Controversial South African political figure and Zulu minister Mangosuthu Buthelezi dies at 95Mandela appointed him as a minister of home affairs, a position he continued to hold in the second administration of former president Thabo...
09 Sep, 2023, 01.03 PM IST
Russia rekindles old friendship with South Africa, its ally against apartheidThere is a very real military history between South Africa and Russia in that the Soviet Union played a significant role in the struggle ag...
25 Jan, 2023, 11.32 AM IST
Rajnath Singh visits INS BaazDefence Minister Rajnath Singh Friday visited INS Baaz, the Indian naval air station under the joint services Andaman and Nicobar Command o...
06 Jan, 2023, 03.48 PM IST
Lens on Group Captain for missile misfireThe IAF, incidentally, on Wednesday tested the new version of the land-attack BrahMos missile, with the strike range extended from the orig...
24 Mar, 2022, 10.22 AM IST
Desmond Tutu, rainbow warriorBetween 1996 and 1998, he led the Truth and Reconciliation Commission in South Africa, an effort to get past apartheid excesses, without ei...
27 Dec, 2021, 11.22 PM IST
South Africa's last apartheid president FW de Klerk diesDe Klerk and South Africa's first black president Nelson Mandela shared the Nobel Peace Prize in 1993 for leading the "miracle" transition ...
11 Nov, 2021, 05.02 PM IST
Indian Armed forces conduct 'Kavach' drill in Andaman SeaThe conjoint military training commenced with maritime strikes by Jaguar aircraft, Para Commandos and Marine Commandos carrying out combat ...
25 Jan, 2021, 03.35 PM IST
Indian and US warships to conduct exercise in strong strategic signal to ChinaIn a strong strategic signal to China, a US carrier strike group led by the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz is set to conduct an exercise with ...
20 Jul, 2020, 12.46 PM IST
China overhauls military as India drags feet; to boost its army control over LACChina on Thursday announced a major overhaul of its military -- which at 2.3 million troops is double the size of the Indian armed forces.
12 Jul, 2018, 05.21 PM IST
Mahatma Gandhi statue defaced in South AfricaThe incident occurred yesterday when the group came in a car at about noon and threw buckets of white paint on the statue.
13 Apr, 2015, 04.25 PM IST
Oil below $45; US stockpiles may speed fallOPEC remains the only factor that can stabilize markets in the short term. But with the group out of the picture, the market is looking els...
14 Jan, 2015, 11.10 AM IST
Group insurance costs set to riseGroup health insurance will become more expensive for companies where hospitalization claims from employees exceed the premium paid.
18 Oct, 2014, 01.34 PM IST
Enduring legacy of Nelson Mandela: A leader, and bright light of peace and justiceIt is a mark of Nelson Mandela’s stature that his death is being mourned — not the formal protocol that follows, but genuinely mourned.
07 Dec, 2013, 06.04 AM IST
Half of young Indian-South Africans thinking of emigrating: SurveyAlmost half of South Africa's young Indian-origin people are thinking of emigrating, according to a survey conducted by a consumer insights...
03 Sep, 2012, 11.04 PM IST
- South Africa, Brazil also have mass protests against corruption
In South Africa, Jacob Zuma is under sharp attack for corruption from within his party, the African National Congress.
19 Oct, 2011, 03.12 AM IST
- Alok Nanda, Sankhe make new beginning with Hyphen
Alok Nanda, founder of brand consultancy, Alok Nanda and Company, and Prasanna Sankhe, the former national creative director at Publicis Am...
28 Feb, 2011, 03.24 AM IST
- India Steel to sell its Navi Mumbai land
With a view to unlock value from its real estate and use the proceeds to reduce its debt by half, India Steel Works today said that it plan...
10 Sep, 2010, 07.16 PM IST