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Thousands join candlelight march at Pune’s Lodha Belmondo, seek justice for victim

Thousands join candlelight march at Pune’s Lodha Belmondo, seek justice for victim

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In a powerful show of solidarity, nearly 3,000 residents of Lodha Belmondo township, located along the Mumbai-Pune Expressway in Pune, participated in a candlelight march on Friday evening, demanding justice for realtor Ketan Agarwal, whose death at Lohagad Fort earlier this month has become one of Maharashtra’s most closely watched murder investigations. Men, women and children walked through the township carrying candles and placards reading “Justice for Ketan.” Participants also raised slogans demanding a fair, transparent and speedy investigation while calling for stringent legal action against those accused in the case. Disclaimer: We do not own any of the content, ideas, images, or text presented here. All rights belong to their respective owners. For more information and to view the original source, please visit the following link: Source link

Tamizh Amudhan, 8-year-old from Sivakasi, beats World No 7 Vincent Keymer in candlelight using dying laptop | Chess News

Tamizh Amudhan, 8-year-old from Sivakasi, beats World No 7 Vincent Keymer in candlelight using dying laptop | Chess News

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Sivakasi, the city known for being the firecracker capital of India, jolted the chess world with an almighty bang on Friday night when Tamizh Amudhan, an eight-year-old boy from the Tamil Nadu city, took down Vincent Keymer, the 21-year-old German grandmaster currently ranked seventh in the world, in an online blitz game in the Freestyle Friday tournament. What was even more remarkable was a photo of Tamizh playing the event: the boy can be seen sitting on the floor of his Thiruthangal house (a suburb of Sivakasi), legs outstretched, laptop propped up on a pillow, and the room only lit by the feeble flicker of a candle. Due to thunderstorms in the city, the power had gone off in the area. So Tamizh played on a laptop with around 48 per cent battery powered by his mother’s cell phone’s one-GB-per-day data pack being expended via hotspot to propel the little one’s internet exploits. The laptop’s battery eventually gave way an hour into the tournament, which means Tamizh could play just four games. Sathish Arumugam, Tamizh’s …

Northeast students hold candlelight march in Dehradun demanding justice

Northeast students hold candlelight march in Dehradun demanding justice

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Students from the northeast held a candlelight march here to protest the killing of 24-year-old Anjel Chakma from Tripura and demanded justice, raising slogans against alleged racial discrimination. Under the banner of the `Unified Tripura Students Association` (UTSA), students from various institutions in Dehradun gathered outside Gandhi Park on Wednesday and marched to Ghantaghar (clock tower) with candles in their hands. Some students from other states also joined the protest. Holding banners with Chakma`s picture, the students chanted slogans such as “Stop Racism”, “We Are Indians”, and “We Want Justice.” Churanta Tripura, general secretary of the UTSA, Dehradun, alleged that police were trying to suppress the case and therefore not treating it as one involving racism. He also alleged that the police asked them to stop the protest march, citing traffic issues due to New Year celebrations. Chakma, a final-year MBA student at a private university here, was allegedly attacked and seriously injured with a knife and a brass knuckle by some youths on December 9. He died on December 26 after being hospitalised for …

Today in Politics: Rahul to visit Pahalgam attack survivors, Congress to hold candlelight marches | Political Pulse News

Today in Politics: Rahul to visit Pahalgam attack survivors, Congress to hold candlelight marches | Political Pulse News

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Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi will travel to Jammu and Kashmir on Friday and meet those injured in the Pahalgam terror attack, Congress sources said on Thursday. They said Gandhi will visit the Government Medical College (GMC) in Anantnag to enquire about the health of the injured. At least 26 people, mostly tourists, were killed and several injured when terrorists opened fire at a meadow near Pahalgam town in south Kashmir’s Anantnag district on Tuesday afternoon. Story continues below this ad Gandhi cut short his visit to the United States to attend the crucial meeting of the Congress Working Committee held earlier on Thursday. He also attended an all-party meeting called by the government to brief parties on the horrific terror attack. Meanwhile, Congress workers across all states and districts will take out candlelight marches on Friday in solidarity with the victims of the attack and to reaffirm unity against terrorism, the party said. The Congress has also decided to postpone its “Samvidhan Bachao” rallies that were scheduled for April …

Congress To Hold Candlelight Marches Over Pahalgam Terror Attack Today

Congress To Hold Candlelight Marches Over Pahalgam Terror Attack Today

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26 people, mostly tourists, were gunned down in Pahalgam Terror Attack (File) New Delhi: Congress workers across all states and districts will take out candlelight marches today in solidarity with the victims of the horrific Pahalgam terror attack and to reaffirm unity against terrorism, the party said. The Congress has also decided to postpone its “Samvidhan Bachao” rallies that were scheduled for April 25 and 26, party general secretary in-charge organisation K C Venugopal said. The “Samvidhan Bachao” rallies will resume from April 27, he added. The Congress had last week announced its plan to hold “Samvidhan Bachao” rallies at the state level from April 25 to 30 and then at the district level from May 3 to 10 and finally, launching a door-to-door campaign to take the party’s message to every household in the country from May 20 to 30. In Tuesday’s terror attack in Baisaran near Kashmir’s resort town of Pahalgam, 26 people, mostly tourists, were gunned down. (Except for the headline, this story has not been edited by NDTV staff and is …

