Day: May 16, 2020

Out of work due to lockdown, 32-year-old TV actor hangs self

11:45 pm May 16, 2020

Mumbai : A 32-year-old television actor struggling with debts and lack of assignments due to the coronavirus-induced lockdown allegedly committed suicide at his residence in Kharghar in neighbouring Navi Mumbai, police said on Saturday. Manjot Singh, a resident of Swapnapoorti Complex in Kharghar, hanged himself on Friday night, an official said. “His wife spotted him […]

Bomb threat by woman caller to airport in TN a hoax, say officials

Flight carrying 181 Indians from Dubai lands in Kochi

11:27 pm May 16, 2020

Kochi: An Air India Express flight carrying 181 stranded Indians from Dubai landed at the Cochin International Airport here on Saturday as part of the second phase of the Central government’s ambitious Vande Bharat Mission. This is the first evacuation of people of Kerala stranded in foreign soil in the second phase of Vande Bharat […]

Gujarat COVID-19 cases cross 10,000-mark; death toll 625

11:23 pm May 16, 2020

Ahmedabad: The number of COVID-19 cases in Gujarat crossed the 10,000-mark on Saturday, with 1,057 new patients being found positive for coronavirus including 709 “super spreaders” in Ahmedabad, which accounted for 14 of the total 19 deaths, a Health official said. The total cases now stands at 10,989 while the number of fatalities rose to […]

PMO announces ex gratia for UP road accident victims

11:18 pm May 16, 2020

New Delhi: The Prime Minister’s Office has announced an ex gratia payment of Rs 2 lakh each to the next of kin of the migrant workers killed in a road accident in Uttar Pradesh on Saturday. It also announced Rs 50,000 each to those injured in the trailer-truck collision in Auraiya. “An ex-gratia of Rs […]

‘The Mandalorian’ casts Timothy Olyphant

11:14 pm May 16, 2020

Los Angeles: Actor Timothy Olyphant has boarded the second season of Disney Plus’ Star Wars spin-off series The Mandalorian . He joins previously confirmed season two cast members Temuera Morrison, Rosario Dawson, and Michael Biehn. According to The Hollywood Reporter, details about Olyphant’s role are being kept under wraps. The actor’s recent regular TV role […]