Johannesburg’s trendy downtown cultural hot spot reveals city’s history and creative sideJOHANNESBURG — It’s gritty, it’s hip and it’s downtown in one of the most dangerous cities in the world. The Seattle Times, Virgin Islands Daily News win awards from Associated Press Managing EditorsNEW YORK — An investigation into the spread of a deadly drug-resistant staph germ at hospitals in Washington state earned The Seattle Times a Public Service Award on Monday from the Associated Press Managing Editors Association. German tire and car parts maker Continental plans capital hike of euro1.5 billion ($2.1 billion)FRANKFURT — German car parts and tire maker Continental AG plans a capital increase of up to euro1.5 billion ($2.1 billion) to strengthen its balance sheet and is in refinancing talks with banks, the company said. Schwarzenegger likely to cut health, welfare in signing revised Calif. budgetSACRAMENTO, Calif. — Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger on Tuesday is expected to use his line-item veto power to make additional cuts to California’s latest spending plan — a move advocates fear could further hurt the poor. Praful Patel to discuss Air India board probables with PM this weekNEW DELHI - Union Civil Aviation Minister Praful Patel will meet Prime Minister Manmohan Singh this week to discuss all the probable names for the post of independent directors on the struggling Air India board. Praful Patel to meet PM on Air India crisisNEW DELHI - Civil Aviation Minister Praful Patel said here Tuesday that he would meet Prime Minister Manmohan Singh this week to discuss the appointment of independent directors to the board of Air India in a bid to revive the ailing national carrier. Two alleged conmen arrested for duping investorsNEW DELHI - Two alleged conmen were arrested Saturday for duping at least 150 investors of lakhs of rupees with their get-rich-quickly schemes, police said. What lawmakers disclose in ethics probes can’t be used to build criminal cases, court rulesWASHINGTON — What a lawmaker divulged to a Capitol Hill ethics probe about a golf trip with convicted lobbyist Jack Abramoff cannot be used against him in a criminal investigation, an appeals court has ruled in a case that could make it harder to prosecute misconduct in Congress. Judge approves GM plan to sell assets, but appeal looms that could delay exit from bankruptcyNEW YORK — A bankruptcy judge has ruled that General Motors Corp. can sell the bulk of its assets to a new company, potentially clearing the way for the automaker to quickly emerge from bankruptcy protection. Chrysler names rest of 9-member board of directors following Fiat alliance, Chapter 11 exitAUBURN HILLS, Mich. — Chrysler Group LLC on Sunday announced the remaining members of its new board of directors, a group that includes a former CEO of Northwest Airlines, investment bankers and top officials of the Italian automaker Fiat Group SpA. Sanford, Ensign sought guidance, fellowship, at Capitol Hill house owned by Christian groupWASHINGTON — For years, the brick facade of a three-story house near the Capitol has functioned as a shield for the lawmakers who live and pray there, offering sanctuary from the temptations of political life — and discretion for those who succumbed. Senator says negotiations with GOP on nonprofit health insurance co-ops going nowhereWASHINGTON — Democrats generally are standing behind their position that a health care system overhaul must include a government-sponsored plan that would be available to middle-class workers and their families. Venezuela’s Chavez says defiant news network could be closed _ if it doesn’t stand downCARACAS, Venezuela — President Hugo Chavez threatened to close down an opposition-sided news network, saying the defiant Globovision channel’s days on the airwaves will be numbered if its directors don’t stand down. Country mourns death of theatre legend Habib Tanvir (Lead)NEW DELHI/BHOPAL - Indian theatre Monday lost one of its tallest heroes Habib Tanvir, who passed away after a month-long illness at a private hospital in Bhopal. He was 85. His family was with him at the time of his death. Thai police say actor David Carradine may have died from accidental suffocationBANGKOK — Police are speculating that accidental suffocation, not suicide, may have caused the death of American cult actor David