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The Indian Express 100 2018 edition lists 100 most powerful Indians from different fields. The 2018 ie100 list was released on Friday with names of 100 most powerful Indians. With the weight of the 2019 general election hangs heavy on this year’s list, a few new faces did manage to shake up the old order. While some of the names on the list were repeated from last year, 2018’s list has new entrants from the field of politics, business, film industry and more... #36: Nara Chandrababu Naidu, 67 Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister #58: Muthavarapu Venkaiah Naidu, 68 Vice-president #91: Pullela Gopichand, 44 National Head Coach, Badminton

Indian physiotherapist Dr Asha Gummadi won the National Geographic Chasing Genius Challenge held in the US for her innovative idea . Dr Asha, a graduate in physiotherapy from SVIMS University, Tirupati, hails from Guntur district. She moved to the US to pursue Master of Science in physiotherapy at Massachusetts General Hospital Institute of Health Professions, Boston. She graduated with an Advanced Master of Science majoring with Neurological Physiotherapy in 2008. She had been practising in the US since then and for the past seven years. She was associated with Bryn Mawr Rehabilitation Hospital, a large acute rehab centre in Greater Philadelphia, as a neurological physiotherapist. National Geographic network had called for innovative ideas that can change the world in their segment chasing genius challenge and Dr Asha Gummadi presented her idea “Empowering tele- rehabilitation with digital connectivity.” Her solution was a web application that helps physiotherapists ...

The Coca-Cola Scholars Foundation earlier this month announced the 2018 Coke Scholars class, with several Indian American students among the recipients. In total, the foundation named 150 students as 2018 Scholars, with each receiving a $20,000 college scholarship. Among the recipients include Sohan Kancherla (St.Louis – MO), Meghana Nadella (Allen - Texas), and Lakshmi Vallabhaneni (Chandler – AZ) The entire class of Scholars will attend the 2018 Scholars Weekend April 19-22, 2018, for a time of inspiration, fun, and camaraderie. Scholars will be honored at our 30th annual Scholars Banquet and participate in our Leadership Development Institute, an intensive leadership training during Scholars Weekend that challenges them to develop an inside-out leadership philosophy.

The 'Honey Badger' may have been cast as the new Bachelor, but the internet is currently crushing on another eligible guy, who's been dubbed the 'most attractive' man on Australian TV. A dentist by trade in Melbourne, Surapaneni Theja 's parents moved from Vijayawada, India in the early '90s is 'surprised' by the huge fan base that has formed after he recently appeared on ABC's Hard Quiz, but we've checked him out and are not shocked at all. "We have had attractive people on our show before but not like Theja. He was so attractive it almost broke the quiz show. It was hard to concentrate." A couple of weeks ago, Australian game show Hard Quiz saw its host, comedian Tom Gleeson, make a statement that might've sounded like hyperbole, but really was anything but. The contestant he was talking about was Theja Surapaneni – a 24-year-old Melbourne resident, dentist, and now-viral internet darling. Soon after...

Anusha Mannam , student government’s current vice president, and Adriana Caballero, were elected as new president and vice president of SGLC (Student Government of Loyola Chicago) , the organization announced Monday. Voting for the SGLC 2018 spring elections took place from March 22-25. Students received an email ballot to vote in the spring elections, as they do each year. Clicking on each candidate’s name allowed students to read the candidates’ mission statements. Anusha Mannam, a junior political science and global and international studies double major, has been a member of SGLC for three years and will begin her presidency on April 3. Mannam defeated candidate David Kwok in the election, a sophomore majoring in economics and finance. Mannam and Caballero will be sworn in at the next Senate meeting on April 3, after which they will begin their administration.

Hasini Nandamuri from SV Fun-Ball Dortelweil won Gold at the U11 German Masters Final in Mühlheim an der Ruhr. At the meeting of the 16 best single players and eight best doubles of the past twelve months, she came in doubles with the Saarlander Mara Hafner in third place and won Bronz . The duos started with two victories in the competition and were able to wrestle a sentence from the top seed double. This was the semifinals reached. There, the Hessian-Saar double lost in two sets, but then could secure in a contested three-set match still on the podium.

Junior Anusha Mannam said her experience with representing students will likely give her the edge as she hopes to become the next president of Student Government of Loyola Chicago (SGLC) in the upcoming election. Anusha Mannam , a 21-year-old international studies and political science double major, has served on the University Senate and SGLC during her three years at Loyola and currently serves as a student representative on the Board of Trustees. Anusha, the current SGLC vice president, is running alongside junior Adriana Caballero. “We want to be held accountable and be transparent with what we have been campaigning for and where we’re at,” Mannam said. Mannam said she and Caballero would ensure accountability with a “progress bar” which can be viewed by the student body. They also plan to hold office hours and collaborative dinners among students, faculty, administration and SGLC representatives. Mannam said she hopes the #NotMyLoyola movement, which has ga...

