Month: October 2014

Fears for tough penalties grow as India cleans up business

October 22, 2014 0
Workers walk past a billboard of DLF Ltd. at Gurgaon on the outskirts of New Delhi

By Rafael Nam and Abhishek Vishnoi MUMBAI (Reuters) – An unprecedented ban on DLF, India’s largest property developer, from tapping capital markets has fuelled expectations of tougher penalties ahead, as the country’s regulators feel emboldened to take on even companies long sheltered by political connections. The result has been a slide over the past week in shares of firms known to be under investigation – adding to what was already a year-long weakness in the stocks of companies seen as tied to the Congress party, which was ousted from power in May. …

Former Washington Post editor Ben Bradlee dies at 93

October 22, 2014 0
Ben Bradlee, a former Washington Post executive editor discusses about the Watergate Hotel burglary and stories for the Post at the Richard Nixon Presidential Library in Yorba Linda

By Bill Trott WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Ben Bradlee, the hard-driving editor who reigned over the Washington Post newsroom with the style of a well-dressed swashbuckler and the profane vocabulary of dockworker as the newspaper helped topple President Richard Nixon in the Watergate scandal, died on Tuesday at age 93. Bradlee’s death at his Washington home of natural causes was announced by the Post, which reported late last month that its former editor had begun hospice care after suffering from Alzheimer’s disease for the past several years. …

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Blogs, videos and verse – an Iraqi poet’s quest to heal her homeland

October 22, 2014 0

By Jonathan Saul LONDON (Reuters) – Iraqi-born poet Amal al-Jubouri may not have the Hollywood recognition of Angelina Jolie, but both women are artists who have decided to use their talents and profile to help the victims of war. When al-Jubouri, one of foremost poets writing in Arabic, met Jolie this year, she urged the actress and U.N. humanitarian envoy to go with her and see the worsening hardships in her homeland. Jolie has already visited Iraq in previous years. “I said: ‘Iraq is burning, Angelina. …

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ELN CONGRESS LOOKBACK

October 21, 2014 0

Graphic shows the historical margin of control for both houses of Congress; 2c x 8 inches; 96.3 mm x 203 mm;

Dominican Republic mourns death of fashion icon Oscar de la Renta

October 21, 2014 0
Designer Oscar de la Renta waves at the end of his Spring 2008 fashion show during New York Fashion Week

By Manuel Jimenez SANTO DOMINGO (Reuters) – Government officials, artists and citizens on Tuesday mourned the death of Oscar de la Renta, the fashion designer who raised the profile of the Caribbean nation where he was born and which he supported throughout his life. News of de la Renta’s death from cancer late on Monday at the age of 82 dominated national newspapers. President Danilo Medina led the nation in paying tribute to de la Renta, who died at his home in Connecticut, saying the designer had “raised up the name of the Dominican Republic. …

Oscar de la Renta remembered for his elegant designs, generosity

October 21, 2014 0
Designers Oscar De La Renta and Donna Karan greet each other during the Clinton Global Initiative 2012 in New York

By Patricia Reaney NEW YORK (Reuters) – Oscar de la Renta, the legendary fashion designer who dressed first ladies and Hollywood stars during a career that spanned five decades, was remembered on Tuesday for his exquisite style, generous heart and tireless philanthropy. Tributes poured in for the tall, Dominican-born designer who died late on Monday at the age of 82, surrounded by family at his Connecticut home after a battle with cancer. “He died exactly as he wished: with tremendous grace, great dignity and very much on his own terms,” his family said on his website. …

Veteran Chinese democracy activist Chen Ziming dies from cancer

October 21, 2014 0
China's leading dissident Chen Ziming attends a press conference in central Sydney

By Benjamin Kang Lim and Michael Martina BEIJING (Reuters) – Chen Ziming, a veteran Chinese dissident who was jailed by Beijing for what it said was his role as one of two “black hands” behind the 1989 Tiananmen Square pro-democracy protests, died of cancer on Tuesday, friends said. He was 62. Chen remained a moderate critic of China’s ruling Communist Party for decades despite serving 13 years in prison for what authorities said was intent to overthrow the government and the spread of counter-revolutionary propaganda. …

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Winners of 13th Indian Telly Awards THANK fans

October 21, 2014 0

Here is the Diwali dhamaka for everyone.

We know you all are happy with the list of winners at the 13th Indian Telly Awards.

We spoke to some of them who shared their feelings on winning the coveted trophy and also thanked their fans.

Ruhaanika Dhawan- Child Artiste (Female): My all awards are dedicated to my daddy and this award also goes to my dad. I would thank my mom, nani, producer Ekta Ma’am and the entire team of Ye Hai Mohabbatein. I am very happy that this award came my way.