For years, tourists carved names, messages on bamboo stalks at Kyoto’s Arashiyama grove. Years later, about 350 damaged plants near the path have been cut and moved away to protect the forestTourists have damaged hundreds of bamboo stalks at Kyoto’s famous Arashiyama grove by carving names and messages into them. After finding a...
Cyclosporiasis: Think your salad is harmless? Parasite outbreak spreads across Michigan, Pennsylvania, Texas, Ohio, Massachusetts & 15 more states; FDA issues warningCyclosporiasis outbreak has spread to 20 states across the United States, with health authorities reporting more than 11,000 cases and near...
School buses aren't yellow by accident: 44 standards came from a seven-day 1939 Columbia conference, and the color stimulates two types of cone cellsA 1939 meeting established the distinctive school bus yellow color for national transportation standards. This specific shade, National Sch...
NASA-recommended plants for indoor air quality: From Green Spider Plant to Peace Lily; here is the list of houseplants studied for their air-purifying potentialA recent study by NASA delved into how indoor plants can absorb volatile organic compounds. Notable plants, such as spider plants and peace...
Trump’s new immigration test: Legal visa applicants may now have to prove they won’t need US benefitsThe Trump administration is training US consular officers to assess whether immigrant visa applicants could become dependent on public bene...
Why is the US training visa officers? The ‘public charge’ test explainedThe US is training consular officers to more closely assess whether immigrant visa applicants could become dependent on government benefits...
US pauses immigrant visa interviews worldwide: Who is affected and what happens next?The Trump administration has paused or rescheduled immigrant visa interviews worldwide for training on identifying applicants who may becom...
Trump leaves no legal immigration pathway in the US untouched: How his curbs affect workers, students and familiesTrump’s immigration crackdown now reaches beyond the H-1B programme, affecting students, families, investors, asylum seekers and temporary ...
United States pauses visa appointments worldwide until further noticeThe Trump administration has paused global visa appointments for training purposes. This action is part of an ongoing immigration crackdown...
H-1B visa fees likely to be increased to more than $100,000 by US govt. Who will be affected?The Trump administration is proposing a $103,265 fee for H-1B petitions for workers hired within the US, adding a major cost for employers ...
Sebi turns down Adani-linked FPIs' settlement applicationsThe regulator communicated its decision to the FPIs' representatives last week, the people said, reviving a case that dates back to October...
‘This is heartbreaking’: USS Abraham Lincoln sailor says he is struggling to work 12-hour days after father detained by ICELuis Manuel Aviles, a father of a US Navy sailor, faced detention by immigration authorities in Florida. With nearly twenty years of reside...
MP attracted over ₹10L cr investments in two years by enhancing ease of doing business: Chief minister Mohan YadavMadhya Pradesh attracted over ₹10 lakh crore investments by simplifying business processes. The state government is implementing a blueprin...
Meta sued for over $1 million after manager refused to back employee’s green card petitionA former Meta manager has sued the company, alleging he was fired after refusing to sign a reference letter supporting an employee’s US gre...
US proposes new tax credit rules restricting refunds for some non-citizensThe US Treasury and IRS have proposed new rules restricting the refundable portion of four federal tax credits to US citizens, nationals an...
US green card rules change from September 18: What applicants need to knowThe US will change its public charge assessment for certain green card applicants from September 18. USCIS officers will consider factors i...
Indian-origin grandma with Green Card detained after living 30 years in US: No criminal record, daughter is immigration lawyerVenkata Vasamsetty, a Green Card holder, was detained by US Immigration and Customs Enforcement. She had previously won an immigration cour...