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Stolen Buddha statue spotted in UK, returned to India
A miniature Buddha statue stolen from India over five decades ago has been handed back to the country’s high commission in London. Police said it was spotted at a British trade fair.London police said the 12th-century bronze statue was returned at a ceremony in London to mark India’s Independence Day, prompting Michael Ellis, a British …

Indian embassy prepares business mission visit from Gujarat state to Cairo, Alexandria
Three ministerial meetings on new Indian ambassador’s agenda, says Kulshreshth

Egypt has always been a strategic choice for foreign investors: president, CEO of Lava Technology
Company aims at occupying leading place in Egyptian market mobile industry by 2020

Business houses optimistic about investment, trade opportunities in Egypt: New Indian ambassador
Development partnership with Africa includes implementation of 180 Credit Lines

Indian PM: our African partnership includes implementation of 180 credit lines worth about $11bn
Indian prime minister, Narendra Modi, said that his country’s development partnership with Africa currently includes implementation of 180 Lines of Credit worth about $11bn in over 40 African countries. “At the last India Africa Forum Summit, we had committed a concessional Line of Credit of $10bn, and $600mn in grant assistance,” said Modi on Wednesday …

India: Google engineer latest victim of mob lynchings fueled by WhatsApp rumors
At least 25 people have been killed since May in incidents of mob violence triggered by rumors circulated on WhatsApp. The authorities are clueless as to who is behind the hoax messages.A 32-year-old Google engineer was beaten to death and three others were severely injured in the southern Indian state of Karnataka on Friday in …

Mother Teresa charity accused of selling babies in India
Indian authorities have arrested a nun and an employee at a home run by Mother Teresa’s charity after they allegedly sold a baby. Investigators say they are looking into several more complaints of child trafficking.Police said Thursday they had taken two people into custody for allegedly selling infants from a shelter for unwed mothers in …

Indian Embassy in Cairo celebrates International Yoga Day
The Indian Embassy in Cairo celebrates the International Yoga Day on Wednesday, through a public event taking place at El-Horriya Park. The event takes place for the fourth year in a row, under the arrangement of the Indian Charge d’Affaires Vinod Bahade. Aiming to stress the importance of yoga and spread the Indian culture in …

New Indian ambassador, Rahul Kulshreshth, to assume duties soon: embassy
EBA, FEI will visit Indian industrial sites, meet counterparts

Ramadan in India
There is a large number of Muslims in India—around 200 million. Islam is the second largest religion in India, following Hinduism. Daily News Egypt will shed light on Indian Muslims’ traditions during the holy month of Ramadan. Despite the great diversity of religions and beliefs in India, everyone lives there in harmony and tolerance. Muslims …

India: Jharkhand teenager battles for life after being raped and set on fire
It is the second such incident to be reported from the eastern Indian state of Jharkhand in recent days. India has been struggling to deal with a spate of brutal sexual assaults in recent months.A 17-year-old girl from India’s eastern state of Jharkhand is fighting for life after she was raped and set alight. It …

Rhythm in Colours revives Tagore’s unique artistic talents
In celebrating cultural icons of India, Egypt, we bring together responsibilities for closer engagement, better cooperation, understanding between two sides, says ambassador

Egyptian-Swiss Karim Noureldin’s latest installation art connects India with Middle East
Spanning three continents and two cultures, as well as two disciplines, the work of Swiss-Egyptian artist Karim Noureldin is increasingly receiving the attention it deserves. This year the Swiss private banking group Julius Baer asked him to work on a site-specific installation. With offices in 20 countries, the group decided to unveil the work for …

India struggles to revive endangered languages
A citizen’s initiative to revive an endangered language spoken in six Indian states is paying dividends. The indigenous Gond community will soon have their own dictionary and a standard script. Murali Krishnan reports.According to India's Scheme for Protection and Preservation of Endangered Languages, at least 400 local languages face extinction in in the next 50 …

India sends notice to Facebook over possible election manipulation
India has sent a notice to Facebook asking about possible data breaches and electoral manipulation. With 241 million active members, India is the social media giant’s largest market.India’s government has sent a notice to Facebook asking whether the personal data of voters has been compromised by UK-based Cambridge Analytica or any other “downstream entity.” The …

13.5% increase in trade exchange between Egypt, India in 2017
Ahmed Antar, head of the Egyptian Commercial Service (ECA), announced that the trade exchange between Egypt and India witnessed remarkable development during 2017, explaining that the total trade exchange between the two countries reached about $3.5bn in 2017, an increase of 13.5% compared to 2016. The announcement came during the work of the Sub-Committee on …

Shoukry, Modi discuss bilateral relations, ways of cooperation in New Delhi
Modi expresses hope for more cooperation with Egypt in investment, technology fields

Shoukry heads to India to attend 7th session of Egyptian-Indian joint committee
Meetings scheduled to start on Thursday

Indian credit facility valued at $10bn, joint projects to be discussed in July: Bhattacharyya
The Egyptian government is negotiating with the Indian government to obtain loans to implement several projects through the credit line provided by India. India’s Ambassador to Egypt Sanjay Bhattacharyya said that the total value of the credit line is worth $10bn, including $4.5bn recently disbursed to several African countries. Bhattacharyya told Daily News Egypt that …

Up-scale Indian cuisine overlooking the Nile
It was once said that food is a central activity of mankind and one of the single most significant trademarks of a culture, a saying that could not be more truthful when it comes to Indian cuisine. One of the most unique elements of the Indian table is that it successfully reflects the Indian nation’s …

‘India by the Nile’ festival launches Tuesday
3 Egyptian cities ready for yoga, dance, and Bollywood movies

India ditches compulsory national anthem at cinema
India’s compulsory playing of its national anthem before cinema screenings has been dashed by the Supreme Court. It has, however, stipulated that audiences will stand briefly when movie halls drop the patriotic tune. Indian media reported widespread relief last week over the removal of assertive nationalism in cinemas imposed in 2016 under the Hindu right-wing …

‘Colours of India’: celebrating Egyptian-Indian cultural similarities through photography
Exhibition represents the artistic and cultural mosaic of the rich Indian palette, says photographer

India’s Lava to inject $10m investments into Egypt this year
Manufacturer seeks to acquire 20% of mobile sales in Egypt by 2020, asserts Africa CEO

India and China: economies that will change the world as we know it
India to outperform British, French economies in 2018, China expected to outperform US economy in 15 years, with clear shift towards the Asian economy in global dominance

Indian Mahindra opens office in Cairo, first in North Africa
The new office will represent North Africa and is considered the fourth on the African continent

India to participate in Mactech 2017 with 50 companies
India looks forwards to collaborating and working with Egypt more through trade and investments: Indian ambassador

When UN International Day of Non-Violence meets Gandhi’s birthday
Violence is a reality in our lives bit it doesn’t have to dominate us; says Ghandi’s student

6 new Indian companies to pump new investments in Egyptian market: Indian ambassador
The Indian embassy is preparing for a visit of a group of large Indian investors to Egypt by the end of the year, says ambassador

El Waha For Dates Industries plans to enter China, India, Brazil, Italy markets
Exports last season reached $5m, targets 15% increase, says Ammar