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NAIROBI — Indian conglomerate Karuturi Global (Sai Rama Krishna Karuturi, Managing Director) has signed a one-year deal to sponsor the Kenya cricket team beginning with the World Cup starting in Asia on February 19, officials said on Saturday. Cricket Kenya (CK) said the sponsorship, which is the single largest deal to have been undertaken by the association in recent years, would cater for all the financial requirements of the team during the World Cup. "We have had disputes on the issues of money in the past. The last thing we should be worried about going into this World Cup is money," said CK chairman Samir Inamdar. "Having negotiated our way into a formal aggrement with the players, everybody will now go into the World Cup and claim it," he added. Kenya team captain Jimmy Kamande welcomed the move, saying: "Our main concern was that we could go to the World Cup without a team sponsor. But with Karuturi having come on board, all is well." The sponso...

Florida, LAKELAND -- A Polk County middle school student is racking up some pretty impressive academic honors. Lawton Chiles Middle Academy eighth grader Abhinav Venigalla is having fun being so smart. Vegnigalla has gotten perfect FCAT scores two years in a row, he has won a countywide math competition, a robotics competition and now he has won a Johns Hopkins competition for the entire state. He did that by getting the highest SAT score when he was in seventh grade. He scored a 790 out of 800 in the math part of the test. Venigalla was disppointed the score wasn't perfect. "I was really kind of mad sort of," he said. "I started to think back, what did I miss? What did I do wrong?" Principal Sharon Neuman said the school figured out pretty quickly that Venigalla was cut out of a different mold. "When we saw how bright he was in sixth grade, that's when we put him in high school algebra," she said. Neuman said Venigalla has gotten so advanced i...

Hyderabad, 26th January 2011: SEW Infrastructure Ltd., (Vallurupalli Rajasekhar, Managing Director) a leading infrastructure company from Hyderabad has announced that the Company has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with an Indonesia – based company Surya Kapenjen, through it’s subsidiary SEW Trident Global Pte Ltd. on Tuesday, 25th January 2011. The Mou was signed by Mr.C.Srikanth, Director of SEW Trident Global Pte. Ltd. in the presence of the President of Indonesia, Mr. Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono. The MOU entails development of a 84KM Hauling road on BOT and the Port which would feed the cargo in East Kalimantan Province of Indonesia, with a minimum capacity of 10 Mil MT per Annum of coal.The project feasibility studies are being undertaken and SEW would decide how much to invest in the project once they get the necessary approvals and clearances. Speaking on the occasion, Mr.C.Srikanth, the Director of SEW Trident Global Pte Ltd. said: “SEW Infrastructure Ltd., is making ...

A former Durban businesswoman has launched a book on investing in Asia and Africa. The book, titled Intelligent Investing Asia/Africa, was published last month by Bavani Naidu , a tax solicitor and a private equity specialist based in Ireland. She said the book was aimed at providing necessary information for both novice and experienced investors . "Knowledge before investing is essential," said the mother of three, who runs a business called Niche Equity. "The secondary target market would be attorneys dealing with clients who are foreign or locals having foreign assets, accountants and estate agents. "The book is intended to remove the initial fear factor that an investor would normally experience when investing in a foreign market. "It gives the reader essential and relevant information on a foreign market of choice. It allows for a comparative study to be done and also allows the investor to consider the appropriate offshore or onshore ...

Trimex group (Prasad Koneru, Chairman ), a Dubai-headquartered industrial minerals company today said it will set up a titanium plant in Andhra Pradesh by 2014 entailing an investment of about Rs 2,250 crore. "We plan to set up a titanium pigment plant at Srikakulam in Andhra Pradesh with a production capacity of 44,000 tonnes per annum in the next three years," Executive Director and CEO of the group subsidiary Trimex Sands, Pradeep Koneru told reporters. India requires 1,50,000 tonnes of pigment against a production of only 50,000 tonnes per annum, Koneru said adding that environment clearance is awaited for the $500 million (about Rs 2,250 crore) project.The group earlier inked a pact with Indonesian government today for setting up a $850 million (about Rs 3,825 crore) titanium pigment plant in the South-east Asian country with 46,000 tonnes capacity per annum. "Timex Sands will set up a world-class integrated titanium complex in Indonesia with an estimated...

