News for '-dar-es-salaam'

Navy Seeks To Build Bonds With African Nations

Navy Seeks To Build Bonds With African Nations

Rediff.com26 Mar 2025

The maiden Africa India Key Maritime Engagement exercise will be held from April 13 to 18 off the coast of Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.

Indian Navy to conduct mega war game with African nations in April

Indian Navy to conduct mega war game with African nations in April

Rediff.com24 Mar 2025

The Indian Navy will conduct a large-scale multilateral maritime engagement exercise with African countries in April, aiming to enhance interoperability with African navies and further strengthen maritime security cooperation. The exercise, titled "AIKEYME" (Africa-India Key Maritime Engagement), will see the participation of several African nations, including Comoros, Djibouti, Eritrea, Kenya, Madagascar, Mauritius, Mozambique, Seychelles, and South Africa. The exercise is part of India's growing engagement with the Global South, as outlined by Prime Minister Narendra Modi's "MAHASAGAR" vision for mutual and holistic advancement in the region.

Going local for global: Bharat Global Ports to test waters at home first

Going local for global: Bharat Global Ports to test waters at home first

Rediff.com31 Mar 2025

The government is looking to give Bharat Global Ports a certain amount of domestic exposure after it set up the state-owned consortium to increase India's global maritime heft, officials aware of the development said. The intended domestic exposure is meant to give the consortium experience and build its credentials for international projects.

Despite US indictment, Adani still has a few supporters

Despite US indictment, Adani still has a few supporters

Rediff.com28 Nov 2024

Abu Dhabi's International Holding Company (IHC), one of the largest sovereign funds that manages assets close to $100 billion, has reaffirmed its support to the Adani Group, saying its outlook on investments in the group remains unchanged despite the US indictment of the conglomerate's founder chairman Gautam Adani. "Our partnership with the Adani Group reflects our confidence in their contributions to the green energy and sustainability sectors," IHC, one of Adani group's key foreign investors, said in a statement.

Africa's youngest billionaire kidnapped in Tanzania

Africa's youngest billionaire kidnapped in Tanzania

Rediff.com12 Oct 2018

The 43-year-old mogul was walking into the Colosseum Hotel and Fitness Club in Oyster Bay, Dar es Salaam for his routine gym session during the early hours of Thursday morning when two white men and an unknown number of accomplices in two cars waylaid him and quickly drove away.

Sewage cycle to clean life in slums

Sewage cycle to clean life in slums

Rediff.com23 Nov 2010

M Phil graduate Nate Sharpe is planning to take his 'People Powered Poo Pump' to the slums of the Tanzanian capital, Dar es Salaam.

Tour Album: When Modi embraced Africa

Tour Album: When Modi embraced Africa

Rediff.com12 Jul 2016

From displaying his skills as a drummer in Dar-es-Salaam with Tanzanian President John Pombe Joseph Magufuli to pensively retracing Mahatma Gandhi's train journey in South Africa, Prime Minister Modi's tour albums are one of their kind.

PHOTOS: 15 striking moments caught on camera

PHOTOS: 15 striking moments caught on camera

Rediff.com3 Jul 2013

A collection of some of the best moments from around the world in the last few days

PM reaches out to Indian community in Tanzania

PM reaches out to Indian community in Tanzania

Rediff.com26 May 2011

He said that his government is deeply committed to the welfare and prosperity of the Indian community in Tanzania.

PM gets a red carpet welcome in Tanzania

PM gets a red carpet welcome in Tanzania

Rediff.com26 May 2011

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh was on Thursday accorded a red carpet welcome on his arrival in Dar es Salaam, the Tanzanian capital for talks with the country's top leadership to upgrade bilateral ties.

PM Modi inks 5 deals with 'crucial partner' Tanzania

PM Modi inks 5 deals with 'crucial partner' Tanzania

Rediff.com10 Jul 2016

Prime Minister Narendra Modi is in Tanzania where he held talks with Tanzanian President John Pombe Joseph Magufuli.

Canara Bank to shut three overseas branches

Canara Bank to shut three overseas branches

Rediff.com9 Apr 2018

And will sell its 50 per cent stake to State Bank of India in Russia as part of rationalisation of overseas branch network.

Navdeep Suri to be India's new envoy to UAE

Navdeep Suri to be India's new envoy to UAE

Rediff.com17 Oct 2016

Suri is currently serving as Indian High Commissioner in Canberra.

