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'India, SA ties go beyond commerce'
Cape Town, Aug 24: While India is committed to a deeper and mutually enriching economic partnership with South Africa, perceiving the bilateral relationship as merely being about trade and investment is 'a very limited and narrow view of ourselves', Congress party president Sonia Gandhi said here Thursday.
Indo-Mauritians cool about Indian roots
Port Louis, July 27: With the first of its kind Bihar Week celebrations set to roll here from July 27 this beautiful island nation is readying to trace and strengthen its ancestral connections. But the Gen-X of Bihari diaspora in Mauritius is quite blasé about its Indian origin.
Tributes paid to Indian origin leader
Durban, June 12: Rich tributes were paid to George Sewpersadh, the anti-apartheid leader of Indian origin, with mourners describing him as a people's hero during the dark days of apartheid.
Ravi stresses on diaspora's cultural needs in Jamaica
New Delhi, June 10: Minister for Overseas Indian Affairs Vayalar Ravi has assured the Indian community in Jamaica that the government was alive to the cultural needs of those settled abroad.
Ravi praises Indians in Suriname
Paramaribo (Suriname), June 6: Minister for Overseas Indian Affairs Vayalar Ravi has praised the efforts of the Indian community in Suriname to preserve their culture and tradition.
MOIA in touch with Indian mission
New Delhi, May 10: The Ministry of Overseas Indian Affairs (MOIA) is in touch with the Indian High Commission in Nairobi, Kenya, to ascertain the arrangements being made regarding travel and accommodation in Kenya and Cameroon of the relatives of those Indians killed in an air crash in southern Cameroon.
SA's 'Mr Bones' heads for B'wood
Johannesburg, March 18: Ace South African comedian Leon Schuster is heading to Bollywood country for the sequel to his hit film "Mr Bones".
Caribbeans celebrate Holi in big way
Georgetown, March 4: As in India, Holi is also celebrated with great enthusiasm in the Caribbean -- where it is better known as Phagwah.
Indian origin in football body poll
Johannesburg, Dec 2: A former Indian origin player of the Seychelles football team is among three candidates in the fray for the post of president of the Council of Southern Africa Football Associations (COSAFA).
SA Indians' evening out with cricketers
Johannesburg, Nov 21 Several members of the Indian community here were given a special opportunity to meet the visiting Indian cricket team, though the players were clearly in not too much of a mood to socialise.
South African Indians want memorial for forefathers
Durban, Nov 17: The Indian origin community in South Africa wants a monument to commemorate the arrival of their forefathers to the country and to mark their contribution to the African society.
India should step up investment in the Caribbean: Shekhawat
On Board Air India One, Nov 15: Vice President Bhairon Singh Shekhawat wants Indian industrialists to capitalise on investment opportunities offered by the Caribbean countries.
Tagore centre opens at Guyana varsity
Georgetown, Nov 10 A Rabindranath Tagore Resource Centre was inaugurated here with a commitment to Guyana that it can depend on India for continued support for educational and cultural research in collaboration with Indian academic institutions.
India and Guyana to intensify culture ties
Georgetown (Guyana), Nov 8: India is set to intensify cultural co-operation with Guyana, where 43 percent of the population are of Indian origin, and will also set up a Rabindranath Tagore Resource Centre here.
Siamese twins to be separated in four months
Johannesburg, July 14: The first ever pair of South African Indian Siamese twins are doing well and are expected to be separated in four months.
Leading S African Indian dies
Johannesburg, July 6: Pundit Tulsiram Satyanand, a leading member of the South African Indian community, has passed away after a short illness in Durban. He was 77.
Climbing Kilimanjaro for charity
Johannesburg, May 31 (IANS) Two South African women, one of them of Indian origin, are preparing to scale Africa's highest peak, Mt Kilimanjaro, in July to raise funds for a regional hospice in this country.
Kidnapped Indian in Nigeria freed
New Delhi, May 13: An Indian worker, abducted by unidentified gunmen from a town in southern Nigeria, was released on May 12 along with two other foreign nationals.
S African Indian opens dream mall
Johannesburg, April 20: A South African Indian businessman's three-decades-old dream finally came true with the opening of his new shopping centre, inaugurated by Deputy President Phumzile Mlambo-Ngquka at a glittering function here.
Durban re-enacts Dandi March
Johannesburg, April 5: Over 500 people participated in a walk from the Phoenix settlement to Battery Beach in Durban on April 2 to commemorate Mahatma Gandhi's historic salt march.
Sudan to have Gandhi peace park
New Delhi, March 31: Sudan is to establish a peace park named after Mahatma Gandhi and a cultural centre named after Jawaharlal Nehru, Minister of State for External Affairs E. Ahamed said on March 30.
Bollywood show in South Africa
Johannesburg, March 20: Fans of Indian music in South Africa had a blast as they sang and danced along with a group of singers from India who entertained them with Bollywood hits, both old and new.
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