News for 'Latin'

Amazing images show coffee processing in El Salvador

Amazing images show coffee processing in El Salvador

Rediff.com25 Dec 2012

Let's take a look at how coffee is processed and shipped in El Salvador.

Worst economic crisis since Great Depression: IMF

Worst economic crisis since Great Depression: IMF

Rediff.com9 Apr 2020

The year 2020 could see the worst global economic fallout since the Great Depression in the 1930s, with over 170 countries likely to experience negative per capita income growth due to the raging coronavirus pandemic, IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva said on Thursday. Georgieva made the remarks during her address on 'Confronting the Crisis: Priorities for the Global Economy' in Washington, DC, ahead of next week's annual spring meeting of the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank.

India's export slump casts shadow on growth prospects

India's export slump casts shadow on growth prospects

Rediff.com15 May 2015

Modi sees export-led growth one of the best ways to create jobs.

Why Great Men Worship Light of Asia

Why Great Men Worship Light of Asia

Rediff.com17 Jun 2021

Count among The Light of Asia's many, many admirers over 132 years: Gandhi, Tagore, Vivekananda, Nehru and Ambedkar, Tolstoy and Kipling, Yeats and Eliot, Alfred Nobel, Dmitri Mendeleev and C V Raman. Jairam Ramesh reveals why he decided to write a book on Edwin Arnold, who wrote The Light of Asia.

PIX: The A to Z of Hindi Cinema

PIX: The A to Z of Hindi Cinema

Rediff.com21 Mar 2012

We look at movies that best symbolise the letters of the alphabet!

Mahindra Satyam buys 51% stake in Brazil's Complex IT

Mahindra Satyam buys 51% stake in Brazil's Complex IT

Rediff.com15 Feb 2013

Tech Manhindra, the parent company, expects to complete merging Satyam with itself in March.

Racism to be punished with points deductions

Racism to be punished with points deductions

Rediff.com21 Nov 2018

Football fans worldwide back points deductions for racism at matches

Wipro to focus on banks in emerging markets

Wipro to focus on banks in emerging markets

Rediff.com6 Nov 2012

The financial services industry, especially banking, is in the midst of massive upgrade of existing IT set ups to cope with future regulatory and customer-driven online and mobile services, said Vijay Sharma, vice president & head domain & industry advisory services for banking, financial services and insurance.

20 biggest rice producers in the world

20 biggest rice producers in the world

Rediff.com8 Apr 2013

Let's take a look at some of the major rice producers in the world.

India slams present structure of UN Security Council

India slams present structure of UN Security Council

Rediff.com3 Nov 2012

India has said the United Nations Security Council in its present structure is "completely out of tune" with global realities and serves "no one's purpose", asserting that an expansion in the 15-member body should have permanent representation from Asia, Africa and Latin America.

10 nations where most businesses will offer salary hikes

10 nations where most businesses will offer salary hikes

Rediff.com4 Apr 2013

Employees in Latin America (86%), the Nordic region (84%),North America (79%) and South EastAsia (75%) are most likely to get a pay rise in 2013.

New rules will make Ola, Uber's life tougher

New rules will make Ola, Uber's life tougher

Rediff.com22 Dec 2020

Just a few weeks ago, the Centre has come out with the long-awaited Motor Vehicle Aggregator Guidelines, which have drawn a dismayed response from the companies concerned.

A professor at 23, he has won a $500,000 'genius grant'

A professor at 23, he has won a $500,000 'genius grant'

Rediff.com11 Oct 2012

In a four-part series beginning today, Arthur J Pais profiles economist Raj Chetty, winner of the MacArthur Foundation Fellowship, nicknamed the 'genius grant'. Chetty says he hopes his research will help lower income children in India and the United States of America.

PHOTOS: World gets its first Jesuit Pope; celebrations erupt

PHOTOS: World gets its first Jesuit Pope; celebrations erupt

Rediff.com14 Mar 2013

White smoke! Loud cheers and celebrations erupted as the chimney over the Sistine Chapel in Vatican billowed white smoke, signalling the election of a new Pope to lead 1.2 billion Catholics.

TCS reports 8.4% rise in Q2 profit but nervous Street pulls stock down

TCS reports 8.4% rise in Q2 profit but nervous Street pulls stock down

Rediff.com13 Oct 2016

Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) on Thursday reported an 8.4 per cent rise in consolidated net profit to Rs 6,586 crore for the second quarter ended September 30 and said uncertainties in environment had resulted in holdbacks in discretionary spend by customers.

IN PHOTOS: It's an odd world out there!

IN PHOTOS: It's an odd world out there!

Rediff.com23 Mar 2011

We bring you a collection of some of the odd, crazy moments from around the world in recent weeks.

Meet Argentina's first openly gay basketball star

Meet Argentina's first openly gay basketball star

Rediff.com20 Mar 2020

Argentina has made significant progress on LGBT+ rights in recent years, in 2010 becoming the first country in Latin America to let gay and lesbian couples marry and adopt children. Vega posted a letter on social media coming out to his fans - the first openly gay professional basketball player in Argentina's history.

