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Amid controversy over Mahatma Gandhi’s comments, Ghanaian government to relocate his statue from Legon university campus
World | October 06, 2016 17:39 ISTIn a move aimed at quelling an ongoing controversy over some statements made by Mahatma Gandhi in the context of Africa, the Ghanaian government has now decided to move Mahatma Gandhi statue from the University
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VIDEO! 'Ring of fire' eclipse to blaze above parts of Africa today
World | September 01, 2016 14:11 ISTPeople in South Africa will be witness to the annular solar eclipse, referred to as a “ring of fire” in the skies today. The eclipse that began at 2:45 am EDT (12:15 pm IST)
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Kerala-based HLL Lifecare gets bulk export order for 1.3 million female condoms
August 31, 2016 17:30 ISTHLL Lifecare, a Kerala-based company that manufactures female condoms, has bagged its maiden bulk order for the supply of over 1.3 million pieces of female condoms to Gambia and Burkina Faso in Africa and Dominican
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PM Modi interacts with Solar Mamas of Africa
World | July 10, 2016 15:56 ISTPrime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday interacted here with a group of Solar Mamas, women from various African countries trained in harnessing solar energy under Indian government programmes.
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My Africa visit will boost economic ties with that continent: PM Modi
Politics | July 06, 2016 17:50 ISTNew Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi today said that his Africa visit is aimed at boosting both economic ties as well as people-to- people contacts with that continent. PM Modi made these remarks before his
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PM Modi's Africa tour to begin on Thursday; first stop Mozambique
Politics | July 04, 2016 21:53 ISTNew Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi's five-day visit to four key countries of African continent will begin on Thursday, the key focus of which will be deepening cooperation in areas of hydrocarbons, maritime security, trade
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African nationals beat up Ola cab driver for refusing extra passengers
India | May 30, 2016 17:22 ISTA taxi driver was beaten up today in the national capital allegedly by a group of six African nationals including two women after he refused to take on board more than four people.
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Four attacks on Africans within an hour in South Delhi, Sushma speaks to Home Minister
India | May 29, 2016 11:33 ISTNew Delhi: A week after a Congolese national was beaten to death in Vasant Kunj, four separate cases of alleged assault on African nationals were registered in the national capital. All four incidents took place
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India keen to develop ports in Africa, Bangladesh, Iran: Nitin Gadkari
Politics | April 12, 2016 15:47 ISTPursuing its pro-active maritime policy, the government has expressed keenness to develop ports for various countries, including Africa, Bangladesh and Iran.
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Indian firms eager to invest in African oil assets: Petroleum Minister
January 22, 2016 23:02 ISTNew Delhi: India has conveyed to African countries that took part in the just concluded fourth India Africa Hydrocarbons Conference that Indian companies are keen to invest in upstream assets in Africa, Petroleum Minister Dharmendra
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126 hostages freed from Burkina Faso hotel, operation over
World | January 16, 2016 17:16 ISTBurkina Faso (Africa): Burkina Faso and French forces killed at least three extremists and freed 126 people as they took back control of a luxury hotel in the capital that had been seized by the
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Triple blasts in Lake Chad leave 27 dead, 80 injured
World | December 05, 2015 21:45 ISTThree bomb blasts have hit an island on Lake Chad, Africa, leaving 27 people dead and 80 injured, security agencies said. The blasts occurred on the island of Koulfoua on the Chadian side of the
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Hinduja bets big on Africa; to invest $1 bn
November 04, 2015 7:52 ISTMumbai: Hinduja group has identified Africa as its next big frontier for growth and has committed to pump in $1 billion across the sectors over the next five years.Calling for a unified Africa plan to
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India, Africa must speak in one voice on UNSC reforms: PM Modi
Politics | October 29, 2015 21:07 ISTNew Delhi: India and Africa must speak in "one voice" in pushing for reform of UN Security Council, Prime Minister Narendra Modi asserted today, cautioning that it ran the risk of becoming irrelevant unless it
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India, Africa should pitch for UNSC reforms, says Modi
Politics | October 29, 2015 13:15 ISTNew Delhi: India and Africa must speak in one voice for reforms in international institutions like the UN Security Council, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Thursday.Addressing the India-Africa Forum Summit here, Modi said the
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India, Africa united by goals of progress: Sushma Swaraj
Politics | October 29, 2015 11:36 ISTNew Delhi: India and Africa are united by their common goals of peace, progress and prosperity, External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj on Thursday said as she sought cooperation and partnership between the two in the
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'Africa huge investment potential for Indian energy firms'
October 29, 2015 8:01 ISTNew Delhi: Highlighting huge potential for Indian energy players in Africa, Namibia's Minister of Mines and Energy Obeth Kandjoze said on Wednesday that the country's power sector presented good investment opportunities."We are a middle income
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Delhi police to cordon off areas during India-Africa summit
India | October 27, 2015 23:05 ISTNew Delhi: Traffic snarls are expected in the city for the next two days in view of major arrangements for VVIP movements during the India-Africa summit, even as Delhi Traffic police today said that they
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India-Africa summit feels tremors but meeting continues
India | October 26, 2015 16:09 ISTNew Delhi: Officials from 54 countries, here for the India-Africa Forum Summit that began here on Monday, felt the strong tremors of the earthquake that jolted large parts of north India, Afghanistan and Pakistan. But
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India-Africa Summit likely to hit traffic flow in Delhi
October 26, 2015 7:07 ISTNew Delhi: Traffic flow in Lutyens' zone, central Delhi, Mathura Road, Rajghat, ITO and areas around India Gate is expected to be disrupted for the next few days in view of frequent VVIP route arrangements
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