Friday, January 29, 2010
Washington Leadership Program extended to Gujarat
Students from Gujarat can now get first-hand insight into how the American government works, thanks to the efforts of Indo-American Chamber of Commerce (IACC), Gujarat chapter, and Parikh Worldwide Media Inc., publisher of News India Times.
The two groups have signed an agreement to extend the prestigious Washington Leadership Program (WLP), which provides Indian-American students across the United States an opportunity to intern on Capitol Hill, to students in Gujarat.
The agreement was signed here Jan. 13 by Himanshu Vyas, chairman IACC-Gujarat and Dr. Sudhir Parikh, chairman of Parikh Worldwide Media Inc.
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The two groups have signed an agreement to extend the prestigious Washington Leadership Program (WLP), which provides Indian-American students across the United States an opportunity to intern on Capitol Hill, to students in Gujarat.
The agreement was signed here Jan. 13 by Himanshu Vyas, chairman IACC-Gujarat and Dr. Sudhir Parikh, chairman of Parikh Worldwide Media Inc.
To read the full article, click here...
To read the ePaper, visit: http://www.newsindia-times.com
Labels: capitol hill, gujarat, gujarat state, parikh worldwide media, students
Wednesday, September 9, 2009
Student from Hyderabad is killed in car crash in Ohio
Naresh Dacha, 22, a first year student at Wright State University in Dayton, Ohio, died in a car accident Sept. 1 at 5:30 a.m. on Route 22 in Dayton.
He died on the spot when he swerved to avoid hitting a tree while trying not to hit a cat running across the highway, according to the Telugu Association of North America (TANA), which is helping the family with the arrangements for the funeral.
Varun, a friend of Naresh's who was in the front passenger seat, escaped with minor injuries.
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He died on the spot when he swerved to avoid hitting a tree while trying not to hit a cat running across the highway, according to the Telugu Association of North America (TANA), which is helping the family with the arrangements for the funeral.
Varun, a friend of Naresh's who was in the front passenger seat, escaped with minor injuries.
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To read the ePaper, visit: http://www.newsindia-times.com
Labels: car accident, car crash, funeral, hyderabad, hyderabad students, killed, ohio, passenger seat, students, telugu association
Friday, July 31, 2009
Harvard graduates hit it off with peer-to-peer loans for students
A t a time when cash is tight and student loan sources are shrinking, three Harvard University graduates have come up with an innovative solution: A peer-to-peer lending Web site called UniThrive.
The brainchild of Tarun Parikh, Nimay Mehta and Joshua Kushner, the site was launched in May to help out students in need of financial aid.
At the moment, loans are limited to Harvard students, but plans are under way to expand to other institutions in the fall semester.
"The Obama administration is seeking to remove private banks from the federal education lending systems," Parikh notes in a blog entry on UniThrive.org.
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The brainchild of Tarun Parikh, Nimay Mehta and Joshua Kushner, the site was launched in May to help out students in need of financial aid.
At the moment, loans are limited to Harvard students, but plans are under way to expand to other institutions in the fall semester.
"The Obama administration is seeking to remove private banks from the federal education lending systems," Parikh notes in a blog entry on UniThrive.org.
To read the full article, click here..
To read the ePaper, visit: http://www.newsindia-times.com
Labels: education loans, harvard grads, harvard graduates launch loan website, Harvard University, innovative solution, loan webisite, students, website
Tuesday, January 27, 2009
Students stage sit-ins nationwide to raise money for Indian libraries
Two students and teams of volunteers at six universities around Canada launched a 10 day sit-in starting January 16, to raise fund for building libraries in India.
As part of ‘Live-in for Literacy 2009, DREAM' (Discover the Reality of Educating All Minds), a university club, has pitched tents inside the lobby of libraries at seven universities Memorial University of Newfoundland, University of Toronto, Concordia University, Mc Master University, Queen's University, Laurentian University and University of British Columbia.
They aim to raise $40,000 in donations coast to coast to construct nine school libraries in India through the charity ‘Room to Read'.
To read the full article, click here..
To read the ePaper, visit: http://www.newsindia-times.com
As part of ‘Live-in for Literacy 2009, DREAM' (Discover the Reality of Educating All Minds), a university club, has pitched tents inside the lobby of libraries at seven universities Memorial University of Newfoundland, University of Toronto, Concordia University, Mc Master University, Queen's University, Laurentian University and University of British Columbia.
They aim to raise $40,000 in donations coast to coast to construct nine school libraries in India through the charity ‘Room to Read'.
To read the full article, click here..
To read the ePaper, visit: http://www.newsindia-times.com
Labels: Canada, charity, donations coast, india, Indian libraries, Live-in for Literacy 2009, money, school libraries in India, students
Monday, November 3, 2008
Charles County student's AP excellence draws notice
Although 205 Charles County, Maryland public school students were recognized for exceptional achievement on college-level Advanced Placement (AP) exams, one student stood out.
Ashin Shah took 17 of the tests in his high school career and received the highest possible score, 5, on every single one, placing him among the academic elite not only locally but nationwide, College Board officials said.
To begin with, few students take that many AP tests. The fact that Shah scored a 5 on each one is "pretty outstanding," said Jennifer Topiel, a spokeswoman for the College Board, which administers the tests.
"It's not your average student who takes that many tests and does that well," she said.
In the spring, Shah graduated as valedictorian from Thomas Stone High School in Waldorf.
He was the student member of the Charles County Board of Education last school year and a National Merit Scholar.
Shah is a freshman at Harvard University.
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Ashin Shah took 17 of the tests in his high school career and received the highest possible score, 5, on every single one, placing him among the academic elite not only locally but nationwide, College Board officials said.
To begin with, few students take that many AP tests. The fact that Shah scored a 5 on each one is "pretty outstanding," said Jennifer Topiel, a spokeswoman for the College Board, which administers the tests.
"It's not your average student who takes that many tests and does that well," she said.
In the spring, Shah graduated as valedictorian from Thomas Stone High School in Waldorf.
He was the student member of the Charles County Board of Education last school year and a National Merit Scholar.
Shah is a freshman at Harvard University.
To read the full article, click here..
To read the ePaper, visit: http://www.newsindia-times.com
Labels: achievement, Advanced Placement exams, career, Charles County Board of Education, college-level, students, valedictorian, Waldorf
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