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 Singapore cop charged with forging police documents
The police said the alleged forgery came to light after Vikneshvaran was placed on “enhanced supervision” in October 2022 due to his work performance.
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-origin Anita Anand is new foreign minister of Canada, as PM Carney shakes up Cabinet
Carney won the job of prime minister by promising to confront the aggression towards Canada shown by US President Donald Trump, while preserving the calm demeanour of an economist who has led the central banks of both Canada and the United Kingdom.
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.
Singapore: Indian-origin man acquitted in maid abuse case
The incident purportedly happened in a Housing Board flat in Bidadari Park Drive at around 5 pm on July 3 that year.
Indian community in Singapore sees strong gains in education, 40 percent increase in income
The minister mentioned that Indian households saw a 40 percent increase in their median monthly income between 2010 and 2020. It went up from SGD 6,000 to SGD 8,500 in that period.
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.
Indian-origin man jailed, fined for animal smuggling across Singapore border
On 20 October 2023, officers from the Immigration and Checkpoints Authority at Tuas checkpoint found a Labrador puppy hidden inside the spare tyre compartment of Mahentharan’s vehicle. The puppy had been sedated and stuffed inside a laundry net. Mahentharan said he was acting under the instructions of Mr Dog.
