Panchmahal district police have arrested a police sub-inspector on the charge of dereliction of duty for allegedly altering an FIR filed by a tribal woman on a complaint of rape.
Superintendent of Police Raghavendra Vatsa said that PSI AU Gadhvi was yesterday arrested from his relative’s house here. He had been absconding ever since Panchmahal police lodged an FIR against him three months back, the SP said.
Two small planes ran out of fuel and crash-landed into the Pacific Ocean off Hawaii, but the five people aboard both aircraft survived, authorities said.
The Coast Guard says the separate incidents yesterday involved a single-engine plane carrying a solo pilot about 250 miles (400 kilometers) off the island of Maui, and another with four people aboard several miles off the island of Oahu.
A pilot traveling from Tracy, California, to Maui radioed authorities at 12:30 p.M. About plans to ditch a Cirrus SR-22 aircraft because of dwindling fuel.
Oscar-winning actress Anne Hathaway will reportedly utilise an upcoming road trip with the family to memorise her lines for a play, which is to be staged this spring.
‘Grounded’, a one-person show, will be directed by Julie Taymor. It will be staged at the Public Theatre, reported New York Post.
“Anne’s learning 41-pages of dialogue,” said a source at an LA premiere of the 32-year-old actress’ new film, ‘Song One’.
“She’s going to drive. (Husband) Adam Shulman’s going to run the lines with her as they go,” the source added.
A former top official of the Church of Scientology says he ordered Nicole Kidman’s phones to be tapped at the suggestion of Tom Cruise and church head David Miscavige.
Former Scientologist Mark ‘Marty’ Rathbun, a member of the church for many years and a key aide to Miscavige, makes the allegations in an explosive new documentary, ‘Going Clear: Scientology & The Prison of Belief’, which debuted at the Sundance Film Festival.
A Frenchwoman who became a cause celebre in her country after she was jailed for kidnapping in Mexico is suing a former Mexican president, other ex-officials and a major TV network, her lawyer has said.
Jose Patino Hurtado, Florence Cassez’s attorney in Mexico, told Noticias MVS radio that the civil suit filed on Friday seeks USD 36 million for suffering and “moral damage.”
The lawsuit seeks “above all to vindicate Florence Cassez, which is the most important thing,” Patino said in an interview with Noticias MVS host Carmen Aristegui.
Colombian police have said they have captured a notorious local crime boss accused of threatening former international striker Faustino “Tino” Asprilla.
Andres Felipe Marin, alias “Pipe,” allegedly demanded payment from Asprilla and his family last month, saying they would be harmed if they did not cough up the cash.
Asprilla, a striker who played in the 1994 and 1998 World Cups, said he had been forced out of his home town of Tulua, in western Colombia, in fear of his life.
Rapper Big Sean’s upcoming album is reportedly titled ‘Dark Sky Paradise’.
Sean, 26, took to his social media pages on Sunday night, January 25 to unveil what may be the cover art of his upcoming project. The cover art had ‘Dark Sky Paradise’ written on a black background, reported Aceshowbiz.
Artists Drake, Jhene Aiko, DJ Mustard and DJ Khaled, who have collaborated with Sean on the album, reposted the cover art, suggesting that the album is named ‘Dark Sky Paradise’.
Sean’s last work was ‘Hall of Fame’, which was released in 2013.
Actress Jennifer Aniston says she took a big break from working out while filming her stripped-down role in the acclaimed dramatic film ‘Cake’.
Aniston, 45, revealed about the same on the red carpet at the 2015 Screen Actors Guild Awards, where she was nominated for best actress in ‘Cake’.
“(I didn’t exercise) for a couple months and it helped with your mood, the physical and all of that,” she said.
Aniston realised later that exercise is very important for body.
‘Modern Family’ actress Sofia Vergara is planning a big wedding celebration.
The 42-year-old actress, who recently got engaged to actor Joe Manganiello, showed off her stunning ring at the 2015 Screen Actors Guild awards, where she walked the red carpet for the first time as his fiancee.
“It’s going to be big. We started off with 20 (on the guest list), and now there’s like pages and pages,” she said.
Manganiello, 38, proposed to Vergara last month after six months of dating.
Singer Kylie Minogue is to headline a Hyde Park gig for the Barclaycard presents British Summer Time 2015 series.
The 46-year-old ‘Can’t Get You Out of My Head’ singer will be supported by Grace Jones and Chic featuring Nile Rodgers on June 21, reported Digital Spy.
“I’m so excited to perform at Hyde Park this summer. I have great memories of playing shows there and am looking forward to doing it all again! Given the amazing artists performing and that it will be the longest day of the year, I can’t wait,” she said.
Singer Meghan Trainor has shared a preview of her maiden duet with One Direction star Harry Styles.
The 21-year-old singer plays the snippet at a UK radio show, reported Aceshowbiz.
“Saying that you love that I got hazel eyes/ And honestly, I won’t catch up on sleep tonight/ I’ve been looking at London lights and missing you,” she sang.
Trainor revealed last week that the 20-year-old singer wrote a song with her. She was left impressed by Styles’ writing skills.
