Day: July 18, 2019

‘Gossip Girl’ reboot greenlit at HBO Max

2:44 pm July 18, 2019

Los Angeles: “Gossip Girl” is getting a reboot on HBO Max. According to Entertainment Weekly, the iconic teen series, with 10-episode initial order, will stream on the network’s digital arm. Original creative team of Josh Schwartz and Stephanie Savage are returning as executive producers. Josh Safran, who penned and produced on the original series, will […]

Netflix to roll out cheaper mobile-screen plans in India

2:41 pm July 18, 2019

New Delhi: Video streaming company Netflix will roll out a cheaper mobile-only plan in India as it looks to woo viewers amid growing competition from Amazon Prime Videos and other local players. The premium content platform also believes that growth in the Indian market is a marathon; and that it is witnessing steady progress here. […]

FM launches instant allotment of e-PAN based on Aadhaar

7 indirect taxation-related laws being amended: FM

2:35 pm July 18, 2019

New Delhi: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman Thursday said seven legislations under indirect taxation are being amended to ensure greater simplicity, as she moved the Finance Bill in the Lok Sabha. She told the Lower House that amendments to laws are being made through the Finance Bill in five major categories, including in the Goods and […]

Soldier hit by falling tree in J-K’s Kupwara, dies

2:31 pm July 18, 2019

Srinagar: A 35-year-old soldier died after a tree fell on him due to a landslide while he was patrolling along the Line of Control (LoC) in Kupwara district of Jammu and Kashmir, the Army said Thursday. The incident took place when the soldier, Naik Ramandeep Singh, was leading an operational team for patrolling along the […]

Saravana Bhavan founder Rajagopal dies

2:28 pm July 18, 2019

Chennai: Restaurant chain Saravana Bhavan founder P Rajagopal died at a private hospital here Thursday, days after he surrendered to serve a life sentence for killing an employee in 2001 to marry his wife. Rajagopal, 73, died around 10 am of “septic shock” at Vijaya Health Centre, sources at the hospital said, refusing to give […]