A septuagenarian Indian American professor has won the 2024 Millennium Technology Prize for his invention, the Insulated Gate Bipolar Transistor (IGBT). Since its development in the 1980s, the IGBT has been the most important semiconductor device for making electrical energy use and petrol consumption more efficient and less polluting during the last 40 years.
India’s Praveen Kumar won the gold medal in the Men’s High Jump T64 with 2.08-metre jump, breaking the Asian record during the process at the ongoing Paralympics Games on Friday, September 6. The 21-year-old added a sixth gold to India’s tally to take the overall count to 26, which also includes nine silver and 11 bronze medals.
Praveen, who won silver in his Paralympics debut in Tokyo three years ago, bagged his second consecutive medal. USA’s Derek Loccident claimed silver while Uzbekistan’s Temurbek Giyazov clinched bronze with efforts of 2.06m and 2.03m respectively.
Tokyo 2020 bronze medalist Harvinder Singh made history for India by winning the gold medal in the Men’s Individual Recurve Open, becoming the first Indian archer to win a gold medal in the Paralympic Games. With a consistent and rock-solid performance, Harvinder bagged the gold medal by blanking Lukasz Ciszek of Poland 6-0 in the final on Wednesday, September 4.
The medal tally also rose to 24 as club thrower Dharambir finished at the top with a 34.92m throw.
India’s Sachin Sarjerao Khilari won the silver medal in the men’s shot put – F46 event with an Asian record of 16.32m, at the State de France on Wednesday, September 4.
Khilari finished behind Canada’s Greg Stewart, who registered a throw of 16.38m, his season’s best. India’s Mohammad Yasser (14.21m) and Rohit Kumar (14.10m) finished eighth and ninth, respectively.
India para-athletes have scripted history in Paris by surpassing their highest medal tally of 19 in the Tokyo edition of the Paralympics three years ago. The Indian contingent has added 20 medals to its constantly growing tally and will have an opportunity to further extend its record medal haul in a single edition of the Paralympics.
On Monday and Tuesday, the Indian contingent won 13 medals for the country, jumping the medal tally to a record 20, consisting of three gold, seven silver and 10 bronze medals.
India’s two-time World Champion Sumit Antil made history on Monday, September 2, by breaking the Paralympics record and claiming the yellow metal in Men’s Javelin Throw F64 event.
Antil, the Tokyo Paralympic gold medallist, came up with a dominant performance as he took the lead from the first throw and never looked back.
Top seed Nitesh Kumar of India overcame a tough challenge from Britain’s Daniel Bethell in the final of the Men’s Singles SL3 category badminton on Monday, September 2, winning the gold medal with a scoreline of 21-14, 18-21, 23-21 at the La Chapelle Arena Court 1. After Avani Lekhara, it is India’s second gold medal in the 2024 Games being held in the French capital.
This is India’s ninth medal in the Paris Paralympic Games, including two gold, three silver and four bronze medals.
India’s Yogesh Kathuniya won the silver medal in the Men’s Discus Throw – F56 event at the Paris Paralympics on Monday, September 2.
Kathuniya, who won the silver medal in the F56 category at the World Para-Athletics Championships in May, recorded the season’s best throw of 42.22m to take the silver behind Brazil’s Claudiney Batista dos Santos, who clinched gold with a Paralympic record throw of 46.86m.
Preethi Pal scripted history after winning the bronze medal in the women’s 200m T35 in the ongoing 2024 Paralympics Games as she became the first Indian woman athlete to win two medals in track & field in the coveted event.
Preethi clocked the personal best timing of 30.01 seconds to finish behind the Chinese duo of Xia Zhou and Guo Qianqian, who bagged gold and silver respectively with a timing of 28.15 seconds and 29.09 seconds.
BITSians in the Bay Area celebrated the 12th BITSians’ Day and 60 years of BITS Pilani with the 6th edition of Music Nite, presented by CriticalRiver Inc. and powered by InstaService Inc. on August 4 at JCC, Palo Alto, California.
BITSians’ Day 2024 also celebrated 2 milestones: BITS Pilani completing 60 years and 25 years of BITSAA Silicon Valley Chapter.
Washington State University (WSU) has appointed an international researcher of Indian origin as its chair of the Department of Mathematics and Statistics. The incumbent is a successful researcher with a strong commitment to interdisciplinary outreach, succeeds Charles Moore who retires after more than a decade of leadership and teaching at WSU.
India opened its account in the athletics competitions at the Paris Paralympics with a bronze medal as sprinter Preeti Pal finished third in the Women’s 100m – T35 Final with a personal best at Stade de France on Friday, August 30.
The 23-year-old Preeti clocked 14.21 seconds to finish third. China’s world record-holder Zhou Xia won gold with 13.58 seconds, while her compatriot Guo Qianqian took silver after completing it in 13.74 seconds.
Avani Lekhara bagged a gold medal with the Games record while Mona Agarwal took home bronze in the women’s 10m air rifle standing SH1 at the Paris Paralympics on Friday, August 30.
