The Indian-origin investor says he waited for eight years for his green card.

An Indian-origin investor shared his green card journey, but was criticized on social media because he was favoring those who wait for decades for permanent residence in the US, yet do not get it. Silicon Valley investor Arnav Sahu’s post comes in the context of the US administration’s new green card rule that will require many applicants to leave the US and return to their home country to apply for their green card. Adjustment of status, in which an applicant can convert his or her non-immigrant visa to a green card, will be allowed only in cases the administration deems appropriate – and not in all cases.Sahoo said it took him eight years to get a green card and it went even faster because he applied through a special petition through EB-1. EB-1 is for people of exceptional ability, outstanding professors, researchers, managers, or executives. Not everyone can qualify for it and so the wait for it has to be short. “I know people who have been in the country for 25 years, have children, and still don’t have a green card,” Sahu wrote.Sahu was responding to Canadian engineer Travell Blackwell’s comments on the new rule. Blackwell said, “People may not realize that processing green card applications takes months to years. So someone can come in on an O-1 or H-1B, work for 5 years, be serious in their role, apply, and then have to give up their job. This is incredibly damaging to American industry.”However, Sahu’s eight-year wait story did not sit well with social media users as they questioned why foreigners feel so entitled to get a green card in the US. He also pointed out that the backlog began when the system allowed many people to obtain green cards. One wrote, “This is evidence that too many people have been let in. If this were a reasonable amount, the envisaged system could handle the influx.”Another wrote, “Why do Indians expect special treatment? I am also an immigrant and it took us a long time to get citizenship. You are coming on a temporary visa. Temporary. No one has to give you a green card because you keep extending your temporary status.”Reacting to the situation presented by Sahu, where people have been living in the US for 25 years with their families, children and are still on temporary visas, social media users asked why such people do not leave the US. “Why are they having kids on temporary visas?” One asked.Another asked, “It took me 12. That’s the process. So what do you mean? This is not supposed to be a fee for all. The US has the right to be selective like India, Australia, Canada etc.”

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday sentenced a man to life imprisonment for killing his wife over dowry, highlighting how parents’ anxiety to save their daughters’ marriage can lead many women into a death trap by sending them back to matrimonial homes despite complaints of torture.Amid the rising number of dowry cases, the apex court began its judgment by opening up a question for the society to ponder over. “Could young Soma Acharjee’s life have been saved? Was Soma thrown to the wolves because of fear of social humiliation?”. a bench of Justices PK Mishra and KV Vishwanathan asked.The court said Soma had repeatedly informed her parents about the abuse she faced, but was sent back when the elders attempted to mend her relationship with her husband.Describing the case as an eye-opener, Justice Vishwanathan, who wrote the judgment, said, “She made repeated appeals to her parents to save herself and even came to her parents’ house and stayed with them for a few days. However, every time she raised the issue, efforts were made to broker a reconciliation and send her back to the marital home.”The top court said village elders were involved and the resolutions were passed after an alleged compromise. It said, “Soma’s near and dear ones naively believed that somehow the situation would turn out for the better. A false sense of optimism engulfed them. Their hopes were betrayed when Soma met a tragic end in her marital home.”Rejecting the husband’s plea that Soma died by suicide after her body was found hanging 15 months after their marriage, the court said the medical and other evidence clearly pointed towards a murder related to dowry harassment.The evidence on record shows that Soma was harassed with demands for a motorcycle, TV and other items, even though her parents had accepted some of the demands.“The injuries found on the body of the deceased do not match a typical case of suicide by hanging,” the court said, adding that the injuries before the post-mortem were not self-inflicted. The bench said medical evidence indicated that Soma was subjected to violence before her death, ruling out the suicide theory and pointing to a case of “mock hanging”.

New Delhi: India has moved a step closer to a major defense deal with France on 114 Rafale fighter jets as the country has finalized the Letter of Request (LoR) for the acquisition of the 4.5 generation multirole jet for the Indian Air Force.“The LOR is ready and is expected to be sent to France in a few weeks,” defense sources said. times of India. The LOR is a formal government-to-government document used to initiate major defense acquisitions under international frameworks such as foreign military sales or intergovernmental agreements. The first estimate of the mega deal is around Rs 3.25 lakh crore.Under the proposed deal, about 90 of the 114 fighter aircraft are planned to be manufactured in India through a partnership between French company Dassault Aviation and an Indian firm under the Make-in-India initiative. The remaining 24 aircraft are expected to be delivered from France in flying condition. The indigenous content of Jet will be around 50%.IAF chief Air Chief Marshal AP Singh is scheduled to visit France in early June, just ahead of PM Modi’s visit to the country from June 15 to 17 for the G7 summit. Singh’s visit will finalize this mega deal. The final contract, which is expected by the end of this year, will be signed after final price negotiations and approval of the Cabinet Committee on Security (CCS).Apart from the deal for 114 Rafale jets, the Navy is separately purchasing 26 Rafale maritime aircraft from Dassault for carrier operations, the agreement for which was signed on April 28 last year. The IAF is already operating 36 Rafales received under a September 2016 inter-governmental agreement.India’s Multi-Role Fighter Aircraft (MRFA) programme, under which 114 fighter jets will be procured, aims to address the critical capability gap in the Indian Air Force and check the declining strength of its fighter squadrons, which have shrunk from the ideal 42.5 squadrons to a worrying 29, which are required to effectively deal with the two-front security threat from Pakistan and China.At a time when Pakistan is in the process of acquiring 40 J-35 5th generation fighter aircraft, India is pressurizing Hindustan Aeronautics Limited to expedite the delivery of Tejas aircraft under two contracts with the Indian Air Force. Earlier, Defense Secretary Rajesh Kumar Singh had said that he expected HAL to deliver 10 Tejas MK-1A fighter jets within this financial year.With the Advanced Medium Combat Aircraft (AMCA) expected to be ready and enter service by 2035, the government’s urgent need for a stealth platform has brought Russia’s Su-57 back into focus.For the AMCA programme, the government has shortlisted three domestic private sector contenders for prototype development and manufacturing: a consortium led by Tata Advanced Systems Limited (TASL), Larsen & Toubro (L&T), and a consortium led by Bharat Forge.

