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23 September 2013

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SPOTLIGHT

 

Indians among killed in Nairobi mall attack, 59 dead

 

Two Indian families came in the line of gunfire by Islamist militants in an upscale mall in Nairobi, with two Indians, including an eight year-old boy, among the 59 fatalities....

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NEWS

 

`India stepping up role as security provider in Indian Ocean`

 

The focus of the world is moving gradually to the Indian Ocean region, through which a bulk of the world's shipping trade passes, and India with vital stakes in the region is stepping up its role as net security provider, said a top official in New Delhi.  ...

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Indian American makes history as first Miss America

 

After conquering the realms of politics to business to sports, the growing influential Indian American community added a crown jewel to their glory with Nina Davuluri winning the Miss America title for the first time.  ...

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Manmohan condemns mall attack, writes to Kenya president

 

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has written to Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta strongly condemning the “heinous and senseless” terrorist attack in a Nairobi mall in which 59 people were killed, including two Indians....

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INDIA AFRICA COOPERATION

 

From India to Africa: A basket of technology to transform lives

 

Solar-powered lamps made in India and by an Indian company were distributed first in refugee camps in Ethiopia in 2009 to provide security to women and promote education....

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Airtel Ghana funds ultra-modern medical teaching facility

 

 Ghana President John Dramani Mahama has complimented Indian-owned mobile telecom provider Airtel Ghana for financing an ultra-modern teaching facility and clinical centre for the School of Medical Science of the University of Cape Coast that has also enabled the upgradation of the Central Regional Hospital here into a teaching facility.  ...

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Indian firm wins contract to help build highway in Ethiopia

 

 An India-based consulting company has won a $1.46 million contract for consultation and supervision of the construction of the 133 km Kombolcha-Mille highway project in Ethiopia....

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Indian-aided cotton ginning unit inaugurated in Malawi

 

A cotton ginning unit,constructed with Indian aid, was inaugurated in Ngabu in Malawi, a landlocked country in southeast Africa that exports raw cotton....

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'India joining African regional bank will strengthen ties'

 

India's Exim Bank, the largest provider of lines of credit to Africa, is set to join a regional bank that will not only ensure greater capital but also help improve commercial ties, an official said....

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PANORAMA

 

Siddis: Little known Indians of East African descent

 

Rizwana combs her fizzy hair to set it into a plait and is soon ready to attend a wedding. Her flat nose, shapely eyebrows, pouted lips and dark skin are distinct African characteristics - but she's an Indian.  ...

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CONVERSATION

 

'Financial aid gives India greater say in African affairs'

 

Increasing financial and technical assistance by India has helped Asia's third largest economy to have a greater say in Africa's affairs, a senior official of the African Development Bank has said.  ...

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IT/TECHNOLOGY

 

India gets 'authorizing nation' status for IT products

 

India has been granted status as ‘authorizing nation’ under the international Common Criteria Recognition Arrangement (CCRA) to test and certify electronics and IT products with respect to cyber security.  ...

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HEALTH

 

Indian scientists develop cheaper, safer way to contain dengue, malaria

 

Researchers from Bengal Engineering and Science University (BESU) have found a cheap and easy way to control mosquitoes — with the help of carbon nano-particles....

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COMMENT

 

Kenya's 'time bomb' and the Somalian terror threat

 

On a recent visit to Nairobi, I along with my wife visited Westgate, an upscale mall thronged by scores of shoppers, most of them foreign tourists. The visit was provoked by an attractive full page advertisement in the in-flight magazine, The Traveller Msafiri, distributed by Kenya Airways. The full-page advertisement described the mall as a ''world class shopping destination" and boasted that it is open seven days a week with ample parking and 24-hour security....

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