An astronaut caring for plants inside the Veggie growth chamber, part of NASA’s long-running research into producing fresh food during extended space missions. Growing fresh vegetables aboard the International Space Station has become a familiar part of NASA‘s efforts to support astronauts on long-duration missions. Now, researchers believe those same plants could take on a…

At least five people have died and 41 others remain missing after a ferry carrying around 250 passengers and crew caught fire off Madura Island in Indonesia on Sunday morning, authorities said.The ferry, KMP Mutiara Sentosa 2, was en route from Tanjung Perak Port in Surabaya to Makassar on Sulawesi Island when the captain reported…

Indian-American tech entrepreneur Vivek Wadhwa said many H-1B visa holders have fake degrees. Indian-American investor Vivek Wadhwa recently said that he’s aware that 20-25% of people who come to the US on H-1B are frauds. In a podcast with Mark Halperin, the India-born Silicon Valley investor spoke about H-1B abuse and Green Card limbo. “See,…

The vote approving the contempt resolution came a week after Fauci invoked his Fifth Amendment right A Senate committee Thursday voted along party lines to hold Dr Anthony Fauci in contempt of Congress over his refusal to answer questions at a hearing on his handling of the Covid-19 pandemic, setting up a referral to the…

UN rights event highlights risks faced by girls in Pakistan’s child marriages (ANI photo) The impact of child and forced marriages on girls in Pakistan, particularly those from minority communities, was discussed at a side event during the 63rd session of the United Nations Human Rights Council in Geneva.Speakers at the event raised concerns about…