0300 IST, Wednesday, July 23, 2014 
SPOTLIGHT
Indian foreign minister to visit North Africa
India will seek to boost its engagement with three major North African countries, important sources of phosphates and energy, when External Affairs Minister Salman Khurshid visits Morocco, Tunisia and Sudan this week. |
Midnight raid may fade but Khirki won't be same againBy Pritha Chatterjee & Aditi Vatsa/ The Indian Express
In a basement on a rainy afternoon, three students from Congo in their 20s are trying out their musical instruments. They have formed a choir for prayer meetings, where young African professionals and students gather thrice a week. The keyboard, drums and guitars are arranged on a decorated platform, while chairs line a red carpet. “We have turned this basement into a church,” says John Kahilu, a 24-year-old student. “There is no image of god here, we find him through our music, and these are the most unconventional prayer songs you will hear.” Their landlord of three years, who lives on the floor above, is “not sure” what the basement is used for, but loves the music that travels through closed doors. Making chapatis for lunch, she hums along. |
Attack coincides with surge in African studentsBy Basant Kumar Mohanty/ The Telegraph
Delhi law minister Somnath Bharti has dragged Africans into an unseemly controversy at a time students from the continent are rediscovering India after exploring China and others for over two decades. |
Vigilante action on Africans condemned, India assures more security
A vigilante-style rounding up and alleged manhandling of some African nationals in a midnight raid involving a Delhi minister was Saturday roundly condemned by the Indian government as well as African envoys in India. Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal defended the action of his cabinet minister and said his government had "nothing against foreigners". |
India condemns misbehaviour with Ugandan nationals, promises action
India January 18 "utterly condemned" the alleged misbehaviour with some Ugandan nationals in the capital by a Delhi minister and his party volunteers and promised "appropriate action" in the matter. |
India, Mozambique to sign MoU on oil, gas cooperation
India and Mozambique on Jan 15 agreed to sign a Memorandum of Understanding to accelerate cooperation in the hydrocarbon sector. |
Nagaland to S Africa in 2 months: The flight of the Amur falconBy Samudra Gupta Kashyap/ Indian Express
How long does a bird take to fly from Nagaland to South Africa? If it is an Amur falcon, it may take two months, including a three-and-a-half-day non-stop flight across the Arabian Sea, as scientists have found out after tagging three of the species. |
India, Africa to cooperate in securing Indian OceanBy Biswajit Choudhury
Entering 2014, the year that will see the hosting here of the Third India-Africa Forum Summit, the focus will be on the key element of maritime security cooperation between the neighbours separated by the Indian Ocean, the key waterway for trade between the West and the East. |
'20 mn Sub-Saharan Africa homes to have digital TV by 2020'
Sub-Saharan Africa will add 20 million TV households between 2013 and 2020 to reach 68 million, says a new report from Digital TV Research published On January 7. |
Mumbai’s T2 could become world’s most visited ‘museum’By Manju V/ The Times of India
In two weeks, India's largest museum will open its glass doors to the public. Unlike other museums, though, you would need an international air ticket to enter — this museum with nearly 7,000 artefacts, a 3km long art wall and works by over 1,500 artists is actually housed inside an airport. |
