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07 January 2014

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SPOTLIGHT

 

India in elite satellite league, launches heavy rocket

 

One of India’s most ambitious dreams became a reality on Jan 5 when its Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle (GSLV-D5), powered by an indigenous cryogenic engine, effortlessly put the 1,982-kg GSAT-14 communication satellite into a perfect orbit after 17 minutes of flight....

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Senior officials headed to South Sudan to meet Indians

 

India is sending a team of senior officials to assess the political and security situation in violence-wracked South Sudan, meet the around 250 remaining Indian nationals there and review arrangements at the Indian mission in Juba....

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NEWS

 

India to send team to South Sudan

 

India is rushing a team of senior officials to South Sudan amid an increasingly bloody civil war that has silently led to an exodus of Indians from the world’s youngest nation and has claimed the lives of two Indian peacekeepers....

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Now, Incredible India website in 11 languages

 

Aiming at a global audience, the website of the ‘Incredible India’ campaign will soon provide tourist-related information in 11 languages, including Chinese, Spanish and Arabic....

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INDIA AFRICA COOPERATION

 

Indian meat processor sets up plant in Ethiopia

 

Allana Sons, one of the largest Indian meat processing companies, has invested $20 million to establish its first meat processing and exporting plant in Africa....

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Shop like an Egyptian at Dilli Haat

 

Art connoisseurs visiting Dilli Haat in the Indian national capital New Delhi in the next two weeks will get a feel of Egyptian handicrafts and textiles at a crafts bazaar, which was inaugurated on Jan 2....

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PANORAMA

 

Pravasi Bharatiya Divas 2014: Reviving the French Connection

 

As the Indian diaspora from around the world gathers in New Delhi this week for the 12th edition of the Pravasi Bharatiya Divas, as usual the limelight would be on the diaspora members from the US, Canada, Britain and Southeast Asia. But few people realise that nearly 20 percent of all delegates participating in the event hail from the Francophone world - the French-speaking nations around the world which number over 55....

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CONVERSATION

 

India to showcase its soft power in US, France

 

It has taken India almost a quarter of a century to open a cultural centre in Washington. The hurdles have been finally cleared and New Delhi will very soon be able to showcase its "soft power" in the world's most powerful nation, Indian Council for Cultural Relations (ICCR) president Karan Singh said....

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LETTER FROM AFRICA

 

Tunisia, India: A growing relationship (Letter from Tunisia)

 

Tunisia, on the northern-most reaches of the African continent, is an African country with which India has a fast-growing and increasingly diverse relationship of cooperation.  Tunisia is a middle-income country with good socio-economic indices and an educated and skilled population.  This is reflected in the cooperation projects that India has begun with Tunisia....

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BUSINESS

 

American start-ups take root in India

 

India has built a reputation as a notoriously tough place to do business, one that has stymied even giants like Walmart. And, unlike Silicon Valley, where a decent idea can attract funding,investors in India are much more reluctant to risk their money on start-ups....

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Indian startups' global competitiveness and innovation make them acquisition targets

 

The growing proficiency of Indian technology companies in building innovative products is drawing a great deal of attention from global corporations eager to acquire fresh ideas and skilled workers....

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CINEMA

 

Bollywood at a glance in Indian cinema's landmark year

 

In 2013, the centenary year of the over $2 billion world of Indian cinema, the Hindi film industry saw several high points - whether it was "Dhoom 3" becoming the fastest to mint Rs.100 crore ($22 million) in just three days, "Chennai Express" collecting a whopping Rs.216 crore or megastar Amitabh Bachchan making his initial foray into Hollywood....

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