Students of Vaniyambadi college hold candlelight vigil for Pahalgam victims

Students of Vaniyambadi college hold candlelight vigil for Pahalgam victims

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More than 3,000 students and staff of Marudhar Kesari Jain College for Women in Vaniyambadi town in Tirupattur on Wednesday, gathered for a candlelight vigil to mourn the loss of innocent lives in the terror attack on the tourists in Pahalgam in Kashmir. According to a press release, the horrific incident, which claimed the lives of innocent tourists and left several injured, has left the students shocked and deeply saddened. The thoughts and prayers of the participants in the vigil in the college are with the bereaved families who have lost their loved ones in the tragedy, the release said. The college students expressed outrage against the attack by holding placards with slogans against such acts, the release noted. Published – April 24, 2025 01:01 am IST Disclaimer: We do not own any of the content, ideas, images, or text presented here. All rights belong to their respective owners. For more information and to view the original source, please visit the following link: Source link

Jammu and Kashmir locals hold candlelight march against Pahalgam terror attack

Jammu and Kashmir locals hold candlelight march against Pahalgam terror attack

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Locals in Baramulla, Srinagar, Poonch and Kupwara held a candlelight march while Bajrang Dal workers in Jammu held a protest against the terror attack. Srinagar: In a heartfelt show to express solidarity and condemnation, local residents in Jammu and Kashmir held candle light march on Tuesday, mourning the loss of innocent lives in the terrorist attack on tourists in Pahalgam. In Kupwara, PDP leader Mir Mohammad Fayaz said, “The cowardly act carried out by terrorists today, in which our guests were harmed, we strongly condemn it… The perpetrators do not belong to any religion. It is a murder of humanity. They should be strictly punished…” Locals in Baramulla, Srinagar, Poonch and Kupwara held a candlelight march while Bajrang Dal workers in Jammu held a protest against the terror attack. Fayaz Ahmad Bhatt, General Secretary, Mecca Market, said, ” We condemn this attack against humanity.” A local working as a Tourist Police personnel in Pahalgam said, “I rescued three injured persons. Local people rescued all the injured.” A tourist from Maharashtra’s Nagpur who was present …

Public take out candlelight vigil against axing of trees in Mysuru

Public take out candlelight vigil against axing of trees in Mysuru

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The public taking part in a candlelight vigil on Hyder Ali Road in Mysuru on Friday evening to pay tribute to 40 fully grown trees felled by authorities. | Photo Credit: M.A. Sriram The public taking part in a candlelight vigil on Hyder Ali Road in Mysuru on Friday evening to pay tribute to 40 fully grown trees felled by authorities. | Photo Credit: M.A. Sriram A large number of people from different walks of life turned up on Hyder Ali Road in the city on Friday evening for a candlelight vigil to pay tributes to the 40 fully grown trees recently axed by the authorities. Men, women, and children reached the spot just before sunset to show their solidarity with the Parisara Ulivigagi Kriya Samithi or Save Environment Action Committee activists, who had called for a silent candlelight vigil against the “outrageous assault on the green cover” of the city. Several citizens wore black bands and held aloft placards while many chose to perform rituals at the stumps of the axed trees to “mourn …

Candlelight vigil held to pay tribute to Bengaluru techie who died after alleged harassment

Candlelight vigil held to pay tribute to Bengaluru techie who died after alleged harassment

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Image for representation only | Photo Credit: Reuters Members of an NGO and many others held a candlelight vigil in Bengaluru on Thursday (December 12, 2024) to pay tributes to 34-year-old techie, Atul Subhash, who died by suicide earlier this week following alleged harassment by his wife and her family. Several people gathered at Eco Space, holding candles, mobile flashlights and photographs of Subhash and raised slogans, chanting, “We want justice.” Subhash, a tech professional, was found dead at his residence in Marathahalli on Monday (December 9, 2024). Sajeet, a member of the Men’s Rights NGO ‘Save Indian Family Foundation’, expressed sorrow, saying, “We are deeply saddened by the tragic loss of Atul Subhash, who succumbed to the pressures of false cases and judicial harassment. To honour his memory and raise awareness about this injustice, we invited the public to join us for a tribute.” Demand for wife’s dismissal The protesters demanded that Subhash’s wife, Nikita Singhania, be fired from her job at a tech company and alleged that had a woman died by suicide, …

Insta-popular Candlelight Concerts come to India: Here’s what’s on offer

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Giving music lovers the next thing to check off their bucket list, Candlelight Concerts is coming to India. Mumbai, New Delhi and Faridabad will host the beautiful concerts of everyone’s Pinterest dreams in June, July and August. Candlelight Concerts are all over Instagram and on many people’s wishlist. What are Candlelight Concerts? Produced by Live Your City, a brand under the American company Fever Labs Inc., a live-entertainment discovery platform, Candlelight Concerts are a series of original music concerts aimed at democratizing access to classical music by allowing people all over the world to enjoy live music performances in an intimate setting illuminated by thousands of candles. Unlock exclusive access to the latest news on India’s general elections, only on the HT App. Download Now! Download Now! What, where, when? The concerts line-up – starting in June across Mumbai and Delhi and getting to Faridabad in July– is a blend of classical and contemporary music to cater to diverse musical preferences. Grand Hyatt Mumbai will host the India premiere with Best Movie Soundtracks on June …