This was Faizan’s fourth time participating in the Scripps National Spelling Bee. A student of C.M. Rice Middle School, he had previously finished second in 2024 after a spell-off with Bruhat Soma.
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400-strong baraat shuts down Wall Street in dazzling Indian wedding parade
The crowded business hub, more accustomed to tailored suits than pink kurtas, briefly transformed into the set of what looked like a full-blown Bollywood production.
Indian-origin twin brothers from Singapore The Bala Boys featured on NY’s Times Square billboard for wellness music album
The album, a collaboration with SiriusXM and Pandora, was launched in honour of World Meditation Day (May 21), and was on display from May 16–22, 2025.
Author Salman Rushdie’s attacker faces sentencing in New York
Rushdie spent 17 days at a Pennsylvania hospital and more than three weeks at a New York City rehabilitation center. The author of “Midnight’s Children,” “The Moor’s Last Sigh” and “Victory City” detailed his recovery in his 2024 memoir, “Knife.”
US: Indian-origin techie among three killed in tragic climbing accident in Washington
Vishnu, 48, a resident of Seattle, was attempting to climb North Early Winters Spire area of the Cascades along with his three friends, Tim Nguyen, 63, Oleksander Martynenko, 36 and Anton Tselykh, 38, on Saturday, May 10, when the accident happened, NBC News reported.
Indian man wins USD 1 million in Dubai Duty Free draw
He purchased the winning ticket on 23 April at the Arrivals shop in Dubai International Airport’s Terminal 2 while returning from a visit to his hometown. The announcement was made during a live draw streamed on Dubai Duty Free’s Facebook page on 7 May.
Indian diaspora in Singapore mourns Pahalgam victims in solemn tribute
More than 250 people from the Indian diaspora attended the solemn remembrance ceremony organised here by the High Commission of India at the chancery.
WATCH: Indian-origin Norwegian MP Himanshu Gulati condemns Pahalgam terror attack, expresses solidarity with India
According to reports, his parents moved to Norway from India during the 1970s.
Dr. Gautam Desai named first Indian American president of ACOFP
He was officially given this honour earlier this month during the ACOFP’s annual meeting. Dr. Desai become the first Indian American to hold this position and will serve in this role for one year.
Vijayalakshmi Mohan reinvents the Indian art of rangoli for Singapore and the world
Over the past several decades, Vijayalakshmi Mohan, now aged 66, has been introducing people in Singapore and other countries to this art form. In Singapore, she has turned the rangoli into a vehicle of cross-cultural communication.