Dubai, A leading Indian eye care institute will set up its centre in UAE''s Ras Al Khaimah emirate. Hyderabad-based L V Prasad Eye Institute (LVPEI) (Gullapalli Nageswara Rao, Chairman) has signed an agreement with UAE''s RAK Hospital and Medfort Hospitals to set up an eye care facility in UAE''s Ras Al Khaimah emirate. The new RAK LVPEI facility will come up near the RAK Hospital campus and is scheduled to be operational in a year. The agreement was signed by Raza Siddiqui, Executive Director of RAK Hospital and ETA Star Healthcare and Dr G S K Velu, Chairman of Medfort Hospitals, at a function held in the presence of Sheikh Saud bin Saqr Al Qasimi, Member of the UAE Supreme Council and Ruler of Ras Al Khaimah, and Dr Gullapalli N Rao, Chairman of L V Prasad Eye Institute. L V Prasad Eye Institute is a World Health Organisation Collaborating Centre for Prevention of Blindness and offers comprehensive patient care, sight enhancement and rehabilitation services,...

On the occasion of the Republi Day the government of India has announced the Padma awards. Veteran actor Akkineni Nageswara Rao has been conferred with the second highest award Padma Vibhushan . He had earlier been honoured with Padma Shri and Padma Bhushan. Prof Koneru Ramakrishna Rao, chairman of the Indian Council of Philosophical Research and former vice chancellor of Andhra University has been conferred with Padma Shri award. The awards will be presented by President Prathiba Patil at a function to be held shortly.

Coastal Projects Limited (Surendra Sabbineni, Managing Director) has acquired a 26-per cent stake in Societa Esecuzione Lavori Idraulici S.p.A (SELI) of Italy, for around 17.85 million euros (approximately Rs108 crore). SELI, one of the world's most experienced tunneling contractors, has established operations across the world, including India. Hyderabad-based Coastal Projects, a civil engineering and construction firm, specialises in tunneling and underground excavation for hydro-electric, irrigation, rail, road and mining projects. The company has successfully completed more than 75 km of tunneling work and has 250 km under execution at present. SELI also designs and builds hard rock and soft ground tunnel boring machines and auxiliary equipment at its manufacturing facility located in Italy. SELI has completed more than 520 km of tunnels with the use of mechanised excavation systems and has completed 68 projects around the world. Coastal Projects and SELI will...

Kony Solutions Inc. raised $19.1 million in its first round of venture funding. Insight Venture Partners gave the money. The first tranche is $13.4 million, and San Mateo-based Kony plans to spend it on research and on sales and marketing. Raj Koneru is Kony Solutions’ CEO . He helped start Intelligroup (NASDAQ: ITIG) and several other businesses. Kony makes software used in mobile device applications. Kony’s customers include United Airlines and Toyota Motor Sales, U.S.A. The company is hiring for several technical and sales jobs.

Senior MP Rayapati Sambasiva Rao is in no compromising mood to miss out on a ministerial berth this time. As Prime Minister Manmohan Singh is likely to reshuffle his cabinet next week, the veteran Congress MP is using all his resources to make the cut. According to sources, the four-time MP has made it clear to the party high command that he will retire from politics if he does not get a berth in the Union cabinet. Though the volatile political situation in the state might force the party high command to exercise caution, it is also not in a position to completely ignore the demands of senior leaders. The Eluru has emerged as a strong contender for a berth. Both Rayapati and Kavuri Sambasiva Rao belong to the strong Kamma community. Party insiders said both the senior MPs are gunning for junior minister Daggubati Purandeswari. But, she is also a Kamma leader. While Purandeswari is serving her second term in the Lok Sabha, Kavuri is a five-time MP. Rayapati is the most experienced a...

Hyderabad: Talk about going that extra mile. A couple in Hyderabad decided to do just that and ended up running around the world in 2010. Bored of running in marathons in cities, Uma Chigurupati and Krishna Prasad Chigurupati decided to explore the world and finally rounded up their journey in Antarctica, thus becoming the first Indians to complete marathon runs across seven continents in the same calendar year. Uma Chigurupati, Managing Director, Krishna Estates said, "When we came to know that Antarctica run is in December, we thought of doing all the other runs before that in this calendar year itself." Uma and Prasad rate Antarctica as the final frontier but say Africa was no less a challenge where they ran with the animals. Summing up the experience at Antarctica, Krishna Prasad, Managing Director, Granules India said, "As far as the vision goes in Antarctica, there is no one to be seen. One wrong step and you could fall into a crevice. That feeling was scary....

Formula One Hispania Racing Team (HRT) are confident of a turnaround in their fortunes this season with India’s Kakarla Kumar Ram Narain Karthikeyan at the wheel. Team Principal Colin Kolles, who has known Karthikeyan from his days with Jordan, reckons the Indian is fitter and faster than before and it was right for him to make a comeback. “We are hoping for a better performance for sure. Last season was the first one for some people in the Team, including the drivers. And we are working hard on the more developed and improved car,” Kolles told IANS in an e-mail interview. “I have known Karthikeyan for a long time. His experience is valuable, having raced for Jordan and test driven as reserve driver for Williams F1, besides other important racing series,” he said. The Madrid-based side failed to earn a point in the 2010 season and shared the back of the grid with other low budget teams like Virgin and Lotus. Kolles said the dynamics of the car had changed for better. “We have a Willi...

