Iran could enrich uranium up to 90% purity, President Hassan Rouhani said. (File) Dubai: Iran said on Wednesday it could enrich uranium up to 90% purity — weapons grade — if its nuclear reactors needed it, but added it still sought the revival of a 2015 deal that would limit its atomic activities in return […]
Day: July 14, 2021
PNB moves court seeking restoration of assets of Nirav Modi’s firms confiscated by ED
MUMBAI: The Punjab National Bank (PNB) on Wednesday moved multiple applications before a special PMLA court here, seeking restoration of the assets of two firms owned by fugitive diamond merchant Nirav Modi, who is accused of duping the bank. The bank submitted the applications before special judge V C Barde under the relevant provisions of […]
Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Trevor Bauer has administrative leave extended to July 27, sources say
The administrative leave for Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Trevor Bauer has been extended by nearly two weeks to July 27, sources told ESPN on Wednesday. The move pushes Bauer’s leave past a scheduled July 23 hearing for a domestic violence restraining order filed by a woman in L.A. County Superior Court. Major League Baseball and […]
Britain’s Royal Navy Reports Covid-19 Outbreak in Carrier Strike Group
Britain’s Royal Navy says there’s been a coronavirus outbreak within its Carrier Strike Group, which includes its flagship carrier HMS Queen Elizabeth. A spokesman for the Royal Navy says a small number of crew within the ships on deployment have tested positive. He adds all personnel have been fully vaccinated and there are a number […]
Democrats Roll Out $3.5 Trillion Budget to Fulfill Biden’s Broad Agenda
Senator Joe Manchin III of West Virginia, the centrist Democrat whose support might be determinative, told reporters after lunch with the president that he had concerns about some of the climate language. But he did not rule out supporting the budget proposal or the subsequent package. Senator Kyrsten Sinema, Democrat of Arizona and another key […]
Clemson makes DC Brent Venables the highest-paid assistant in college football
Defensive coordinator Brent Venables became the highest-paid assistant football coach in the country Wednesday when the Clemson board of trustees’ compensation committee approved a contract extension that will pay him $2.5 million per year through 2026. While the new contract adds just one year and $100,000 per year to his existing contract, the move does […]
Netflix hires Facebook gaming executive Mike Verdu
(L-R) Co-CEOs of Netflix Reed Hastings and Ted Sarandos arrive for the Allen & Company Sun Valley Conference on July 06, 2021 in Sun Valley, Idaho. Kevin Dietsch | Getty Images Netflix shares rose 2% in extended trading on Wednesday after Bloomberg reported that the video-streaming company has hired video-game executive Mike Verdu from Facebook, […]
Senate leader lends clout to marijuana legalization push
WASHINGTON: The Senate‘s top Democrat is backing a bill that would strike down a longstanding federal prohibition on marijuana, embracing a proposal that has slim chance of becoming law yet demonstrates growing public support for decriminalizing the drug. Proposals to legalize marijuana are nothing new. But Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer is a sponsor of […]
India accounted for highest number of govt requests for account info in July-December 2020: Twitter
NEW DELHI: India was the single largest source of government requests for account information received by Twitter, accounting for 25 per cent of the global volume, in the July-December 2020 period, the microblogging platform said on Wednesday. India also ranked second in terms of volume of legal demands for content removal after Japan, Twitter said […]
Oppo Reno 6, Reno 6 Pro Launched In India With MediaTek SoCs: Price, Specs & More
Oppo Reno 6 (right) and Oppo Reno 6 Pro (left) The Oppo Reno 6 has been priced at Rs 29,990, while the Oppo Reno 6 Pro has been priced at Rs 39,990 in India and will be sold via Flipkart and Oppo India E-store. Oppo has launched its latest smartphones – the Oppo Reno 6 […]