Natasha Peri, an 11-year-old Indian-American girl has been judged as one of the brightest students in the world by a top US university for her exceptional performance in the SAT and ACT standardised tests.
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** Not mere bluster: Kamalpreet Kaur raises hopes of another medal by easing into discus final
With a grin on her face, Kamalpreet – an imposing figure at 6 ft 1 inch – flexed her right arm for the cameras before pointing to her name that was emblazoned on the front of her jersey
** Sprinter Maan Kaur dies at 105 after heart attack
Maan Kaur, who held four world records in the 100+ age category and won 35 medals at national and international levels, breathed her last on Saturday. She was 105.
** Tokyo Olympics: India rejoices at shuttler PV Sindhu’s second medal
Sindhu on Sunday became only the second Indian and first woman to win two Olympic medals, securing a bronze after a straight-game win over world no.9 He Bing Jiao of China.
** How a Scottish boy, 5, landed a dream Bollywood role in ‘Mimi’
Jacob Smith stars in the film about a surrogate Indian mother, played by actor Kriti Sanon
** Racism in Scotland: A memorial to British Indian Army soldiers who served in World Wars would help counter far-right’s hate – Dr Saqib Razzaq
There is no permanent memorial in the UK to the soldiers of the British Indian Army who fought for Britain in both world wars.
That is something that the charity Colourful Heritage is planning to change, with plans now well underway for a memorial in Glasgow to our forgotten soldiers.
More than four million of them fought alongside British troops in the 20th century conflicts, with many making the ultimate sacrifice.
Scotland has a special connection to the British Indian Army (BIA) through a Second World War regiment called Force K6.
** True icon of Indian badminton: Tributes pour in after legendary Nandu Natekar dies
Nandu Natekar, who played a bit of cricket and tennis at the national level before becoming an international shuttler, died in Pune on Wednesday.
** Indian-origin author Sunjeev Sahota among 13 contenders for fiction’s Booker Prize
Indian-origin British author Sunjeev Sahota is among the 13 authors longlisted for the prestigious 2021 Booker Prize for fiction for his novel ‘China Room’, alongside Nobel laureate Kazuo Ishiguro and Pulitzer Prize winner Richard Powers.
The 2021 longlist or “The Booker Dozen” of 13 novels was unveiled on Tuesday, July 27, 2021, after judges evaluated 158 novels published in the UK or Ireland between October 1, 2020, and September 30, 2021
** Indian Wrestler Priya Malik Wins Gold At World Cadet Wrestling
Indian wrestler Priya Malik today won a gold medal at World Cadet Wrestling Championship which is held in Budapest, Hungary.
She won gold in the 73kg category by defeating Belarus 5-0.
** Tokyo Olympics 2020 Day 1 Live Updates: Mirabai Chanu wins silver; Nagal wins, Satwik-Chirag pull off upset
Tokyo Olympics 2020 Live Updates Day 1: Mirabai Chanu opens India’s account with a silver medal in women’s 49kg weightlifting, while the badminton, hockey, TT and boxing campaigns also begin.