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30 September 2013

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SPOTLIGHT

 

Indians trying to come to terms with Nairobi attack

 

The Indian community in Kenya is trying to come to terms with the devastating fallout of the Nairobi mall attack Sep 21, coping with the pain of losing loved ones and lost business opportunities....

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Ethnic Indians heroes in Nairobi aftermath

 

Members of Kenya’s Indian community are emerging as heroes of last Saturday's terrorist attack at a Nairobi mall they frequent in large numbers, with their institutions and individuals providing critical emergency assistance at one of the darkest moments in the east African nation’s history....

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Fate of 64 missing in Nairobi attack unknown

 

The fate of the 64 people reported missing in the terror attack on a Nairobi mall remained a mystery  with authorities remaining tight-lipped on what has transpired at the operational level over the past two days....

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COMMENT

 

Nairobi killings: No society is an island

 

The terrorist attack on the Westgate Mall in Nairobi, Kenya, is a reminder of how seemingly highly localised militancy can suddenly become an international danger. When it comes to terrorism, no society is an island. Al-Shabab has repeatedly traded blows with neighbouring governments over the past half decade.  ...

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NEWS

 

Kenya's Indian community in mourning

 

The Ministry of External Affairs has confirmed that four Indian passport holders died in the carnage at the Westgate shopping centre in Nairobi, but community leaders of Kenya’s 70,000 strong south Asian diaspora believe at least 30 of their people died in one of Kenya’s greatest national tragedies....

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India-made anti-malaria drug banned in Ghana

 

The distribution of Gsunate Plus, an anti-malaria drug for children, said to be imported into Ghana from India where it is manufactured by Bliss GVS, has been banned by the Food and Drugs Authority (FDA)....

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Tanzanian woman dies of drug overdose in south Delhi

 

Days after an NRI youth died in a brawl after a rave party at a Kalkaji flat, another such death was reported from the capital. The clandestine party was held in the basement of a hotel in Safdarjung Enclave, and the victim was a 25-year-old Tanzanian woman who died of a suspected overdose. Police have sealed the hotel's basement and arrested the manager and his aide....

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INDIA AFRICA COOPERATION

 

India's Tech Mahindra expands African footprint

 

Seven years after India's leading global IT systems integration provider Tech Mahindra entered Botswana, the company has expanded its footprint across nine African countries to share in the continent's growth story and also create jobs....

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India Show in Tanzania to boost business

 

An exhibition of Indian technology and products aimed at boosting India-Tanzania bilateral trade and investment will commence Wednesday in the Tanzanian capital Dar-es-Salaam.  ...

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Indian healthcare companies tap African market

 

As 30 of India's largest healthcare providers tap the growing African market, the Indian High Commission here dismissed media charges that it is pushing medical tourism to India by encouraging Nigerians needing critical care to go to that country....

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McNally Bharat bets big on African orders

 

 McNally Bharat Engineering Co Ltd is betting big on a couple of overseas orders worth $85 million in the next 12 months....

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BUSINESS

 

Mall attack could affect business confidence in Kenya

 

The terrorist attack on the Westgate Mall by Somali Islamic group Al Shabaab in Nairobi may affect the confidence of Indian investors as well as Africa's emerging commercial culture, say business and diplomatic observers.  ...

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Nairobi attack won't impact Gujarati community in East Africa: Desai

 

The Nairobi mall attack has put in especial focus the Gujarati community in East Africa, but the incident is not going to dent their business enterprise, feels economist Ashok Desai....

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HEALTH

 

Low treatment costs attract foreign heart patients to India

 

Low treatment costs and high levels of expertise have made India a leading destination for heart treatment for people from West Asian and African countries, doctors said....

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