Local food entrepreneur Prasad Potluri is bringing the concept of chaat center, or snacking place, to Pittsburgh. He hopes to open it on Perry Highway in McCandless on Jan. 26, which is Republic Day in India. It's a former pizza place adjacent to the newest of his three Manpasand Spice Corner Indian food stores, but it's not going to be a full restaurant like his three Tamarind restaurants. The idea is to serve snacks such as samosas, idlis, vada, mini dosas, poori, pakoras and other fritters, bhelpuri and other chaat -- savory small plates of street-food-type fare that customers can take away or savor while they shop. "This would give a better exposure to the unusual items we do not find at our restaurants," says Mr. Potluri, who also plans to move his weekly Curry Point service -- prepared foods for pickup -- to this location, and so it will offer some curries. Mr. Potluri, who is from Vijayawada, explains how people there tend to eat dinner late, so after work an...

Venigalla B Rao , chairman and professor of the Department of Biology , has been awarded $100,000 from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to design a new vaccine against the virus that causes AIDS . “This is an exceptional recognition of the international significance of Professor Rao’s research, from one of the most innovative and competitive foundations operating today,” says L.R. Poos, dean of CUA’s School of Arts and Sciences. Rao, who also serves as the director of CUA’s Center for Advanced Training in Cell and Molecular Biology, is a recognized expert on viruses and associated applications such as vaccine development. The award will enable him to turn his many years of research into an approach to making people resistant to pathogen infections such as the human immunodeficiency virus, or HIV. “This is a very good opportunity to build a powerful vaccine that incorporates both DNA and protein into the same vaccine,” says Rao. “It’s something our team of scientists at CUA has ...

TV writer Padma Atluri (90210) died on Saturday night from leiomyosarcoma, a rare form of cancer. She was 39. Atluri, a 1995 Boston University communications graduate, began her writing career at the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute. A year later, she made a move to the entertainment industry, starting off as an assistant in the current department at Fox. In 1999, she joined HBO as manager of Awards & Festivals, position she held for 7 years. Then in 2006, Atluri, who grew up as a fan of I Love Lucy, Mary Tyler Moore, 60 Minutes, Family Ties and Growing Pains, made another career switch, to TV writing. She landed a gig on ABC's dramedy Men in Trees, followed by a writing job on 90210 on which she worked until her death. 90210 executive producer Rebecca Sinclair called Atluri "an extraordinary woman." "She was a terrific writer whose scripts bristled with vitality. She was an excellent producer whose incredible charisma and good humor endeared her to every single m...

This is the amazing story of Dr Krishna M Ella , a scientist who turned into a serial entrepreneur. Krishna Ella, chairman and managing director of Bharat Biotech International Ltd , is one of the pioneers in molecular research in India and the man behind the Knowledge Park at Genome Valley in Hyderabad. It was his master's degree from the University of Hawaii, a doctorate from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, and further teaching and research experience at the Medical University of South Carolina-Charleston that triggered the scientist in him. Back in India in 1996, the scientist became a serial entrepreneur successfully, showing that a scientist can also become a successful businessman. After setting up Bharat Biotech in Hyderabad, he advised the former Andhra Pradesh chief minister N Chandrababu Naidu and the then State industries secretary Sheila Bhide to set up a Biotech Park to provide impetus to the growth of knowledge-based industries. It helped in the creation of Gen...

