At a Feb. 1 meeting with Merchant Marine and Aegean Minister Costas Mousouroulis, Indian Minister of State for External Affairs Preneet Kaur reportedly showed his country had a strong interest to invest in the Greek ports of Thessaloniki and Volos. During the talks of the two officials that took place in Vassiliadis Coast, a building [...]
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Greek-Swedish Actress Elli Avram to Make Bollywood Debut
22-year-old Greek-Swedish beauty Elli Avram will be making her Bollywood debut as the love interest of Manish Paul in “Mickey Virus,” a thriller set in Delhi that involves a Punjabi computer geek planning the con of a lifetime. Avram first appeared in Ingmar Bergman’s film “Fanny and Alexander” when she was just 2-years-old, alongside her [...]
Bollywood Star Loves Greek-Inpired Hairstyles
Indian film actress and fashion icon Sonam Kapoor has been a fervent enthusiast of ancient Greek braid hairstyles showcasing them in different recent awards shows. Being the brand ambassador for cosmetics and beauty company L’Oreal, the young Bollywood star is reviving the ancient Greek style in modern times. The classical and ornate Greek hairstyles of [...]
Greek Shipping Crew Rescues Shipwrecked Man Stranded For 80 Days
Approximately 80 days ago, a Swedish man was sailing on his boat in the Indian Ocean without an engine or a sail. A storm had broken his mast and the man was left alone on his boat, without being able to set sail for the coast. Stig Lundvall was rescued this past Tuesday by the crew of the [...]
Deal Between Indian Billionaire And Greek Cigarette Company Failed
The Indian billionaire Raja Bommidala was interested in purchasing the 50.36% of the shares of the Greek Cooperative Cigarette Manufacturing Company (SEKAP). The deal started in 2003 but it has not been completed. Raja Bommidala is the director of the BBM Group that received Tobacco Board awards for being India’s biggest exporter of cut rag. After [...]
Somali Pirates Hijacked Greek-Owned Tanker
According to Reuters news agency, Somali pirates have hijacked a Greek-owned chemical tanker in the Gulf of Aden with a crew of 22 people on board including an unarmed guard yesterday Monday. The vessel “Liquid Velvet” travels under the Marrshall Islands flag but is owned by Greek firm Elmira Tankers, according to the firm’s website. [...]
Freida Pinto Plays Phaedra in ‘Immortals’
Actress Freida Pinto plays the role of Phaedra in visionary director Tarsem Singh’s stylish and spectacular 3D action adventure IMMORTALS which opens on November 11. Trained as a priestess since birth, Phaedra is a gifted Oracle, capable of divining glimpses of the future, but unable to control or even interpret her visions. IMMORTALS producer Mark [...]
Greek Mountaineers are the First to Step on an Icecap in the Himalayas
A small number of Greek mountaineers made a huge step on a newly discovered icecap in the Himalayas, a few days ago. The mountain climbers began their amazing 3 week journey on July 2 and spent 19 days on the mountain under extreme weather conditions. The team had traveled specifically to India to explore the huge mountain range in [...]
Indian Navy & Coast Guard Capture Pirates on Hijacked Greek Vessel
The Indian Navy and Coast Guard on Sunday nabbed over twenty pirates. They were seized from a hijacked Greek vessel and a pirate mother ship as well as rescuing the original crew. The joint operation was carried about one-hundred nautical miles west of Lakshadweep, a Navy spokesperson said. The Greek-flagged merchant vessel Chios was reported [...]
«Marathon Flame» arrives in Mumbai from Greece
Bollywood celebrities, sportspersons and socialites gathered in Mumbai on Sunday to welcome the arrival of torch for the Marathon Flame from Athens. The torch lit the Marathon Flame for the Mumbai Marathon to be staged in the city on January 17. Champion marathon runner Maria Polyzou of Greece escorted the torch from Athens to India. [...]
