Day: May 18, 2019

Chris Rock to reboot ‘Saw’ series for Lionsgate

10:10 pm May 18, 2019

Los Angeles: Actor-comedian Chris Rock is set to reboot Lionsgate’s highly-successful “Saw” franchise. The psychological horror series, which hails from Twisted Pictures, is synonymous for its gory murder sequences. The story follows the “Jigsaw Killer” or simply “Jigsaw”, who often traps his victims in situations in order to test their will to live. The new […]

Brad Hodge trolled for dig on Kohli’s commercial video

10:03 pm May 18, 2019

New Delhi: Former Australia batsman Brad Hodge found himself at the receiving end of social media troll Saturday after he took a dig at India captain Virat Kohli for featuring in a commercial for cosmetics along with Rishabh Pant. Kohli and Pant recently starred in an advertisement for a company to promote face care products. […]

ASI assaulted in Rajasthan's Chittorgarh

2 arrested with heroin in Itanagar

9:52 pm May 18, 2019

Itanagar: Two men have been arrested here along with 36 grams of heroin, police said Saturday. They have been identified as Bengia Rigia (20), son of People’s Party of Arunachal (PPA) chief Kahfa Bengia, and Sosar Punung, brother-in-law of Congress’s Palin constituency candidate Takam Pario, officials said. While 31 grams of heroin have been found […]

Sena backs PM over not taking questions at Delhi presser

9:49 pm May 18, 2019

Mumbai: The Shiv Sena Saturday came out in support of Prime Minister Narendra Modi for not taking questions from the media at a press conference in Delhi. On Friday, Modi showed up on the dais at the BJP headquarters in Delhi for a scheduled press conference by party president Amit Shah, but refused to take […]

COVID surge, vaccine shortages spread beyond India’s borders

BSP MLA receives extortion letter

8:55 pm May 18, 2019

Hathras (UP): A BSP MLA has allegedly received an extortion letter demanding Rs 22 crore from him, police said Saturday. Ramveer Upadhyay, who is an MLA from Sadabad and a former UP minister, registered a complaint on Friday that he received a letter demanding Rs 22 crore as ‘rangdaari’ (extortion), Additional Superintendent of Police (ASP) […]