News for '-latin'

Want to migrate to Nithyananda's 'Kailaasa'?

Want to migrate to Nithyananda's 'Kailaasa'?

Rediff.com16 Dec 2019

'It's a moot point if Kailaasa will ever evolve beyond being a haven for a fugitive from justice,' notes Devangshu Datta.

TCS Q3 net up 14% at Rs 6,083 crore

TCS Q3 net up 14% at Rs 6,083 crore

Rediff.com12 Jan 2016

The company's revenue rose by 11.7 per cent to Rs 27,364 crore.

Pix: Defending champs Spain held by Italy, Croatia impress

Pix: Defending champs Spain held by Italy, Croatia impress

Rediff.com11 Jun 2012

Spain's bid to become the first team to win three successive major international titles began in unconvincing fashion after Italy repelled Iberian flair with Latin artistry to earn a 1-1 draw at Euro 2012 on Sunday.

India may achieve $500-bn exports target by 2014

India may achieve $500-bn exports target by 2014

Rediff.com8 Jun 2012

The government has announced several incentives for exporters to explore new destinations under focus market and focus product scheme.

In PHOTOS: Meet Obama's No 1 fan

In PHOTOS: Meet Obama's No 1 fan

Rediff.com17 Apr 2012

Obama may have many fans, but without doubt, his biggest fan is from Columbia.

Biggest coffee producers and drinkers in the world

Biggest coffee producers and drinkers in the world

Rediff.com11 Apr 2012

Green (unroasted) coffee is one of the most traded agricultural commodities in the world.

CBDT clarifies on interchangeability of PAN and Aadhaar

CBDT clarifies on interchangeability of PAN and Aadhaar

Rediff.com8 Jul 2019

It is just a question of providing an additional facility to the taxpayer that if he is not quoting PAN and only has Aadhaar, his filing and processes do not get affected, said CBDT chief.

England looking forward to ODI challenge vs India

England looking forward to ODI challenge vs India

Rediff.com8 Jan 2017

'It is only a short series, but we think we can learn a lot from it'

COVID-19 and Masked Mankind

COVID-19 and Masked Mankind

Rediff.com14 Jun 2020

COVID-19 has accomplished what the UN failed to do in the last 75 years by making mankind rally around a mask of unity, observes Ambassador T P Sreenivasan.

Deepak Chopra to head Canada Post

Deepak Chopra to head Canada Post

Rediff.com12 Feb 2011

Deepak Chopra, till recently president and chief executive officer, Pitney Bowes (Canada and Latin America), has been appointed president and CEO of Canada Post, the country's largest employer.

20 best nations to live in

20 best nations to live in

Rediff.com4 Nov 2011

Latin America has the largest income inequality, although it is more equitable than sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia in life expectancy and schooling, states a UNDP report.

PIX: Rihanna, Miley Cyrus at amFar in barely-there outfits

PIX: Rihanna, Miley Cyrus at amFar in barely-there outfits

Rediff.com30 Oct 2014

Could these outfits BE any risque-ier?

6 Argentina, 3 Spanish players for World Series Hockey

6 Argentina, 3 Spanish players for World Series Hockey

Rediff.com21 Sep 2011

The upcoming World Series Hockey will have a touch of Latin flavour following the signing up of six Argentine and three Spanish players for the US $2 million prize-money tournament in India, from December 15 to January 22, 2012. The Argentina players include the renowned Vila brothers, Lucas, Matias and Rodrigo, forward Callioni Facundo and defenders Pedro Ibarra and Juan Martin Lopez.

IN PIX: Countries that execute the most people

IN PIX: Countries that execute the most people

Rediff.com21 Sep 2011

Rediff.com brings you a list of countries in chorological order, that still practice capital punishment.

Netas roll out mats for Yoga Day

Netas roll out mats for Yoga Day

Rediff.com21 Jun 2018

Lead by example... that's the adage our netas followed on Thursday as several of them took to performing various asanas across the country to mark the country's fourth Yoga Day. Here's a look at some of them.

WC diary: Colombian pop star loses $785,000 in valuables

WC diary: Colombian pop star loses $785,000 in valuables

Rediff.com20 Jun 2018

An intruder stole valuables including a Louis Vuitton bag, 11 luxury watches, various items of Cartier jewellery and 10 glasses studded with diamonds and pearls, two police sources told news portal RBC.

'We are obligated to be in the next WC'

'We are obligated to be in the next WC'

Rediff.com31 Aug 2011

High on confidence after a successful Copa America campaign, Venezuela coach Cecar Farias is determined to break his side's jinx of being the only Latin American nation yet to qualify for the football World Cup by making the cut for the 2014 edition in neighbouring Brazil.

Hamid Ansari embarks on visit to Peru, Cuba

Hamid Ansari embarks on visit to Peru, Cuba

Rediff.com25 Oct 2013

Hamid Ansari on Friday left for Lima on the first-ever visit at the Vice Presidential level to mineral-rich Peru and Communist Cuba as part of India's thrust towards Latin America.

Fidel Castro, Cuba's revolutionary leader, dies

Fidel Castro, Cuba's revolutionary leader, dies

Rediff.com26 Nov 2016

The Cuban government has announced nine days of mourning and has set Castro's funeral for December 4.

RBI plans radical overhaul of customer protection norms

RBI plans radical overhaul of customer protection norms

Rediff.com20 May 2014

The framework governing customer protection should consist of fairness and transparency of rule.

