NRI Achievers

Akash Vutoki entered his initial spelling Bee contest when he was 2-years-old and still in diapers. He was triumphant in his first contest when he was 4-years-old and turn out to be the youngest speller at the nationals in 2016, at the age of six. Currently at the age...

An Indian-origin pioneer, Veena Sahajwalla, who made her mark in revolutionizing recycling science has been elected as new Fellows of the esteemed Australian Academy of Science this year among 21 eminent Australian scientists. The Australian Academy of Science, a non-profit organization founded in 1954 said, they have honored for making...

An Indian-origin research from University of Melbourne's School of Engineering, invented a 'smart socks' that renders physiotherapists real-time information on a patient's lower body movements, by merely having the patient wear a pair of socks. In the counties like India and Australia, as decent medical facilities are fewer, 30-year-old Deepika...

Two Indian-origin cousins are geared up for a gigantic bonus as their London-based cake business set up for a stock market flotation next month. Sukh Chamdal, 56, and Pardip Dass, 46, launched the first Cake Box store at Green Street, Upton Park, a decade ago and currently with up to...

The researchers of Massachusetts Institute of Technology including one India-origin invented an ingestible sensor that can aid in diagnosing bleeding in stomach or other gastrointestinal issues. The sensor is equipped with genetically engineered bacteria. This “bacteria-on-a-chip” combines sensors with ultra low-power electronics made from living cells that convert the bacterial...

An Indian-American woman made history on the New York Police Department this month. Gursoch Kaur, a 20-year-old from Queens, New York, graduated from the New York Police Academy in May, becoming the first turbaned Sikh woman to join the NYPD. Her recent achievement has been widely praised across the Sikh community...

The National Science Bowl, one of the largest science competitions commenced by Department of Energy crowned its winners of competitions 2018. A high school team from Lexington, Massachusetts which included Indian American Snigdha Allapathi and a middle school team from Belleuve, Washington were the winners in their respective competitions. The...

The cold environment is crucial for a number of experiments but the National Aeronautics and Space Administration's (Nasa) Cold Atom Laboratory (CAL) takes this to extreme levels. The laboratory is now heading to the International Space Station (ISS) to study what happens when atoms get really cold. The main brain...

Indian-American Sri Preston Kulkarni has won the Democratic primary for the 22nd congressional district of Texas. Sri Preston Kulkarni, 39, a former US diplomat, won the Democratic primary runoff for Texas by defeating his only rival Letitia Plummer on Tuesday. Mr Kulkarni has won with majority of 9,466 votes (appoximately32 per...

Former Wall Street banker Mudita ‘Dita’ Bhargava has advanced to the Aug. 14 primary in her bid for Connecticut state treasurer but faces an uphill battle after two rivals garnered more votes than her at the Democratic State Convention. Bhargava, 45, who withdrew her gubernatorial candidacy in February, faces a...