Struggling Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer ousts Sloan as CEO, installs team in highest officeLOS ANGELES — Struggling Hollywood studio Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Inc. is turning to a restructuring expert who has helped businesses from energy to doughnuts to help it dig out from billions in debt. Japan’s industrial production up 1.6 percent in March; first rise in six monthsTOKYO — Japan’s industrial output rose for the first time in six months in March, the government said Thursday, offering a strong sign that the country’s factories are coming back to life. Amazon.com buys Lexcycle, maker of iPhone e-book application Stanza, for undisclosed sumLOS ANGELES — Kindle e-book retailer Amazon.com Inc. has purchased Lexcycle, a year-old company that makes the iPhone e-book application Stanza, in a move that ratchets up Amazon’s presence in the electronic book market. Suspended Kerala bishop in trouble againPATHANAMTHITTA - Bishop John Thattumkal of Kerala is in a fresh trouble. He has been found staying with the woman he had adopted as a daughter last year, which led to his suspension by the Vatican. I was offered ’saas-bahu’ show but declined: Kanwaljit SinghNEW DELHI - His role in Ramesh Sippy’s mega serial ‘Buniyaad’ gave him his first taste of success and he followed it up with ‘Dard’ and ‘Saans’. Actor Kanwaljit Singh, who has returned to television after three years, reveals he was offered a ’saas-bahu’ soap but turned it down. Television’s ‘Ayushmaan’ waiting for ‘unique’ comebackNEW DELHI - Remember Vinnod Singh, the innocent looking boy who played the lead role of a doctor in Sony TV’s popular show ‘Ayushmaan’? After a long sabbatical from the arc lights, he wants to make a comeback with a unique role. |