Leander Paes and Sania Mirza made it to the second round of the US Open with straight sets win in their respective events, here. Leander and his Spanish partner Fernansdo Verdasco got the better of Germans Florian Mayer and Frank Moder 6-2 6-3 in the opening round of the men’s doubles competition. It took Paes and Verdasco just 62 minutes […]
» Read moreThe US universities and colleges have experienced a 32 per cent increase in number of students from India since last year, as compared to nine per cent internationally, latest official figures have stated. According to “SEVIS by the Numbers,” a quarterly report on international students studying in the US released by the Student and Exchange Visitor Program (SEVP), which is […]
» Read moreVijayawada native Yellepeddi Padmasree, now Padmasree Warrior, is in the race for the post of Twitter CEO, according to a report by Bloomberg Business. The news agency said Twitter’s search firm Spencer Stuart has reached out to three or four senior business executives, including Ms. Warrior, to lead the company. Twitter is entering the fourth month of its CEO search […]
» Read moreWashington: Indian-American Pulitzer Prize winner Jhumpa Lahiri has been selected for the prestigious 2014 National Humanities Medal which would be presented to her by US President Barack Obama next week. Jhumpa, 48, has been selected for the award for enlarging the human story, the White House said yesterday. “In her works of fiction, Lahiri has illuminated the Indian-American experience in […]
» Read moreNew York: Andy Murray battled back from two sets down to beat France’s Adrian Mannarino at the US Open before calling for new rules to cut the number of retirements, which have hit record levels. Third seed and 2012 champion Murray triumphed 5-7, 4-6, 6-1, 6-3, 6-1 after his world number 35 opponent had threatened to condemn him to his […]
» Read moreMadurai: At least 35 passengers were injured when three coaches of No 16859 Chennai – Mangalore Express train derailed near Puvanur station, a few kilometres from Vriddhachalam, in Tamil Nadu in the early hours of Friday. The accident happened around 2 am. Railway officials and fire and rescue services personnel rushed to the spot and rescue operations were carried out. […]
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