Thousands of American parents who owe large sums in unpaid child support are set to lose their passports as the US government moves to expand enforcement of a long-standing federal law, reports the Associated Press.The US State Department confirmed that revocations will begin on Friday, initially targeting parents who owe $100,000 or more. Officials estimate…
A chance discovery at a Michigan sanitarium in 1894 led to the creation of flaked cereal. Brothers Will and John Harvey Kellogg, seeking healthy food alternatives, accidentally produced toasted wheat flakes. Image Credits: Wikimedia Commons For many of us, we wake up at odd hours of the morning to prepare ourselves breakfast, without ever being…
Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni made headlines when they reached a settlement just days before their years-long lawsuit could go to trial on May 18. Now, amid chatter about the legal dispute surrounding ‘It Ends With Us’, new court filings reveal key details of the agreement and the legal battle that still remains unresolved.Blake Lively’s…
KOLKATA: BJP’s first Bengal cabinet will be a blend of party veterans and political debutants, with Suvendu Adhikari among the frontrunners for the CM’s post. Union minister Amit Shahand Odisha CM Mohan Majhi will chair the BJP legislative party meeting on Friday, where the legislative party leader — and consequently the CM — will be…
NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory recently reached a significant achievement in space travel technology. They successfully tested a lithium-fed magnetoplasmadynamic (MPD) thruster, establishing a domestic power milestone for power output in the United States with 120 kilowatts. Unlike traditional rockets, this engine uses electromagnetic fields to accelerate ionised lithium plasma, providing the necessary thrust for missions…
Researchers have developed a clear nail polish that makes long fingernails conductive, allowing them to interact with capacitive touchscreens. Image Credit: Wikimedia Commons Anyone who’s tried typing on a phone with nails that are long knows how difficult it can be. From sloping finger angles to frequent typing errors, manicures and touchscreens haven’t ever been…
Ssunita Ahuja with Yashvardhan and (right) with Tinaa Ahuja It’s all happening for Ssunita Ahuja. In what can easily be called a double bonanza for the Ahuja family, Ssunita is set to share screen space not just with son Yashvardhan Ahuja in his Bollywood debut directed by Sajid Khan, but also with daughter Tina Ahuja…
KOLKATA: Bengal governor RN Ravi dissolved the assembly Thursday as the election process for a new legislature concluded, paving the way for installation of BJP’s first govt in the state, reports Debashis Konar. Mamata Banerjee, protesting the results, maintained she wouldn’t resign as CM. The governor’s decision coincided with an Election Commission move to lift…
A Tennessee optometrist has pleaded guilty to a multimillion-dollar healthcare fraud scheme that federal prosecutors say cheated Medicare and other government programs out of millions of dollars over several years.48-year-old Helen Boerman of Brentwood admitted earlier this week that she defrauded Medicare of approximately $6.9 million through false billing tied to her eye care practice,…
Once a cleaner for coal-soiled wallpaper, a failing company found new life when its owner’s sister-in-law suggested its putty could be a children’s toy. Image Credits: Wikimedia Commons Before the smell of sweet, colourful dough came to represent childhood throughout the world, it was the aroma of a final bid to keep a failing company…
