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Anudeep Kodali of Durham, N.C., was spraying the ball all over the court with seemingly the greatest of ease. He is the future star of USA Tennis. “In the second set, I was going for everything and it was working,” Kodali said. Despite soggy conditions at the Westgate Tennis Center on 27th, Monday afternoon, Kodali was on his ‘A’ game in defeating Alex Phillips of Peachtree City, Ga., 6-2, 6-1 in the USTA Boys National Open 14s championship match. “I knew what he was going to do from the start of the match,” Kodali said. “He was going to go for my forehand, so I was more aggressive with my backhand. “I was just hitting the ball so well on the strings – hitting corners and drop shots.” Phillips had no answers to offset Kodali’s fine play. “Unfortunately in the finals, he kind of overpowered me,” Phillips said. “He hit it really hard and deep and took advantage of his slow ball.” It marked the first time Kodali has been a No. 1 seed in a national open tournament. H...

Saketh Myneni. The strapping six-foot-four-inch player from Andhra Pradesh spent hardly any time in the men's final — just 57 minutes — before becoming the new champion, sweeping aside the challenge of the previous year's winner and state-mate A. S. Suresh Krishna in straight sets.Saketh's win re-established the growing influence of the American inter-collegiate tennis circuit on Indian tennis. Saketh, a national junior champion in 2005, had quietly honed his skills playing the highly competitive U. S. inter-collegiate circuit for six years while completing a double Major in finance and economics in Alabama. Now a senior National champion at the age of 24, Saketh says his best efforts were breaking into the top-10 in singles and top-15 in doubles in the U. S. intercollegiate rankings. Doing well in that circuit, which has players coming from all over the world, is more about “attitude” feels Saketh. “You have to focus both in studies and in tennis to do well. There a...

What better way to spread environmental awareness than on a cycle? What could be motivating 10-year-old-Akshitha M, a Std. V student of Obul Reddy School, to cycle on Necklace Road carrying a slogan that reads “plant more trees”? Young Akshitha joined on the last leg of the 25 km “Cycling for Humanity” (CFH) ride, from JNTU, Kukatpally to Necklace Road, organised by Manavata. Manavata is a worldwide NGO founded in 1991 with the mission to create and promote a Healthy, Happy, Harmonious (3H) World. Towards this end Manavata organises rides for all age groups in different parts of the globe to inspire people to adopt simple living and care for the environment. With placards carrying messages on global warming, unemployment, corruption and drug addictions displayed on their cycles, participants pedalled with the purpose of educating people along the way. These messages are aimed to get people to think about the root cause of today's problems and how each one can be part of the s...

Ernst & Young, the leading professional services firm, announced that 14 of the country’s most visionary business leaders have been selected as the finalists for its Entrepreneur Of The Year (EOY) – India 2011 from over 340 self nominations. The Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year is the only global award to honour entrepreneurs . The Finalists for Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year 2011: Analjit Singh, Chairman, Max India Group; Dr. Anand Burman, Chairman, Dabur India; B. Soundararajan, Chairman, Suguna Poultry; Dr. B.S.Ajaikumar, Chairman and CEO, Healthcare Global Enterprises; Deep Kalra, CEO, MakeMyTrip (India); Desh Bandhu Gupta, Chairman, Lupin; Dhiraj Rajaram, CEO, Mu Sigma; Kapil Wadhawan, Chairman and CEO, DHFL; Manish Khera, CEO, FINO; Natarajan Chandrasekaran, CEO & MD, TCS; R.Srinivasan, MD, Redington (India); Rahul Bhatia, MD, Interglobe Aviation; Dr. Sushil Shah, Chairman, Metropolis Health Services; Vivek Chaand Sehgal, Chairman; ...

29 జనవరి 2011 కమ్మ సంఘాల చరిత్రలో ఒక చారిత్రాత్మక దినం. పుణ్య క్షేత్రం తిరుపతిలో కమ్మవారి సంక్షేమ  సంఘం అధ్వర్యంలో 28, 29 తేదిలలో జరిగిన ఆంధ్ర ప్రదేశ్ కమ్మ సంఘాల  పరిచయ వేదికలో  రాష్ట్రం  నలుమూలల నుండి పాల్గొన్న 40 పైగా కమ్మ సంఘాల ప్రతినిధులు ఐక్య సంఘటనగా ఏర్పడి 'ఆంధ్ర ప్రదేశ్ కమ్మవారి సేవా సంఘం' ఏర్పాటు కాబడింది. 28 తేదిన జరిగిన కమ్మ సంఘాల పరిచయ వేదికలో తూర్పు గోదావరి, పశ్చిమ గోదావరి, కృష్ణ, గుంటూరు, ప్రకాశం, నెల్లూరు, తిరుపతి, కడప, కర్నూల్, హైదరాబాద్, నిజామాబాదు, ఆదిలాబాద్, కరీంనగర్, వరంగల్, నల్గొండ, ఖమ్మం జిల్లాలనుండి హాజరైన కమ్మ సంఘాల ప్రతినిధులు రాష్ట్రంలో కమ్మ సంఘాల అన్నింటి కలయికలో రాష్ట్రవ్యాప్తంగా ఒక ఐక్య సంఘటన ఏర్పాటు కావాలని తీర్మానం చేయటం జరిగింది. ఈ రాష్ట్రంలో అన్ని రంగాలలో కమ్మ వారికి జరుగుతున్న అన్యాయాలను ఎదుర్కోవటానికి, మన న్యాయమైన హక్కులను సాధించు కోవటానికి, విద్య, ఉపాధి, ఆరోగ్యం మొదలైన విషయాలలో మన వారికి మరింతగా  సేవ  చేయటానికి,...

Padma Awardee Kammas (Updated) Padma Vibhushan: 1. Gottipati Brahmayya 2. Dr.Gogineni Ranganayakulu (N.G.Ranga) 3. Dr.Kotha Sachidananda Murthy 4. Dr.Tummala Madhava Rao 5. Dr.Myneni Hari Prasada Rao 6. Akkineni Nageswara Rao Padma Bhushan: 1. Dr.Moturi Satyanarayana 2. Dr.Akkineni Nageswara Rao 3. Kongara Jaggayya 4. Adusumalli Radhakrishna 5. Dr.Ramanujam Varadaraja Perumal (Tamilnadu) 6. Kantipudi Padmanabhayya (IAS) 7. Ghattamaneni Sivarama Krishna 8. Dr.Patibandla Chandra Sekhara Rao: Padma Shri: 1. Nandamuri Taraka Rama Rao 2. Dr.Moturi Satyanarayana 3. Akkineni Nageswara Rao 4. Challagulla Narasimham (IAS) 5. Dr.Gadde Rama Koteswara Rao 6. Kalluri Subba Rao 7. Dr.Vadlamudi Venkata Rao 8. Katta Venkataswamy Naidu (Tamilnadu) 9. Dr.Valluri Sita Rama Rao 10. Dr.Nuthakki Bhanu Prasad 11. Dr.Yalavarthy Nayudamma 12. Dr.Govindappa Venkataswamy (Tamilnadu) 13. Dr.Kadiyala Ramachandra Rao 14. Dr.Narla Tata Rao 15. Dr.Sruyadevara Ramachandra Rao (IAS) ...