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Time of India
01-08-2025
- Entertainment
- Time of India
A mehfil to celebrate Punjab's folk legacy & Punjabiyat
OUI's mehfil honours the folk legacy of the late legendary singers Surinder Kaur and percussionist Lal Chand Yamla Jatt A quintessentially Punjabi evening, steeped in rhythm and nostalgia, unfolded in the capital with Hargun Kaur, Sunaini Guleria Sharma and Amit Yamla owning the stage at Once Upon India's Punjabi Mehfil. The first of the three-city legacy tour, honouring the folk legacy of the late legendary singers Surinder Kaur and percussionist Lal Chand Yamla Jatt, took place at The Piano Man, Eldeco Centre recently. "Aao phir biji wale gaane sunte hain, aao phir Punjab chalte hain," said Once Upon India co-founder Arpita Sharma, as her storytelling teleported the audience to sanjha Punjab - the undivided Punjab of the 1920s, at the beginning of the evening. Singer Hargun Kaur kickstarted the night with Gurdas Maan's Challa, saying, "I am very happy to be in Delhi, it is always a pleasure. Party karaeinge ajj, Dilli." Delhi swayed to Punjab de geet From folk favourites Kala Doriyaan and Bajre Da Sitta to Maavan Te Dhiyaan, Sunaini Guleria Sharma, her daughter Ria, and Hargun Kaur sang the medley, along with Yamla Jatt's grandson Amit Yamla on the tumbi. "I feel my nanima Surinder Kaur is here. What Surinder Kaur did at that time was true women empowerment - she was wedded to her music. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like Elegant New Scooters For Seniors In 2024: The Prices May Surprise You Mobility Scooter | Search Ads Learn More Undo Main unha de geetan di reet tuade naal share karan aayi aan," said her granddaughter Sunaini, sharing snippets from sisters Surinder and Prakash Kaur's life before each song. Delhi swayed to Punjab de geet with Hargun Kaur, Sunaini Guleria Sharma and Amit Yamla Remembering Shiv Kumar Batalvi, Hargun serenaded the audience with Ikk Kudi, followed by audience favourites Tere Bina Naa Guzara E and Ranjheya Ve. Throughout the night, as the musicians alternated between old and new Punjabi songs, the audience added charm to the mehfil with taalis and sounds of the folk instrument khartal. The evening progressed with a high-octane medley of Balle Balle, Dhola Ve Dhola and Sukhbir's Oh Ho Ho Ho, and concluded with Ve Haaniyaan, on public demand. The night was a tribute to the culture born in undivided Punjab and nurtured even today.
CBS News
27-07-2025
- CBS News
Man charged with 4th OUI after hitting, killing motorcyclist in Wareham, police say
A man is facing his fourth operating under the influence charge after he allegedly hit and killed a motorcycle driver in Wareham on Friday night. Wareham Police say that they received multiple 911 calls about a crash on Cranberry Highway just after 5 p.m. The motorcycle operator was found on the ground with life-threatening injuries. He was rushed to a nearby Wareham hospital before he was transferred to St. Luke's Hospital in New Bedford, where he later died. The victim was later identified by police as 25-year-old Jordan Hansen. The driver of the car was found around a quarter of a mile down the road in his vehicle, according to a press release. Wareham Police, along with Massachusetts State Police detectives, identified the driver of the car as 67-year-old Raymond Cardoza of West Wareham. He was arrested and is now facing his fourth OUI charge, according to Plymouth District Attorney Timothy J. Cruz. He is also charged with manslaughter, leaving the scene of an accident resulting in personal injury or death, and operating a motor vehicle with a suspended license. He is being held on a $100,000 cash bail and is set to be arraigned in Wareham District Court. The date of his arraignment is not known. The crash is still under investigation. Wareham is around 54 miles from Boston. The town is known for its cranberry bogs and is frequently referred to as the "Gateway to Cape Cod," according to the Plymouth tourism website.