Carradine, whose body was found in a hotel closet in the Thai capital with a rope tied to his neck, wrist and genitals. TVA plans for $820M natural gas plant in Tenn. in response to NC air quality lawsuitKNOXVILLE, Tenn. — The Tennessee Valley Authority on Thursday decided to build an $820 million natural gas power plant in northeastern Tennessee to comply with a North Carolina lawsuit over air quality. Analysis: Obama now owns GM, though he says he’s taking it only for a short spinWASHINGTON — President Barack Obama couldn’t let General Motors fail, but he won’t concede he’s taking over the company. Ashes to ashes, dust to dust, and green all the way: Cemeteries offer eco-friendly burialsKANSAS CITY, Mo. — Someday soon, the grass may be greener for people laid to rest in a section of one Lawrence, Kan., cemetery. Closing window: NCAA approves rule to force college players into quicker draft decisionsINDIANAPOLIS — College basketball players will have to decide more quickly whether they plan to stay in the NBA draft. Notice issued to 12 schools in Delhi for arbitrary fee hikeNEW DELHI - The Delhi government Wednesday issued show cause notices to 12 unaided public schools for taking arbitrary decisions on the issue of fee hike, a statement issued by the state government said. Nobel prize winner Yunas calls for strengthening micro economic systemNEW DELHI - Nobel Peace Prize winner Muhammad Yunas urged the government on Tuesday to strengthen the micro economic system for speeding up the growth process in rural India and take measures for the betterment of women. Theatre, film artistes to protest over Charlie Chaplin statue rowBANGALORE - Film and theatre personalities in Karnataka have decided to hold a protest here in support of filmmaker Hemanth Hegde’s plans to erect a 62-foot statue of Charlie Chaplin for a movie. Certain groups had opposed the move because the master comedian was nominally a Christian. Clinton ends China trip with call to buy more US bondsBEIJING - US Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton ended her trip to China Sunday with a call for Beijing to invest more in US treasury bonds, warning both countries would ‘rise or fall together’ in the global slump. Scriptwriters are like condoms in our industry: ‘Delhi-6′ writerNEW DELHI - From writing crime thriller ‘Tezaab’ to comedy ‘Chalbaaz’, the path-breaking ‘Rang De Basanti’ to forthcoming ‘Delhi-6′ - writer Kamlesh Pandey has penned many hits but says despite being in filmdom for two decades he hasn’t got his due. He claims scriptwriters are like condoms in the film industry - used and thrown. Andhra chief minister seeks CBI probe into Satyam fraudHYDERABAD - Under fire from the opposition, Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy has written to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh seeking a Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) probe into the Satyam Computer Services fraud. China’s Schindler: An unlikely German heroBERLIN - John Rabe is an unlikely hero. He was a member of the Nazi party and the German electronics giant Siemens’ man in China during the tense buildup to World War II. But based in Nanking in 1937, Rabe also helped to save about 250,000 Chinese from the clutches of Japan’s vicious military machine as Tokyo stepped its drive into China. After thrillers, Mohit Suri wants to make romantic comedyNEW DELHI - After the success of his thriller ‘Raaz - The Mystery Continues’, director Mohit Suri is keen to make a romantic drama and says his first candyfloss film will release before ‘Raaz’ part three. ‘I’m not dating Rakhi Sawant’s ex-boyfriend’NEW DELHI - Actress-dancer Shradha Sharma, who was rumoured to have a romantic liaison with item girl Rakhi Sawant’s ex-boyfriend Abhishek Awasthi, has denied any relationship with him and says he is just not ‘my type’. Valentino denies involvement in his couture lineLONDON - Veteran couturier Garavani Valentino has denied any involvement in creating spring-summer 2009 collection for his brand Valentino. Bollywood exults as smoking ban in movies liftedNEW DELHI - With the Delhi High Court removing the ban on smoking in films, you can now again catch your favourite actors puffing away without landing in trouble. Filmmakers just can’t stop rejoicing over the ruling. |
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