Day: August 17, 2019

Making ‘Mission Mangal’ was a big risk: Akshay Kumar

4:13 pm August 17, 2019

Mumbai: Actor Akshay Kumar says his latest “Mission Mangal” was not an easy project to make as the space genre till now was an uncharted territory in Bollywood. The Jagan Shakti-directed movie, touted as India’s first space film, follows the scientists at Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) who contributed to the Mars Orbiter Mission (MOM). […]

Terror hideout busted in J-K's Poonch; arms, ammo seized

Soldier killed in Pak firing along LoC in J-K’s Rajouri

4:02 pm August 17, 2019

Jammu: An Army soldier was killed on Saturday as Pakistan violated ceasefire by resorting to mortar shelling and small arms firing on forward posts and villages along the Line of Control (LoC) in Rajouri district, a defence spokesman said. The latest ceasefire violation comes two days after Pakistan claimed that its four soldiers were killed […]

Modi arrives in Bhutan on two-day visit

3:47 pm August 17, 2019

Paro: Prime Minister Narendra Modi received a red-carpet welcome as he arrived in Bhutan on Saturday on a two-day state visit during which he will hold talks with Bhutanese leaders to further deepen the bilateral ties. This is Modi’s second visit to Bhutan and the first since his re-election. Bhutanese Prime Minister Lotay Tshering received […]

Elvis Presley animated spy series in works at Netflix

3:32 pm August 17, 2019

Los Angeles: Streaming platform Netflix has ordered an Elvis Presley animated action comedy series “Agent King”. Netflix announced the project on August 16, which marked the 42nd anniversary of the music icon’s death. According to Variety, the adult animated series will imagine Elvis trading his white jumpsuit for a jet pack as he is inducted […]

Proud’ Lampard eyes first Chelsea win in home debut

3:28 pm August 17, 2019

London: Frank Lampard admits his first match as Chelsea manager at Stamford Bridge will be a proud occasion, but only a win against Leicester will make Sunday’s homecoming a truly memorable occasion. After successive defeats in his opening two competitive games in charge, Blues legend Lampard is desperate to get his reign up and running […]