ప్రత్యేక ఆంధ్రకు జై కొడదాం! ఆంధ్ర ప్రాంతంలో ఉద్యోగ, ఉపాధి అవకాశాలు లేక అవకాశాలు వెదుక్కొంటూ హైదరాబాద్ వచ్చి ఎన్నో ఏళ్ళ క్రితం స్థిరపడిన వారిని కూడా ప్రస్తుత కరడు కట్టిన తెలంగాణా వాదులు ఆంధ్రా ప్రాంతంలోకి తరిమి కొద్తామంటున్నారు. ఈ ప్రాంతంలో ఇతర రాష్ట్రాల వారు, లేదా ఇతర దేశాల వారు వచ్చి ఉద్యోగం, వ్యాపారం చేసుకోవచ్చు కాని ఆంధ్ర వారికి మాత్రం ఆ అవకాశం లేదంటున్నారు కొంతమంది అవకాశవాదులు. రాష్ట్ర రాజధానిలో ఆంధ్ర, రాయలసీమ ప్రాంతం వారిని ద్వితీయ శ్రేణి పౌరులుగా చూస్తున్నారు. ఆంధ్ర రాయలసీమ ప్రాంతాలలో వసూలు చేసిన పన్నులతో హైదరాబాద్ మరియు చుట్టుపక్కల జిల్లాలైన మెదక్, రంగారెడ్డి ప్రాంతాలలో ఎన్నోకేంద్ర, రాష్ట్ర భాగస్వామ్యంలో ఎన్నో పరిశ్రమలు స్థాపించారు. హైదరాబాదులో కొన్ని లక్షల కోట్లు వ్యయం చేసి మౌలిక వనరులు ఏర్పాటు చేశారు. తెలంగాణా జిల్లాలలో ఆంధ్ర ప్రాంతం వారు పరిశ్రమలు స్థాపించటం వలన ఎక్కువగా లబ్ది పొందింది ఈ ప్రాంతం వారే. అక్కడి వారెందరో తమ ప్రాంతంలోనే ఉపాధి సంపాదించుకొన్నారు, ఆ ప్రాంతంలో భూముల విలువ పెరగటం మూలంగా లబ్ది పొందింది కూడా వారే. తెలంగాణా ప్రాంతంలో పరిశ్రమ స్థాపించిన ఒక్క ఆంధ్ర ప్రాంతం...

Subbarao Yalamanchili got a taste of local politics last year, when he joined a group of students at a Nashua Board of Education meeting, urging members not to cut into classes and programs at the high schools. Next week, he’ll be on the other side of the table when he takes his seat as the new student member of the Board of Education. Yalamanchili, a junior at Nashua High School South, was elected by his school’s student body last month and already has a list of ideas he plans on bringing to the table. “I know I’m going to have an impact. That’s why I’m excited to get started,” Yalamanchili said. Yalamanchili will be the seventh Nashua high school student to hold the position, which lasts for one year. The Board of Education created the position in 2004, and since then, a new student has been elected each year, rotating between the city’s two high schools. The student member does not get a vote and cannot take part in nonpublic meetings, but can take part in discussion during publi...

South African clergyman and educationist who became the Roman Catholic Archbishop of Cape Town and was known for his opposition to apartheid. Stephen Naidoo was born on 23 October 1937 in Durban, Natal, to parents who came from India. He received his primary and secondary schooling in South Africa and was taught by Christian missionaries, before going to Britain for the Redemptorists' noviceship at St. Mary's, Kinnoull Hill, Perth. He then studied theology at Hawkstone Park in Shropshire. Naidoo decided that he needed to learn Tamil also if he were to be able to do his work more effectively, so he spent some time in Bangalore, India, learning the language. After that he took a doctorate in Canon Law at the Dominican Angelicum University in Rome. In 1968 Naidoo returned to South Africa after a period of teaching liturgy at Hawkstone. He immersed himself in church work, learning a lot about his country in the process, visiting households in African townships and observ...

All the 3 Universities in AP belongs to Kammas: 1) GITAM University - Visakhapatnam 2) K L University - Vijayawada 3) Vignan University - Guntur 4) Lingaya's University - Faridabad (Haryana)  (Named after Sri.Gadde Lingayya) 5) PES University - Bangalore   6) Karpagam University - Coimbatore

NSL Power , part of the Hyderabad-based NSL Group (Mandava Prabhakara Rao, Chairman) , has signed a memorandum of understanding with the Orissa government for setting up a 1,320 (2x660)-Mw coal-based power plant. The project, with an investment of around Rs 6,600 crore, would come up near Boinda in Anugul district of the state . The Orissa government will assist NSL in getting single window clearances and approvals. Besides, it would recommend allocation of captive coal blocks from the central government. The mega project will also sell power to distribution entities of other states. Speaking to Business Standard, NSL Power vice president Shekar said the project would come up on 1,000-1,200 acre. The company was in the process of getting environmental clearances and would follow it up with financial closure towards the end of this calendar year. "We expect the financial closure to happen in December or March next year,'' he said. Of the total project cost, 75 per cent wou...

