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SA: Indians press for revival of Natal Congress

The demand to revive forums like Natal Indian Congress and South African Indian Congress is increasingly gaining momentum with leaders of various sections of the Indian-origin community joining the......

South African MP tries to open India-bound plane's door

A drunk South African lawmaker tried to open an aircraft's emergency door while on a flight to India. Dirk Feldman, who was part of a group of parliamentarians headed for Mumbai, allegedly tried to......

South African MP racist remarks spark row

Former Indian-origin anti-apartheid sports administrators in South Africa have strongly condemned the racist statement of a ruling party MP, who had said the country's Olympic body was "full of......

'Kalia Kumaraswamy': K'taka minister's racial slur against HDK

Karnataka Minister B Z Zameer Ahmed Khan has courted a controversy by calling Union Minister H D Kumaraswamy 'Kaaliya', a racist slur for being dark complexioned. IMAGE: Union Minister H D......

People in east look Chinese, south like Africa: Sam Pitroda

Congress leader Sam Pitroda triggered another controversy on Wednesday with his "people of the east look like the Chinese and those of the south look like Africa" remarks, with the ruling Bharatiya......

India eyes multiple mineral pacts with about a dozen countries in Africa

India is planning to soon sign new and updated mineral pacts with about a dozen countries in Africa. Photograph: Steve Marcus/Reuters The Ministry of Mines is in discussions with Côte......

Economy to dominate Pravasi Bharatiya Divas

The state of the economy is likely to dominate the seventh annual Pravasi Bharatiya Divas events to be held in Chennai from January 7 to 9. Vayalar Ravi, Union Minister for Overseas Indian Affairs,......

Inflation to further decline, assures Sitharaman

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Wednesday exuded confidence that inflation would further decline and the government is on track to meet its budgetary target for deficit and said that there......

India Inc is headed for Cup final

The Iraq war has not deterred senior executives and politicians and their families from making a beeline for South African shores to cheer the men in blue.A special charter flight from Air-India......

Davos talks to focus on jobless growth

Over 2,500 global leaders, including 130 from India, are converging in Davos on the snow-covered Alps to discuss for the next five days the future of the world economy, concerns of growth not......

John Abraham, Farhan Akhtar cheer NY festival

Mira Nair invoked a favourite mantra once again last week at I View Film, which is emerging as a significant film festival in New York. She asked, if we don't tell our own stories, who will? She......

Mandela leaves Amitabh tongue-tied

"Do you remember me?" asked former South African president and Nobel Peace Prize winner Nelson Mandela.For once, even the articulate Amitabh Bachchan was tongue-tied.Both were visiting the bereaved......

South African sports row reopens old wounds over race

Teams penalised for not selecting enough black players Dream of unified 'Rainbow Nation' still distant IMAGE: South Africa's Temba Bavuma celebrates scoring his maiden century during the second......

IPL's golden ducks

The duck may well be the favourite item on the Indian Premier League's menu. How else does one explain the large number of ducks this season? Going by the latest statistics (after Match 43......

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