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SPOTLIGHT

 

India condemns misbehaviour with Ugandan nationals, promises action

 

India January 18 "utterly condemned" the alleged misbehaviour with some Ugandan nationals in the capital by a Delhi minister and his party volunteers and promised "appropriate action" in the matter....

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Africa in India

 

Indian government must condemn attacks on Africans: Nigerian envoy (Interview)

 

Given the recent spate of incidents targetting Africans in India, the time has come for the Indian government to make a public condemnation of incidents of the kind Wednesday night when Delhi Law Minister Somnath Bharti led a midnight vigilante raid against some Africans staying here, accusing them of being part of a "drug and sex ring"....

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Mumbai begins with a grand run, Kenyans swept the race

 

Dance, music, cheering, a feeling like carnival and enthusiasm has run rampant through Mumbai streets as large number of Mumbaikars including children, parents, grandparents, celebrities and corporate honchos all came together to run the Mumbai Marathon 2014 on Sunday....

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India in Africa

 

Flower importers in Africa looking to India

 

Flower importers are shifting their focus to India and Ethiopia for cheaper flowers in the wake of rising cost of production in Kenya, the world's largest horticultural exporter, the State of East African Report Series shows....

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PANORAMA

 

Over 250 writers, 175 sessions to make Jaipur Litfest a thoughtfest

 

Informed debates featuring writers and thinkers from India and abroad will hold sway, but the five-day Jaipur Literature Festival (JLF) from Friday has much more to offer with book readings and launches, creative writing workshops and musical evenings to make it a full spectrum cultural extravaganza in a heritage setting....

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Conversation/Commentary

 

Turmoil in the heart of Africa

 

The Central African Republic (CAR) is an impoverished country of 4.5 million inhabitants spread over 623,000 sq. km, located in the centre of Africa, which became independent from France in 1960.

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Agriculture/Energy

 

Araku Valley in South India May Become New Apple of Farmers' Eye

 

While the Greek hero Hercules wanted to possess the fruit desperately, Adam — the first man in Abrahamic religions — apparently couldn’t resist eating it and was then desperate.

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New technology to the rescue of farmers

 

The success of a technology is measured by the number of people adopting it. In villages, especially, the introduction or adoption of a new system is often not easy. It takes a long time to convince and earn the confidence of farmers....

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CULTURE/TOURISM

 

Literary pondering: Is a writer conscious of the audience?

 

Should a writer think of his or her audience while at work? Or should the focus be the narrative? Questions like these were discussed by Pulitzer Prize winner Jhumpa Lahiri and a bevy of international authors at the Jaipur Literature Festival (JLF) here Saturday....

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Health/Education

 

New risks threaten young hearts

 

With men aged just 25 years dying of heart attacks caused by Coronary Artery Disease (CAD), health experts are making trying to identify risk factors among young people....

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Moving from e-cigarettes to e-currents

 

Quitting cigarettes is agony. But Anil Budhiraja, a Delhi-based management professional who had been smoking for 30 years, found a way to quell his cravings. The 50-year-old went to a clinic where a pen-like device was held to his ears. An hour later, Budhiraja, who used to go through at least 10 cigarettes a day, says he walked out with no desire to light up ever again....

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In boost to infertility treatment, govt allows import of frozen embryos

 

India has allowed the import of human embryos for artificial reproduction, opening up what is expected to be a huge segment of the medical tourism market....

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