Big Sean, Naya Rivera Call Off Engagement

Rapper confirms the couple made 'difficult decision' on Wednesday (April 9)

"You had your fun, now it's done," Naya Rivera sings on "Sorry," featuringBig Sean, in a line seemingly directed at his ex. But now, the fun is done for the couple, too.

The two have called off their engagement.

"After careful thought and much consideration, Sean has made the difficult decision to call the wedding off," a rep for the rapper told Us on Wednesday, following rumors of a split. "The recent rumors and accusations reported by so called or fake sources are simply untrue. Sean wishes Naya nothing but the best and it is still his hope that they can continue to work through their issues privately. We will not be commenting again on this matter."

The two young stars first made their relationship public in early 2013, when they appeared together at the premiere of the movie "42" last April. By October, they were officially engaged.

"Me and Naya is a great thing," Sean told MTV News in June. "That's my homey, more than anything. That's my girl."

Naya similarly sang Sean's praises when she spoke with MTV News in August. "He's been doing this a lot longer than I have professionally, so his advice is priceless," she said of their musical working relationship. "I'll play him stuff and he'll give me little tweaks."

In addition to his work with her on "Sorry," Sean shouted out his lady on Drake's summer hit "All Me." "My new girl is on 'Glee' and sh--/ Probably makin' more money than me and sh--," he rapped.

Naya has yet to publicly comment on the news.

India’s economic growth expected to recover from 4.4% to 5. 4% this year

Slightly stringer global growth accompanied by an improvement in domestic economy will likely push India's economic growth to 5. 4 per cent this year, according to the latest edition of the World Economic Outlook report the International Monetary Fund (IMF).

In the recently released report, the IMF said that India's improving exports, implementation of approved massive investment projects accompanied by stronger global economic growth would help the Asian economy attain a higher growth.

The IMF's World Economic Outlook report said, "India's growth is expected to recover from 4.4 per cent in 2013 to 5. 4 per cent in 2014, supported by slightly stronger global growth, improving export competitiveness and implementation of recently approved investment projects."
An improvement in exports and decline in gold imports has contributed to dragging down India's current account deficit (CAD) significantly. On the other hand, bold policy measures bolstered capital flows into the country.
China will likely see its economic growth remaining broadly unchanged at around 7.5 per cent in 2014-15; but some of the leading emerging economies like Brazil, Turkey and South Africa are expected to suffer downturns in their growth rates.
Israel's economic growth is expected to jump slightly from 3.2 per cent this year to 3.4 per cent in 2015. The IMF underlined that threat from the Ukraine crisis and the slowdown in some leading emerging economies could hurt the global economic growth.

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Honey Singh bags song with Miss India Koyal Rana

Mumbai, April 9 : Rapper-composer Yo Yo Honey Singh, who is currently exploring the West for musical opportunities, will be composing and recording a song for Femina Miss India 2014 Koyal Rana.

The "Blue Eyes" hitmaker has been roped in to shoot a music video with Koyal.

"That is a commitment I made before my current paschim-yatra (westside journey) started.  I was a judge at the Miss India pageant and after the winner was selected I'm doing a song and music video with her," he said.
Honey Singh's song for Miss India would be his only original track in recent times.
"Even the song that I did for Sanjay Leeela Bhansali's 'Gabbar' is an old number.  But working with Bhansali was a dream come true," he said.
Honey Singh has written a rap number about his new association with Bhansali.
"When I was a child, I saw the Ram Leela performed on stage.  Now, there is the film 'Ram Leela' ('Goliyon Ki Raasleela Ram-Leela') and its maker actually wanted me to do a song for Akshay Kumar in 'Gabbar'.  Akshay was one of the first Bollywood A-listers to believe in me.  We gelled before we jammed together," he said.
For now, there is only the song with Koyal.
Apparently, the number that he plans with her would be completely cleaned out.  It would not have any hint of naughtiness, not even one suggestive word.(IANS)

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David Jones shares rise 20% following takeover reports

The shares of department store David Jones have risen by as much as 20 per cent after reports indicated that the company might be acquired by South African retail chain Woolworths Holdings.

