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Business Standard
a day ago
- General
- Business Standard
Resonite Scores All-India Rank without IIT Foundation a Remarkable Achievement
PNN Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], June 3: At Resonance Hyderabad, the institution achieved outstanding results, with Palla Shiva Sanketh Reddy securing All-India Rank 102 without taking the IIT foundation course during schooling. Highlight of Achievements: * A dedicated student of the Resonance Junior Colleges secured the All-India Rank 102 in the open category, without an IIT Foundation, a remarkable feat. * Never before, in such circumstances, has anyone scored a high All-India Rank in Telugu-speaking states. Accomplished Goals: * 21 Number of students belonging to the open category and other categories of JEE Advanced 2025 have secured ranks below 1000. * 170 students or even more are expected to seek admission in the 23 prestigious IITs across the Nation. * Resonance Junior Colleges has contributed All-India Ranks from every campus. Mr. Purnachandra Rao Narra, Director, Resonance Educational Institutions, Telangana & Andhra Pradesh, said: An ordinary student achieving an extraordinary rank is truly inspirational for our Resonite aspirants. According to the Director, Shiva Sanketh Reddy obtained a remarkable All-India Rank, which is the result of strong willpower, hard work, and relentless efforts, along with the right guidance, and everything is possible. He is a studious student from one of the best MPC colleges in Hyderabad, belonging to Resonance Institutions. Resonance Hyderabad has set records and stands up to be the trendsetter in the Telugu-speaking states, and grooms every aspirant to put consistent effort, faith, and total conviction. He further stated that behind the success of every Resonite, one can observe the commitment of the faculty and the unwavering support of the parents. About Resonance Educational Institutions: Establishing a legacy of 25 years, Resonance Kota has gained a huge reputation in the educational sector at the national level. Resonance is the brain-child of Mr. R.K. Verma (an alumnus of IIT Madras), and has become the most powerful transformer in transforming ordinary students into extraordinary. Salient Features of Resonance: * Resonance has 150+ centers across 87 cities and has trained over 1 million students. * To date, Resonance has created 3.3 lakh students admitted into IITs, NITs, IIITs, premier technological universities, and top medical colleges. * Steadily, Resonance has spread its educational activities in Telangana, Hyderabad, in 2018, and Resonance Hyderabad has been initiated under the ideal guidance of Mr. Purnachandra Rao Narra (IIM-Ahmedabad), the Director. Interestingly, Resonance Hyderabad is positioned in both Telugu-speaking states. * Resonance in a short span of six years has established 30+ intermediate colleges in Hyderabad. List of Resonance Hyderabad Students Who Secured AIR Below 1000: Special Achievements in the Open Category:
Indian Express
2 days ago
- Business
- Indian Express
India-US ties ‘very personal', time of great opportunity for both countries: Usha Vance
Calling her relationship with India 'very personal', US Second Lady Usha Vance said that in broader terms, it is a time of great opportunity for the bilateral ties between the United States and India, something her husband, Vice-President J D Vance, also believes in. At a fireside chat on the sidelines of the USISPF Leadership Summit in Washington, DC, Monday evening, Vance also recalled their recent trip to India, and how it was special for their three children, who struck a rapport with Prime Minister Narendra Modi, putting him 'in the grandfather category'. 'It is a very personal relationship because I have family members who are in India, and I have many family members who are in the US. And I did grow up visiting India and visiting those family members, and they grew up visiting me. So that's always been a relationship that I've personally thought of as very important,' she said, during an interaction with USISPF Chairman John Chambers. 'More broadly, this is a time of great opportunity. And if my husband were here, he'd say the same thing,' she remarked. 'Obviously, the relationship has ebbed and flowed at times. There are times when one country's needs and one country's goals are different from the other. But in the next four years, and in the future, the fact that there is this established Indian-American population here and so many people in India who know the country and know the people who are here doing great things, having great opportunities, these personal ties actually have something to do with it,' she added. 