(Reuters) – EU antitrust regulators relied on “profoundly inadequate” evidence in their cas e against Intel, the U.S. chipmaker said in court on Tuesday in a bid to quash a record 1.06 billion euro ($1.33 billion) fine. The European Commission penalised the world’s No.1 chipmaker three years ago for hindering arch-rival Advanced Micro Devices, after [...]
(Reuters) – They grow in a secret location in northern Israel. A tall fence, security cameras and an armed guard protect them from criminals. A hint of their sweet-scented blossom carries in the air: rows and rows of cannabis plants, as far as the eye can see. It is here, at a medical marijuana plantation [...]
(Reuters) – It started as just another concert film, but as Katy Perry’s marriage to comedian Russell Brand unraveled, her new documentary transformed into what she called a “warts and all” depiction the pop star is happy to show her fans. “Katy Perry: Part of Me,” which debuts in 3D on Thursday, is anything but [...]
Dubai, Jul 3 (bdnews24.com) – Big-hitting opener Chris Gayle has vaulted 12 spots into the top five of the International Cricket Council (ICC) Twenty20 International batting rankings, less than two weeks after returning to the West Indies colours following a two-year exile. In the latest rankings released on Monday, the 32-year-old Gayle was fourth behind [...]
Colombo, Jul 3 (bdnews24.com) – A former Sri Lankan player has raised doubts over the bowling action of Pakistan off-spinner Saeed Ajmal after the first Test in Galle last week. The former cricketer pointed out despite Ajmal’s having a questionable bowling action, no one was talking about it. “Ajmal is getting away with blue murder [...]
Sydney, Jul 3 (bdnews24.com) – Australia captain Michael Clarke is using all his resources to try and find a solution to his England problem, and has called on old friend and bowling legend Shane Warne for help. England lead the five-match ODI series 2-0 after two games, and Clarke admits he isn’t shy to call [...]
Mumbai, Jul 3 (bdnews24.com) – The fit-again duo of opening batsman Virender Sehwag and pacer Zaheer Khan is all set to return to the Indian squad after missing the Asia Cup. The duo, along with Zaheer’s pace understudy Umesh Yadav, sat out of the Asia Cup in Bangladesh in March on fitness grounds. They were [...]
Dhaka, Jul 2 (bdnews24.com) � The government can still settle the dispute with the World Bank over Padma bridge funding by taking stringent action against allegedly corrupt individuals in line with the evidence provided by the global lender, says the main opposition BNP. Senior party leader and Standing Committee member M K Anwar on Monday [...]
The Bangladesh Nationalist Party has decided to engage its rank and file to check the votersâ list to uncover any false voters. âThe partyâs activities will be intensified at the grassroots level during the entire month of Ramadan. The party leaders and activists, at all levels in the wards and unions, will remain vigilant in [...]
Although the flood situation across the country improved slightly with the recession of floodwater in the north and northeast regions, thousands of people remained marooned as many areas were still inundated. Several hundred villages in Kurigram, Sirajganj, Gaibandha, Bogra, Jamalpur and Coxâs Bazar and some areas of Sylhet were still submerged by floodwater. Officials at [...]