2210 IST, Friday, March 28, 2014 
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Japanese royal visit symbolises advancement of pro-India policyBy Saroj Mohanty
The Emperor and Empress of Japan will arrive in India for the first time to raise the "mutual interests" of people of the two countries. Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko will be on a six-day official visit that has already drawn considerable media attention because of the good ratings the two democracies enjoy among their people and the number of policy dialogues both have been holding on trade and investment, energy, security and global governance. |
Western Railway enters 150th yearBy Quaid Najmi
Exactly 150 years ago, the first train on the western coastal lines of Bombay (now, Mumbai) chugged in Nov 28, 1864, heralding a new era of seamless and direct connectivity between Bombay and Gujarat and further north. |
Now, skydive from 10,000 feet in Maharashtra's BaramatiBy Quaid Najmi
It's known for its grapes and dairy products. Now, Baramati in Maharashtra has acquired another distinction, being the place from where one can skydive from a light aircraft from a height of 4,000-10,000 feet. |
US President's Indian men and womenBy Arun Kumar
As Nisha Desai Biswal officially became Washington's first Indian-American pointperson for South and Central Asia last week, her boss mentioned that she is known as "somebody who speaks softly and carries a big stick". |
Internet impacting economic development across Africa
The use of Internet is rising in Africa and is having a "transformative effect" on the continent's development and could add $300 billion a year to its gross domestic product (GDP) by 2025, says global consulting firm McKinsey. |
Ethiopia is newest hub of African aspirations in spaceBy Hadra Ahmed
After South Africa and Nigeria, Ethiopia is becoming a hub of Africa's aspirations in space with the East African nation's finalising the installation of two huge deep-space observatory telescopes to promote space research in the region, a prelude to its developing a space mission by launching its own satellites.
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Meet Mumbai's rags-to-riches Restaurant KingBy Quaid Najmi
Over five decades ago, an aggressive trade union leader, George Fernandes, was tired and famished after leading a day-long agitation of taxi drivers. |
TVs, mobile phones spearhead shift in rural IndiaBy Vidhi Choudhury / Mint
Chanderi, a small town of 40,000 people in the Ashoknagar district of Madhya Pradesh, is best known for its weavers. A decade ago, the inhabitants would spend their evenings in the town square, chatting. There was little else to do. Such gatherings are rare now, says Quaiser Jehan Qureshi, a local school teacher.
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Indian writes Ethiopian language primers for foreignersBy Hadra Ahmed
An Indian scholar in Ethiopia has so far published over a dozen books specially designed for foreigners to learn Ethiopia's languages, particularly Amharic. |
Indian personalities showcased in Cairo exhibition
An exhibition by the Egyptian Caricature Society depicting prominent Indian figures from the field of politics, art and literature, and cinema, alongside leading Egyptians was inaugurated at the Maulana Azad Centre for Indian Culture (MACIC) in Cairo. |
