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04 November 2013

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SPOTLIGHT

 

India blazes a trail with Mars mission

 

"I would submit that the highest possible form of national security, well above having better guns and bombs than everyone else, well above 'speaking softly and carrying a big stick, as President Roosevelt suggested, is the security which comes from being a nation which does the kinds of things that make other countries want to join with us to do them. If this is not 'strategic', then what is?"  ...

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CONVERSATION

 

India leaps into interplanetary space with Mars mission

 

India will be the first Asian country and the fourth entity in the world to leap into interplanetary space Tuesday with an exploratory mission to Mars, about 400 million km from planet Earth.  ...

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NEWS

 

Goans-Nigerians clash after murder of Nigerian

 

Goans and Nigerians clashed at Porvorim following tension over the murder of a Nigerian national at Parra. The clash occurred after a Nigerian stopped a hearse carrying the body of the murdered Nigerian and other Nigerians who gathered at the spot took the body from the hearse and placed it on the road, paralyzing traffic on NH 17, at Porvorim. The murder is related to the drug trade in the coastal belt of North Goa.  ...

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Nigerians held the Goa Police to ransom

 

Nigerians are "seven feet" tall, are "huge and aggressive" and it needs anywhere between two to 10 Goa Police personnel to tackle each of them. That's why, says Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar, the police could not reign in an irate mob of Nigerians that blocked a key highway, beat up policemen and vandalised a police van after one of their compatriots was found murdered....

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South Africa proposes BRICS youth development

 

The BRICS National Youth Consultative Forum opened in Pretoria with host country South Africa proposing the development of a clear BRICS Youth Development Strategy.  ...

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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.  ...

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Indian ambassador commemorates El Alamein martyrs

 

The 71st Anniversary of the famous Battle of El Alamein was commemorated today, the 26th of October, at the Indian War Memorial in El Alamein. Ambassador Navdeep Suri laid a special wreath at the war memorial to honour the martyrs who had played a pivotal role in one of the most important battles during the 2nd World War. ...

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CAG elected to UN Board of Auditors

 

India's official auditor Shashi Kant Sharma was elected to the UN Board of Auditors winning the largest number of votes, the office of the Comptroller and Auditor General said in New Delhi.   ...

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Kenyan Indian women aborting female foetuses

 

Kenyan Indian women in Nairobi capital city are opting for mass abortions to avoid giving birth to a girl child, according to a report....

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INDIA AFRICA COOPERATION

 

'India not in competition with any country over Africa'

 

 India is not in competition with any country over Africa and will coninue to work for a stable and prosperous Africa as the relationship is a win-win one, a senior Indian official has said.  ...

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Despite regional insecurity, West Africa's trade with India booms

 

Despite the gradual breakdown of security in West Africa because of poor cooperation between its constituents, trade and commerce are booming between India and the largely French-speaking region, which accounts for 20 percent of the continent's GDP and 30 percent of its population, officials say.  ...

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BUSINESS

 

Push for rupee trade with Africa

 

India and South Africa are exploring the option of trading in local currencies — the rupee and the rand — instead of dollars....

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IT/TECHNOLOGY

 

Indian sensor to sniff out methane in Mars orbit

 

India's tryst with Mars could lead to finding methane on the Red Planet for the first time by a sensor onboard the spacecraft being launched  from Sriharikota spaceport, 80 km northeast of Chennai.  ...

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India to use GIS technology to monitor mustard crop

 

Satellite-based advanced technology called Geographic Information System (GIS) will be used to monitor mustard crop in various parts of India, an industry body said .  ...

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TRAVEL

 

South Africa's Fordoun: Holiday within a holiday

 

Relaxing in this dairy farm turned into a state-of-the-art luxury hotel, enjoying the peace and tranquillity at the 350-hectare property and indulging in activities like horse riding - Fordoun Hotel and Spa is a bonanza for those travelling to Durban.  ...

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