The U.S. Department of Energy announced a conditional $4.2 billion loan commitment to expand capacity and extend the operating life of nuclear power plants in Pennsylvania and Ohio. The conditional funding will back power uprates across Vistra’s nuclear fleet, enough to supply over 3 million homes. Upgrades at the Beaver Valley, Davis-Besse, and Perry facilities … Read more
India: Shreyas Iyer (C), Tilak Varma (VC), Abhishek Sharma, Arshdeep Singh, Shivam Dube, Ishan Kishan, Naman Dhir, Kuldeep Yadav, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Axar Patel, Prince Yadav, Ravi Bishnoi, Sanju Samson (WK), Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, Mayank Yadav. West Indies: Shai Hope (C, WK), Jewel Andrew, Roston Chase, Matthew Forde, Shimron Hetmyer, Akeal Hosein, Shamar Joseph, Gudakesh Motie, … Read more
Sri Lanka may have won a Bronze medal in men’s cricket at the 20th Asian Games but their white ball problems are far from over. After being shot out for 45 in the semi-finals against India, Sri Lanka came back strongly to beat Bangladesh in the third-place play-off to win the Bronze medal. Although the … Read more
Novak Djokovic has brushed aside ongoing injury-related struggles and produced a trademark comeback to defeat top seed Alexander Zverev 4-6, 6-4, 6-4 for a place in the China Open semifinals, extending his unbeaten record in the tournament. Playing the ATP 500 event in Beijing for the first time since 2015, the six-time champion was pushed … Read more
The New Orleans Saints are looking to secure their first home win when they take on the Atlanta Falcons on Monday Night Football. However, New Orleans will be without two contributors on defense for the divisional matchup. Kaden Elliss is unavailable for the Saints due to a calf issue, meaning the linebacker will miss the … Read more
Vaxcyte said earlier on Monday that its experimental pneumonia vaccine, VAX-31, met the main goals of a late-stage study in adults 50 and older. Moderna shares rose about 7% while BioNTech edged 1% higher. Reports of a suspected plague outbreak in Russia also triggered vaccine sectorwide optimism. Novavax relies on partnerships to sell its vaccines. … Read more
A decades-old Indian Ocean sovereignty dispute has taken an unexpected turn after the Maldives formally entered the debate, complicating an issue already involving international courts, colonial history and strategic interests. The Chagos Islands dispute, long centered on competing claims by the United Kingdom and Mauritius, has entered a new phase after the Maldives formally asserted … Read more
Following SC judge Ujjal Bhuyan’s comments on arbitrary voter disenfranchisement, Congress’s Jairam Ramesh demanded CEC Gyanesh Kumar’s resignation, alleging he is a ‘liability for the country’ and is executing ‘illegal orders’. Following Supreme Court judge Justice Ujjal Bhuyan’s views on what he says is the arbitrary disenfranchisement of voters, senior Congress leader Jairam Ramesh on … Read more
The US Coast Guard has suspended its search for six people who were on a medical aircraft that crashed off the Nantucket coastline. The extensive search operation covered 4,445 miles over approximately 66 hours before being called off on Sunday. The US Coast Guard has suspended the active search operations for the six individuals travelling … Read more
Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) has demanded the resignation of CEC Gyanesh Kumar over alleged voter list deletions and unemployment. The party has called for a nationwide youth agitation on October 10, vowing not to back down until the demand is met. CJP Demands CEC Resignation, Announces Youth Protest Ahead of a planned nationwide “youth” agitation … Read more