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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 […]

Biden shores up fragile 'blue wall' in industrial north

Joe Biden is still the Democrat to beat, but rivals see weakness

3:12 am August 11, 2019

Iowa: In a barn down a gravel road in Iowa, Joe Biden tore into President Donald Trump’s moral character, declaring in one of the fiercest speeches of his campaign that the words of the American president matter. The next day, Biden’s own words tripped him up. He told an audience in Des Moines that poor […]

North Korea fires ballistic missile ahead of nuclear talks

Trump: Kim wants to meet again, apologized for missile tests

3:05 am August 11, 2019

Berkeley Heights: President Donald Trump said Saturday that North Korea’s Kim Jong Un wants to meet once again to “start negotiations” after joint U.S.-South Korea military exercises end. He also said Kim apologized for the flurry of recent short-range missile tests that has rattled U.S. allies in the region. Trump is tweeting more details from […]

It is resolved: Rahul Gandhi on Punjab Cong infighting

Sonia Gandhi named interim Congress president

2:26 am August 11, 2019

New Delhi: After hours of discussion, former Congress president Sonia Gandhi was appointed as the interim chief of the party on late Saturday night. Sonia Gandhi deftly led the Congress for 19 long years and wrested power twice at the Centre and in several states, she was back in the saddle on Saturday to steer […]

Huawei launches first product with own operating system

10:13 pm August 10, 2019

Dongguan: Chinese telecom giant Huawei, which has been caught in the crossfires of the Washington-Beijing trade war, on Saturday unveiled a new smart television, the first product to use its own operating system. The television will be available from Thursday in China and marks the first use of HarmonyOS, chief executive George Zhao said, adding […]