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India defends diplomat embroiled in SA's 'Gutpagate'

After a top Indian diplomat was accused of manipulation by South Africa to obtain permission for landing of an aircraft chartered by a well-connected Indian family at a military air base in......

'Guptagate' sparks political row in South Africa: Report

A controversial lavish Indian wedding in South Africa has created a rift between President Jacob Zuma and the ruling African National Congress, according to a media report on Monday. Zuma and ANC......

Gupta family apologises for wedding jet controversy

A wealthy Indian family in Johannesburg has apologised to the Indian and South African governments as well as to the public for triggering a huge scandal in their effort to host a "memorable"......

South Africa's Indian family guests in race row

The row surrounding a lavish Indian wedding in South Africa on Friday got mired in another controversy after a labour union alleged "racism at its worst" against some guests attending the event.......

Indian wedding row in S Africa; diplomat suspended

The row over the landing of a private aircraft on a military airport for a lavish Indian wedding in South Africa snowballed into a political scandal on Thursday with a senior diplomat suspended and......

Airtel, Nokia tie up for VAS in Africa

Bharti Airtel said on Tuesday it has signed a pact with Nokia to provide Airtel subscribers in Africa access to value added services such as Nokia Life and Nokia Xpress Browser on their mobile......

Doubts over Cipla's takeover bid of S African unit

Initial optimism by analysts that a 100 per cent takeover bid of Cipla Medpro South Africa (CMSA) by Cipla India would be a walkover when shareholders vote on the offer next month, has changed......

PM pledges to assist Africa to develop infrastructure

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Wednesday pledged to assist Africa through infrastructure development and institution-building and said BRICs group of emerging powers could help transformation of......

PM arrives in Durban for BRICS Summit

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Monday arrived in South Africa on a four-day visit to attend the BRICS Summit in Durban that could launch a development bank for the five-nation grouping and......

India, Africa revise 2015 trade target to $100 bn

Notwithstanding the gloomy global economic environment, India and Africa on Monday revised upwards their bilateral trade target for 2015 to $100 billion.The decision to revise the target by $10 was......

Can't sustain long playing all three formats: Steyn

South Africa hope to give coach Gary Kirsten the perfect parting gift by winning next month's Champions Trophy, and have no fears that his replacement, Russell Domingo, is up to the job of guiding......

South Africa name Domingo as new coach

Russell Domingo will take over as coach of South Africa's cricket team from Gary Kirsten, Cricket South Africa announced on Saturday. -South Africa coach Kirsten to quit after Champions Trophy......

Parnell surrenders in Mumbai drug case, gets bail

South African cricketer Wayne Parnell, an accused in the Juhu 'rave party' case, surrendered before a local court on Monday. Shown as a wanted accused in the case chargesheet, he was......

South African Clark named junior men's hockey coach

Former South African Olympian Gregg Clark has been appointed head coach of India's junior men's hockey side to prepare them for the World Cup to be held in New Delhi later this year. Clark is also......

Pistorius set to receive snub from major athletic events

The sporting world is set to snub Oscar Pistorius from major events around the world after a court in South Africa allowed the Olympic and Paralympic star to return to international competition. -......

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Q. Does the Indian Lion understand the language of an African lion...?
Pradipta Pati: A. more

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Q. Indians love sufferings, so they keep voting congress every time, for the sake of some money, some false commitments to the casts and religios, gharana etc. ..... keep doing so...... and one day you will join hands with Africans, kamodians, mangolians, Somalians...............
Love Potion: A. when you put them together , they will understand teh language of love more

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Q. What do the five rings of the Olympics represent?
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Celebrating the African renaissance

The Organization of African Unity marks its 50th anniversary today amid not just the search for solidarity across a continent but for a vision of a... ...

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As union turns 50, celebration and contemplation in Africa

Unite we mustunite in order to achieve the full liberation of our continent, declared Kwame Nkrumah, first President of independent Ghana, at the... ...

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Tea Board chief to lead delegation to Egypt

In an effort to nurture the important African market, the Indian Tea Association plans to send a delegation to Cairo in June-end. The delegation... ...

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UN chief challenges African leaders over Congo

United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Friday urged African leaders to implement a peace plan that the U.N. hopes will stabilize eastern... ...

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India's food grain states Punjab and Haryana can help African countries in ensuring food security through exchange of knowledge and technological... ...

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