South African Army Chief Lt Gen Solly Zacharia Shoke, arrived in Kolkata on Wednesday after visiting the Indian Army's premier jungle warfare training school at Vairengte in Mizoram.

A Nigerian woman weightlifter and an Angolan male swimmer have tested positive for banned substances at the All Africa Games.

India and China are together expected to equal world's largest jewellery market, the United States, by 2015 when the global gems and jewellery trade is expected to touch $230 billion, states a new industry report.

If things go according to the plans of the Indian government, Mumbai may rob Belgium's Antwerp, currently the world's top diamond destination, of its priced position.

Aiming at rough diamond imports of $1 billion annually, Diamond India Ltd, a grouping of 60 traders, is looking at markets other than Russia to scale up its imports.

In the last two years, a clutch of home-grown fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG) companies sought growth by acquiring companies overseas.

As long as PepsiCo is in the beverage business in places like India, it will remind potential customers of a resource that's increasingly in short supply.

India has offered African countries --Botswana, Angola, South Africa and Namibia, incentives to strengthen their jewellery industry in return for direct procurement of rough diamonds from these countries.

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Sweden, Singapore and Finland follow, while the United States loses ground in networked readiness, falling 6 places to 7th position.

If things go according to the plans of the Indian government, Belgium's Antwerp, the diamond destination of the world, may be robbed of its priced position by Mumbai soon.

Security of supply of raw materials is thus an important issue, said Jairam Ramesh, minister of State of Commerce. India now imports close to $8 billion of rough diamonds.

The global epidemic continues to grow with 2.9 million deaths last year.

India's new high commissioner to Pakistan Satyabrata Pal on his stint in South Africa.

India's rapid economic growth is at the risk of tripping if the country does not curb corruption and enforce rule of law, the World Bank has warned in a report.

The government has notified a list of 57 countries in Africa and South America that would get duty benefits under the Focus Market scheme, announced in the Foreign Trade Policy early this year, to boost exports.

The government plans to form joint ventures in countries like Canada, Russia and Africa to get a steady supply of rough diamonds for the local gems and jewellery industry.

Tunisia's squad for the World Cup finals in Germany comprises the following 23 players.

India stands 40th in 'network readiness' in the world, having slipped from the 39th spot it held last year. However, it is above China (50th) and Pakistan (67th) and Sri Lanka (83rd).

Humpy cruised to an easy victory over Sabure in the first round of World women's chess championship.

Pharma major, Ranbaxy Laboratories Ltd has entered into a joint venture agreement with South African Community Investment Holdings to market and sell its range of Anti-Retroviral products in African markets.

IT training academy NIIT on Monday forged an alliance with UK's largest university, the Open University, to offer a degree programme in IT education to students across India, Bangladesh, Botswana, Ghana, Indonesia, Nigeria and Vietnam.

India has 5.13 million estimated cases of HIV.

Life Insurance Corporation plans to forge a joint venture for foraying into Australia and New Zealand markets.

Singapore is the world's most successful economy in exploiting ICT developments; US fifth, China 41st.

Sir Ketumile Masire was honoured with the award for his efforts to promote peace and reconciliation in the African continent.

Edible insects such as caterpillars and grubs should be considered an alternative source of nutrition in the effort to overcome food insecurity in central African countries, a new study by the United Nations food agency has said.