In the final, Avani bettered her previous record set in the Tokyo Games to finish at the top in the eight-player competition. She finished with a total of 249.7 to achieve the new Paralympic record in the category. Her previous best was 249.6 in the Tokyo Paralympics.
India’s Jay Shah was on Tuesday, August 27, elected unopposed as the next Independent Chair of the International Cricket Council (ICC). Shah will be taking over from Greg Barclay in December 2024.
Son of India’s Home Affairs Minister Amit Shah, he has been serving as the Honorary Secretary of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) since October 2019 and Chair of the Asian Cricket Council since January 2021. Shah will assume his new role on December 1, 2024. Shah was the sole nominee for the chairmanship after current Chair Barclay decided not to seek a third term.
Top startups from across the globe are vying for top honors and a $1 million investment prize at the Startup World Cup 2024.
Startup World Cup, organized by Pegasus Tech Ventures, a Silicon Valley-based global venture capital firm, is a series of global startup conferences and competitions, powered by Pegasus Tech Ventures. It consists of over 100 regional startup competitions in more than 20 countries, leading up to the Grand Finale in Silicon Valley. The Startup World Cup 2024 Silicon Valley Regional was held at the Computer History Museum, Mountain View, Aug 1.
The U.S. Chamber of Commerce has announced the appointment of Rahul Sharma as the new India-based Managing Director of the U.S.-India Business Council (USIBC). Sharma’s appointment is effective from August 20, 2024. He will lead a strong team of policy experts dedicated to the over-200 member companies of the Council, and the partnership and prosperity of both the U.S. and India.
Alexander Slater, USIBC’s Managing Director, is returning to Washington, D.C. following USIBC’s India Ideas Summit
scheduled for September 12 in New Delhi. He has assumed a new role as Senior Advisor to USIBC President and Ambassador (Ret.) Atul Keshap.
What started as a way to help his grandparents use mobile apps during COVID-19 has become a life-changing passion for an Indian American high schooler.
Following the dismissal of her plea for an Olympic medal by the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) and the announcement of her retirement from wrestling, former Indian wrestler Vinesh Phogat opened up on her journey in life, both as a person and an athlete and thanked people who helped her throughout it.
On Wednesday, the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) released a statement to confirm that, “The application field by Vinesh Phogat on August 7 has been dismissed.” Vinesh was set to face Sarah Ann Hildebrandt of the United States for the gold medal on August 7. She was disqualified before the women’s 50kg final after exceeding the 50kg weight limit before the final on August 7.
India has emerged as a global leader in remittances, with a staggering $111 billion received in 2022, according to the United Nations migration agency, the International Organization for Migration (IOM). The trend continued, with $120 billion in 2023 and an estimated 4% growth in 2024.
The Deputy Secretary of State for Management & Resources Richard Verma has been given additional charge as the US Special Representative for Ukraine’s Economic Recovery. US Secretary of State Tony Blinken has entrusted Verma with the number two position in the State Department and the responsibility of carrying forward the efforts of the US to […]
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, delivering his Independence Day speech to the nation on Thursday, August 15, batted for a Uniform Civil Code (UCC). He stated that India will now have to move towards a secular civil code to free the country from religion-based discrimination.
Addressing the nation from the ramparts of the iconic Red Fort, the Prime Minister said that the Supreme Court has held discussions regarding the UCC several and it has given orders.
In his 78th Independence Day speech, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi outlined a series of futuristic goals aimed at shaping the country’s growth, driving innovation, and positioning the country as a global leader across various sectors.
Here are the key points from the Modi’s address to the nation.
The Ad-Hoc Division of the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) has dismissed the petition filed by Indian wrestler Vinesh Phogat against her disqualification from women’s 50kg final of the Paris Olympic Games. The Indian Olympic Association (IOA) President Dr. PT Usha has expressed her shock and disappointment at the decision of the Sole Arbitrator of CAS to dismiss Phogat’s application against the United World Wrestling (UWW) and the International Olympic Committee (IOC).
Vinesh, who was due to fight in the final of the Women’s 50 kg category at the Paris Olympic Games, was disqualified for failing to make the weight. While initial reports stated that the grappler weighed around 2 kgs more than the required weight, later it emerged that Vinesh, who had gone through an intense routine to reduce her weight, including working out overnight and chopping her hair, missed the mark by 100 grams.
The Indian diaspora has emerged as a pivotal force in driving the American economy by climbing to top positions of the US-based transnational giants and are also ‘repaying their debts’ back home, said Indiaspora founder MR Rangaswamy Wednesday, August 14.
In an exclusive interaction with IANS, Rangaswamy shed light on how the Indian diaspora has been emerging as the ‘backbone’ of the American economy in multiple sectors including education, health and more.
Starbucks has said that Brian Niccol, chief executive at Chipotle, would be the coffee chain’s new CEO — just over a year after current boss Laxman Narasimhan took over the role.
Narasimhan steps down as chief executive and as a member of the Starbucks board “with immediate effect”, said the company Tuesday, August 13, in a statement.
