |
Soon, an Indian flavor to democracy in West AfricaBy Biswajit Choudhury
In a region with a chequered democratic past, there could soon be an Indian flavor to emerging democracies as India looks to increase its engagement with resource-rich West Africa. |
Indian elections are educative for foreign delegationsBy Rupesh Dutta
The smooth conduct of India's elections and the efficient use of electronic voting machines (EVMs) and other technology are an eye-opener for many foreign delegations that came here to observe Indian democracy in action. |
Khurshid, Egyptian Minister seek to expand bilateral tiesSandeep Dikshit / The Hindu
Egypt’s Foreign Minister Nabil Fahmy, who has chosen India as the destination of his first visit to Asia, had broad ranging discussions with his Indian counterpart Salman Khurshid in New Delhi. |
