Washishton: An Indian-American professor at a leading university in the US has been selected for the prestigious Outstanding Teacher Award for demonstrating special dedication and creativity in her teaching. Preethika Kumar, an electrical engineering associate professor at Wichita State University in Kansas, would receive the national honour – 2015 C Holmes MacDonald Outstanding Teacher Award – on November 19 in […]
» Read moreThe Mahabubnagar Zilla Parishad meeting witnessed unprecedented scenes when ruling Telangana Rashtra Samiti Achampet MLA Guvvala Balaraju slapped Makthal Congress MLA P. Rammohan Reddy after a heated argument on Friday afternoon. The ugly episode which was aired by almost all the Telugu television channels took place in the presence of at least two TRS Ministers Jupally Krishna Rao and Laxma […]
» 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 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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