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Satya Nadella on Time Magazine’s Top 100 Most Influential People list

Love him or hate him, Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella has been very effective at the helm of the Seattle software giant, and under his leadership, the company has gone from strength to strength, if not always in the direction its fans would prefer. In recognition of his achievements, Satya Nadella has been honoured with a position on Time Magazine’s Top 100 Most Influential People list. His bio for the article was written by Walter Isaacson, ex-managing editor for Time Magazine and famously the author of Steve Jobs’s authorized biography. Writing about Nadella, he notes: Growing up in India, Satya Nadella fell in love with cricket, a sport whose grace comes from melding stars into a cohesive and harmonic team. “One brilliant character who does not put team first can destroy the entire team,” he wrote in his recent book, Hit Refresh. Since becoming CEO of Microsoft in 2014, Nadella has used those principles to restore the company’s spirit of innovation. Consider

Achanta Sharath clinches bronze medal in men's singles table tennis

After losing the mixed-doubles match for the bronze medal alongside Mouma Das on Sunday morning of the Commonwealth Games 2018, ace Indian paddler Achanta Sharath Kamal made sure he got it right in the men's singles circuit. Sharath looked at his aggressive best, comfortably pocketing the opening two games. Sharath had also won a medal of a similar hue in New Delhi 2010. Against Walker, Sharath produced an array of shots that caught the Englishman napping. India will not have representation in the mixed doubles table tennis final at the 21st Commonwealth Games (CWG) with both their pairs going down in their respective semi-finals here on Saturday. Walker held momentum and threatened to take the fourth game as well, as he leveled the points and took the game into extension, but Sharath held his composure to hold on and emerge victorious. India has had a great tournament so far, passing their Gold tally of Glasgow Games. He took the first two games 11-7, 11

Mirra Makineni: Youngest Global Head at Schroders plc - UK

Mirra is working as the Global Head of Technology Risk at Schroders plc. Schroders is UK’s largest asset and wealth management firms with offices across the world and is headquartered in London.   Mirra Makineni (33) graduated as an Electronics and Communications Engineer from the University of Leeds (UK) in 2007 with distinction and has won many awards throughout her academic course. She got campus selected to join KPMG London, which is one of the Big 4 financial services companies in the world.  She quickly rose through the ranks and became the youngest Manager at KPMG before she joined PwC where she was then head hunted to join Schroders and lead their Technology risk function. Outside of academics and profession Mirra has a passion for performing arts and has learnt Indian classical dance and also trained under Shiamak Davar for western classical art forms. She is a keen cook who believes nutritious food can be delicious and is often seen experimenting in the kitche

Nina Gummadi receives Fulbright Award to India

Nina Gummadi , a third-year medical student at Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM), has received a Fulbright Scholar Award to India . A Fulbright Scholar Award is one of the highest honors the federal government gives with regard to scholarship and international exchange. Recipients of Fulbright grants are selected on the basis of academic or professional achievement, as well as demonstrated leadership potential in their fields. Born and raised in the metro Atlanta area until she was 10, Gummadi moved to India, living with her grandparents and siblings until she was 14. She then returned to Georgia to attend high school. Her four years in India were critical to her decision to pursue a Fulbright and spend a year in her parents' homeland. Gummadi attended Boston University and received her undergraduate degree in medical sciences with a minor in anthropology. While interning at the Access Campaign at Doctors without Borders in Geneva, Switzerland, Gummadi was inspir

3400% rally in 9 years: Naidu's - Amara Raja Batteries success story

We bring to you a large-cap stock of auto part maker that has rallied more than 3400% during the 9-years beginning from April 2009 to April 2018 The domestic stock markets have been broadly rising since last nine years after the major wipeout was witnessed on the jitters of the global financial crisis of 2008 which hammered the stock markets worldwide. Since March 2009, Indian equities have been surging perpetually despite a several time-corrections, shocks and bumps observed due to lower-than-expected decision making at the national level by the government during late-2010 and early 2014. During the span 40 months beginning November 2010 up until late-February 2014, the benchmark Sensex has moved from a level of 21,005 to a level of 20,701, losing 1.45% or 300 points. Later after, Modi-government came to power in May 2014, the 30-share barometer Sensex managed to post a gain of 50% in the last 4-year term despite the major slides caused on the back of events such as Greece

6 Engineering colleges founded by Kammas ranked in TOP 100 Engineering colleges in India

PSGCT - Coimbatore 1) PSG College of Technology   Coimbatore/Tamil Nadu     33 2) Coimbatore Institute of Technology    Coimbatore/Tamil Nadu   51 3) Koneru Lakshmaiah University   Vijayawada/ Andhra Pradesh     68 4) R.M.K. Engineering College  Chennai/ Tamil Nadu     84 5) PES University   Bengaluru/ Karnataka    86 6) Vignan's University    Guntur/ Andhra Pradesh      88

Dimple Surapaneni won 3 Gold medals in Junior International Karate Cup 2018

The 18-year-old, Dimple Surapaneni , from Vijayawada, recently represented India in the US Open and Junior International Karate Cup 2018 held at Las Vegas, USA, where she won three gold medals and one silver. She was also a part of the winning team Kata and Kumite. She was in Hyderabad with her coach Keerthan Kondru to speak to the media.   The promising young Karate Champion who has won several championships both National and International in the past said that learning Karate became her passion at the age of seven when she had first attended karate classes conducted in her school. She had won the Karate Shodan at the age of 13 and won a gold medal at the Silent Knight International Karate Cup, Malaysia.   Along with being a passionate Karate exponent, she is also brilliant in her academics. She is now pursuing B.E, Computer Science (1st year) from Andhra Loyola Institute of Engineering and Technology (ALIET), Vijayawada. “I give equal importance to both academic

Srinu Karuturi to represent USA in Hockey Masters World Cup

Srinivas Karuturi, (Srinu) a Monroe Township, New Jersey resident, has been selected by the USA Field Hockey Association to represent the USA Men’s Field Hockey team at the Masters (over-50 years) World Cup to be held in Barcelona, Spain, from July 27 to Aug. 5. When the Team USA decided to play in Masters World Cup 2012 for the first time, Srinu Karuturi was one among the probables   and got selected into the final team. He represented Field Hockey Team USA continuously from 2012. He was represented in District level and State level championships when he was in INDIA. He pursued his passion even after 30 years he left INDIA.

Maganti Jahnavi Guinness world record holder for painting with her feet

An 18-year-old girl, Maganti Jahnavi , does wonders with her feet. Perfecting the art of painting with hands is tough. But imagine painting with your feet! Sounds impossible right? Not for Jahnavi Maganti , who has reportedly created the largest painting by feet in the world. She recently created a Guinness world record by painting 140 square metres of roses and leaves with her feet - and tried to break the 100 square metres record. Maganti Jahnavi is currently pursuing a B.Sc in Economics and Industrial Organisation from Britain’s University of Warwick. With her 140 square meters of painting, Jahnavi has broken the current world record of 100 square meters by a huge margin. The gigantic painting is of a red rose that Jahnavi can be seen painting with her feet. She holds the paintbrush between her toes and goes about painting as if it is the easiest thing in the world! The video of Jahnavi painting with her feet has been captured by many news channels and has gone vi