Yahoo
16-07-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
Trump lashes out at Jeffrey Epstein ‘hoax,' scolds supporters
President Donald Trump took to Truth Social on Wednesday to criticize those who are seeking further details on the disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein. 'Their new SCAM is what we will forever call the Jeffrey Epstein Hoax and my PAST supporters have bought into this 'bullshit', hook, line, and sinker,' Trump wrote on the social media platform. 'They haven't learned their lesson, and probably never will, ever after being conned by the Lunatic Left for 8 long years. I have had more success in 6 months than perhaps any President in our Country's history, and all these people want to talk about, with strong prodding by the Fake News and the success starved Dems, is the Jeffrey Epstein Hoax.' Last week, the Justice Department released a memo saying there was no evidence that Epstein, a convicted sex offender, kept a client list of high-profile people, The Hill reported. The memo also said there was no evidence of foul play in Epstein's jail death, which was ruled a suicide. The memo has sparked a backlash from Trump supporters who had long called for the release of the material to expose wrongdoing among influential people, according to The Hill. Last week, U.S. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Green, R-Ga., also questioned the Department of Justice and the FBI's memo regarding Epstein. 'No one believes there is not a client list,' Greene said Tuesday in a post on X. Greene also referenced Ghislaine Maxwell, Epstein's associate, who was sentenced to 20 years in prison for helping Epstein sexually exploit and abuse underage girls. 'What about her little black book?' Greene posted. 'The 97-page book, contains the names and contact details of almost 2,000 people, including world leaders, celebrities and businessmen.' Kalshi, an exchange dedicated to trading on the outcome of future events, reported a decreasing trend in the odds of Trump releasing any Epstein files: 43% as of May 11, 39% on June 11 and 32% as of Wednesday. More on Politics University Staff Association employees demand fair contracts from UMass Springfield remembers heroism of Gunnery Sgt. Thomas Sullivan, 10 years after Tenn. terror attack Report: Greater Boston lawmaker arrested for OUI near State House The 1 big thing you need to know about how Trump's tariffs have driven up prices Boston housing crisis 2025: How Wu and Kraft plan to tackle affordability Read the original article on MassLive. Solve the daily Crossword
Boston Globe
08-07-2025
- Boston Globe
‘I just struck a stake through his heart.' Karen Read's lead defense attorney discusses trial with Vanity Fair
Advertisement Here are some highlights from Jackson's interview with Vanity Fair, which had Both trials would've cost Read a pretty penny if she paid full freight Defense lawyer Alan Jackson, left, questions State Police Sgt. Yuriy Bukhenik during the Karen Read murder trial in Norfolk Superior Court on May 9, 2025. Mark Stockwell/Pool Jackson told the magazine that his firm would've billed a combined $10 million for both trials; Read's first murder trial ended in a hung jury last year, and attorneys Jackson, Elizabeth Little, and David Yannetti were joined for the retrial by Robert Alessi, a bespectacled New York litigator who aggressively challenged much of the forensic evidence, and Victoria George, a lawyer who had served as an alternate juror during trial one. Read, a former financial analyst, drained her savings and Advertisement The defense would've fought efforts to jail Read on the OUI conviction Judge Beverly J. Cannone addresses the jury during the Karen Read trial in Norfolk Superior Court on June 17, 2025. Nancy Lane/BH Jackson told Vanity Fair that had Judge Beverly J. Cannone sent signals in the immediate aftermath of the verdict that she was considering jail time for Read for the OUI conviction, the defense was prepared to fight to keep her free. 'If the court even hinted that she was going to give her custody time and make her perp walk out of that courtroom with a guilty on the OUI, we were fully prepared. And Karen was prepared. She was buckled down for the possibility that Judge Beverly Cannone would give her a year of jail.' Had she received a year behind bars, 'we were going to immediately appeal it,' Jackson told the magazine. But once special prosecutor Hank Brennan told Cannone the government was ready for sentencing after the verdict came down, the defense said they wanted Read to be treated like any other first-time drunken driving offender, and Cannone indicated she would do that, giving Read 'The first thing that flooded over me was, It's over — this odyssey that Karen's been going though, that I've been through — it's done,' Jackson said. Jackson thought prosecutors were 'embarrassed' by Michael Proctor, erred by not calling others Investigator Michael Proctor takes the stand on June 10, 2024, during the trial of Karen Read. Kayla Bartkowski/Associated Press A notable omission from the government witness list at the retrial was former State Police Trooper Michael Proctor, lead investigator in the Read case. During the first trial, he was forced to read a number of crude and misogynistic Advertisement 'You were so embarrassed of Michael Proctor you couldn't even put him on the stand,' Jackson told the magazine. He also said he thought prosecutors made a 'glaring, glaring error' at the retrial by not calling 'certain witnesses, including Brian Albert and Brian Higgins, Nicole Albert, Matt McCabe, Chris Albert.' Brian Albert is the now-retired Boston police officer who owned the Canton home where O'Keefe's body was found outside near the road, while Higgins is an ATF agent who swapped flirtatious texts with Read and who was present at the afterparty at Albert's house. Nicole Albert is Brian Albert's wife, Matt McCabe is Nicole's brother-in-law whose wife Jen was at the afterparty, and Chris Albert is Brian Albert's brother. 'They didn't want them to be subjected to a very vigorous cross-examination because the Commonwealth knew they would not withstand it,' Jackson said. Speaking of cross-examination, Jackson really enjoys it 'I want the jurors looking at me, to see the look on my face, my body language, I want them to listen to the tone of my voice and then turn back around and watch how the witness reacts,' Jackson offered up in almost cinematic detail. 'That is the fun of a trial, a good, solid cross-examination. And it requires an enormous amount of preparation. Every single question I ask is highly scripted because I'm building to something else. It's like a symphony. It's a beautiful thing to execute.' He recalled one moment when he was cross-examining State Police Sergeant Yuri Bukhenik, who told Jackson that he 'asked the question, I wanted to answer.' Without hesitating, Jackson said 'I know the answers to all of my questions.' Advertisement 'The jurors all chuckled,' Jackson recalled. 'And I just struck a stake through his heart. You have to be really comfortable in your own skin to be able to have an argument and know that you're going to win it in front of a jury. And national television, too.' Read was 'elated' after the verdict but has a challenging road ahead 'As much as she is relieved and elated and so very, very thankful to all of the people who have given her undying and unyielding support … it's been an unbelievable amount of stress for her to deal with for the last three and a half years," Jackson told the magazine. 'And it's not like a light switch. You can't just turn that off.' He said he gave Read some advice before he left Massachusetts to return home to Los Angeles. 'You're a different person coming out of the back end of this thing than you were going into it,' he said. 'And it's going to take you a minute to figure out what the new normal is for Karen Read.' Karen Read emerges from Norfolk Superior Court in Dedham on June 18, 2025, after the jury delivered its verdict in her murder retrial. Pat Greenhouse/Globe Staff Travis Andersen can be reached at
Boston Globe
27-06-2025
- Boston Globe
Judge impounds list of jurors in Karen Read trial indefinitely
Citing the 'divisive' interest the high-profile case has received, Cannone said she believes 'there is a risk of immediate and irreparable injury should the list be made available to the public at this time.' In light of that, the list will remain sealed 'until and unless otherwise ordered by the Court.' Advertisement Read, 45, was acquitted June 18 in Norfolk Superior Court of second-degree murder, manslaughter while operating under the influence, and leaving the scene of a crash resulting in death. She was convicted only of a misdemeanor OUI offense and sentenced to a year's probation. Prosecutors said she backed her Lexus SUV in a drunken rage into Boston police officer John O'Keefe early on Jan. 29, 2022, after dropping him off outside a Canton home following a night of bar-hopping. Her lawyers said she was framed and that O'Keefe entered the property, owned at the time by a fellow Boston police officer, where he was fatally beaten and possibly mauled by a German Shepherd before his body was planted on the front lawn. Advertisement Read's first trial had ended with a hung jury last year, and she still faces a wrongful death lawsuit brought by O'Keefe's family in Plymouth Superior Court. Travis Andersen can be reached at
