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15 October 2013

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SPOTLIGHT

 

Government initiatives aiding India-West Africa trade surge

 

Focusing on terrorism financing and money laundering, India and the US have agreed to expand cooperation in targeting the financial networks of terrorist organisations, including Pakistan based Lashkar-e-Taeba (LeT)....

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NEWS

 

Essar to withdraw from Kenyan refinery project

 

After months of controversy and speculation, Indian energy giant Essar Group has announced it is giving up its 50 percent stake in Kenya's oil refinery.  ...

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Indian Coast Guard detains Sierra Leone vessel

 

The Indian Coast Guard took into custody a vessel flying a Sierra Leone flag and found on the high seas under mysterious circumstances and brought it to Tuticorin port for investigation, an officer said.  ...

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INDIA AFRICA COOPERATION

 

A steel deal not yet sealed in Zimbabwe

 

A bankrupt state-owned steel mill, an Indian industrial conglomerate, and a divided government comprise the cast of Zimbabwe’s biggest privatisation deal in decades. Yet, the transaction has faltered as principal actors have strayed from their scripts amidst arguments over ownership of un-surveyed iron ore deposits potentially worth billions of dollars....

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Indian Rotarians on a medical mission to Ethiopia

 

A team of doctors from Rotary International (RI) Districts 3080 and 3131 of India are undertaking a medical mission in Ethiopia for the second time after 14 years.  ...

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Indian businessman backs Ghana's cricket development

 

When he arrived in Accra in 2001, Indian industrialist Akoliya Patel only wanted to mine for gold and diamonds that he is now doing across Africa. More than a decade later, he has also become Ghana's main financier to develop cricket in this West African nation of 25 million people that was a British colony till 1957.  ...

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COMMENT

 

Libya again: Who makes America do such silly things?

 

Recent events in Libya remind me of my first assignment in that country. But first let us recapitulate the latest American adventure....

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PANORAMA

 

Indo-European connect deepens this Durga Puja

 

It is the craving for exploring the harmony between art, culture and religion that drives Durga Puja organisers, spread across the world, to bring out unity in diversity. So it's no wonder that organisers in India and Europe are channeling the best of both worlds to celebrate one of the country's biggest socio-religious events.  ...

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BUSINESS

 

Indian pharma cos on a high

 

The rupee’s depreciation is good news for India’s export-oriented pharmaceutical firms that are getting more in rupee terms for every dollar they earn. “For every one rupee slide against the dollar, pharma companies gain 4 percent,” said Sarabjit Nangra, vice-president, research (pharma), Angel Broking.  ...

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CULTURE

 

Indian cultural gala to wow Europe

 

 India is mounting one of its most ambitious cultural galas abroad in recent times with the launching here of a nearly four-month long festival that will be an eloquent and colourful demonstration of the country's soft power.  ...

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LIFESTYLE

 

The fun Indian wedding

 

Gone are the days when the bride and groom would watch guests having fun as they settled their heavy wedding ensembles and worried about the khatirdari, menus, make-up and jewellery. Weddings, these days, are not just big and fat. They are fun and trippy, where the bride and groom are equal participants. In fact, they are the centrestage of merrymaking and lead from the front - matching steps with belly dancers, doing cabaret, riding horses, acting in skits, quizzing each other about the times when they'd met, dated... For trendy youngsters, a great wedding is an unforgettable experience they are part of. Here's what else is new this wedding season......

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TRAVEL

 

Fancy Tarzan like adventure? Try Karkloof canopy ride

 

Do you fancy swinging from one tree to another in a deep forest a la Tarzan? Plan a trip to Durban to fulfil your dream and experience a new thrill with Karkloof Canopy Tour, which makes you slide through steel ropes from one platform to another above the forest and gives an adrenaline rush in the true sense....

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EVENTS

 

Cote d'Ivoire to host African water and sanitation meet

 

The 2013 edition of the 'High Level Forum on Water and Sanitation in Africa' will be held Nov 21-23 in Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire....

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