tourism

Trump administration targets birth tourism with visa curbs: Who could face restrictions under new policy

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Trump administration announces new visa restrictions targeting networks, visa fixers and medical providers. (Bloomberg)

The United States has announced a new visa restriction policy targeting people who knowingly engage in or facilitate commercial “birth tourism”, including operators of birth-tourism networks, visa “fixers” accused of coaching applicants to commit fraud and foreign medical providers involved in such arrangements. Trump administration announces new visa restrictions targeting networks, visa fixers and medical … Read more

Hasan Piker hits back at Brandon Gill’s ‘birth tourism’ attack: ‘Your wife is indian’

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Hasan Piker answered Brandon Gill’s birth tourism attack by pointing to Gill’s wife and her Indian family background. (Hasan Piker/Instagram, Brandon Gill/Instagram)

Hasan Piker responded to US Rep. Brandon Gill’s criticism of his Turkish background with a four-word reply: “your wife is indian.” Hasan Piker answered Brandon Gill’s birth tourism attack by pointing to Gill’s wife and her Indian family background. (Hasan Piker/Instagram, Brandon Gill/Instagram) The exchange took place on X on September 18, 2026, after Gill … Read more

In the 1930s, Florida introduced rhesus macaques to boost tourism; today the invasive monkeys carry a potentially fatal virus and are considered a public-health concern

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In the 1930s, Florida introduced rhesus macaques to boost tourism; today the invasive monkeys carry a potentially fatal virus and are considered a public-health concern

Nonhuman primates (NHPs) can harbour multiple zoonotic pathogens owing to their close phylogenetic relationship and frequent interactions with humans. They can also be extremely successful ecological invaders. Within the United States, fewer than or equal to NHP species have been introduced and of them, the rhesus macaque has successfully established populations in Florida and Puerto … Read more

Beyond Mumbai & Goa: How India’s tourism map is quietly changing | India News

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Beyond Mumbai & Goa: How India’s tourism map is quietly changing | India News

For years, planning a holiday in India meant choosing between two familiar choices: beach or hills. Goa or Manali. Sand or snow.Not anymore.Today, the most searched destinations on travel apps are just as likely to be Ayodhya as Alibaug, Varanasi as Vagator, Ujjain as Udaipur. A generation that grew up posting sunsets from shacks and … Read more