Day: August 11, 2019

Nadal, Medvedev advance to Rogers Cup final

8:45 am August 11, 2019

Montreal: Top-seeded defending champion Rafael Nadal of Spain advanced to the Rogers Cup final Saturday night when Gael Monfils of France withdrew before their semifinal. Nadal will face eighth-seeded Daniil Medvedev, a 6-1, 7-6 (6) winner over sixth-seeded Karen Khachanov in the all-Russian first semifinal. Nadal won last year in Toronto for his fourth title […]

Universal Pictures cancels controversial ‘The Hunt’ in wake of shootings

8:33 am August 11, 2019

New York: Universal Pictures has canceled the planned September release of its controversial social satire “The Hunt,” in the wake of recent mass shootings and amid criticism from President Donald Trump. The move came several days after the studio suspended the ad campaign for the film, a gory, R-rated thriller that tells a tale of […]

As protesters scatter, Hong Kong residents take their place

8:19 am August 11, 2019

Hong Kong: After the protesters evacuated, the residents took their place. In one Hong Kong neighborhood on Saturday, riot police fired multiple rounds of tear gas, prompting demonstrators to flee after they started a fire outside a police station and threw eggs at its exterior. But while the pro-democracy protesters left to occupy yet another […]

Miley Cyrus and Liam Hemsworth split after less than year of marriage

8:14 am August 11, 2019

Los Angeles: Miley Cyrus and Liam Hemsworth have separated after less than a year of marriage. A representative for the singer said Saturday the pair decided a break was best while they focus on “themselves and careers.” Cyrus and Hemsworth, who starred in “The Hunger Games” films, have been an on-and-off again couple for more […]

100 booked for violating Covid guidelines in J-K's Samba

Centre to bring supplies to Kashmir; Pakistan to go to UN

6:34 am August 11, 2019

New Delhi: Authorities enforcing a strict curfew in Kashmir will bring in trucks of essential supplies for an Islamic festival next week, as the divided Himalayan region remained in a lockdown Saturday after India’s decision to strip it of its constitutional autonomy. Pakistan said that with the support of China, it will take up India’s […]