Decline, recession, stagflation, crisis, crunch...

Decline, recession, stagflation, crisis, crunch...

Rediff.com31 Oct 2011

'Every slide in the power point presentation had a graph with years like 2006, 2008, 2010 on the X axis... Most lines seemed to lie inert horizontally and many seemed to dip despondently, except the red line for China which seemed to rise triumphantly in each slide...' B S Prakash attends the World Economic Forum's Latin American version.

How soon after a break-up would YOU date someone new?

How soon after a break-up would YOU date someone new?

Rediff.com17 Oct 2011

How long would it take you to move from one relationship to the next? Share your rebound stories.

More bad news for India, IMF pegs 2020 growth rate at 1.9%

More bad news for India, IMF pegs 2020 growth rate at 1.9%

Rediff.com14 Apr 2020

With this subdued forecast, India is likely to record its worst growth performance since the 1991 liberalisation. However, it is among the only two major economies, which will register a positive growth rate in 2020. The other being China, for which the IMF has projected a growth rate of 1.2 per cent.

Pope elevates Kerala nun Mariam Thresia to sainthood

Pope elevates Kerala nun Mariam Thresia to sainthood

Rediff.com13 Oct 2019

The event was also attended by Prince Charles.

12 nations that are BURSTING with opportunity!

12 nations that are BURSTING with opportunity!

Rediff.com13 Jul 2011

The rankings have changed significantly over the last year based on their recovery after the global recession.

EU clears water for Indian pharma firms

EU clears water for Indian pharma firms

Rediff.com31 Mar 2011

European countries are trying to woo back the Indian customers they had lost following seizure of drug consignments by Customs authorities of several European Union members.

Govt confident of meeting FY12 textile export target

Govt confident of meeting FY12 textile export target

Rediff.com21 Dec 2011

The government on Wednesday said it is confident that textiles exports target of USD 33 billion for 2011-12 will be achieved as there is a good demand from markets like Japan and Latin America.

CAT Tips: Division made easy

CAT Tips: Division made easy

Rediff.com1 Sep 2011

Ravi Handa, an alumnus of IIT Kharagpur suggests three simple rules to find out divisibility of numbers.

Maradona cozies up to controversial Venezuelan President

Maradona cozies up to controversial Venezuelan President

Rediff.com9 Nov 2017

Maradona backs Venezuela's Maduro, signs for World Cup coverage

An Ambassador and A Gentleman

An Ambassador and A Gentleman

Rediff.com25 Sep 2020

The description of his career by Ambassador Nazareth in his elegant language, judicious choice of details, without ego or malice to anyone, shows that it had its ups and downs, triumphs and tragedies and lucky and unlucky accidents. Ambassador T P Sreenivasan reviews A Ringside Seat to History.

India, China leading global economic recovery: UN

India, China leading global economic recovery: UN

Rediff.com26 May 2011

While weaknesses in major developed economies continue to drag the global recovery.

Argentina to resolve drugs restriction issue

Argentina to resolve drugs restriction issue

Rediff.com4 May 2011

Argentina has assured India that it will resolve the issue of restrictions on import of Indian drugs to the Latin American country.

Have a home loan? Try balance transfer

Have a home loan? Try balance transfer

Rediff.com28 Jul 2011

Consider prepaying or shifting but do the homework, as it makes sense or not, depending on where you've reached on the tenure.

Post acquisitions, Godrej redraws future plans

Post acquisitions, Godrej redraws future plans

Rediff.com18 Apr 2011

It has set in motion an integration exercise that will see it transfer its category knowledge and expertise in hair colour and household insecticides to the acquired units.

US keen to extend its partnership with India beyond South Asia

US keen to extend its partnership with India beyond South Asia

Rediff.com28 Sep 2011

"We are counting on India's rise not just as an economic partner but as a global power one that engages everywhere from Latin America to the Middle East to East Asia," Deputy Secretary of State William J Burns said in his remarks on 'Is there a future for the US-India partnership?', organised jointly by the FICCI and Brookings Institute, a Washington-based eminent American think tank.

International Film Festival of Kerala kicks off

International Film Festival of Kerala kicks off

Rediff.com9 Dec 2010

Get your low down on what's happening in the world of Malayalam cinema, right here.

Rio gets glowing report on Olympic progress

Rio gets glowing report on Olympic progress

Rediff.com10 Jun 2011

Rio de Janeiro won praise on Thursday for its 'remarkable' progress in early preparations to host the 2016 Olympic Games, after a three-day inspection of the Brazilian city by Olympic officials.

Hyundai stops car exports to Europe from India

Hyundai stops car exports to Europe from India

Rediff.com11 Aug 2014

The move will result in around 25 per cent reduction in overseas shipments from the company's Chennai plant this year at 190,000 units compared to 253,000 units last year.

India, China boost global air travel by 16%

India, China boost global air travel by 16%

Rediff.com2 Jun 2011

Over the last five years, Indian domestic market expansion has been the strongest with a tripling in size.

'Earnings growth will need to pick up to attract foreign flows'

'Earnings growth will need to pick up to attract foreign flows'

Rediff.com26 Oct 2017

Given the strong growth in Asia and easy monetary stance taken by central banks other than the US Federal Reserve (US Fed), overseas investors will soon start re-investing in risky assets, says Abhiram Eleswarapu, head of equity research, BNP Paribas Securities India.