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SPOTLIGHT

 

Indian soldiers hit most in South Sudan crisis

 

When rebels against South Sudan President Salva Kiir Mayardit killed Warrant Officers Dharmesh Sangwan and Kumar Pal Singh of the UN Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) Thursday, the toll of Indian military personnel lost there in 2013 mounted to seven.  ...

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NEWS

 

Two Indian peacekeepers killed in South Sudan

 

Two Indian peacekeepers were killed in an attack on the UN Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) base in Akobo, authorities said in New Delhi.  ...

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China condoles death of Indian peacekeepers in South Sudan

 

China has expressed its condolences over the death of Indian peacekeepers in South Sudan and strongly condemned the violent attack on the UN mission in the country, a Chinese spokeswoman said.  ...

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India talks tough, seeks unconditional apology from US

 

India has sought "unconditional apology" from the US over the arrest and the purported strip search of its ranking diplomat Devyani Khobragade in New York and also took a slew of steps to pare down the privileges of American diplomats in an apparent retaliatory measure....

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Captain, sailor jailed in Togo come home

 

Indian Merchant Navy Capt. Sunil James and sailor V. Vijayan arrived in Mumbai and Kochi, respectively, almost five months after their incarceration in a Togo jail.  ...

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INDIA AFRICA COOPERATION

 

Tanzanian conjoined twins separated at Chennai hospital

 

Nine-month-old Ericana and Eluidi, pygapagus (joined at the buttocks) twins from Tanzania, were separated after an operation at the Apollo Speciality Hospital in Chennai, doctors said. Their condition is stable.  ...

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South African wine launched in India

 

South Africa’s celebrated KWV wines will be available in India by the month-end, as Kristal Spirits India (KSIPL) announced a marketing and distribution tie-up with the South African wine major....

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Mandela, Sachin could be in Bengal school syllabus

 

The state school syllabus revamp committee is in talks with the West Bengal education department to include detailed chapters on anti-apartheid icon Nelson Mandela and cricket legend Sachin Tendulkar in state-run schools' curriculum, officials said Wednesday....

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COMMENT

 

'Mandela needs to be re-invoked'

 

Nelson Mandela, the world's anti-apartheid icon and South Africa's first non-white president who died earlier this month, need not just be remembered but re-invoked in context of the times in his country and the world, leading Indian personalities said here.  ...

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CONVERSATION

 

Egypt continues US cooperation but will diversify its options: Nabil Fahmy

 

Please tell us about your visit to India?   I came with three messages. Egypt is committed to being an international player. By nature, geography, history and natural resources, Egypt has to have a sophisticated foreign policy. It serves our interests to be with like-minded states that we respect- particularly those that have a commitment to a more balanced world order.  ...

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BUSINESS

 

Hair care companies set sight on African women

 

NEW DELHI: Women in Africa have got India Inc by its short and curlies. Their desire for straight long hair has metamorphosed into a billion-dollar business for domestic hair care companies....

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Indians most optimistic about growth prospects: Survey

 

Looking forward to more political stability and economic development post general elections, India has emerged as the most optimistic country globally with respect to growth prospects in the coming time....

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TECHNOLOGY

 

India's Antarctica station at par with world: Geologist

 

Thirty years after she first set foot on Antarctica, celebrated geologist Sudipta Sengupta - one of the first Indian women to visit Earth's southernmost continent in 1983 - said improved technology has brought Indian stations on the ice at par with the world.  ...

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EDUCATION

 

India's Manipal University in BRICS top 100 ranking

 

 Manipal University in Karnataka has been ranked among the top 100 universities in the BRICS countries and the only Indian private institution to appear in the list....

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