A top aide to President Cristina Kirchner offered assurances that journalists enjoy “full security” in Argentina after a reporter who revealed the suspicious death of a key prosecutor fled to Israel.
Damian Pachter left Argentina on Saturday, saying he had received threats and was followed after being the first to report the sudden death of prosecutor Alberto Nisman.
India has appealed to the Dispute Settlement Board of World Trade Organisation for a panel decision on its issues with the US over agricultural imports.
“WTO Secretariat received today a notice by India announcing its decision to appeal certain issues of law and legal interpretation in the panel report in the case ‘India — Measures concerning the importation of certain agricultural products’,” the WTO said yesterday.
Despite freezing cold, Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne joined Indo-Canadians to celebrate India’s 66th Republic Day and commended the country’s economic and technological advances.
“On January 26, 1950, the constitution of India came into effect, proclaiming India to be a sovereign, democratic republic. With each Republic day, we are minded of the impressive strides India has made since this pivotal date,” the Ontario Premier said.
A Greek F-16 fighter jet crashed into other aircraft on the ground during NATO training in southeastern Spain, killing at least 10 French and Greek military personnel, Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy said.
Another 21 people were injured in the incident yesterday at the Los Llanos base, which sent flames and a plume of black smoke billowing into the air, the Spanish Defence Ministry said in a statement.
Rajoy told Spain’s Telecinco news program in an interview last night that 11 of the injured were Italian and 10 were French.
Ryan Reynolds is adjusting to fatherhood quite well. The actor said life is great after his daughter was born, reported Ace Showbiz.
“I gotta jump in and do all those sorts of things. I mean, I’ve even tried breastfeeding,” the first-time father joked.
“It’s frustrating for the baby and frankly disturbing for me… Not well is the answer. It’s amazing that you can be that exhausted and that happy at the same time,” he added.
Reynolds, 38, and his actress wife Blake Lively, 27, welcomed their first child together last December, two years after they got married.
Oscar-winning actress Nicole Kidman has enjoyed exploring a challenging role in upcoming film ‘Strangerland’.
‘Strangerland’ is about a couple whose children go missing during a dust storm in an Australian outback town, reported the New York Post.
“It was a chance to explore grief and sexuality, which was really compelling. I’m at a stage in my career and my life where I just want to keep moving into places that I haven’t been,” she said.
A former CIA officer was convicted of leaking classified details of an operation to thwart Iran’s nuclear ambitions to a New York Times reporter.
Jurors yesterday convicted 47-year-old Jeffrey Sterling of all nine counts he faced in federal court.
On the third day of deliberations, the jurors had told the judge that they could not reach a unanimous verdict. But they delivered guilty verdicts later in the afternoon after the judge urged them to keep talking.
Amnesty International warned today of the “seriously” deteriorating health condition of a detained Omani human rights defender on hunger strike since his January 21 arrest in the city of Salalah.
Saeed Jaddad, who led Arab Spring-inspired protests in the sultanate in 2011, was hospitalised on January 23, two days after he started a hunger strike following his arrest.
He was returned to police custody today, and authorities had “ignored” medical advice and were preparing to send him by plane to the capital Muscat for trial, said Amnesty.
A mild earthquake was reported late tonight in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands measuring 4.5 on the Richter scale.
According to a preliminary report issued by the Indian Meteorological Department, the earthquake of slight intensity occurred in the middle Andaman Island at 11:59 P.M. IST and had a focal depth of 50-km.
Reality TV star Kylie Jenner has denied rumours that she is expecting a child with rapper Tyga.
Jenner, 17, is said to have been dating rapper Tyga, who split from fiancee Blac Chyna last year, reported Aceshowbiz.
Without giving any direct explanation, Jenner yesterday retweeted her sister Kim Kardashian’s tweet, which read, “No, I’m not pregnant.” Kardashian posted this tweet on January 1.
‘The Imitation Game’ star Benedict Cumberbatch has revealed the films in the US encourage diverse casting.
Speaking on PBS talk show ‘Tavis Smiley’, Cumberbatch said that he had witnessed British actors of colour finding more opportunities across the pond.
“I think as far as coloured actors go, it gets really different in the UK, and a lot of my friends have had more opportunities here (in the US) than in the UK, and that’s something that needs to change,” he said.
Switzerland’s gold exports to India crossed Rs 1.2 lakh crore in 2014 even as concerns persist over bullion being used to channel illicit funds into the Indian shores.
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) chief ministerial candidate Kiran Bedi on Monday slammed the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) for raising objections about her seating arrangement at the Republic Day celebrations earlier today.
“Now, would they (AAP) decide where should I sit? No number was mentioned on the pass. Why would anyone else decide where should I sit?” Bedi asked.
The former IPS officer was also miffed at the AAP for using her pictures in the party’s new posters without her permission.
The US today dismissed China’s concerns over growing Indo-US ties, arguing that the relationship is not aimed at “containing” or “holding China down”.
“It is notable that they (China) should feel like they have to go out of their way to comment on this visit,” the National Deputy Security Advisor, Ben Rhodes, told reporters when asked about the comments made by the Chinese state media that this trip is “superficial”.