Washington, Jan 16 : Hollywood actor Jackie Chan is reportedly in negotiations to play the role of Mr. Miyagi in a remake of The Karate Kid.

Washington, Jan 16 : Hollywood actor Brad Pitt once loved to smoke weed, claims a marijuana advocate.

Craig Z. Rudin, who used to run 2000 BC, the trendy drug paraphernalia shop that the 44-year-old actor once frequented, has revealed that he liked to smoke pot and go to the beach.

"It was no secret Brad liked to smoke pot. He was so open and honest about it. It seemed to me all he wanted to do was smoke weed, make movies and go to the beach," Contactmusic quoted him as telling America''s Globe tabloid.

Radha Vinod Raju, Special DGP, J & K, has been named as the Director-General of the newly created National Investigation Agency (NIA).

A government spokesperson said that 59 year old Raju, a 1975-batch IPS officer, who heads the vigilance department in the militancy-hit state, will be the head of NIA till January 31, next year.

Speaking on this, an elated Raju said, “I am honoured to have been assigned with this task.”

“The job at hand is to establish the infrastructure, get suitable officers and start cracking. The rest will follow in due course,” added Raju.

Hanoi - Police in Ho Chi Minh City Thursday broke up a major counterfeit drug ring, officials said Friday.

"We have never broken such a big case before," said Lt Col Vu Hong Nam of the Ho Chi Minh City police.

Nam said Mai Cong Phu, 56, was arrested Thursday in Ho Chi Minh City while transporting a batch of counterfeit drugs for sale. Police found hundreds of kilograms of contraband in Phu's home, as well as drug-manufacturing equipment.

Police Lt Col Tran Si Quang, the lead investigator on the case, said agents had been tracking Phu's operation for a year to develop information. He said Phu had been selling at least 20 kilograms of counterfeit drugs a day, including pills and intravenous drugs.

London, Jan 16 : The makers of `Twilight' fragrance, made to promote the upcoming Twilight flick, are facing the heat as a rival cosmetics company has sued them for imitating the design of their pe

Washington, Jan 16 : Will Smith has said that his son Jaden is destined to be an actor - because he has natural instinct for role-play.

Smith's 10-year-old son is set to play the lead in the upcoming movie remake of the Karate Kid and his father knows that the talented youngster will be perfect.

"He just naturally has a joy, a love, for people and for emotion so it''s the perfect combination to be an actor. He is so inspired to do it," Contactmusic quoted Smith, a saying.