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A top neurosurgeon has been suspended after a medical tribunal found he had a sexual relationship with a vulnerable female patient and repeatedly prescribed her addictive painkillers without proper records or safeguards.Chirag Patel, a consultant at the University Hospital of Wales in Cardiff, was handed an eight-month suspension after admitting to the relationship and sending the patient explicit images, as well as prescribing controlled drugs including diazepam and opioid-based medication. Patel first treated the woman, referred to as Patient A, in February 2019 when he carried out surgery to remove damaged spinal disc tissue. He later operated on her again in August 2019 and December 2021, and inserted a spinal cord stimulator in a third procedure.Shortly after the initial surgery, the doctor began a sexual relationship with the patient, which continued alongside his clinical involvement. He later described the situation as something he “bitterly regrets”.The relationship came under..

Indian-origin investor says he waited eight years for his Green Card. An Indian-origin investor shared his Green Card journey but got slammed on social media as he was taking sides of those who wait decades for permanent residency in the US, yet do not get it. The post from Arnav Sahu, a Silicon Valley investor, came in the context of the US administration's new Green Card rule that many applicants will have to leave the US and go back to their home country to apply their Green Card as Adjustment of Status in which an applicant could change their non-immigrant visa to Green Card will only be allowed in cases the administration deem fit — and not to all cases.Sahu said it took him eight years to get a Green Card and that was faster as he applied through a special petition via EB-1. EB-1 is meant for people with extraordinary ability, outstanding professors, researchers, managers or executives. Not everyone can qualify for this and hence the wait for this is shorter. “I know of peo..

AdvertisementCrimeWorldEuropeFrench teenagers arrested in connection with murder of 11-year-old boyThe boy was found on the banks of the Vilaine river in Rennes with a wet bath towel tied tightly around his neck, prosecutors said
1-MIN READ1-MIN ListenAgence France-PressePublished: 3:56am, 26 May 2026Two teenagers were in police custody in northwestern France on Monday, a day after an 11-year-old boy was found dead with a wet towel tied around his neck, prosecutors said.
The boy was found on the banks of the Vilaine river in the northwestern city of Rennes with a wet bath towel tied tightly around his neck, prosecutors said on Sunday.
On Monday, a 16-year-old boy was detained at his home, while a 15-year-old girl was detained after presenting herself to police, Rennes prosecutor Frederic Teillet said in a statement.
Advertisement“It is therefore the two young people who were seen with the victim at the scene on the afternoon of the incident who are currently in police custody” on charg..

AdvertisementCrimeWorldEuropeSwedish prosecutor urges prison for man charged with prostituting his wifeThe defendant, 62, is accused of arranging paid meetings between men and his spouse and pushing her to perform sexual acts online
1-MIN READ1-MIN ListenAgence France-PressePublished: 3:42am, 26 May 2026A Swedish prosecutor on Monday called for a 10-year prison sentence against a man on trial for allegedly prostituting out his wife to around 120 clients.
The court proceedings against the 62-year-old defendant, in the northern town of Harnosand, were largely being conducted behind closed doors.
He is accused of having created internet adverts, arranging the paid meetings between the men who answered and his spouse, and pushing her to perform sexual acts online to attract more clients.
AdvertisementAlthough selling sex is not illegal in Sweden, buying sex is, and arranging or profiting from prostitution is also illegal.
The man has been charged with aggravated pimping and eight rapes for..

Thousands of H1-B visa holders in US may no longer be automatically required to leave the country while applying for permanent residency, after US immigration authorities issued a clarification on a controversial new policy introduced by the Trump administration.The clarification came days after the Trump administration released a major policy memo that narrowed the circumstances under which foreign nationals can apply for green cards from inside US. The move caused panic among international workers, including a large number of Indian professionals employed in the American technology sector.However, US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) spokesman Zach Kahler later told Newsweek that many applicants who provide an economic benefit or serve the national interest could still remain in US during the process.“People who present applications that provide an economic benefit or otherwise are in the national interest will likely be able to continue on their current path,” Kahler said..

For thousands of Indian tech workers in US, losing a job now means more than just unemployment. It can also trigger a 60-day countdown that may decide whether they can continue living in the country with their families.As AI-driven restructuring sweeps through Silicon Valley, layoffs at companies such as Meta, Amazon and Oracle are leaving many Indian professionals on H-1B visas scrambling to secure new jobs before their legal stay expires.A viral post on X, cited by the American Bazaar, recently showed the anxiety spreading across Indian communities abroad. The post described the situation of an Indian engineer who had just been laid off from Meta.“An Indian engineer at Meta gets the layoff email at 11pm Bangalore time. His wife is on H-4. His kid is in 3rd grade in Seattle. His Bellevue apartment lease has 8 months left. His H-1B clock just started ticking — 60 days. Meta’s stock went up on the news. Zuck called it becoming more efficient. This is what AI transformation actually look..