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Metastasis of Al-qaeda? Pan-African terrorism

In a televised broadcast on December 31,2011, Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan declared a state of emergency in parts of the country following anti-Christian violence by a jihadi group called......

'Indian bureaucracy runs slowly, often unnecessarily'

Retired Indian diplomat Neelam Deo believes that India, in terms of bureaucratic capacity, 'does not match the capacity of the United States'.Speaking at the Atlantic Council on Indo-US relations......

India to serve as bridge across world's diversity: Krishna

At launch of the 'India Initiative' by the Brown University External Affairs Minister S M Krishan delivered an inspiring speech. Here's the full text: It is a privilege for me to be here at one......

PM on NAM: Different views, common destiny

Today's structures for global governance remain driven by the power equations of the past...As the world's largest democracy, India supports popular aspirations for a democratic and pluralistic......

TEXT: President Patil's last address to Parliament

President Pratibha Patil on Monday addressed Parliament for the last time as President when she flagged off the Budget session. Here's the text of her speechHonourable Members I welcome you to this......

India launches Pan-African e-network project

Amidkeen interest to rediscover ties with Africa, Indialaunchedin Addis Ababa on Friday the pilot project of an ambitious e-network initiative which will connect 53 nations of the continent via......

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......

Bharti's African safari remains a cash guzzler

Sunil Bharti Mittal's dream of moving into the big league of leading telecom companies came at a hefty price - $10.7 billion, the cost of acquiring Zain Telecom's African assets.Since then, an......

DoT favours open auction of vacated 2G spectrum

In a move that could pave the way for open auction of the 2G spectrum released from 122 cancelled operators, a draft Cabinet note prepared by the Department of Telecommunications (DoT) has......

AV Birla Group eyes Lafarge's S-Africa biz

After West Asia and Bangladesh, it may well be the fast growing South African market that the $35 billion Aditya Birla Group will enter to globalise its cement operations further. According to......

Mother India of the 21st Century

A couple of weeks ago, New Yorkerswere treated to images of Nargis, Sunil Dutt and Rajendra Kumar. It was a beautiful summer night with a cool breeze in Brooklyn's Prospect Park. For nearly an......

Is Slumdog Millionaire worth the praise?

Sitting inside a crowded movie theatre in Nariman Point, South Mumbai, surrounded by other pasty-skinned foreigners and a few overtly wealthy Indians, I was forced to stifle an audible groan."What......

Lisa Ray's lesbian act!

British Indian filmmaker Shamin Sarif is thrilled.She is about to achieve something that even Clint Eastwood could not. In the fall of 2006, Eastwood had two films open in theatres in the US --......

'Underworld' conquers USBO!

The dark supernatural film Underworld flew to the top of the box-office chart with encouraging grossings of $22 million over the weekend. The movie stars Kate Beckinsale and marks the feature film......

'Finding Nemo' back at the top

Neither Harrison Ford nor theRugrats could make it to the top over the weekend as Finding Nemo, the delightful and utterly creative powerhouse of an animated film, reclaimed the top spot from 2......

$750,000, rise in rankings in India's sight before Aus Tests

The Test championship mace is out of their reach but a plump prize purse of $750,000 is at stake when India will take on Australia and England clash with New Zealand in their respective series in......

India play out a goalless draw with Nepal in Nehru Cup

The wet surface at the Jawaharlal Nehru stadium had the final say as defending champions India and Nepal played out a goalless draw in the Nehru Cup football tournament in New Delhi. Needing a win......

South Africa down Argentina 3-1 to claim bronze medal

African continental champions South Africa prevailed 3-1 over Argentina to win the bronze medal in the Champions Challenge hockey tournament in Johannesburg on Sunday. This is the highest position......

Sandeep, Sunil star in India's 7-4 win over SA

Drag-flick specialist Sandeep Singh and striker S V Sunil scored two goals each as India dished out fast and entertaining hockey to beat South Africa 7-4 in the Champions Challenge in Johannesburg......

Brazil's sports minister faces kickbacks scandal

Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff faces another corruption scandal in her cabinet over accusations the sports minister arranged for millions in kickbacks, raising questions about the country's......

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QNA

Q. The biggest delta in the world is the
: A. This is a geographic accident located in the desert sands of the Kalahari (Botswana) like the mouth of a large river: a lot of streams and small...... more

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Q. What is common wealth game. Why it is being arranged by India?
Sharma: A. The Commonwealth Games is a sporting event staged between the elite athletes of countries from the Commonwealth. It is held every four years, and...... more

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Q. Which country\'s flag exhibits three equal vertical bands of red, yellow, and green - the popular pan-African colours of Ethiopia?\1) Guinea 2) Georgia 3) Guam 4) Grenada
Ahmad X: A. Guinea more

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Q. What is The Rastafari movement ?
Jack Johnson: A. Courtesy Wikipedia:Socially, Rastafari has been viewed as a response to racist oppression of black people as it was experienced both in the world...... more

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If he is guilty, Sreesanth should do a Hansie Cronje

That too when one is young and still evolving in the game? Unfortunately, that is the story of Sreesanth, one of the best (medium) pace and swing... ...

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Text of President Obama speech on terrorism

's speech on the fight against terrorism at the , as provided by the White House: ___ It's an honor to return to the . Here, at Fort McNair,... ...

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ECA urges for shift in Africa's narrative about its development prospects

/African Press Organization (APO)/ -- Just as our forefathers and foremothers laid the foundation for our dignity and freedom from oppression, we... ...

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Ansari to attend golden jubilee celebrations of Africa Union

New Delhi, May 23 (IBNS) Vice President Hamid Ansari will be visiting Ethiopia to attend the golden jubilee celebrations of Africa Union, said the... ...

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IMImobile, CCA sign pan-African strategic content partnership agreement

IMImobile, a leading global specialist provider of mobile data platform and services to telecom operators, enterprises and media companies,has... ...

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