కృష్ణా జిల్లా అవనిగడ్డ మండలం 'జయపురం' గ్రామానికి చెందిన ప్రముఖ న్యాయవాది, తెలుగుదేశం పార్టీ న్యాయవిభాగం అధ్యక్షులు కనకమేడల రవీంద్రకుమార్ ను తెలుగుదేశం పార్టీ రాజ్యసభ అభ్యర్థిగా ముఖ్యమంత్రి చంద్రబాబు నాయుడు ప్రకటించారు. రవీంద్రకుమార్ కు  తెలుగుదేశం పార్టీతో సుదీర్ఘ అనుబంధం ఉంది. ఆయన 22 ఏళ్లుగా పార్టీ న్యాయవిభాగంలో ఉంటూ సేవలందిస్తున్నారు. హైకోర్టులో సీనియర్ న్యాయవాదిగా, బార్ కౌన్సిల్ సభ్యుడిగాను క్రియాశీల పాత్ర నిర్వహిస్తున్నారు. రాజకీయాలకు దూరంగా, పార్టీ న్యాయ విభాగానికి సేవలందిస్తున్న సౌమ్యుడిగా ఆయనకు పేరుంది. పార్టీలో తీవ్రమైన పోటీ ఉన్నప్పటికీ దిల్లీలో ఉన్న అవసరాల దృష్ట్యా, ఆయన పార్టీకి చేసిన సేవలకు గుర్తింపుగాను  రవీంద్రకుమార్ ను ముఖ్యమంత్రి ఎంపిక చేశారు. విభజన చట్టంలోని అంశాలు, కేంద్ర ప్రభుత్వం ఇచ్చిన హామీల అమలుకు తెదేపా ఎంపీలు పోరాడుతున్న సమయంలో ఆ బృందంలో న్యాయసంబంధిత అంశాల్లో నిపుణుడు ఉంటే మంచిదన్న ఉద్దేశంతోనే రవీంద్రకుమార్ ను రాజ్యసభకు పంపాలని ముఖ్యమంత్రి నిర్ణయించినట్టు పార్టీ వర్గాల సమాచారం. రాజ్యసభకు మూడు నామినేషన్లు మాత్రమే దాఖలైనందువలన రాజ్యసభకు కనకమేడల రవీంద్ర...

India's leading seafood exporters, Devi Seafoods and Sandhya Marines, have filed initial public offering papers with the Securities and Exchange Board of India. Devi Seafoods filed its IPO papers on 5 March. It's owners, Potra   Brahmanandam , P. Suryavathi, P. Rama Devi, and N. Naveena, are looking to raise INR 9 billion (USD 138.4 million, EUR 111.9 million) , Livemint reported. The proceeds from the IPO will be used enhance the company’s financial stability, burnish its brand image, and provide liquidity to its existing shareholders. Sandhya Marines , another Indian seafood exporter, is also looking to raise INR 3 billion (USD 46.1 million, EUR 37.3 million) from its own IPO, The Outlook India reported. The company will sell 12.6 million shares owned by Kondragunta  Venkata Prasad , K Suryanarayanamma, K Anand Kumar and K Arun Kumar. Sandhya Marines is a producer and distributor of value-added seafood products, primarily having to do with vannamei shrimp...

Lakshmi Venu tied the knot with tech businessman Mahesh Gogineni , who is from a prominent Andhra family, at a destination wedding in Jodhpur Thursday. Dr. Lakshmi Venu, daughter of prominent industrialists Venu Srinivasan, Chairman, TVS Motor Company, and Mallika Srinivasan, Chairman, TAFE, and granddaughter of TS Srinivasan (TVS) and A Sivasailam (The Amalgamations Group), tied the knot Thursday with Mahesh Gogineni at a private function at Jodhpur. The marriage was attended by close friends and family. Mahesh Gogineni is the great grandson of illustrious parliamentarian, President of the Swatantra Party, and Padma Vibhushan awardee, N G Ranga ; and the son of Suguna and Dr. Kamalendra Gogineni. A graduate of BITS Pilani and London School of Economics, and an MBA from Stanford, Mahesh Gogineni bitten by the entrepreneurial bug, returned to India. A tech entrepreneur, he made a successful exit from his first startup, and is currently pursuing his second startup Gifske...

