Anastacia files for divorce

Washington, April 29 (ANI): Singer Anastacia has filed for divorce from husband Wayne Newton.

The singer, nicknamed ‘the little lady with the big voice’, is divorcing her husband, who used to be her bodyguard before their marriage, reports RadarOline.

The couple got married in April 2007 in Mexico and have no children.

According to the documents, they had a pre-nup agreement. (ANI)

Option of Modi being summoned remains open, says Nanavati Commission

Gandhinagar, Apr 1(ANI): The Nanavati Commission, which is probing the 2002 Godhra incident, on Thursday informed the Gujarat High Court that its decision to not summon Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi was not the final decision.

The Commission was today responding to a notice sent by the High Court on March 22, in which it was asked from the Nanavati Commission to clarify whether it would summon Modi by April 1.

The High Court was acting on the petition filed by the Jan Sangharsh Manch (JSM), which had moved an application before the Nanavati Commission in April 2007 demanding that Modi be summoned for questioning.

Talking about today’s proceedings in the court, JSM lawyer Mukul Sinha said: “The proceedings were based on our request for the Chief Minister (Modi) to be summoned before the Nanavati panel.”

“In September 2009, the Nanavati Commission had declined to summon the Chief Minister, but today they have replied to the High Court’s notice saying their decision of not summoning Modi is not final and the option of him being summoned remains open,” Sinha added.

Sinha further informed that the next hearing regarding the issue would be on 17 June.

This would spell more trouble for Modi, who was questioned by the Supreme Court appointed Special Investigation Team (SIT) on March 27 for over five hours regarding his role in the 2002 Gujarat communal riots. (ANI)

Sahara locks horns with Jet

Jet Airways and Sahara India Commercial Corporation Ltd, the erstwhile owners of Sahara Airlines, are locked in a dispute over payment towards the acquisition of the Subroto Roy controlled airline by Jet in April 2007. According to a PTI report, the Bombay High Court on Tuesday stayed further attachment of Jet Airways’ property, after Sahara initiated attachment of Jet’s movable property earlier in the day.

Justice S C Dharmadhikari, in his order on a Jet plea against this, said attachment till now would remain unaffected, but there shall be no further attachment. The Judge also asked Jet to file an undertaking by April 3 that it will not create third party rights in respect of its movable property – including some 40 aircraft – till further orders.

The dispute centres around deductions made by Jet Airways towards income tax from amounts payable by it to Sahara. The Income Tax department raised a demand on Sahara Airlines.

Jet adjusted some amount towards tax payment from instalments it is supposed to pay Sahara. Jet was to pay Rs 550 crore to Sahara in four equal installments starting March, 2008 to March, 2011.

Since Jet made deductions in the first and second installments, paid in March 2008 and 2009, upon which Sahara moved court. Jet refused to comment as the matter is sub-judice.

Recession bites Boy George’s clothing store

Washington, Mar 25 (ANI): Brit singer Boy George is feeling the pinch after his clothing store had to be closed down due to heavy losses.

The pop star is currently serving a 15-month prison sentence for falsely imprisoning Norwegian Audun Carlsen at his East London apartment in April 2007.

Boy George, real name George O’Dowd, has been going through some tough times, with his B-Rude store in Shoreditch, east London closing down after recording a 130,000 dollars deficit.

“He is feeling the pinch from the credit crunch,” Contactmusic quoted a source as telling the Sun. (ANI)