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  Family of Jaahnavi Kandula, killed by speeding US cop in 2023, wins Rs 262 crore settlement

  World | February 12, 2026 13:18 IST

  23-year-old Jaahnavi Kandula was doing her master's at the Seattle campus of Northeastern University. She was killed after being hit by a speeding vehicle that was driven by a US cop.

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  Historic first: Tricolour hoisted atop Seattle's Space Needle on India's Independence Day

  World | August 16, 2025 13:15 IST

  A community reception was separately hosted by the Consulate at the scenic Kerry Park, which offered sweeping views of the Seattle skyline, with India’s flag on top of Space Needle in the backdrop.

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  US cop who fatally struck Indian girl fired, probe finds officer failed to follow emergency protocol

  World | January 07, 2025 12:41 IST

  The development comes months after another Seattle police officer Daniel Auderer was fired following his insensitive comments and laughter after Kandula’s death.

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  Hawaiian flight with 283 passengers forced to make emergency landing in Seattle due to this reason

  World | January 01, 2025 10:54 IST

  The Airbus A330 departed from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport around 1 PM on Monday, carrying 273 passengers and 10 crew members. En route to Daniel K. Inouye International Airport in Honolulu, the crew detected fumes in the flight deck.

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  US: Seattle airport hit by massive cyberattack, internet outage disrupts phones, email, flights

  World | August 27, 2024 8:21 IST

  In a stark reminder of our critical infrastructure's vulnerability, the Port of Seattle and Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (Sea-Tac) experienced a cyberattack over the weekend. The attack disrupted operations and caused chaos for thousands of travellers.

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  Bill Gates joins Independence Day event in Seattle, calls India 'global leader' in innovations

  World | August 17, 2024 11:04 IST

  Bill Gates made the remarks at the first-ever Independence Day event at the Indian Consulate in Seattle, accompanied by Congresswomen Suzan DelBene, Kim Schrier and others. He lauded India for manufacturing low-cost vaccines and building Digital Public Infrastructure.

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  US: Seattle cop, whose remarks on Indian student Jaahnavi Kandula's death sparked outrage, fired

  World | July 18, 2024 14:05 IST

  Daniel Auderer, 49, was heard laughing and said Kandula had "limited value" after she was hit by a speeding police vehicle in January last year. The bodycam footage and Auderer's remarks triggered an uproar, with the Indian envoy urging US authorities to take strong action.

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  Indian Embassy 'strongly' raises Jaahnavi Kandula's case with US authorities

  World | February 24, 2024 13:36 IST

  King County Prosecuting Attorney Leesa Manion said that she believes they lack the evidence to prove a criminal case beyond a reasonable doubt against the police officer, reports said.

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  US: Seattle cop who killed Indian student Jaahnavi Kandula won't face criminal charges. Here's why

  World | February 22, 2024 10:46 IST

  Kandula was killed in January last year after she was struck by a police vehicle driven by Seattle cop Kevin Dave, who was responding to a drug overdose call. Kandula's death came under higher scrutiny after officer Daniel Auderer was heard making insensitive remarks after her death.

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  US: Indian student Jaahnavi Kandula, killed in Seattle, to be awarded master's degree posthumously

  World | September 16, 2023 16:19 IST

  "Callous and insensitive remarks by a Seattle police officer have become public, reopening wounds and deepening our collective heartbreak," said the Northeastern University.

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  US: Seattle police defends cop laughing over Indian student's death, says video taken out of context

  World | September 16, 2023 11:38 IST

  The 23-year-old Kandula was killed in January after she was struck by a police vehicle driven by Officer Kevin Dave. The latter was reportedly driving over 119 kmph on the way to a report of an overdose.

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  Facebook contractor tests positive for Coronavirus, Seattle office shut

  World | March 05, 2020 11:26 IST

  Facebook has shut its Seattle office until March 9 after one of its contractors tested positive for COVID-19, suggesting all its employees to work from home for the rest of the month.

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  Coronavirus outbreak: Feds investigate nursing home as US death toll hits 11

  World | March 05, 2020 8:13 IST

  The U.S. death toll from the coronavirus climbed to 11 on Wednesday with a patient succumbing in California — the first reported fatality outside Washington state — as federal authorities announced an investigation of the Seattle-area nursing home where most of the victims were stricken.

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  In a first, American Airlines proposes 285-seater Seattle-Bengaluru direct flight

  Business | February 25, 2020 13:07 IST

  American Airlines will begin Seattle – Bangalore from October. It will be Seattle’s first service to India and North America’s only non-stop service to Bangalore, India’s ‘Silicon Valley’. It will mean that 15 non-stop routes across five airlines will operate between North America and India this year.

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  American Airlines announces Bengaluru-Seattle direct flight to commence in October

  India | February 15, 2020 17:06 IST

  American Airlines has announced a daily non-stop flight between Bengaluru and Seattle in the United States from October 2020. This would be the first non-stop flight between Bengaluru and the US, the Kempegowda International Airport here said in a press release on Saturday.

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  Four killed as construction crane collapses, crushes cars in Seattle

  World | April 28, 2019 8:21 IST

  The National Weather Service in Seattle said a line of showers moved over Seattle just about the time the crane fell. 

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  Indian CEO Pradyumna Kumar Samal arrested on visa fraud charges in Seattle

  World | September 01, 2018 19:40 IST

  The criminal complaint describing the visa-fraud scheme was filed under seal in April 2018, soon after Samal fled the United States while the investigation was ongoing. He remained out of the country until this week when he was arrested by law enforcement.

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  'Suicidal' mechanic steals plane from Seattle airport, crashes after pursuit by Air Force jets

  World | August 11, 2018 13:41 IST

  Preliminary information suggests that the 29-year-old mechanic stole the Horizon Air Q400 and took-off without permission from the ground control.

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  US expels 60 Russian diplomats, orders Seattle consulate shuttered in response to UK spy case

  World | March 26, 2018 19:32 IST

  Senior Trump administration officials say the expelled Russians include 12 spies who the U.S. believes are working under diplomatic cover at Russia’s mission to the United Nations.

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  Watch Video: Seattle's 'gum wall' to be cleaned after 20 years

  World | November 06, 2015 11:39 IST

  Seattle: After 20 years of people sticking their gum to the walls of an alley by Seattle's Pike Place Market, officials say it is time for a cleanup.Pike Place Market announced this week it will