Medical colleges in Andhra Pradesh: 1) Siddartha Medical College (NTR Health University), Vijayawada 2) Dr.Pinnamaneni Siddartha Institute of Medical Sciences & Research , Gannavaram, Vijayawada 3) Kamineni Institute of Medical Sciences, Narketpally, Nalgonda 4) Katuri Medical College and Hospital, Guntur 5) Mamata Medical College, Khammam 6) NRI Medical College, Guntur 7) P.E.S. Institute of Medical Sciences and Research, Kuppam 8) GSL Medical college - Rajahmundry 9) MediCiti Institute of Medical Sciences, Hyderabad 10) Rangaraya Medical College, Kakinada (Named after Pendyala Ranga Rao, Zamindar of Dommeru)  . 11) NRI Institute of Medical Sciences - Visakhapatnam 13)   SVS Medical Collge - MahabubNagar  14) GITAM Institute of Medical Sciences and Reserach - Visakhapatnam 15) Great Eastern Medical School and Hospital - Srikakulam   Dental colleges in Andhra Pradesh: 1) Sibar Institute of Dental Sciences, Guntur 2) GITAM Dental College, Visakh...

Engineering Colleges in and around Chennai : 1) R.M.K.Engineering College, Gummadipoondi 2) R.M.D.Engineering College, Gummadipoondi 3) Sri Venkateswara College of Engineering , Kanchipuram 4) Sriram Engineering College , Tiruvallur 5) S. A. Engineering College, Thiruverkadu 6) Jaya Engineering college, Tiruvallur 7) Shakthi Engineering College, Tiruninravur 8) Srinivasa Instituite of Engineering and Technology, Chennai 9) LCR College of Engineering and Technology, Thiruvallur 10) Deen Dayal Engineering College, Tiruvallur 11) Indira Institute of Engineering and Technology, Tiruvallur 12) Adhi College of Engineering and Technology, Kancheepuram 13) Arunai Engineering College, Tiruvannamalai 14) Prathyusha Engineering College , Chennai 15) SAMS College of Engineering and Technology, Periyakulam 16) Sri Kalaimagal College of Engineering, Thiruvallur 17) JNN Institute of Engineering, Thiruvallur 18) Easwari Engineering College , Thiruvallur 19) BKR College of Engineering ...

Visakhapatnam: 1) Anil Neerukonda Institute of Technology & Science 2) Gandhi Institute of Technology & Management 3) Vignan's Institute of Engineering For Women 4) Vignan's Institute of Informtion Technology, Duvvada 5) PRIME Engineering College / Praveenya Institute of Marine Engineering & Maritime Studies East Godavari: 1) Krishnas Pragati Institute of Technology, Rajahmundry 2 ) Pragati Engineering College, Peddapuram 3) Sri Prakash College of Engineering, Tuni 4) VSM College of Engineering, Ramachandrapuram West Godavari: 1) Ramachandra College of Engineering, Eluru 2) Sir C.R. Reddy College of Engineering, Eluru 3) Sasi institute of Technology & Engineering, TP Gudem 4) Gayathri Institute of Engineering & Technology, JR Gudem 5) A.K.R.G. College of Engineering & Technology , Nallajerla Krishna District: 1) V.R.Siddartha Engg. College, Kanuru/Vijayawada 2) Prasad V Potluri Siddhartha Institute of Technology,Kanuru/Vijayawada 3...

Rather than rely on blinds, Soladigm (Dr.Rao Mulpuri. CEO) has a glass product that uses sensors to tell windows how to adjust light. The Silicon Valley-based start-up said Tuesday that it raised $30 million in private equity to move forward on its plan to manufacture auto-tinting windows for energy-efficient commercial buildings. The series-C round of funding was led by DBL Investors and Nano Dimension and includes money from General Electric and existing investors Khosla Ventures and Sigma Partners. Earlier this year, Soladigm secured $44 million in loans and grants from the state of Mississippi to construct a factory to make its "smart glass" in Olive Branch. The company also received a $3.5 million Department of Energy research and development grant and an undisclosed amount of money to finance equipment purchases, according to CEO Rao Mulpuri. The company plans to start operating its Mississippi plant by the end of 2011 and begin shipping its product in 2012, he said...

The Hyderabad-based Global Hospitals Group (Ravindranath Kancherla, Chairman) , one of the fastest growing super specialty care and multi-organ transplantation hospitals in India, is lined up to open three new hospitals in Mumbai, Kolkata and Bhubaneswar respectively by April next year. It is also planning to open one in Delhi. In a major expansion move in its 12-year old history, the group, which already has its presence in Hyderabad, Chennai and Bangalore, will make a total investment of Rs.700 crore in the upcoming hospitals in Bhubaneswar Mumbai and Kolkata. The Mumbai facility will have a bed capacity of 400 beds, Bhubaneswar and Kolkata 300 each. Currently the group has a bed capacity if 1700 beds with three major healthcare hubs and nine satellite facilities. All the upcoming facilities will have a special focus on organ transplantation. It will also have facilities for latest technologies such as stem cell therapy. At present the group has strength of total 500 doctors in th...