Woolworths has said that it is planning to acquire David Jones in a deal that will value the company's share at $4 cash per unit. The price will represent a 25 per cent premium on the yesterday's closing price for David Jones and a 39 per cent premium to the closing price on January 30. David Jones chairman Gordon Cairns said the Woolworths has offered an attractive proposal with significant premium on the share price. Mr Cairns also pointed out that offer was earlier priced below $4 per share.

"While we believe in the strategic merits of our proposal and the potential value accretion for both sets of shareholders, we have always maintained a disciplined approach to valuation, and as a consequence we will advise David Jones today of the withdrawal of our proposed merger of equals," Myer said in a statement.

David Jones shares rose 72.5c to $3.915c and even touched a high of $4 this afternoon

India's Mars Orbiter crosses half-way mark

Chennai, April 9 : India's Mars Orbiter has travelled over 340 million km and crossed the half-way mark Wednesday morning on its long journey towards the Red planet, the Indian space agency said.

In a statement, the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) said the Mars Orbiter had crossed the half-way mark along the designated helio-centric trajectory.

According to an ISRO official, the Mars Orbiter has to travel 680 million km.

Launched on Nov 5, 2013, a Trans Mars Injection steering was carried out to set the spacecraft towards the planet, followed by a Trajectory Correction Manoeuvre (TCM) Dec 11, 2013 after it had crossed the Earth's sphere of influence.
As the Mars Orbiter is on its track, the TCM planned for April was not been done and if needed, the trajectory would be corrected in June.
According to ISRO, the five scientific instruments on board the Mars Orbiter are in fine condition and tests are done periodically.
The radio (straight line) distance between the Earth and the Orbiter is now 39 million km and a signal from here to the spacecraft and back takes around 4 minutes and 15 seconds, ISRO said.
Soon, the High Gain Antenna of the spacecraft will be put in service for handling communications with the ground stations.
Meanwhile, ISRO Wednesday morning raised the orbit of its second navigation satellite - IRNSS-1B - by firing the on-board motors for 2.24 minutes.  The satellite's perigee (nearest point to earth) is 35,328 km and the apogee (farthest point from earth) is 35,931 km.(IANS)

Toronto to spend $215m on roads to prepare for Pan Am Games

The city authorities in Toronto have announced a plan to invest about $215 million to repair streets across the city in order to prepare for the 2015 Pan Am Games.

Coun. DenzilMinnan-Wong has announced a host of construction projects at a news conference on Monday. He urged Toronto residents to cooperate and be patient as the workers restore several major roads and bridges across the city starting from April. Among the major biggest projects scheduled for this summer is the maintenance of the Gardiner Expressway. The workers will replace the deck on the elevated portion from CNE to Grand Magazine Street.

The authorities are also planning to demolish the Garrison Road bridge east of Strachan Avenue. The workers will close each direction of the Gardiner and construction will go on till December 2016. Others works will include bridge upgrades in the Humber River and Park Lawn Avenue area and the replacement of a median west of Dufferin Street.

Minnan-Wong pointed out that the authorities will work to complete the work as soon as possible and also ensure cause minimal disruption to motorists and residents.

He said, "We sympathize with motorists as they travel across the city but we have to do the work. We're hopeful that we can have some remedies that can make traffic a little bit smoother."

Wealleans Groundspread fined over fatal accident

Wealleans Groundspread Limited, a Waikato fertiliser spreading company, has been fined and is ordered to pay reparation after a company died in a truck accident in June 2013

Wealleans Groundspread Limited has admitted that it failed to take all steps to ensure the safety of Tyler Old, who was just 18 years old. The company has been fined $33750 and ordered to pay reparation of $70,000 in Morrinsville District Court. Worksafe New Zealand has said there was no witness of the accident but it is believed the workers climbed into the hopper on the back of the truck and then was trapped in the chain conveyor.

WorkSafe's chief investigator Keith Stewart  said, "The footholds and handholds on the side of the truck were inadequate to allow Mr Old to safely lean over the side wall of the hopper and push any fertiliser that was stuck down on to the chain conveyor."

The company's health and safety handbook said that employees should never climb into the hopper when the chain is operational however, there were no noted sings on the truck for the instruction.