BOSTON (AP) - Organizers of a Boston celebration of India's independence have canceled this year's event because security measures put in place after the Boston Marathon bombings have made it prohibitively expensive. The annual event that has drawn as many as 20,000 people was scheduled for Sunday on the Esplanade. In a letter posted on the India Association of Greater Boston's website, organizers say it's been canceled until a new location can be found. The letter says the association would lose $20,000, "inappropriate for a nonprofit organization." Continue reading >>>

The celebrations were originally scheduled for Sunday, August 18. Two brothers, Tamerlan and Dzhokhar, allegedly carried out the deadly Boston Marathon bombings in which three people were killed and more than 250 others injured on April 15, in one of the worst terrorist attack in the US post 9/11. As a result of increased security and strict regulations imposed by Boston City police for large events in the aftermath of the Boston Marathon bombings, the organisers announced the cancellation of this landmark annual event. "After (the) Boston Marathon bombing, the rules and regulations for holding Continue reading >>>

Boston’s annual India Day celebration will not return to the Charles River Esplanade this Saturday after the higher cost of increased security imposed since the Marathon bombings forced organizers to cancel the event. The event appears to be the highest-profile Esplanade gathering to be canceled as a result of the additional, costly security required by the Department of Conservation and Recreation and Massachusetts State Police following the Boston Marathon bombings. India Day has been held for some 20 years, organizers say, and more than 10,000 people have attended in years past. The India Continue reading >>>

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By Johanna Kaiser, Town Correspondent Organizers of Boston’s annual India Day celebration have canceled the upcoming event at the Hatch Shell due to the cost of increased security. The India Association of Greater Boston announced in a letter posted on its website that it is working to find a new venue and date for its India Day celebration commemorating the nation's independence. The event was originally scheduled for Saturday at the Charles River Esplanade’s Hatch Shell, but the association canceled the event after learning the cost of increased security measures. “After (the) Boston Continue reading >>>

And the big bash included a bit of everything, including Loadshedding the Band, who Kidwai said entertained audiences with live music for over two and a half hours. The August 10 celebration also marked the first performance for the popular band in the Boston area. Loadshedding has previously played in places including New York, New Jersey, and the United Kingdom. "They started off by playing Pakistan's national anthem and many people from the audience sang along too," Kidwai said. "They were excellent the whole time, everyone enjoyed them." DJ Lucky, a popular DJ from New York, also accompanied Continue reading >>>

David Chang, chief operating officer of PayPal Media Network, meet Paul Guzzi, chief executive of the Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce. You two have never met, and you should have by now. David moved more than 160 PayPal employees into International Place in December, as sure a sign as any that the new kids on the block are infiltrating the Financial District. So, Paul, why haven’t you met David? “It’s a very good question,” Guzzi told me. It’s not just David and Paul. The downtown business crowd and Kendall Square’s tech companies and start-ups have never mixed well. They each Continue reading >>>

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