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New York, Sep 26 (IANS) Members of the Hindu community in Seattle held a prayer ceremony for Jaahnavi Kandula, the 23-year-old Indian student who died after being hit by a police patrol vehicle in January this year.Around 25 people gathered at Denny Park on Sunday to perform a ‘shanti puja’, or peace prayer, to invoke peace and blessings for Kandula.“You create a message with protest, but you can create an even stronger message with peace,” Arun Sharma, founder of community organisation UTSAV, told The Seattle Times.Along with other community members, UTSAV volunteers had recently met Mayor Bruce Harrell to demand…

In the new season of the show, Priyadarshini Indalkar, who is known for her work in ‘Maharashtrachi Hasyajatra’, will essay the role of Samruddhi, who navigates through the complexities of an arranged marriage with Shreyas.Priya Banerjee will be seen portraying the role of Kani, an NRI from San Francisco.Expressing her excitement about ‘Shantit Kranti 2’, Priyadarshini Indalkar shared: “I instantly resonated with Samruddhi’s character when it was first pitched to me. She’s a straightforward woman who believes in the power of genuine connections. Her journey in the show is a testament to the power of love’s potential. I can’t wait…

The yatra was taken out from Chembur’s Diamond Garden to the BMC M (W) Division and scores of people deposited soil in the ‘kalash’ (urn), raising nationalist slogans en route.This urn shall later be sent to New Delhi for a national programme on ‘Amrit Kalash’ to be held next month, along with 7,500 such urns from all over India.BMC’s Commissioner IS Chahal said that the civic body was implementing the ‘Meri Maati, Mera Desh’ campaign till October 27 in the city.Today’s public event saw top BMC and CISF officials and scores of students from civic-run schools participating enthusiastically, marching in…

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau hasblamed the apparent assassination of Hardeep Singh Nijjar on the Indian government, as assessment that has reportedly been backed by Canadian and US intelligence sources and has created a rupture in Ottawa’s relationship with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government, The Guardian reported.The shocking accusation that India carried out an extrajudicial murder on Canadian soil — an allegation that has been denied by India — has prompted are-examination of threats against Sikh separatists around the world, as well as Sikh activists’ claims of suspicious deaths in the UK and Pakistan in the weeks before the…

According to a letter sent to Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee by the university’s Vice Chancellor Bidyut Chakraborty, handover of the land has become necessary to preserve the recent achievement of this iconic institution getting the status of a UNESCO World Heritage site.Incidentally, the stretch of land that the university authorities have sought back from the state government includes the portion which is adjacent to the ancestral residence of Nobel Laureate economist Amartya Sen, who is already fighting a legal suit with the university authorities over an ongoing dispute over 13 decimals of land occupied by Sen.The said stretch of land…

The 85-year-old veteran Bollywood actress Waheeda Rehman has been nominated for this year’s Dada Saheb Phalke Award. Some of her best movies include “Khamoshi”, “‘Guide”, and “Kagaz Ke Phool”.Rehman made her film debut with the Telugu film “Rojulu Marayi” (1955), ….and rose to prominence with her association with filmmaker Guru Dutt: the romantic dramas “Pyaasa” (1957) and “Kaagaz Ke Phool” (1959), the musical romance”Chaudhvin Ka Chand” (1960) and the drama “Sahib Bibi Aur Ghulam” (1962).Rehman also had success with the romantic drama “Guide” (1965), for which she won the Filmfare Award for Best Actress.This was Dev Anand’s work.She won the…

Bankman-Fried’s first criminal trial is scheduled for October 3 where he is likely to face seven criminal charges related to misuse of user funds at FTX and Alameda Research.For Kavuri, who lives in the East Midlands in the UK, years of savvy, stressful and successful trading were down the drain when he lost $2.1 million (1.7 million pounds), reports the BBC.”I was on the computer for basically 24 hours refreshing the page and trying to email the FTX support desk to get my money out. I felt sick. I just thought, ‘Oh my God, that’s it. I’ve lost everything’,” he…

Starting with Telugu and Tamil films in 1955 before switching over to Hindi cinema the following year, she did the usual roles expected of Hindi film actresses but also went on to play a prostitute, a gangster’s moll, a nautanki actress, a woman who walks out of a marriage without regrets, et al – but with such innate grace that she has always been a byword for refined sensibility.Born in fairly comfortable circumstances – her father was a Deputy Commissioner – on February 3, 1939 in what was Chingalpet town of the Madras Presidency, Waheeda Rehman was the youngest of…

According to the data collected by 21.co subsidiary Dune Analytics, the notorious hacking group’s wallets contain about $42.5 million in BTC, $1.9 million in Ether (ETH), $1.1 million in Binance Coin (BNB), and an additional $640,000 in stablecoins, with Binance USD (BUSD) dominant. The report tracked 295 wallets recognised by the US government as belonging to Lazarus Group. However, there is a notable decrease in the amount of crypto held by the group from $86 million on September 6, shortly after the Stake.com hack in which Lazarus was implicated. On September 4, about $40 million was stolen from the crypto…

The six-leg series will be held in the months of October, November, and December with two back-to-back events each month.In addition, the US Kids Golf Indian Championships, which will feature players from more than 15-20 other countries will be held from December 6 to 8, with December 5 being kept aside for practice at the Classic Golf and Country Resort.Each of the events are expected to see around 70-90 youngsters in age groups ranging from six to 18 in both boys’ and girls’ divisions.Many of the participants, who will be seen in the local Tours this year, represented, and won…