India, China to lead aviation industry growth: IATA

India, China to lead aviation industry growth: IATA

Rediff.com13 Dec 2012

Global aviation industry would improve its profit from $6.7 billion to an estimated $8.4 billion thanks to the two countries.

PICS: Supermodel Izabel Goulart stuns in sexy swimwear!

PICS: Supermodel Izabel Goulart stuns in sexy swimwear!

Rediff.com6 Sep 2012

Here's a first look at the Brazilian bombshell's latest sizzling campaign for Cia Maritima swimwear.

Malik: When God takes over a human colony

Malik: When God takes over a human colony

Rediff.com20 Jul 2021

'We feel thrust into a motion picture that has all the makings of a carnival but no real fireworks,' Sreehari Nair notes after watching Malik.

PHOTOS: Foot/golf fusion sport growing around the globe

PHOTOS: Foot/golf fusion sport growing around the globe

Rediff.com14 Nov 2012

The innovative fusion sport of football-golf is helping Argentine courses stay afloat in testing economic times when golfing revenue alone is often not enough to cover costly maintenance fees.

Cuba came close to owning 100 N-bombs after 1962 crisis

Cuba came close to owning 100 N-bombs after 1962 crisis

Rediff.com12 Oct 2012

Documents released by the US National Security Archive disclose how close Cuba came in 1962 to becoming Latin America's first nuclear power, and had planned to train Cubans how to use the nuclear weapons

This is how Lupin cracked the Japanese pharma market

This is how Lupin cracked the Japanese pharma market

Rediff.com20 Jan 2012

From zero revenues eight years ago, Lupin has posted Rs 621 crore (Rs 6.21 billion) in sales last year-that too in a country regarded as one of the toughest markets in the world for generics.

Citibank likely to hive off consumer banking business in India

Citibank likely to hive off consumer banking business in India

Rediff.com8 Mar 2021

In India, it is not easy to fight it out with the large banks which are nimble-footed and technology-savvy and are continuously innovating on the retail turf with newer products for customer acquisition.

India to take up import restrictions with Argentina

India to take up import restrictions with Argentina

Rediff.com9 Mar 2012

India will take up with Argentina the import restrictions imposed by it, as they have implications on the country's shipments to the Latin American nation, a top Commerce Ministry official said.

New Gem: The next BIG market for growth

New Gem: The next BIG market for growth

Rediff.com31 May 2012

Global Emerging Middle (GEM) is the next big market, says PwC. In India, this segment is expected to cross the USD 1 trillion threshold by 2021; globally the figure is expected to be in excess of USD 6 trillion by 2021.

Soon, domain names in all 22 Indian languages

Soon, domain names in all 22 Indian languages

Rediff.com30 Nov 2011

By mid-2012, vernacular domain names in all 22 Indian languages may secure the approval of the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN).

PICS: NASA's satellite clicks UNSEEN events on earth

PICS: NASA's satellite clicks UNSEEN events on earth

Rediff.com10 May 2012

Aqua, Latin for water, is a NASA Earth Science satellite mission named for the large amount of information that the mission is collecting about the Earth's water cycle, including evaporation from the oceans, water vapor in the atmosphere, clouds, precipitation, soil moisture, sea ice, land ice, and snow cover on the land and ice.

Why a good body image is vital for great sex

Why a good body image is vital for great sex

Rediff.com24 Apr 2012

If you're not confident of the way you look, self-consciousness is sure to interfere with your sex life.

Carlos Santana set for maiden trip to India

Carlos Santana set for maiden trip to India

Rediff.com28 Sep 2012

The Mexican entertainer will be performing in Bangalore next month.

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.

Soccer: Fletcher joins Manchester United's coaching staff

Soccer: Fletcher joins Manchester United's coaching staff

Rediff.com4 Jan 2021

City's Guardiola defends Mendy after COVID protocol breach.

How IT companies are getting back to work in lockdown

How IT companies are getting back to work in lockdown

Rediff.com31 May 2020

'Elevator rules deem no more than two people for a unit that carries six people, and as an employee enters the office, there are three masks to be used for five hours each a day, then disposed and one for the next day as well.'

Faced with huge layoffs, US tech workers call for pausing H-1B

Faced with huge layoffs, US tech workers call for pausing H-1B

Rediff.com1 Apr 2020

Economic experts fear massive layoffs in various sectors of the American economy due to the current economic distress that is only going to deteriorate in the coming months. A record 3.3 million Americans have filed initial jobless claims for the week ending March 21. Even as the peak of coronavirus in the US is two weeks away, millions of people in the country have lost their jobs.

Ahead of visit, Netanyahu says he's hopeful of expanding ties with India

Ahead of visit, Netanyahu says he's hopeful of expanding ties with India

Rediff.com11 Jan 2018

India in December voted in favour of the UN General Assembly resolution condemning the US for its decision to recognise Jerusalem as the capital of Israel.

'Trump of Tropics' to be R-Day chief guest

'Trump of Tropics' to be R-Day chief guest

Rediff.com4 Nov 2019

With Donald Trump unable to make it, Modi settles for Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro.

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.

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.