'We followed radically different paths… converged' Born in San Diego to Indian-born Telugu-speaking professors, her father, Krish Chilukuri, is an aerospace engineer from IIT-Madras, while her mother, Lakshmi, is a marine biologist and now provost at one of the colleges in UC San Diego. The family moved to the US in the 1980s. Talking about her recent visit to India as the US' Second Lady, along with her husband and kids, she said, 'When we were visiting recently, I was struck by the number of people who came up to me to say how much they loved our country, how they visited family, how they visited just for pleasure, that they were hoping for a close relationship looking forward.' She said her parents moved to San Diego to pursue higher education. 'That's sort of what happened, as I think it does for a lot of Indian Americans. They come, they find a community and an educational institution, and they find a real home in those places,' she said, about her growing-up years. 'I grew up in a pretty Asian-American community, but we had a lot of family friends who were Indian-Americans. We had friends from all over as well, and everyone was really invested in being a part of this country, and pursuing the American dream for themselves and their kids,' she said. However, later, as she went to Yale, she said her 'life veered towards the East Coast, and I married someone who's from the eastern half of the country'. The couple met at Yale Law School, she said. 'We had followed radically different paths in life and converged in the same place. JD, of course, had grown up in Ohio. He had been in the Marine Corps as an enlisted Marine. And I had taken the diligent, progressive path of high school to college to graduate school and some jobs and to law school. And we have these really different backgrounds, but the reality is that we had so much in common,' she added. 'They are very into' PM Modi Coming back to her India trip, Usha Vance called it 'the trip of a lifetime'. 'My children had never been to India, with the pandemic and JD's entry into politics. And so they'd grown up just knowing so much about this country, the stories, the food, the relationships with grandparents and friends. But they had never actually seen it. So it was mind-blowing from their perspective. And then for me and JD, it just could not have been any more special. We had the opportunity to see some of the greatest sights in North India, including the Taj Mahal,' she said. #WATCH | In a conversation at the US-India Strategic Partnership Forum in Washington, DC, US Second Lady Usha Vance recalls her visit to India and her children's experience meeting PM Modi. She says, 'When we were at the Prime Minister's residence, our son was just so taken by… — ANI (@ANI) June 2, 2025 'We're looking forward to our next trip and trying to get to the parts of the country where my family is from as well,' she added. She said meeting PM Modi was really special. 'And it's funny. My kids saw him. They were sort of sleep-deprived in Paris. And they saw an Indian man with a white beard and white hair. And they just put him in the grandfather category immediately. So they are very into him. They just love him. And he really cemented his status by giving our five-year-old a birthday present that day,' she said, recalling their visit to the PM's residence in New Delhi. 'So when we were able to visit his home, they just sort of ran up. They were hugging him. He was just incredibly kind and generous to them. It was a very productive conversation for JD and the Prime Minister, of course. When we were at the Prime Minister's residence, our son was taken by the entire cart of mangoes that was available for him to eat, he announced to the Prime Minister that he thought he could maybe live there,' she recalled on a lighter note. But he dialled that back a little bit as he remembered how hot it had been earlier in the day, she said. While Ewan, their oldest child at 7, was taken by the sculptures in the temple that he visited, Vivek, their middle child, was very excited to meet elephants, peacocks, a camel and just any animal. 'And then our daughter, she's sort of along for the ride. She really enjoyed her time in an auto-rickshaw,' she said. Reading challenge Vance also spoke about her work and priorities as the Second Lady after she recently announced a reading challenge for children. 'I'm conscious that reading scores have dropped over time. And that is something lots of people are working to rectify, and I wanted to do something small to contribute to that,' she said. 