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A new headache has mounted for NASA’s Indian-origin astronaut Sunita Williams and the eight other crew members on board the International Space Station (ISS) including those who are currently inhabiting the orbiting station. A superbug lurks inside the city in space the International Space Station. Scientists have found a multi-drug resistant bacteria named ‘Enterobacter bugandensis’ which has evolved and become more potent in the closed environment of the ISS. Since it is multi-drug resistant, it is often called a ‘superbug’. This bacteria infects the respiratory system. Spacebugs are not extra-terrestrial life but bugs that have travelled as hidden as hidden…
Union Minister and actor-politician Suresh Gopi dismissed media reports suggesting that he was seeking an “exit” from the Narendra Modi-led government and called them “grossly incorrect”. In a Facebook post, Mr Gopi said that it is a matter of pride for him to be in the Council of Ministers of the Modi government and to represent the people of Kerala. His statement came after his remarks to the media on Sunday night, expressing hope that he would soon be relieved of his post as he wants to do more films, sparking speculation about his continued role in the Modi-led government.…
Former Pakistan cricket team star Kamran Akmal has come under a lot of criticism for making a distasteful remark on India fast bowler Arshdeep Singh. During the T20 World Cup 2024 match between India and Pakistan on Sunday, Akmal was part of the ARY News cricket panel who were discussing the game. With 18 runs to win, Arshdeep was given the responsibility to bowl the final over of the match and he kept his calm to guide India to a six-run victory. However, Akmal courted controversy by making a comment about Arshdeep’s religion. “Kuch bhi ho sakta hai… 12 baj…
iOS 18 was unveiled at Apple’s annual Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) event on Monday, along with several new features and capabilities with artificial intelligence, as well as Home Screen customisation options. The latest version of iOS will add support for vastly improved control centre options along with support for controls from third party apps, according to the company. iOS 18 also takes advantage of Apple’s processors to deliver new features that will be available on eligible iPhone models later this year, when the iOS 18 update rolls out. Apple is also improving privacy features on iOS 18 including the ability…
Mark Cuban, renowned entrepreneur and investor on the TV show Shark Tank, has garnered renewed attention for his practice of sharing profits with employees following company sales. In a recent post on X, Mr Cuban revealed that 300 of the 330 employees at Broadcast.com became millionaires when the audio streaming service was sold to Yahoo for $5.7 billion in stock in 1999. This approach extends beyond Broadcast.com, with Mr Cuban stating, “In every business I’ve sold, I’ve paid out bonuses to every employee that was there more than a year.” Mr Cuban further elaborated on instances where he distributed…
Annapurna Devi, who was forced to enter the field of politics after her husband died in 1998, has steadily risen through the ranks and is now the new Minister of Women and Child Development in the Modi 3.0 cabinet. She replaced Smriti Irani, whose poll loss from Amethi was one of the most high-profile setbacks for the BJP in this election and marked the end of an era in Amethi, which had become a BJP bastion, albeit for a while. The induction of Ms Devi, the BJP’s OBC face in Jharkhand, into the Modi 3.0 is being seen as the…
The Delhi Police has cleared the air over a video that went viral on social media, in which a “mysterious” animal was spotted at the Rashtrapati Bhavan during the oath-taking ceremony yesterday. A “cat-like” animal as claimed by many on social media, was spotted in the background when BJP MP Durga Das Uikey greeted President Droupadi Murmu after taking the oath as a minister. What The Delhi Police Said The Delhi Police have ended the mystery and said, “Some media channels and social media handles are showing an animal image captured during the live telecast of oath-taking ceremony held at…
A military aircraft carrying Malawi’s vice president Saulos Chilima has been reported missing after it failed to make a landing Monday morning, the government said. “All efforts by aviation authorities to make contact with the aircraft since it went off the radar have failed thus far,” the government said in a statement. The plane, which took off just after 9:00 am local time (0700 GMT), was carrying 51-year-old Chilima and nine others. President Lazarus Chakwera has ordered regional and national forces to conduct an “immediate search and rescue operation to locate the whereabouts of the aircraft”, the statement said. Chakwera,…
Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s cabinet in his historic third term will retain the known faces in the big four ministries – Amit Shah will retain the Home portfolio, Rajnath Singh Defence, Foreign ministry will be retained by S Jaishankar and the Finance ministry by Nirmala Sitharaman. The Prime Minister himself will handle the Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions, the Department of Atomic Energy and the Department of Space. Many of the ministers have been retained with their last jobs in the interest of continuity as well. Among them is Nitin Gadkari, who will retain the Road Transport and…
As the Modi 3.0 government revealed portfolio allocations – a hotly-contested and closely-watched exercise given expectations from the BJP’s National Democratic Allies – there was good news for two veterans from the saffron party. Ex-Haryana Chief Minister ML Khattar, 70, and his Madhya Pradesh counterpart Shivraj Chouhan, 65, found space in the cabinet. Mr Khattar, who won the Karnal Lok Sabha seat, has been given dual charge of the high-profile Power and Housing ministries. Mr Chouhan, who returned to claim the Vidisha seat he held for five consecutive elections between 1991 and 2004, is the Agriculture Minister. The allocations have…