Sci-tech
Trump administration approves tougher visa vetting, including social media checks
That means a number of folks will be racking their brains to remember the details of the now-abandoned Livejournal account they kept in high school or the Vine/Foursquare/Tumblr accounts they'd totally forgot they opened. "The United States has one of the most stringent visa application processes in the world", Yousefzadeh said. According to Fortune , the Department of Homeland Security first b... [Full Article...]
Philadelphia city councilman wounded in stabbing
Police say David Oh, 57, was removing a bag from the back of his city-owned Chevy SUV, at about 9:40 p.m. Wednesday, when someone approached him. He emerged from surgery early Thursday morning and expected to recover. "We are aware of a reported violent attack on Councilman David Oh near his home and are closely monitoring his condition", Council President Darrell L. [Full Article...]
Arun Jaitley Plays Down Demonetisation Growth Hit
There were some slowdown visible given the global and domestic situation even prior to the demonetisation previous year. He was also critical about the fictitious 7.1 percent growth static projected by the Center for fiscal 2016-17 and said the Centre has in past three years completely destroyed the nation's economy . [Full Article...]
Microsoft Joins Copycat Trend, Brings Snapchat-Inspired Design for Skype
But that functionality remains limited, and many software developers are only now getting their hands on the tools to make such Skype bots. However, it has got big competition though, as the users are more inclined towards messaging services like iMessage, WhatsApp , Messenger , Snapchat , and others. [Full Article...]
U.S. sanctions more people, firms over North Korea arms -Treasury
The measures could have been agreed by the council's North Korea sanctions committee behind closed doors, but a public vote would amplify the body's anger at Pyongyang's defiance of a U.N. The Trump administration has been pressing Beijing to rein in North Korea, warning that all options are on the table if Pyongyang persists with its nuclear and missile development. [Full Article...]
Two terrorists, gunned down in Sopore today, belonged to Hizbul Mujahideen
Expressing delight over the death of two terrorists in the Sopore encounter earlier in the day, the Bharatiya Janata Party ( BJP ) on 1 June said no terrorist activities will be tolerated in the nation, adding that the Indian Army is competent enough to tackle any such issue. [Full Article...]
The Trump Administration Just Approved An Even Tougher Visa Vetting Process
The questionnaire when approved would apply to "immigrant and non- immigrant visa applicants, some of the new questions would be requesting social media profiles from the last five years (a first), email addresses, phone numbers and 15 years of biographical information including addresses, employment and travel history, Reuters reports". [Full Article...]
Pokemon Go PvP And Legendaries Reportedly Coming This Summer
Niantic is now well-aware that Pokemon GO players are desperately waiting for the addition on Legendary Pokemon and PvP Battles. This news comes from Niantic executive Mathieu de Fayet, via an interview which featured in the Brizillian newspaper O Globo (via Go Nintendo ). [Full Article...]