Winfrey, McCartney top new Kennedy Center Honors

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Talk show queen Oprah Winfrey and former Beatle Paul McCartney top the list of show business luminaries to be saluted for their contributions to U.S. arts and culture at this year’s Kennedy Center Honors

Toronto filmfest hopes to buck up weak Oscar season

TORONTO (Reuters) – It’s normally a proving ground for movies hoping to make a splash during Oscar season, but in a 2010 film season that has been thin on critical successes, this year’s edition of the Toronto Film Festival could grab an even bigger share of the spotlight.

SpiceJet to launch international services in Oct

Budget carrier SpiceJet Ltd said on Tuesday it will launch its international services to Nepal and Sri Lanka in October this year.

Daimler to resume dividend at twice last rate

Daimler could resume its dividend this year at nearly twice 2008’s rate and may bring forward a planned bond issue.

Rest of the yr to be less buoyant than Q2: Trichet

The equity markets may be in fine fettle, but there is one voice of caution. The rest of the year will be “less buoyant than the second quarter” and the European Central Bank remains “very cautious and prudent,” that’s the word coming in from JeanClaude Trichet.

Russia Forecasts Early Removal of Grain Ban

President Dmitry Medvedev signaled on Monday Russia’s ban on grain exports may be lifted earlier than Dec. 31 this year and state grain stocks may be insufficient to cover the drought-hit country’s needs.

Indian sugar supply may touch 2728MT this yr: Barclays Cap

With the weather turning out to be favorable in India Sudakshina Unnikrishnan of Barclays Capital says that the supply here may even touch 2728 million tonne this year. “This would mark India’s comeback to the export market and that too at a much smoother level than could be expected.”

K S Oils Limited declares dividend at 18%

K S Oils Limited at its meeting held on September 04, 2010 has declared dividend at 18% i.e Re 0.18 per share for the year ended on March 31, 2010.

Tanla Solutions declares dividend at Re 0.10 per share

Tanla at its meeting held on September 05, 2010 has declared dividend at Re 0.10/share of face value Re 1 each for the year ended on March 31 2010.

Cricket-England win first T20 match since World Cup triumph

CARDIFF, Sept 5 (Reuters) – World Twenty20 champions England celebrated their first international since winning the World Cup in Barbados this year with a five-wicket win over controversy-hit Pakistan on Sunday.