In today’s fast-paced T20 cricket, batsmen are happy scoring runs by any means. While clean drives and big sixes are the most enjoyable shots for batsmen, the aggressive nature of the format often forces players to hit false shots. Nevertheless, some batsmen have managed to combine aggressive cricket with remarkable control.KL Rahul He has been one such batsman for Delhi Capitals in IPL 2026. The opening batsman scored 593 runs in 14 matches at an average of 45.61 and a career-best strike rate of 174.41. His season included a century, a record unbeaten 152 against Punjab Kings – the first 150-plus score by an Indian in IPL history – and five fifties.Rahul has also hit 31 sixes this season, which is the second most by a DC batsman after Rishabh Pant, who hit 37 sixes in the 2018 season.According to Cricviz quoting news agency ANI, despite batting at a high strike rate, Rahul has the lowest foul shot percentage this season at 12.1. This means that about 88 percent of his shots connected properly.His closest players are Dhruv Jurel Rajasthan Royals and Heinrich Klaasen of Sunrisers Hyderabad, both have a foul shot percentage of 12.6.Jurel scored 458 runs in 14 matches at a strike rate of over 149, including five fifties, while Klaasen scored 606 runs in 14 matches at a strike rate of over 159 with six fifties.Rajasthan Royals batsman Vaibhav Suryavanshi has also shown impressive control despite his aggressive style. The 15-year-old has scored 583 runs in 14 matches at an average of 41.64 and a strike rate of over 232, which includes one century, three fifties and 53 sixes. His false shot percentage is 17.8, which is at par with Virat Kohli of Royal Challengers Bangalore.On the other hand, some batsmen have posted strong numbers despite making more mistakes. This season, Cooper Connolly of Punjab Kings has the highest false shot percentage of 25.6. So far, he has scored 491 runs in 13 innings at an average of 44.63 and strike rate of 163.12, which includes one century and two fifties.Gujarat Titans’ orange cap holder Sai Sudarshan has a false shot percentage of 18.1. He has scored 638 runs in 14 innings at a strike rate of 157.92 with one century and seven fifties, and has managed to make the most of his scoring opportunities despite a high error rate.

A top neurosurgeon has been suspended after a medical tribunal found that he had sex with a vulnerable female patient and repeatedly gave her addictive painkillers without proper records or safeguards.Chirag Patel, a consultant at the University Hospital of Wales in Cardiff, was suspended for eight months after admitting an affair and sending explicit photographs to a patient, as well as prescribing controlled medicines including diazepam and an opioid-based drug. Patel first treated the woman, referred to as Patient A, in February 2019, when he underwent surgery to remove damaged spinal disc tissue. They later operated on him again in August 2019 and December 2021 and inserted a spinal cord stimulator in the 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 regretted”.It came under scrutiny in 2023 after the relationship deteriorated. The patient reported the matter to police, who informed Cardiff and Vale University Health Board.Patel admitted to sexual intercourse and exchanging explicit images, and admitted to prescribing medications, including diazepam and morphine sulphate pills, to the patient.The tribunal said he had shown a “reckless disregard for patient safety”, noting that he continued to prescribe controlled medications after missing appointments and failed to properly document treatment decisions.Patel believed that the patient could expose their relationship, which he claims made him feel pressured and made him fear losing his career.He said: “I was afraid that if he did that I might lose the job I loved so much and had worked so hard to get. Given my expertise, if I was unable to work it would have a bad impact on other patients. With the benefit of hindsight I know I should still have ended the relationship and been honest with my employer. However, at the time I was nervous and unable to break it off – a decision I now deeply regret.”He also told the tribunal that the patient had previously demanded money and threatened to report him, claiming: “Patient A had previously demanded £11,000, which I didn’t have, so I offered him £5,000 from my savings instead.”Despite his defense arguing that the relationship was tainted by threats and blackmail, the tribunal found that Patel’s misconduct was persistent and a serious breach of professional standards.General Medical Council barrister Robin Kitching argued that the doctor should be removed, saying there was a risk of recidivism due to the lack of full information about his actions.However, the panel acknowledged that Patel had shown “genuine remorse, a high level of insight and substantial improvement”, reducing the risk of repeating his behaviour. It ruled that an eight-month suspension was necessary to mark the seriousness of the case and maintain public confidence.Cardiff and Vale University Health Board confirmed that Patel no longer works for the organisation.