Rohan Mehta – not his real name – spent over $8,000 (£5,900) on flights in his scramble to get back to the US ahead of a deadline that would dramatically increase visa fees for some. He had been in Nagpur, India for the anniversary of his father’s death before he cut his trip short. On…
US H-1B Visa The Indian government has said a new US H-1B Visa Fee $100,000 (£74,000) for applicants seeking US skilled worker visas will have “humanitarian consequences”. President Donald Trump on Friday ordered the new fee for H-1B visa applications, which is more than 60 times the amount currently charged, to go into effect on…
A court in South Korea has ordered a social media user to pay 500,000 won ($360; £265) for defaming a K-pop boyband – whose members are virtual characters. The five members of K-pop group Plave are voiced and animated through motion-capture technology by real, anonymous performers. Last year, Plave’s agency filed a civil suit against…
An Australian doctor who raised the alarm about Erin Patterson has been sanctioned by the medical regulator over disparaging comments made about the triple murderer. Chris Webster was a key witness in Patterson’s trial, at which a jury found her guilty of killing three relatives and attempting to kill another with a deadly mushroom lunch…
The Taliban government has removed books written by women from the university teaching system in Afghanistan as part of a new ban which has also outlawed the teaching of human rights and sexual harassment. Some 140 books by women – including titles like “Safety in the Chemical Laboratory” – were among 680 books found to…
Prosecutors have downgraded some of the most serious sex abuse charges against veteran broadcaster and former Wallabies coach Alan Jones after a court hearing on Thursday. Mr Jones now faces 27 charges which allege that he indecently assaulted or groped nine men over two decades. Eleven charges of aggravated indecent assault – deemed more serious…
The leader of the controversial Unification Church has denied allegations that her organisation bribed South Korea’s former first lady with luxury gifts in exchange for business favours. Han Hak-ja flatly rejected claims that she directed the bribery when confronted by reporters as she emerged from nine hours of questioning at the prosecutor’s office. “No… Why…
The families of four passengers who died on an Air India jet that crashed in June have filed a lawsuit in the US against planemaker Boeing and aircraft parts maker Honeywell, accusing the companies of negligence. Air India Flight 171 bound for London Gatwick, a Boeing 787, crashed shortly after takeoff from Ahmedabad, killing 260…