'Secondly, we live in a world of distractions now. It's very easy to just pick up your phone all the time. It's pinging you. And that worries me. I do think that one of the things that is very special about being a human is that we have this capacity for sustained thought and reflection, and those produce very beautiful things, like the Taj Mahal that we visited.' Even as literacy will be a big focus of her efforts, the Vances are also starting to get involved in organising the Special Olympics in the US. Divya A reports on travel, tourism, culture and social issues - not necessarily in that order - for The Indian Express. She's been a journalist for over a decade now, working with Khaleej Times and The Times of India, before settling down at Express. Besides writing/ editing news reports, she indulges her pen to write short stories. As Sanskriti Prabha Dutt Fellow for Excellence in Journalism, she is researching on the lives of the children of sex workers in India. ... Read More
Time of India
6 days ago
- Business
- Time of India
US move on visas leaves Telugu students in lurch
US government's halt on student visa interviews is creating problems for many students from Telangana and Andhra Pradesh HYDERABAD: The US govt's decision to halt student visa interviews has impacted hundreds of candidates from Telangana and Andhra Pradesh, especially those planning to join universities during the Fall 2025 intake. This session, between Aug and Sept, historically sees the highest traffic of Indian students to the US, with consultants pegging the count to around 60% to 70% of the total annual enrolments. Last year, Indians comprised the largest cohort of international students in the US with over 2.7 lakh candidates heading there. Of this, 13% were from the two Telugu-speaking states — highest contributor to the pool. But the latest move has put a spanner in the works for many students owing to increased scrutiny of applications and limited availability of visa interview slots. Especially hit are those still awaiting their I-20 forms (essential admission document issued by US universities). "I started my process in Jan to ensure there is no delay. I have all my documents in place and have also ensured that I meet all other requirements. I am just waiting for my I-20 which is likely to be issued in a few days," said a 25-year-old veterinary doctor from Hyderabad who was hoping to pursue a master's degree in bio-innovation from a university in Philadelphia. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like American Investor Warren Buffett Recommends: 5 Books For Turning Your Life Around Blinkist: Warren Buffett's Reading List Undo "I even quit my job for this. But now, I am clueless about what to do next. I may have to postpone my admission to the spring intake (Dec and Jan) if the situation persists," she added. Similarly, a 22-year-old, who applied to a few colleges in the US for a master's in data science, said, "We have secured a loan from my relatives for this, and now there's no clarity. I am reconsidering my US plans now. Since I am still in the application process, I can take a step back and see what other options I have." 'Keep social media a/c clean' Given the situation, consultants say that they are advising students to stay alert — in case slots open up — keep their documentation ready, be wary of frauds and, most importantly, ensure that their social media accounts are "sanitised". This, as the US authorities have asked embassies and consulates to review students' online profiles more closely as part of the vetting process. "We were already seeing a lot more rejections and extended administrative processing; this is just a new hurdle, but a significant one," said Arvind Manduva from I20 Fever, a registered consultancy with multiple branches in the city. "Students are being advised to keep their social media free of any politically sensitive posts, fake achievements, or anything else that can raise a red flag," he said, adding that as many as 150 to 200 students, who received their I20s, are waiting in queue for visa slots. However, the US consulate clarified that vetting of social media accounts isn't a new measure and has been part of a standard vetting process initiated in 2019. "Since 2019, the department of state required visa applicants to provide social media identifiers on immigrant and non-immigrant visa application forms. Security vetting runs from the time of each application, through adjudication of the visa, and afterwards during the validity period of every issued visa," a spokesperson of the US Consulate General Hyderabad said in an official statement.
