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India and Africa to work together to increase agricultural production
India has sought African cooperation to increase agricultural production and tap alternative energy sources. ANI
ANC chief Zuma to visit India, China
African National Congress (ANC) President Jacob Zuma will pay a weeklong visit to India and China, and will leave for two places today. ANI
Indians will eat what they need: Anand Sharma
Reacting to US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rices statement that the world food crisis is a result of improvement in the diets of people in India and China, Indian Minister of State for External Affairs, Anand Sharma, told reporters here today that Indians will eat what they need. ANI
Kiran Bedi refuses to carry Olympic torch
Magsaysay Awardee Kiran Bedi refused the invitation of the Indian Olympic Association to carry the Olympic torch. ANI
India backs African claim for membership in expanded UN Security Council
Union Minister of State for External Affairs Anand Sharma has said India will support African Union candidates seeking membership in the expanded UN Security Council. ANI
India deliberates on Olympic torch route
The Indian Olympic Association (IOA) is busy deliberating on the route the Olympic torch will take through the country.We have discussed about the routes, but we are yet to finalize on that. Once the decision is taken, it would be made public. Fifty sportsmen will participate in this run. Security precautions will be there definitely. It is an Olympic torch, a global torch relay and it will be monitored by the International Olympic Committee, said Suresh Kalmadi, the President of the Indian Olympic Association. ANI
India guarantees smooth and safe Olympics torch relay
Indias junior Foreign Minister Anand Sharma has assured Beijing of smooth and safe Olympics torch relay in India. ANI
India reviewing policy on air links with Africa
The Indian government is planning to nominate two air carriers to African countries in a bid to enhance air links between the two regions, creating opportunities for Indian private air carriers to operate in the region. ANI
Best efforts to be made for Sarabjit Singhs release: Sriprakash Jaiswal
Minister of State for Home Affairs, Sriprakash Jaiswal today said that the centre would make best possible efforts to secure the release of Sarabjit Singh, who is likely to be hanged on April 1. ANI
Anand Sharma to inaugurate first film festival of Indian Ocean nations today
Union Minister of State for External Affairs Anand Sharma will inaugurate the first Indian Ocean Rim Association for Regional Cooperation (IOR-ARC) Film Festival here this evening. ANI
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