Homecoming: More Indians return from Libya
Amid continued violence in Libya, a special Air India plane has brought home 200 Indian nationals from the Tunisian island of Djerba on August 7. This follows the return of …
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India offers aid to Ebola-hit countries
With the deadly Ebola virus ravaging West Africa, the Indian government has pledged financial assistance to Liberia, Guinea and Sierra Leone, and has asked its nationals to defer non-essential travel …
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US raises bar for Africa ties, billions to flow
The first US-Africa summit ended on a high note, with US companies pledging investments worth $17 billion and President Barack Obama heralding Africa as a continent on the rise and …
Read MoreIndia’s Enhanced Look East Policy Takes Wing
Look East. And follow the Asian Dream. Intertwining economies, interlinking destinies and creating an arc of prosperity across the region, India’s Look East Policy is cruising along on a higher …
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Hail the roti-making robot!
The time has come to throw away your ancient rolling pins and those heavy tawa pans, and welcome Rotimatic –- the genius roti-making robot –- into your kitchen. A first-of-its-kind …
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US eyes mega defence deals with India
Days after the fifth India-US strategic dialogue, Washington is now looking to raise the bar for defence ties by sending Defence Secretary Chuck Hagel to Delhi. Hagel began a three-day …
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A conflicted family reunion
BOOK REVIEW Book: Land Where I Flee; Author: Prajwal Parajuly; Publisher: Quercus A caustic grandmother, a lovable eunuch, and four orphaned siblings returning home to Gangtok after 18 years, each carrying their …
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PM Modi to visit world’s highest battlefield in Siachen
To boost the morale of troops stationed at the world’s highest battlefield, India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi is expected to visit the strategically located Siachen Glacier during his tour of Ladakh next week.
The visit will be the first to Siachen by an Indian prime minister in nine years. Army Chief Dalbir Singh Suhag is expected to accompany Modi on his visit to Siachen, where he will also be briefed at the headquarters of the 14 Corps.
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Is Russian ready to face the Afghan fallouts?
Dealing with Afghanistan remains a puzzle for Russians. It was different in 2001, when Putin acquiesced to the US request and facilitated the deployment and transit of NATO troops and …
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Virginia Woolf: The creative benefits of keeping a diary
I got out this diary and read, as one always does read one’s own writing, with a kind of guilty intensity. I confess that the rough and random style of …
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