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Children from schools in the National Capital Region (NCR) gathered in New Delhi for a moving celebration of the life of former South African president Nelson Mandela, who died Dec 6 at the age of 95.... |
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For India, the passing away of former South African president and anti-apartheid icon Nelson Mandela represents the departure of a venerated elder and a great soul, India's President Pranab Mukherjee said Tuesday.... |
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Commerce Minister Anand Sharma, heading the Indian delegation for the lying in State ceremony filed past the mortal remains of former South African President Nelson Mandela, , at the Union Buildings in Pretoria, to pay last respects to the great leader., an official said in New Delhi.... |
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The family of merchant navy captain Sunil James, who is under arrest in the west African country of Togo since July, Tuesday met Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to seek the government’s intervention for his early release.... |
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In a gesture well appreciated here, Indian businessmen and the Indian community here have come to the aid of hundreds of thousands of Ethiopian returnees from Saudi Arabia.... |
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Aiming to increase bilateral trade with Africa, the government has identified certain sectors of India's exports to African countries that are presently quite low, the commerce ministry said.... |
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It's been a tempestuous half a century for Kenya Indians as the nation celebrates her 50th anniversary of Independence Dec 12. Kenya's political developments have directly affected the Indians. They have always worried about their future in Kenya and worked hard as they prospered.... |
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At the beginning of 20th century, there were an estimated 40,000 tigers in India, but this count has now reduced to a meagre 1,706. It is an alarming figure, but tiger conservationist Valmik Thapar hasn't given up yet. He feels the national animal can be saved by adapting innovative wildlife tourism modules practised in Africa and by revamping age-old recruitment processes.... |
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State-run gas distributor GAIL India has said that it is in talks to acquire Ophir Energy's 10 percent stake in gas blocks in Tanzania.... |
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Bharti Airtel has said its Africa unit will join a bridge alliance, a mobile collaboration made up of 14 operators serving over 500 million customers, that will help improve its services, especially on roaming.... |
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The cold deserts of Himachal Pradesh's Lahaul Valley have been flushing with vegetables, mainly the high-value exotic broccoli and lettuce, say agriculture experts.... |
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Sounds of Bhaag Milkha Bhaag reverberated off the walls of Jawaharlal Nehru stadium as Delhi took to the roads. Sunday morning saw the flag off of the ninth edition of the Airtel Delhi Half Marathon here with over 31,000 people participating in the event.... |
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India is gearing itself to host the Under-17 FIFA World Cup in 2017, in preparation for which, the country's parent body for football, is giving the push to short-listed host cities to put infrastructure upgradation on the fast track.... |
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