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Scripps National Spelling Bee contest: Indian-Americans dominate for 6th consecutive year
Indian-American Arvind Mahankali (13) won the Scripps National Spelling Bee contest, as children from the community created history by dominating the prestigious contest for the 6th year in a row, holding top three positions this year. This is the sixth consecutive year that an Indian-American ..
Month: Current Affairs - June, 2013
Category: Awards, Honours & Persons in News
Srikanth Srinivasan creates history, gets confirmation to become federal judge to US Circuit Court
Chandigarh born Indian-American Srikanth Srinivasan (46), created history as he has been confirmed to be a judge to the DC Federal Appeals Court Circuit. He will be the first South Asian as well as first Indian-American judge to America’s second ..
Month: Current Affairs - May, 2013
Category: Awards, Honours & Persons in News
Another India drug maker 'Wockhardt' banned in U.S.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has imposed an import ban on Indian drug manufacturer Wockhardt Ltd. after one of the company’s plants at Aurangabad in Maharashtra failed an FDA safety inspection. The import ban only applies to drugs manufactured at ..
Month: Current Affairs - May, 2013
India-US to expand Co-Operation in Knowledge Sector
HRD Minister Dr. Pallam Raju who was leading Indian delegation for a round table discussion a discussion on Advances in US-India Academic Partnership in Washington announced that India will intensify co-operation in knowledge sector with the US. Both nations have finalized eight more ..
Month: Current Affairs - May, 2013
Category: International / World Current Affairs
U.S. grants conditional authorization for shale gas export to India
The US Department of Energy (DoE) has given conditional authorization to Freeport Terminal in Texas for the export of domestically-produced Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) of US to countries that do not have a Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with it. Given ..
Month: Current Affairs - May, 2013
Category: International / World Current Affairs