Pretoria: South African President Jacob Zuma was not involved in a wedding scandal in which a private plane of the affluent and well-connected Indian Gupta family landed at a sensitive military airbase, an investigation revealed on Sunday, reported Xinhua.
"In any event, the president is not involved in authorizing the landing or not landing of aircraft at airports," Justice and Constitutional Development Minister Jeff Radebe told reporters in Pretoria.
There had been speculation that the Gupta family which allegedly maintains good relations with Zuma and the ruling African National Congress might have got permission from Zuma to land its plane at the Waterkloof military airbase near Pretoria on April 30.
The Gupta family landed a chartered plane at the airbase, carrying about 200 family members and friends while on way to Sun City, the North West Province to attend a wedding of Vega Gupta, a niece of the powerful Gupta businessmen who own several companies including Sahara Computers and the pro-government New Age newspaper....
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04:16 AM, May 20, 2013
London: Singer-actress Jennifer Lopez is open to walking down the aisle for a fourth time despite a string of failed marriages. Lopez's three unions have ended in divorce, but she admits her rocky romantic life has not put her off getting married again, reported Contactmusic. When asked if she would say 'I do' in the future, she said, "I don't know - probably. I like it. I like the idea...
12:29 PM, May 16, 2013
A French mayor says Oscar-nominated actress Keira Knightley has said "oui" to rocker James Righton in a small wedding ceremony in southern France. Aime Navello said the couple followed French tradition when he married them at the Mazan town hall. Navello read the service in French and the couple responded in French and English. He said about 10 people were present.Righton is keyboard player for the rock group Klaxons. He...
09:51 AM, May 06, 2013
London: Actress Keira Knightley is reportedly set to marry rocker-fiance James Righton at her family's $5 million vineyard. The marriage is said to be taking place over the weekend in Mazan, a village near Mont Ventoux in Provence. "It's a beautiful location for the wedding. They're very, very lucky. It's just the perfect time of year for it as well, they couldn't have picked a better weekend weather-wise," femalefirst.co.uk quoted...
05:49 PM, May 04, 2013
Johannesburg: Five South African officials, including police and military commanders, have been suspended after a chartered plane carrying about 200 guests from India to a lavish family wedding was allowed to land at a South African air force base, the government said on Friday. The scandal, in which the passengers allegedly bypassed customs procedures on their way to a gaudy entertainment complex, has angered many South Africans who see the...
10:38 AM, May 04, 2013
Los Angeles: Actor Johnny Depp has reportedly told girlfriend Amber Heard that he wants to marry her. The couple has been dating for over six months and had parted ways briefly. But they have now reconciled. Depp, who has two children - Rose and Jack - with ex-girlfriend Vanessa Paradis, has introduced Heard to his family. "Johnny's told Amber he wants to marry her and have children after introducing her...
01:03 PM, May 02, 2013
Gurgaon: A youth was beaten to death here at a wedding after a tiff over playing songs, police said on Tuesday. The incident occurred in Kherki Majra village under Rajendra Park police station in Gurgaon on early Tuesday. Ompal, 19, of Sakhrod village of Bhiwani district in Haryana, who was the part of a procession, was beaten to death by fellow revellers. According to police, some youths were dancing at...
11:43 PM, Apr 30, 2013
Sonam Kapoor tweeted these photos from the wedding of an old friend. Her sister Rhea was also present at the venue. She's wearing a gorgeous pearl dress. ...
11:37 AM, Apr 09, 2013
Miami: A visit by American pop star Beyonce and rapper husband Jay-Z to Havana last week was a cultural trip that was fully licensed by the U.S. Treasury Department, a source familiar with the itinerary said on Monday. The longstanding U.S. trade embargo against Cuba prevents most Americans from traveling to the communist-led island without a license granted by the U.S. government. Three Cuban-American members of Congress, all Republicans from...
10:07 AM, Apr 09, 2013
A 27-year-old North Texas man, who was one of the first to receive a full face transplant in the US, has married another burn patient, transforming their pain into bliss. Dallas Wiens married Jamie Nash, 29, on Saturday at a Texas church where a severe electrical accident destroyed his face and eyesight in 2008 as he was making repairs to a window, The Dallas Morning News reported. ...
09:47 PM, Mar 31, 2013
Cricketer Yusuf Pathan married his fiancee Afreen at a private ceremony in Mumbai. ...
10:33 AM, Mar 29, 2013
Jennifer Aniston and Justin Theroux are reportedly planning to have two wedding ceremonies, one in New York and another in California. ...
02:57 PM, Mar 20, 2013
Lady Gaga will reportedly wear a Donatella Versace dress on her wedding to 'Vampire Diaries'star Taylor Kinney. ...
10:47 AM, Mar 17, 2013
Actress Jennifer Aniston-Justin Theroux's wedding date is likely to clash with Brad Pitt-Angelina Jolie's. ...
10:44 AM, Mar 12, 2013
Pitt has already been back at his family's French home to make sure the grounds are given the perfect make over. ...
07:20 PM, Feb 27, 2013
A city-based caterer has been directed by a consumer forum to pay Rs 30,000 as compensation to one of his customers for not preparing food for a wedding according to the menu and wasting the ingredients provided. ...
09:32 AM, Feb 24, 2013
Actor Sushant Singh Rajput says he and girlfriend Ankita Lokhande are not married yet and that the whole world would know when they decide to take their relationship to the next level. ...
12:27 PM, Feb 21, 2013
In India, over 30 per cent are said to be below poverty line and millions have no access to basic health care or education. But politicians are spending crores on weddings even giving gifts of helicopters. The Income Tax department search the premises of Congress minister Bhaskar Jadhav in Maharashtra after he spent crores on extravagent wedding of his two children at a time when Maharashtra is battling with severe ...
11:55 PM, Feb 20, 2013
