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India in Africa


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4 Indians bag awards at Harvard comeptition for start-ups

Four Indians are among the winners of a Harvard Business School competition that awards prizes worth over $300..

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Africa in India


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Egypt plans 'love campaign' in India: Envoy

Admitting that trade and commerce were the most important tools in a bilateral relationship, Egyptian Ambassad...

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Panorama


Russian Centre of Science and Culture in New Delhi

Delhi to get India's first Russian Orthodox Church

The construction of India's first Russian Orthodox Church will soon begin here, a top Russian diplomat said he..

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Conversation/Comment


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India is Amitabh, Amitabh Bachchan is India (Egypt Diary)

It's known that Amitabh Bachchan is popular in Egypt but the extent of this can only be gauged when an Indian lands in Egypt, the land of pyramids and one of the world's oldest civilisations, just like India.  

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India-Africa Co-operation


Entertainment/ Lifestyle

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Summer beauty trend 2014: Bright eyeliner

The soft, muted, pastel shades of spring-summer wardrobe are being contrasted with bright make-up and pink and orange lips, but don’t shun bright eyeliner either as it is in vogue like never before.  

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Agriculture/Energy

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'Agriculture project helped farmers' income reach Rs.200,000

The National Agricultural Innovation Project (NAIP) has led to an increase in the annual income of farmers in 500 villages in India from Rs.15,000 to Rs.200,000, an official said here Tuesday.

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Health/Education

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WHO report reveals worldwide threat to public health

A new report by the World Health Organisation (WHO) - its first to globally look at antimicrobial resistance, including antibiotic resistance - reveals that this serious threat is no longer a prediction for the future but is happening right now in every r..

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Business/Industry

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South Africa keen to host BRICS Development Bank

South Africa is keen to host the proposed BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China, South Africa) Development Bank and is lobbying for it with other members of the grouping, South Africa's envoy said in New Delhi.

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IT/Technology

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India successfully test-fires Akash missile

India Friday successfully test-fired its Akash medium-range surface-to-air missile from a defence base in Odisha for the second time in two days, an official said.  

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Culture/Tourism

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Delhi tops world in value-for-money 5-star hotels

Delhi ranked number one for best deals in five-star hotels in 2013 with average prices of ` 9,652 per night, followed by Mumbai at the second place with Rs 9,809, according to a report by Hotels.com.  

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