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Chirayu Rana's attorney speaks about the allegation that he faked his father's death in 2024.
Chirayu Rana's attorney Daniel Kaiser reacted to the explosive claim that Rana, the embattled former employee of JPMorgan Chase, faked his father's death and took leave from his office in 2024, and said it was not his biological father, but a father figure who helped raise Chirayu. Chirayu Rana has become the talk of the town after he filed a lawsuit against Lorna Hajdini, bringing allegations of sexual harassment. Hajdini and JPMorgan denied the allegations and various rumors started floating after Chirayu Rana briefly withdrew the lawsuit, only to refile it with witness statements on how Hajdini invited the witness also for a threesome.The Wall Street Journal reported that JPMorgan offered Rana a $1 million settlement to make his complaint go away, but Rana chose to go public. Amid social media chatter, Kaiser told the Journal that attempts are being made to defame Chira..

Indian-origin Texas teen Reeyan Mistry takes his two grandmothers to prom.

Two grandmothers attended their first prom ever at a small private school in Addison, Texas as Reeyan Mistry, the high school senior, did not have to think twice over whom he would ask to be his prom date. It was his Ba and Ma, the two grandmothers from Africa and India. Clad in sarees, the two women posed for photos with Mistry as the school celebrated the decision to break away from the tradition, WFAA reported.The Westwood school this year had only 17 seniors in the graduating class — 12 girls and five boys. Reeyan said his decision was simple though emotional as he wanted to take his two grandmothers who shaped his life.But Mistry's mother remembered a childhood promise that Reeyan actually made. Reeyan's mother Trisha Mistry said as a child, Reeyan used to tell his grandmothers that he would take them to the prom dance.”They got their hair done, makeup, nails done. I felt like I have two daught..

AdvertisementBritainWorldEuropeHantavirus outbreak: UK to isolate cruise ship passengers in ex-Covid hospitalThere are around 24 British passengers and crew, as well as two people from Ireland, on board the MV Hondius
2-MIN READ2-MIN ListenAgence France-PressePublished: 1:15am, 10 May 2026UK health authorities are gearing up to receive about 24 people from a virus-hit cruise ship, who will be isolated in a hospital once used for Covid-19 patients, NHS officials said Saturday.
They are currently on board the Dutch ship, the MV Hondius, due to anchor off Spain’s Canary Islands on Sunday.
Most of the nearly 150 people on board will be evacuated and flown home to their home countries after weeks at sea, in a carefully prepared repatriation effort.
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None are currently showing any symptoms of hantavirus.
Buildings at Arrowe Park Hospital are pictured in Wirral, England, on Saturday. Photo: AF..

AdvertisementHong Kong transportHong KongTransportElderly woman tries to shove younger one out of priority seating on MTR trainOlder woman pushes younger one’s face, grabs her hair and shakes her head, according to viral video clip
1-MIN READ1-MIN2 ListenAmbrose LiPublished: 12:31am, 10 May 2026An elderly woman tried to fight a younger one over priority seating inside an MTR train carriage in Hong Kong, with a clip capturing the dispute going viral on Saturday.
In the clip posted on the social media platform Threads, the elderly woman in one of two adjacent priority seats is seen forcefully trying to remove the younger woman beside her.
The older woman pushes the younger one’s face, grabs her hair and shakes her head, while using her foot to push her leg.
AdvertisementThe younger woman does not hit back or verbally engage her, according to the clip.
A fellow passenger seated next to them asks the elderly woman to let go of the younger one, but in vain.
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A Reddit user shares why despite having H-1B in the US, life is not fulfilling.
Getting an H-1B visa is a dream come true for many in the US as the work visa gives a foothold for some years but a Redditor who has it all shared how he has started questioning whether the fight is worth it. The Redditor came to the US for a master's degree in 2018 and subsequently got a job at a tech company. On third attempt, he got picked by the H-1B lottery as well in 2022. “Now I am waiting on my PERM to be approved so I can eventually file for I-140,” the post read.Giving an overview of the life in the US, the Redditor wrote: “I work long hours. My social life is limited. I see my parents once every two years because taking time off is hard and flights are expensive. My friends back home are buying houses and starting families while I am still stressing about visa status and whether I can change jobs.”Is it worth it, asks Redditor about Green Card.”Some people get happier after moving back home..

A growing number of immigrants in US are abandoning their legal cases and choosing to leave the country, many while held in detention centres. This comes as voluntary departures are on a surge under Trump administration.Court data obtained by the Vera Institute of Justice shows that immigration judges issued more than 80,000 “voluntary departure” orders between January 2025 and March this year. The figures were shared with The Washington Post. The current data marks a sharp rise compared with the previous administration, when around 11,400 people chose the option over a similar period.Voluntary departure allows immigrants to leave the US without a formal deportation order. This can sometimes make it easier to return legally in the future. But it also means giving up any ongoing claim to stay in the country, including asylum applications.More than 70 per cent of those granted voluntary departure under the Trump administration were in immigration detention at the time they made the reque..