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03 March 2014

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SPOTLIGHT

 

'Mali is a winning business opportunity for India'

 

Located in the heart of West Africa, a region India seeks to increase its engagement with, Mali is a winning business opportunity, says a political leader from the nation recently in the news for the conflict with Islamic militants in its northern areas....

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INDIA AFRICA COOPERATION

 

Spreading the message of vedas in South Africa

 

Mesmerized by the exotic rituals and the rhythmic chanting of the veda mantras, a South African of Indian origin is planning to hold the ancient vedic ritual in her home country....

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GAIL seeks LNG from East African suppliers

 

GAIL (India) Ltd is seeking Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) from East African producers to diversify its supply sources, a senior company official told PTI here today....

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BUSINESS

 

'Brand India is gaining prominence overseas with steady success'

 

India’s rise as a global investment destination has also been aided by a strong marketing and brand promotion push. India Brand Equity Foundation (IBEF), a trust established by the department of commerce, ministry of commerce and industry, has been leading this promotion of the ‘India Brand’ overseas....

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40 African nations at business conclave

 

At least 40 African countries are expected to take part in an India-Africa business conclave March 9-11 that will focus on two-way trade and investment....

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India is a huge market for WhatsApp, says 'Disco Dancer'-loving co-founder Jan Koum

 

Growing up in the former Soviet Union, Jan Koum watched a lot of Bollywood. The Communist leadership deemed it to be healthy entertainment unlike the decadent trash churned out by the West. That’s how the cofounder of WhatsApp had the surprising privilege of seeing Disco Dancer — and not just once or twice. “I grew up watching Indian movies as a kid in Russia. I am quite familiar with Bollywood,” said the man who’s just sold his company for $19 billion to Facebook. “I grew up watching Disco Dancer. I watched it some 20 times as a kid.” For those who don’t remember, this was a worldwide smash hit starring Mithun Chakraborty that was released in 1982, featuring music by Bappi Lahiri and a guitar electrified with 5,000 volts that’s used as a murder weapon....

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Mahindra Comviva partners Bharti Airtel in 16 African nations

 

Mobile solutions provider Mahindra Comviva has partnered with Bharti Airtel for deploying its enterprise communications platform in 16 countries across Africa, a company statement said here Monday....

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EDUCATION

 

54 new central schools to come up in India

 

As many as 54 new central schools would be opened across 17 states in India....

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HEALTH

 

Black skin, a response to skin cancer risk

 

The ability of ultraviolet radiation to cause skin cancer is well established. Yet, it is only “generally believed” that the development of dark skin by people in Africa was an adaptive response to protect them from the damaging effects of UV rays. Also, the harmful impact of UV rays in the survival and/or reproductive fitness of individuals is “uncertain.”...

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Apollo Hospitals to expand operations in African countries

 

As part of expanding overseas projects, Apollo Hospitals is planning to start its clinic Tanzania in another three to four months. The company is also planning to sign a similar Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Zimbabwe government, said Pratap C Reddy, chairman of Apollo Hospitals Group....

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ENTERTAINMENT

 

Girl on the go

 

Those who follow Masaba Gupta (@MasabaG) on Twitter will know that these days the word “sleep” crops up ever so often in the designer’s posts. The start to the year has been all about hopping flights, working long hours and chasing deadlines, and her Twitter timeline vouches for that. She has packed in a show in Hyderabad, followed it up with one in Nairobi, launched new stores in Mumbai and Kolkata and also collaborated for a fashion residences project in Pune....

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TECHNOLOGY

 

Isro takes another step towards human spaceflight

 

India's hopes of sending humans on a spaceflight to demonstrate its technological advancement is moving in the right direction with Indian Space Research Organisation (Isro) starting the instrumentation process in a crew module structure....

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TCS top IT service provider in Europe, Middle East, Africa

 

Global software major Tata Consulting Services (TCS) has been ranked number one IT service provider for the manufacturing industry in Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) by leading analyst firm International Data Corporation (IDC)....

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