Yearly Archives: 2024
Folic acid is to be added to non-wholemeal wheat flour in the UK to help prevent birth defects. Adding folic acid to flour could prevent around 200 cases of neural tube defects, such as spina bifida, every year, and improve the health of pregnant women, says the government, which is giving manufacturers until the end […]
In a groundbreaking discovery, researchers have uncovered the world’s largest coral colony in the Solomon Islands, located in the southwest Pacific Ocean. This extraordinary find, made during an October 2024 expedition by National Geographic’s Pristine Seas team, reveals a massive coral structure visible even from space. Larger than a blue whale and estimated to be […]
Scientists say they have found the world’s largest coral near the Pacific’s Solomon Islands, announcing Thursday a major discovery “pulsing with life and color.” The coral is so immense that researchers sailing the crystal waters of the Solomon archipelago initially thought they’d stumbled across a hulking shipwreck. “Just when we think there is nothing left […]
CCPA Orders Probe On Ola Electric: Ola Electric, an Indian electric two-wheeler manufacturer, has been making headlines since its inception for various reasons, including complaints about its electric scooter and after-sale service quality. Recently, Bhavish Aggarwal-founded Ola Electric found itself in big trouble as thousands of customers raised complaints, prompting intervention by the Central Consumer […]
A new scam called ClickFix is targeting users and is on the rise in the U.S. As the name suggests, it prompts you to click on a link, claiming to fix an issue, but in reality it infects your computer with malware. I reported on this earlier, detailing how threat actors used messages impersonating errors from […]
Dave Coulier, 65, announced on Tuesday that he has stage 3 non-Hodgkin lymphoma. The actor and comedian, best known for his role as Joey Gladstone in “Full House” from 1987 to 1995, said he was diagnosed in October after experiencing an upper respiratory infection caused by major swelling in his lymph nodes. “Three days later, […]
Feeding your children with powdered milk and cereals may make them significantly vulnerable to the risk of diabetes later in life, warned health experts on Wednesday, ahead of World Diabetes Day. World Diabetes Day is celebrated every year on November 14, and the theme this year is “Breaking Barriers, Bridging Gaps”. India is known as […]
Reliance Industries Limited announced the completion of a merger with the India business of global media house Walt Disney on Thursday. With this, Viacom 18 Media Private Limited, Reliance Industries Limited, and The Walt Disney Company announced the formation of a joint venture. The joint venture was formed after the approval by the National Company […]
Donald Trump watches as US Senator Marco Rubio speaks during a campaign rally on November 04, 2024 in Raleigh, North Carolina.— AFP US President-elect Donald Trump officially announced on Wednesday he is nominating Republican Senator Marco Rubio, a senior member of both the foreign relations and intelligence committees and former political rival, to be secretary […]
Photo: Vivek Ramaswamy/ Instagram Indian-origin American biotech entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy is much in the news lately. The reason: Vivek Ramaswamy, who was born to Indian immigrant parents in Cincinnati, is soon going to join Donald Trump’s government along with billionaire Elon Musk to lead the newly-proposed Department of Government Efficiency. This is great news not […]