An 11-year-old California boy donned a cap and gown on Wednesday — to receive a college degree. Tanishq Abraham is the youngest person to graduate from American River College in Sacramento, California, this year, according to NBC affiliate KCRA. And he may be the youngest person to graduate from the school in its 60-year history. “The assumption is that he’s the all-time youngest,” American River College spokesman Scott Crow […]
WASHINGTON: The 22-year-old would-be-jihadist wrote to his reclusive father to say he was itching to join the fight. Hamza trained with explosives and embraced the terror network that killed 3,000 Americans in the September 11, 2001 attacks. But young Hamza was no run-of-the-mill jihadist recruit. He was the favorite son of 9/11 mastermind Osama bin Laden, who was grooming him to take over as al-Qaida’s leader, according to US intelligence […]
An award-winning successful scientist, a dancer and a loving mother; here is all you need to know about Dr. Sangeeta Bhatia who received the Heinz Award in Technology, the Economy and Employment category. Dr. Sangeeta Bhatia receives the Heinz Award in Technology, the Economy and Employment category, for her seminal work in tissue engineering and disease detection, including the cultivation of functional liver cells outside of the human body, […]
New York: A 13-year-old Indian-origin boy, who invented a low-cost portable Braille printer, is now working with technology giant Microsoft to integrate it with Windows to make it easily accessible to the visually-impaired and plans to launch it commercially in November. Shubham Banerjee, an eighth-grade student in Santa Clara, California was invited by Microsoft to showcase his Braigo 2.0 printer at a tech fair organised by the company here. “Our […]
It is a landmark event in many ways. For the first time in India’s financial history, you have the woman at the helm of all affairs in the country’s most actively traded stock exchange. For the first time perhaps you have someone who has never invested in stocks as the chief of stock exchange. Paradoxical as it might sound, she not only heads it now but was also part […]
Denzel Washington is sure to turn some Hollywoodian heads after he told a graduating class at Dillard University in New Orleans, Louisiana to “Put God first in everything you do.” Washington told the students “Everything that you think you see in me, everything that I’ve accomplished, everything you think that I have, and I have a few things… Everything that I have is by the grace of God,” He […]
As the noise around Salman Khan’s verdict and eventual bail finally seems to lessen, it is perhaps time for stock taking. 13 long years have passed since Salman’s car killed Nurulla Sharif on that ill fated night. How has his family reacted to the court-room hubbub? What has been their concern? For the grieving family who lives were ruined that night, it is the compensation amount that they are […]
India has been a home to various noted industrialist who have played a vital role in the growth of Indian economy. One such name is “Tata”. The name itself sounds like a firm pillar in the development of business and economy in India. Tata group was founded by Jamshedji Tata in the year 1868. This renowned business group has been served by six Chairmen so far with Cyrus Mistry […]
London: Britain`s new princess has been named as Charlotte Elizabeth Diana, Kensington Palace said on its Twitter account on Monday. The daughter of Prince William and his wife Kate will be known as Her Royal Highness Princess Charlotte of Cambridge, the palace said. Elite British troops gave a gun salute to Prince William and Kate’s new baby princess Charlotte Elizabeth Diana by firing volleys to mark her birth. The gun […]
Sunil Mantri: Could you tell something about yourself. Charlotte Rogers: I’m young and ambitious with a dream of making Aquatiser into something everybody must have. I graduated university at just 21 years of age and the support and response I have had from starting up my own business has driven me to push myself harder each day. I have always been very dedicated and once I have my mind […]
