Meet Indian-origin Avtar Nanrey: The Brampton shooter who became only the second Canadian to win two major national rifle titles at the same championship
Attar NanreyPhoto: The Australia Today/ Instagram Avtar Nanrey’s journey to the top of Canadian rifle shooting began far from the ranges where he now competes. He first discovered the sport through the Army Cadets in India, winning a cadet championship…
Meet Indian-origin scientist Sethuraman Panchanathan, the first Indian American named for the National Academy of Engineering’s Arthur M. Bueche Award
He is the first Indian American to receive the Arthur M. Bueche Award in its more than 40-year history In 1969, eight-year-old Sethuraman Panchanathan stood in a queue outside the American Center in Chennai with his father and hundreds of others. They…
Meet Nathan Stafford, the Sydney gardener whose response to a homeless man’s request for change went viral: he offered work, then paid him $100
The gardener said the work was his way of allowing Robert to earn the money while also showing him respect. A homeless man asking for spare change in Sydney received a different kind of help when gardener Nathan Stafford offered him work instead.…
Meet Meera Ramaswami: The Ann Arbor inventor who turned her grandmother’s fall into a patented mobility device and launched a company
Meera Ramaswami, Founder at CargilityPhoto: Meera Ramaswami/ LinkedIn A fall while getting out of a car changed the direction of Meera Ramaswami’s life. She watched her grandmother lose her balance during a moment that should have been routine, then saw…
Meet Henry Xie: The 17-year-old Portland student whose method made smaller AI models more empathetic in at least 90% of tests
A 17-year-old student from Portland, Oregon, has developed a two-step training method that helps small artificial intelligence models copy the empathetic communication style of much larger systems. The method achieved higher empathy ratings in at least…
Meet Nithya Tammana: The 11-year-old New Jersey inventor who built a sub-$38 moss filter that can remove up to 95% of lead from drinking water
Photo credit: actionfornature.org When Nithya Tammana learned that lead could enter drinking water through old pipes and plumbing fixtures, she did not treat the problem as someone else’s responsibility. The New Jersey student began researching…
Meet Kelly Liu: The 16-year-old San Jose student who used AI to map dirty air, put pollution sensors in underserved schools and helped push a countywide policy change
Kelly LiuPhoto credit: www.actionfornature.org When Kelly Liu looked at air pollution data around San Jose, she noticed something important was missing. Official monitoring stations could show broad regional trends, but they did not always reveal what…
‘Western troops in Ukraine would mean war with Russia’: Putin ahead of Brics meet
We are not threatening European countries, nor are we going to threaten them. Why would we?” Putin said (Photo: PTI). Russian President Vladimir Putin on Saturday warned that discussions about deploying foreign troops to Ukraine would effectively…
Meet Neha Blunt: The 13-year-old New Jersey coder whose water-saving campaign has reached 1 million people and helped save an estimated 20 million gallons
Photo: https://actionfornature.org At 13, Neha Blunt is using code, creativity and community action to tackle one of the world’s most urgent environmental challenges. The New Jersey student created Water Saver, a web application that turns everyday…
How many kids does Lil Durk have? Meet the rapper’s children and family
Lil Durk is currently awaiting a verdict in his federal murder-for-hire trialbut his life outside the courtroom has also drawn attention because of his blended family. Lil Durk has seven reported biological children and also considers India Royale’s…