A-I to lease two Boeings for summer

A-I to lease two Boeings for summer

Rediff.com20 Feb 2004

Air-India plans to expand its 33 aircraft fleet by dry leasing two Boeing 747-400 aircraft and increasing the number of seats during the summer season.

Ayman-al-Zawahiri, from eye surgeon to most wanted terrorist

Ayman-al-Zawahiri, from eye surgeon to most wanted terrorist

Rediff.com2 Aug 2022

Zawahiri served three years as a surgeon in the Egyptian Army, but his journey from an eye surgeon to becoming a most wanted global terrorist started after he met Laden in 1986, and joined Laden as his personal advisor and physician.

The Doctor Who Became A Terrorist

The Doctor Who Became A Terrorist

Rediff.com2 Aug 2022

Death came calling for the 71- year-old terrorist from the sky on Sunday morning in Kabul.

Trump confirms Hamza bin Laden's death in US op

Trump confirms Hamza bin Laden's death in US op

Rediff.com14 Sep 2019

The confirmation of Hamza's death has come more than a month after the US media reported that he was killed, citing the US intelligence officials.

Osama bin Laden's son Hamza dead, says US media

Osama bin Laden's son Hamza dead, says US media

Rediff.com1 Aug 2019

The US State Department had identified him as a "Specially Designated Global Terrorist" in January 2017.

Messi goal gives Argentina win over Brazil

Messi goal gives Argentina win over Brazil

Rediff.com16 Nov 2019

Lionel Messi returned from international suspension to score the winner in Argentina's 1-0 victory over Brazil in Saudi Arabia on Friday.

In 25 months, Modi has visited 42 countries in 113 days

In 25 months, Modi has visited 42 countries in 113 days

Rediff.com13 Jul 2016

The prime minister has emerged as the most widely-travelled PM compared to his predecessors.

India's 10 fastest growing cities; Surat tops

India's 10 fastest growing cities; Surat tops

Rediff.com7 Dec 2018

Besides Surat, which will also be the world's fastest growing city during 2019-35, the other nine cities are Agra, Bengaluru Hyderabad, Nagpur, Tiruppur, Rajkot, Tiruchirappalli, Chennai and Vijayawada.

CHECK OUT: Peng Liyuan, First Lady of style

CHECK OUT: Peng Liyuan, First Lady of style

Rediff.com19 Sep 2014

Many call her South east Asia's Michelle Obama. Considered to be a style icon, China's First Lady Peng Liyuan also topped Vanity Fair's list of International best dressed women in 2013. In India, accompanying her husband China's President Xi Jinping on a three-day visit, she has won many hearts with her style and elegance. During the Ahmedabad leg of her visit, Peng changed her clothes twice, displaying her chic, elegant and beautiful style.

From Ranchi to Russia: How Yoga Day fever has gripped the world

From Ranchi to Russia: How Yoga Day fever has gripped the world

Rediff.com18 Jun 2015

Let's take a look at how the world is gearing up for this mega event:

World Cup qualifiers: Ethiopia knock out South Africa

World Cup qualifiers: Ethiopia knock out South Africa

Rediff.com17 Jun 2013

Ethiopia ended the hopes of 2010 World Cup hosts South Africa from making next year's finals in Brazil after a dramatic round of African group stage qualifying matches on Sunday.

Limited but important gains from NRC

Limited but important gains from NRC

Rediff.com29 Aug 2018

The publishing of the NRC will not rid India from illegal immigrants who are already here. But even if it manages to withhold their political and voting rights, it will be a significant achievement, says Anand Kumar.

'One-and-a-half million Indians served in World War I'

'One-and-a-half million Indians served in World War I'

Rediff.com1 Jun 2015

'Over one million people served in various battlefronts during World War I. And yet, even today, we know so very little about them.' 'It is absolutely essential to acknowledge this part of India's colonial history,' Santanu Das tells Vaihayasi Pande Daniel/Rediff.com

From Prime Minister to Pradhan Sevak

From Prime Minister to Pradhan Sevak

Rediff.com9 Jun 2017

'To identify with the common man, Modi had to look like one.' 'The disastrous suit with his name written on it never made its reappearance.' 'Frequent dress changes during the day, which led Arvind Kejriwal to calculate that Modi spent crores on his attire ever year, too stopped.' 'Instead, a newer Modi emerged: Humble and eager to serve.' Narendra Modi has cleverly repositioned himself as a man of the masses in the past three years, says Aditi Phadnis.