Salman Khan's bail plea rejected
Salman Khan's bail plea rejected
BOMBAY, India: Police filed formal charges of culpable homicide Monday against Indian movie star Salman Khan, accusing him of driving drunk, rashly and without a license when his car swerved onto a sidewalk, killing one man and injuring three.
Magistrate Shayam Sisode rejected Khan's bail plea - the fourth since his arrest two weeks ago.
Khan, who has played action heroes and romantic leads in 20 Hindi-language blockbuster movies, faces up to 10 years in prison if he is convicted of culpable homicide for the Sept. 27 incident.
A District Court earlier ordered Khan to pay interim damages to relatives of the dead and the injured. Judges in India have the authority to grant such relief since court cases can take years to settle.
Khan's attorneys have said he was not driving the car at the time of the accident.
The actor is already fighting a case in which he was charged with shooting a deer in a wildlife preserve in western India in 1998. He could face seven years in prison if convicted. -- AP
Dion celebrates 'A New Day'
LA LOUVIERE, Belgium: A New Day will be the theme and title of Celine Dion's new show, set to debut March 25 at the new 4,000- seat Colosseum theater at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas.
"It will be the beginning of a new adventure, of something incredible," Dion said at rehearsals on Monday. "I can't wait until the curtains rise. I'm so excited."
Producer-creator Franco Dragone said the show would include song, dance, theater and special effects -- even clowns.
"The story will be Celine," he said. "Our tableau will be built around her."
The show's cast of 60 dancers and performers have been secretly rehearsing since June at a makeshift studio in the mining town of La Louviere, Dragone's hometown, located 50 kilometers (30 miles) south of Brussels.
Dragone directed both of Cirque du Soleil's Las Vegas productions, O and Mystere.
After taking a two-year break to have a baby, Dion, 34, is planning 200 shows a year for three years in Las Vegas. Dion said she is in full training to ready herself for the show. Although she'll miss touring, the Canadian-born singer said she'll have more time with her family.
"I'm having the best time of my life right now, it is really amazing," she said. -- AP