Rohan Pavuluri is an American entrepreneur based in Chicago, Illinois​.​ He is the co-founder of Upsolve.​ Rohan was chosen to be on the Forbes 30 Under 30​ list in 2018 for the Law and Policy category. Rohan attended Harvard University​ and graduated with a degree in Statistics​. Rohan was an intern for various political activities including campaigns for Raja for Illinois (2009), Quinn for Illinois (2010-2011), Obama 2012, and Maggie Hassan for Governor (2012).[1]​ He worked for the Office of the Illinois Governor (2012) and Illinois Office of Trade and Investment (2013).​ Rohan worked as a consultant for the Albright Stonebridge Group and United States Digital Service. In Feburary 2016, Rohan co-founded Upsolve to give low-income Americans the means to get a fresh start through bankruptcy without having to hire a lawyer. Together with lawyer Jonathan Petts and programmer Kevin Moore, the Harvard student built an online tool that eases users through the process of i...

Elected in the September 3rd, 2015 by election, Prasad Panda is the United Conservative Party MLA for Calgary-Foothills. Following his election, Prasad is appointed as the Shadow Minister for Economic Development, Trade & Innovation . Under his current portfolio, Prasad has been working hard with Calgary and Alberta business leaders on ideas to improve Alberta’s economy. Currently he is serving as Shadow Minister for Energy. He is currently a member of the Standing Committee on Public Accounts and has previously served as a member of the Standing Committee on Alberta’s Economic Future.  He previously served as critic to the Economic Development portfolio. A professional engineer by trade, he previously worked in the energy sector for over 25 years, during which time he held management positions with numerous private global companies. Shivalinga Prasad was born at Sangam Jagarlamudi village in Guntur district. He studied Intermediate at AG & SG College ...

Maryland Democrat Aruna Miller Katragadda , who is running for Congress from the state’s open 6th district, won a straw poll held after the “Our Revolution” candidate forum on Saturday. “After a vigorous 3-hour debate involving six candidates, Delegate Miller won the post-debate straw poll,” the campaign said in a press release on Tuesday. Miller, a Maryland statehouse delegate, thanked the party faithful who attended the forum. “It’s exciting to see so many people come out on a Saturday afternoon to hear from candidates running in a Congressional primary,” she said. “It’s even more exciting to see that our message is resonating with these engaged voters.” The campaign also announced reaching the $1 million donations. It said the $1 million mark was reached as of February 28, 2018. In its last quarterly report to the Federal Election Commission, the campaign reported receiving $860,158 through the end of 2017. The Miller campaign said more than 97 percent...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Dr. Hiral Tipirneni , an Arizona emergency room physician and cancer research advocate making her first bid for public office, savored victory in the Democratic primary in the state’s 8th Congressional District, besting Brianna Westbrook. Tipirneni will now vie for the vacant seat against Republican former state senator Debbie Lesko in a special election on April 24. Tipirneni defeated Westbrook by 59.6 percent to 40.4 percent or 21,703-14,701 votes. Westbrook, a transgender woman, got involved in politics after pressing for a policy in Arizona that would protect the LGBTQ community from discrimination. Lesko, victor in the GOP primary, beat her closest challenger Phil Lovas by 35.8 percent to 23.9 percent, or 25,508-17,031 votes. Immediately after the Associated Press called the Democratic contest in favor of Tipirneni at 8:30 p.m., the elated candidate told ABC15, “The celebration is tonight. The hard work starts again tomorrow, and we are going ful...

Writer, comedian, podcaster Hari Kondabolu (l) with his brother, writer-artist-performer Ashok Kondabolu.  Writer, comedian Hari Kondabolu has been hailed for working new social territory with his standup, video, and podcast projects.  The New York Times calls him "one of the most necessary political comedians working today" , HPR’s Noe Tanigawa reports Kondabolu’s willingness to tackle even tough contemporary topics with humor and humanity set him apart. Hari Kondabolu is Artist in Residence at the Shangri La Museum of Islamic Art, Culture and Design.   Kondabolu offers a free conversation at UH Manoa March 7, 2018, then he’ll perform stand up at Marks Garage Thursday, March 8th.   HPR Generation Listen members will enjoy a live podcast taping by Kondabolu and his brother, writer-artist-performer Ashok Kondabolu at Shangri la.   On the Kondabolu Brothers Podcast the two get into heated conversations about religion, gentrification, racism, and ...

Breaking all the memory boundaries, a 12-year-old student of Oakridge International School - Hyderabad Avinash Sai Gogineni proved his impeccable skills at the 26th World Memory Championships in Shenzhen, China held recently. He along with 17 other teammates represented India and made the country proud by winning the 4th position in the world. Memorising is not just a knack but a skill that can be learned with meticulous effort and that is exactly what Avinash has done and prepared himself for the world memory championship. “With my record-breaking scores, I was amongst the top competitors in the Indian team,” said Avinash. He has ranked third position in the memory test in India and then qualified for internationals. “My school teachers have always encouraged me to do better and the school has been very supportive, which has helped me to put-in more training hours when needed” says Avinash.   “We are extremely proud of Avinash's achievement and are convinced this is ...