Ottawa eighth-grader Ram Koganti is Grand Final Bee champion
After 31 rounds of intense competition, eighth-grader Ram Koganti was crowned the winner or the Peoria Journal Star Grand Final Bee, punching a ticket for the Scripps National competition.When the...
View ArticleSouthwest Ohio has a new reigning spelling champion Abhilash Yarlagadda
CINCINNATI -- Southwest Ohio has a new C-H-A-M-P-I-O-N speller, eighth-grader Abhilash Yarlagadda, from Sycamore Junior High School.Ken Chen, of Wyoming Middle School, placed second, and William...
View ArticleShriya Yarlagadda wins Michigan Geographic Bee
KALAMAZOO, MI --Shriya Yarlagadda, a sixth-grader at Grand Blanc East Middle School, took first place at the 2015 Michigan Geographic Bee held Friday, March 27, at Western Michigan University.The...
View ArticleSuccess story of an Entrepreneur: Keshav Kantamneni
How Keshav Kantamneni ended up buying Uniply IndustriesMatchmaker, investment banker, entrepreneur. That, in a nutshell, is Keshav Kantamneni, who has just bought a ₹170-crore wood panel...
View ArticleTurbo Megha Airways may start regional airline TruJet in this month
HYDERABAD: Turbo Megha Airways, the third regional airliner from south India, hopes to receive first two ATR flights and final approval from regulator DGCA in a month to commence operations by...
View Article5 Kammas Among New Fellows of the American College of Physicians
Bhuvaneswari BurugupalliNearly 50 Indian American and other South Asian physicians from around the United States, Canada and other countries were among the 301 new Fellows of the American College of...
View ArticleLake County spelling bee champ Aniket Nuthalapati crowned
Aniket Nuthalapati, an eighth-grader at Aptakisic Junior High School, was the winner of the Lake County Final Spelling Bee competition March 19. Aniket will travel to Washington, D.C. to compete in the...
View ArticleRao Mulpuri's Smart-glass maker View is raising $100M
Smart-glass startup View Inc. is raising up to $100 million in fresh capital.The company is raising the round at a $750 million valuation, according to a report from VentureWire on Thursday. The...
View ArticleNidhi Surapaneni wins AITA Title
15-year-old Nidhi Surapaneni, who had a trail-blazing AITA debut in Gwalior on Saturday with her stellar performances in the Road to Wimbledon event in New DelhiIt has been a wonderful outing for...
View ArticleGeneral Motors Names Dhivya Suryadevara Vice President, Finance and Treasurer
DETROIT -- General Motors has named Dhivya Suryadevara GM vice president, Finance and Treasurer, effective July 1, replacing Niharika Taskar Ramdev. Suryadevara will retain her current responsibilities...
View ArticleSatya Nadella tops global CEO pay chart
NEW YORK: With a pay package of $84.3 million (Rs 525 crore) a year, technology giant Microsoft's Indian-origin chief Satya Nadella has emerged as the top-paid CEO in the US, as per a new list.The...
View Article2 Kammas among 18 Indian American Kids Win 2015 National Geographic State Bees
2 Kammas among Eighteen Indian American youths from around the USA were recently named winners of the 2015 National Geographic State Bees.Each year thousands of schools in the United States participate...
View ArticleArikapudi RamanaRao who wowed Tamil Nadu
Arikapudi Ramana Rao is a rarity in Indian volleyball. Not only did he excel for his native state (Andhra Pradesh), Rao also shone in Tamil Nadu, his `second home'.Rao carved a niche for himself as a...
View ArticlePranjala Yadlapalli wins Asian junior championship
New Delhi: India's Yadlapalli Pranjala clinched the Asian Junior Tennis championship title after a come-from-behind victory over top seed Chinese Zheng Wushuang here today.The second seeded Indian won...
View ArticleN.R.Thiagarajan (NRT): Freedom Fighter, Parliamentarian, MLA, MLA, CLP leader...
N.R. THIAGARAJAN (1913 - 1969) NRT was a freedom fighter, architect of development of Madurai, Parliamentarian, builder of the Congress Party and Man Friday of Sri. Kamaraj. He was born on 16th April...
View ArticleASU men's basketball's Sai Tummala named Arthur Ashe Jr. Sports Scholar
Arizona State University men's basketball junior forward Sai Tummala was one of two Arthur Ashe Jr. Sports Scholar Award recipients Friday.The award is dedicated after tennis legend Arthur Ashe, the...
View ArticleIn Florida, Dr. Krishna Tripuraneni's 'Nirvana' Estate Hits the Market For...
A mansion on South Florida’s Manalapan peninsula that was blessed by Buddhist monks from Thailand has just come onto the market with a price tag of $25 million i.e Rs.158 crores.The 16,087-square-foot...
View ArticleWoodlands teen Shobha Dasari keeps winning with words
Shobha Dasari knows how to spell success.After taking the title of co-champion in the Houston Public Media Spelling Bee, the 14-year-old whiz-with-words from The Woodlands is preparing to head to the...
View ArticleElla Foundation claims breakthrough in Ebola vaccine research
Hyderabad-based Ella Foundation (Krishna Ella : Founder) , which has taken up indigenous research for finding a potential vaccine for the deadly Ebola virus, has claimed success in preliminary vaccine...
View ArticleTarun Cherukuri selected for 2015 HKS Emerging Global Leader Award
Tarun Cherukuri have been selected as the recipient of the 2015 HKS Emerging Global Leader AwardThis award, formerly known as the Rising Star Award, recognizes an alumnus/a who has stood out as a...
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