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Who is Pope Francis I?

Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio has been elected as the first Latin American Pope in history, taking the name of Pope Francis.Bergoglio, 76, reportedly got the second-most votes after Joseph......

PHOTOS: Leaders join mourners to bid farewell to Chavez

Leaders from Latin America and beyond were in Venezuela's capital Caracas for the state funeral of late president Hugo Chavez on Friday. Hundreds of thousands of mourners attended......

BRICS: Why India must play its cards with care

When leaders of the five BRICS nations meet in Durban, there must be some stocktaking to assess exactly what the group wants to become, says Ambassador K C Singh. The fifth smmit of BRICS -- an......

Diary: Durban, Gandhi and the BRICS bank

Sheela Bhatt, who traveled with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to the BRICS Summit in Durban, gauges the buzz ahead of the event that begins Tuesday. As an Indian it is a nice feeling to think that......

The geography of joy

If only our roads were less congested, metros less crowded, markets a little more cleaner and air and water purer; our happiness would be greater... feels B S Prakash, India's former ambassador to......

India emerging as an export hub for SUVs

Soon, sports utility vehicles (SUVs) made in India would burn rubber in developed markets such as Europe, Japan, Latin America and Australia. Global automobile majors are looking to leverage......

20 biggest rice producers in the world

Rice is a major food staple and a mainstay for the rural population and their food security. It is mainly cultivated by small farmers in holdings of less than one hectare. Rice is also a wage......

Bajaj Auto to roll out 5,000 units of RE-60

Bajaj Auto Ltd on Friday said it plans to roll out 5,000 units of its much-delayed four-seater "quadricycle" codenamed RE-60 from its Aurangabad plant. The company plans to roll out 5,000 units a......

10 nations where most businesses will offer salary hikes

The good news for the global economy is that two-thirds of businesses (66%) are planning to offer workers a pay rise at least in line with inflation, says a Grant Thornton International Business......

Cyprus reopens banks under tight restrictions

Cypriots banks reopen on Thursday with tight controls imposed on transactions to prevent a run on deposits after the government was forced to accept a stringent EU rescue package to prevent the......

Singapore joins probe into match-fixing scam

Singapore, which European investigators say is the source for hundreds of soccer matches being fixed in a global betting scam, promised on Tuesday to aid the probe but some in the game said many of......

'Corruption is not uncommon in Spanish football'

Match-fixing and illegal betting exist in Spanish soccer and some authorities have yet to recognise the problem, a vice president of the country's professional league (LFP) said on Tuesday. "Here......

Suarez admits dive but says is picked on by media

Controversial Liverpool striker Luis Suarez believes he is picked on by the British media but admits that he did dive earlier this season in a Premier League match. In an interview with Fox Sports......

People speak for latin america

QNA

Q. A new survey has revealed that US nationals are fast turning away from religion, even as the Catholic Church has got its new leader, Pope Francis I from Latin America...D survey found that one in five Americans has no religious preference. A point to be noted is that while 20% Americans declared "no religious preference" only 3% of dem actually admitted to being atheists". This continues a trend of Americans disowning a specific religious affiliation that has accelerated greatly since 1990.....Mike Hout lead author of the study and a professor at the University of California Berkley says.Vw
Farhaan: A. more

http://qna.rediff.com/questions-and-answers/a-new-survey-has-revealed-that-us-nationals-are-fast-turning/25223099/answers/

Q. what is the meaning of Delhi belly?
Dharamender Nebhnani: A. what have we got to do with it sitting in india let them all join islam kaya farak padta hai more

http://qna.rediff.com/questions-and-answers/what-is-the-meaning-of-delhi-belly/25173083/answers/25223115

Q. What is National Anthems?
Uttam: A. "Delhi Belly," is the result of consuming contaminated food and/or water, and causes diarrhea, vomiting and nausea. It's the bane of...... more

http://qna.rediff.com/questions-and-answers/what-is-national-anthems/25126389/answers/25173090

Web results for Latin America

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... ...

http://www.cxotoday.com/story/huawei-sees-10-annual-growth-in-smartphone-and-cloud/

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... ...

http://myiris.com/newsCentre/storyShow.php?fileR=20130406172731043&dir=2013/04/06&secID=IN&code1=&code=

CellaVision and Beckman Coulter enhance partnership by adding EMEA to their global distribution agreement

CellaVision broadens cooperation with global leading manufacturer of biomedical testing instrument systems Beckman Coulter by adding EMEA to their... ...

http://andhranews.net/Business/2013/CellaVision-Beckman-Coulter-enhance-partnership-adding-14745.htm

India emerging as an export hub for SUVs

Soon, sports utility vehicles (SUVs) made in India would burn rubber in developed markets such as Europe, Japan, Latin America and Australia.... ...

http://www.rediff.com/money/slide-show/slide-show-1-auto-india-emerging-as-an-export-hub-for-suvs/20130408.htm

Dengue cases may be 4 times more common than known

There may be nearly four times as many people infected with the tropical disease dengue globally than was previously believed, according to a new... ...

http://www.indianexpress.com/news/dengue-cases-may-be-4-times-more-common-than-known/1099211/

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