India-Africa Project Partnership: 9th CII- EXIM BANK Conclave March 17 - 19, New Delhi

SPOTLIGHT


Ravi Bangar, joint secretary  Ministry of External Affairs, Arbinda Mitra, Advisor Department of Sci

African researchers heading for India

Increasing numbers of African students are keen to study in Indian universities, with a steep rise in African researchers seeking science and technology fellowships in this country.  ..

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India in Africa


Netxcell joins hands with Funmobile in Nigeria

Netxcell Limited, a leading telecom technology services provider announced its association with Funmobile, a l..

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Africa in India


African students in Punjab, India

India to train 500 Nigerians in vocational skills

India wants increased partnership with Nigeria in education through institutional cooperation, content develop...

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Panorama


The Indian Caribbean Museum, Trinidad and Tobago

Indian Caribbean Museum in Nat Geo list of 500 sacred places

The Indian Caribbean Museum, described as "a national treasure, a window to the past, and an opportunity ..

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Conversation/Comment


Libyan Ambassador to India Ali Al-Issawi

Libya seeks India's help in democratic transition, economic rebuilding

Libya's new government, formed in 2011 after four decades of Muammar Gaddafi's dictatorial rule, is keen to take India's help in the drafting of a constitution and economic rebuilding, the Libyan envoy here has said.  

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India-Africa Co-operation


Cinema/Fashion

Film poster of The Great Gatsby, 2013

'The Great Gatsby' - too much glitz but soul shows through

Film: "The Great Gatsby"; Cast: Leonardo DiCaprio, Carey Mulligan, Tobey Maguire, Joel Edgerton, Amitabh Bachchan; Directed by: Baz Luhrmann

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Agriculture/Energy

The Indian Parliament

Committed to food security law: Government

The government is committed to enacting the National Food Security Bill, which legally entitles poor families to five kilograms of subsidised grain per person per month, an official document said.  

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Health/Education

Yoga practice on the seaside  / credit - Dave Bouskill

Prayer, spirituality gets the doctors' nod

Hardly anyone doubts the power of prayer and almost everyone has a turnaround tale - maybe personal, or of someone else's - that credits the "miracle" to a prayer. Now while science and spirituality may not always see eye to eye, holistic treatm..

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Business/Industry

India to grow 6 percent in current fiscal: S&P

Indian economy is projected to grow by 6 per cent in the current fiscal while growth is expected to be steady in most of the Asia Pacific economies, global rating agency Standard & Poor's said today.

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IT/Technology

The Digivaasi Pepsi Tweet20 campaign  / credit - socialsamosa.com

Indian digital agency cited at One Show Interactive Awards

A creative digital agency based in the national capital has become the first from India to be conferred with a Merit at the prestigious One Show Interactive Awards-2013 in New York.  

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Culture/Tourism

SPIC-MACAY's first global convention begins May 20 in Kolkat

Over 1,800 delegates will participate in the first SPIC-MACAY international convention on promoting Indian classical music and culture that begins here May 20.  

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