Hans India
7 days ago
- Politics
- Hans India
Making AP stand in top position a fitting tribute to NTR
Ongole: The officials, public representatives, fans and followers of the Telugu Desam Party founder, former chief minister, cine actor Nandamuri Taraka Ramarao, paid rich tributes to him commemorating his 102nd birth anniversary, at various places in the Prakasam district on Wednesday. In the morning, district collector A Thameem Ansariya, along with joint collector R Gopala Krishna, newly appointed PDCC Bank Chairman Dr Kamepalli Sitaramaiah, DRO Chinna Obulesu, Ongole RDO Lakshmi Prasanna, Municipal Commissioner Venkateswara Rao, and local TDP leaders, paid floral tributes to the statue of late NTR at Addanki Bus Stand Centre. Noting that the state government has declared NTR's birth anniversary as a state festival, Ansariya emphasised that everyone should take inspiration from his services to Andhra Pradesh as Chief Minister and his contributions to the development of the cinema industry, and become partners in the development of Andhra Pradesh. She stated that making Andhra Pradesh stand first in the country on the path of development would be the greatest tribute they could offer to him. Later, SP AR Damodar and the police officials paid rich tributes to NTR by garlanding his statue at Addanki Bus Stand Centre. The SP highlighted that NTR's roles were special because they instilled values like justice, righteousness, and altruism in people's hearts. The SP emphasised that NTR's services to Indian cinema, particularly to Telugu-speaking audiences, were extraordinary. He also acknowledged NTR's dedicated service as Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh and mentioned that the state government has declared his birth anniversary a state festival. Deputy Transport Commissioner R Suseela and other transport department officials offered floral tributes to the former chief minister, by garlanding his photograph, in their office. In-charge superintendent of GGH Ongole, Dr Yedukondala Rao, DMHO Dr Venkateswarlu, and other staff at the hospital offered floral tributes to NTR, remembering his services.
Time of India
7 days ago
- Business
- Time of India
US' move to halt new student visas leaves Telugu candidates aiming for Fall session worried
Hyderabad: The US govt's decision to halt student visa interviews has impacted hundreds of candidates from Telangana and Andhra Pradesh, especially those planning to join universities during the Fall 2025 intake. This session, between Aug and Sept, historically sees the highest traffic of Indian students to the US, with consultants pegging the count to around 60% to 70% of the total annual enrolments. Last year, Indians comprised the largest cohort of international students in the US with over 2.7 lakh candidates heading there. Of this, 13% were from the two Telugu-speaking states — highest contributor to the pool. But the latest move has put a spanner in the works for many students owing to increased scrutiny of applications and limited availability of visa interview slots. Especially hit are those still awaiting their I-20 forms (essential admission document issued by US universities). "I started my process in Jan to ensure there is no delay. I have all my documents in place and have also ensured that I meet all other requirements. I am just waiting for my I-20 which is likely to be issued in a few days," said a 25-year-old veterinary doctor from Hyderabad who was hoping to pursue a master's degree in bio-innovation from a university in Philadelphia. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like Giao dịch vàng CFDs với sàn môi giới tin cậy IC Markets Tìm hiểu thêm Undo "I even quit my job for this. But now, I am clueless about what to do next. I may have to postpone my admission to the spring intake (Dec and Jan) if the situation persists," she added. Similarly, a 22-year-old, who applied to a few colleges in the US for a master's in data science, said, "We have secured a loan from my relatives for this, and now there's no clarity. I am reconsidering my US plans now. Since I am still in the application process, I can take a step back and see what other options I have." 'Keep social media a/c clean' Given the situation, consultants say that they are advising students to stay alert — in case slots open up — keep their documentation ready, be wary of frauds and, most importantly, ensure that their social media accounts are "sanitised". This, as the US authorities have asked embassies and consulates to review students' online profiles more closely as part of the vetting process. "We were already seeing a lot more rejections and extended administrative processing; this is just a new hurdle, but a significant one," said Arvind Manduva from I20 Fever, a registered consultancy with multiple branches in the city. "Students are being advised to keep their social media free of any politically sensitive posts, fake achievements, or anything else that can raise a red flag," he said, adding that as many as 150 to 200 students, who received their I20s, are waiting in queue for visa slots. However, the US consulate clarified that vetting of social media accounts isn't a new measure and has been part of a standard vetting process initiated in 2019. "Since 2019, the department of state required visa applicants to provide social media identifiers on immigrant and non-immigrant visa application forms. Security vetting runs from the time of each application, through adjudication of the visa, and afterwards during the validity period of every issued visa," a spokesperson of the US Consulate General Hyderabad said in an official statement.
