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Indian Police and Their Fellow Citizens Are Killing Nigerians

February 4, 2013 by IndepthAfrica

By Gideon U Gideon This Is A Breaking News And Am Writing This To My Fellow Nigerians Back In Nigeria With Tears To Let The Nigeria Government Know That All Nigerians In India Are Planning To Destroy Nigeria Embassy In … read more »

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World’s smallest woman becomes election campaigner for right wing party in India

February 2, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

The world’s smallest woman has revealed her very big ambitions – after turning her hand to politics to become the world’s smallest election campaigner. Jyoti Amge, who stands just 62.8cm (2ft 6ins) tall, was seen supporting candidates of the Maharashtra … read more »

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Ghana national held with cocaine at airport in India

January 23, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

Just two weeks after the police arrested a Nigerian with 175 gm of cocaine, a 32-year-old native of Ghana was arrested from the Indira Gandhi International (IGI) Airport along with 200 gm of cocaine. This is one of the biggest … read more »

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Anni Dewani’s mom speaks of heartbreak

October 11, 2011 by benim

London – Nilam Hindocha, the mother of honeymoon murder victim Anni Dewani, has spoken of her agony and desperation following her daughter’s death. Hindocha said she was mentally and physically exhausted from crying and lack of sleep and that she … read more »

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Nigerian arrested for selling drugs

October 3, 2011 by benim

BANGALORE: The sleuths of Women and Narcotic Squad of the Central Crime Branch (CCB) arrested a Nigerian national for allegedly trying to sell cocaine. The police have seized 114 grams of cocaine worth Rs. 6 lakh, a cash of Rs. … read more »

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Somali pirates release Mongolian-flagged ship

September 17, 2011 by benim

Somali pirates have released a Mongolian-flagged bulk carrier they seized off the coast of Oman in January after receiving a ransom, pirates and a maritime monitoring group said. The 22,835-tonne Vietnamese-owned bulk carrier MV Hoang Son Sun was hijacked some … read more »

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5 Detain in India for Court Bomb Investigation

September 9, 2011 by benim

Indian police said Friday they have detained five people for questioning as they probe rival claims of responsibility for Wednesday’s bomb attack outside a New Delhi courthouse that killed 12 people. Police investigating an email claim of responsibility arrested the … read more »

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Nine Die In Bomb Blast At India’s High Court

September 7, 2011 by benim

An explosion apparently caused by a briefcase bomb went off outside a crowded gate to the High Court in New Delhi killing at least nine people, officials said. The blast in the country’s capital also injured at least 45 people, … read more »

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Somali pirate threatens India after navy captures 61 pirates from hijacked ship after gunfight

March 14, 2011 by benim

MOGADISHU, Somalia – Five dozen pirates living on a hijacked ship serving as a roving pirate base jumped into the Arabian Sea on Monday after the Indian navy fired on the vessel in self-defence, the navy said Monday. The navy … read more »

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This time for Ethiopia

January 17, 2011 by benim

The marathon saw a display of awesome running talent as cooler conditions sent course records toppling and citizens made statements of their own Once upon a time, for several Mumbaikars Ethiopia may have just been another country in Africa. Today, … read more »

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Sex, money used as bait by drug lords

January 17, 2011 by benim

After 25 arrests for drug trafficking last year, investigators say unemployed, terror-wracked Kashmiri youths are lured into smuggling drugs to city They can escape abject poverty, biting cold, terror and unrest gripping their state; all they have to do is … read more »

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Obama backs India on permanent UN Security Council seat

November 8, 2010 by benim

US President Barack Obama has backed India’s ambition for permanent membership of the UN Security Council. In an address to India’s parliament at the end of a three-day visit, Mr Obama lavishly praised India’s development. His remarks will delight India, … read more »

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Obama arrives in India

November 6, 2010 by benim

President Barack Obama arrived in Mumbai, India, on Saturday to begin a 10-day, four-country Asia trip that will take him through some of the region’s most vibrant democracies in a search for US economic and security benefits. Air Force One … read more »

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Obama flies to India, looking to boost US economy

November 6, 2010 by benim

MUMBAI, India – President Barack Obama hasn’t been able to drive down unemployment in America, so he’s coming to India in search of U.S. jobs. Four days after his party suffered heavy, economy-influenced losses in Congress, the president arrives Saturday … read more »

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