Month: May 2019

Kit Harington checks into wellness centre

Los Angeles :  It seems like the end of “Game of Thrones” has hit Kit Harington really hard as the actor has checked into a rehabilitation centre to receive treatment for stress, exhaustion and alcohol use. According to PageSix, the 32-year-old checked into a luxury health retreat in Connecticut […]

Shashank Khaitan puts Varun’s action film on backburner

Mumbai : Shashank Khaitan was gearing up to make an action adventure film with Varun Dhawan but the director has now put a hold on the project as he was not finding “anything new to say” with it. Last year, Shashank revealed he was working on the film which […]

Disruption can be good for change: Abhay Deol on streaming boom

Mumbai ;  Abhay Deol, who is venturing into streaming space with the Netflix release of his film “Chopsticks”, says the new technology is disruptive and will bring fundamental changes to viewing experience. The actor, known for his critically-acclaimed performances in films such as “Dev D”, “Manorama Six Feet Under” […]

‘Jessica Jones’ season three to premiere on June 14

Los Angeles ; The third and final season of Marvel superhero series “Jessica Jones” will premiere on Netflix on June 14. The show was among the five Marvel series that were cancelled by the streaming giant this year. Netflix had also pulled the plug on “The Punisher”, “Daredevil”, “Iron […]

‘The Godfather’ actor Carmine Caridi dies at 85

Los Angeles : Carmine Caridi, who is best remembered for playing Carmine Rosato in “The Godfather: Part II,” has passed away. He was 85. His representatives told Variety the actor died on Tuesday after being in a coma at Cedars-Sinai hospital here. “From broadway, to film and television, Carmine […]

Delhi court allows Tharoor to travel abroad

New Delhi ; A Delhi court Wednesday allowed Congress MP Shashi Tharoor, accused in a case related to his wife Sunanda Pushkar’s death, to travel abroad. Special Judge Arun Bhardwaj granted permission to Tharoor to go to the United Kingdom and France from June 2 to July 1. In […]

2008 hotel attack case: Court acquits Raj Thackeray

Mumbai : A court in Nashik district on Wednesday acquitted Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) chief Raj Thackeray in connection with a 2008 case of attack on a hotel by his party workers. According to the prosecution, Thackeray was accused of instigating his party workers to form an unlawful assembly […]

HC declines interim hold on gambling websites

New Delhi : The Delhi High Court Wednesday declined to pass any interim order for putting on hold the operation of websites which allow people to gamble, bet and play games of chance, like poker, online. “No interim relief. Let it go on,” a bench of Chief Justice Rajendra […]

Court reserves order on Robert Vadra’s plea to travel abroad

New Delhi :  A Delhi court Wednesday reserved for June 3 its order on application of Robert Vadra, accused in a money laundering case, to travel abroad. Enforcement Directorate opposed the plea, in which Vadra sought permission to travel to the UK and other countries citing health reasons. Vadra […]

SC extends tenure of NCDRC’s judicial member by one year

New Delhi : The Supreme Court Wednesday extended the tenure of Justice V K Jain, a judicial member of the National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission (NCDRC), which was expiring today. A vacation bench comprising Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi and Justice Aniruddha Bose said the extension of tenure would be […]

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