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Nelson Mandela discharged from hospital

Former South African president and anti-apartheid icon Nelson Mandela was discharged from hospital on Saturday where he spent 10 days for pneumonia treatment. He has "been discharged from hospital......

Mandela is fine, getting better in hospital: Wife

Former South African President Nelson Mandela is "fine" and his condition is improving, his wife said, a week after the anti-apartheid icon was admitted in a hospital for pneumonia. "Madiba is......

Mandela 'much better', making 'steady progress'

Anti-apartheid icon and former South African President Nelson Mandela is responding "satisfactorily" to treatment and is "much better" after spending a week in a hospital for pneumonia, the......

Nelson Mandela's condition improves

South African anti-apartheid icon Nelson Mandela's family on Monday visited him at a hospital in Johannesburg, where he is being treated for a recurrence of pneumonia, the presidency said. There......

Mandela still in hospital, making 'steady progress'

Nelson Mandela, the revered anti-apartheid icon and former South African President, is in "good spirits" and making "steady progress" at a hospital for a recurring lung infection, the presidency......

Airtel, Nokia tie up for VAS in Africa

Bharti Airtel said on Tuesday it has signed a pact with Nokia to provide Airtel subscribers in Africa access to value added services such as Nokia Life and Nokia Xpress Browser on their mobile......

OVL-OIL offers $5 bn for 20% in Africa gas field

After buying ConocoPhillips’ 8.4 per cent stake in a Kazakhstan oil field for $5 billion last year, ONGC Videsh Ltd and its partner Oil India Ltd have closed in on another energy asset in......

Doubts over Cipla's takeover bid of S African unit

Initial optimism by analysts that a 100 per cent takeover bid of Cipla Medpro South Africa (CMSA) by Cipla India would be a walkover when shareholders vote on the offer next month, has changed......

PM pledges to assist Africa to develop infrastructure

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Wednesday pledged to assist Africa through infrastructure development and institution-building and said BRICs group of emerging powers could help transformation of......

PM arrives in Durban for BRICS Summit

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Monday arrived in South Africa on a four-day visit to attend the BRICS Summit in Durban that could launch a development bank for the five-nation grouping and......

South African Clark named junior men's hockey coach

Former South African Olympian Gregg Clark has been appointed head coach of India's junior men's hockey side to prepare them for the World Cup to be held in New Delhi later this year. Clark is also......

Pakistan will not panic: PCB chief

The Pakistan Cricket Board will not press the panic button after the team's Test series whitewash in South Africa and has no plans to sack captain Misbah-ul-Haq or coach Dav Whatmore, PCB chairman......

Pistorius set to receive snub from major athletic events

The sporting world is set to snub Oscar Pistorius from major events around the world after a court in South Africa allowed the Olympic and Paralympic star to return to international competition. -......

Pistorius granted permission to travel abroad

Oscar Pistorius, charged with murdering his girlfriend, was granted permission to travel abroad by a South African judge on Thursday. "The applicant is entitled to use his passport to travel......

Graeme Smith receives ICC Test Championship mace

South Africa captain Graeme Smith on Thursday received the ICC Test Championship mace and prize money of US$ 450,000 for leading the team to the top spot in ICC Test rankings on the annual cut-off......

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Q. Gandhi Peace Prize for the year 2000 was awarded to the former President of South Africa along with
ITZ: A. more

http://qna.rediff.com/questions-and-answers/gandhi-peace-prize-for-the-year-2000-was-awarded-to-the-form/25337168/answers/

Q. Who was the first person to hit 6 sixes in an over ?
Pravin: A. Nelson Mandel and Grameen Bank of Bangladesh more

http://qna.rediff.com/questions-and-answers/who-was-the-first-person-to-hit-6-sixes-in-an-over-/25323238/answers/25337192

Q. world top gold producing countrry
VIVEK MAHAJAN: A. Garfield Sobers - The first man to do it in a First Class game (Nottingham vs Glamorgan in 1968). The poor bowler was Malcolm Nash.Ravi Shastri -...... more

http://qna.rediff.com/questions-and-answers/world-top-gold-producing-countrry/25318556/answers/25323328

Q. For football fans. Eliminations for the next Soccer World Cup are on. Which zone you think is the toughest for teams to qualify for the final round (in Brazil) and can be called a death zone. Whether Europe, South America, North & Central America, Asia or Africa? Why?
Good Citizen: A. South Africa more

http://qna.rediff.com/questions-and-answers/for-football-fans.-eliminations-for-the-next-soccer-world-cu/25306825/answers/25318576

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Pujara not fit enough for Champions Trophy!

The fitness aspect negates talk that Pujara's exclusion was probably due to the fact that he would have to be a part of the India A team to South... ...

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India's love affair with gold

India does not regard gold merely as an investment, it is also the preferred form of hoarding tax-evaded wealth, writes Shreekant Sambrani. I had... ...

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Huawei aims to resolve US cybersecurity concerns

Huawei said that it hoped to "solve the challenges and problems" it has in the US after Washington labelled it a security threat. RELATED SHENZHEN:... ...

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Huawei sees 10% annual growth in smartphone and cloud

Huawei Technologies, the number 2 telecom equipment maker said that it expects a compound growth rate (CAGR) of 10 per cent in annual sales over... ...

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First quarter sees a rotation towards US and Japan as EM and Europe equity funds stumble

Source: IRIS International (06-APR-13) Comments | Post Comment The opening three months of 2013 ended with EPFR Global-tracked Equity Funds having... ...

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