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Dubai: A Dubai school has started a scholarship in memory of one its students who passed away in early 2020. GEMS Modern Academy now has the ‘Pranet Chawla Memorial Scholarship’, launched by Pranet Chawla’s parents in memory of their son. He was an active participant in the school’s annual Challenge Based Learning (CBL) competition. Awarded to the project with the most potential for positive social impact, the scholarship provides the winning team with Dh5,000 to develop a prototype, as well as access to an industry expert to help them refine their solution. ‘Heart-warming experienc...

Changemakers: Brothers recall making history as members of Heidelberg Seven Changemakers: Brothers recall making history as members of Heidelberg Seven By Melissa Rademaker | February 15, 2021 at 9:41 PM CST - Updated February 15 at 10:37 PM HEIDELBERG, Miss. (WDAM) - Two changemakers who helped make Heidelberg the town it is today continue to have an impact in the community. David and Roy Taylor shared their story as members of the Heidelberg Seven. “You think about what we had foreseen in ’63, ’64 and ’65, well it hadn’t ended in 1966,” David recalled. “So the climate was...

Share on Awareness around HIV/AIDS disease has made little progress in India. For the longest time, voices of individuals and organisations to raise awareness around the disease with no definite cure has been the need of the hour. Jahnabi Goswami (44) is happy to be one such staunch voice.  The first woman from the northeast Indian states to make her HIV-positive status public, Jahnabi is also the founder of Assam Network of Positive People (ANPP) and the first woman president of Indian Network for People living with HIV/AIDS (INP+).  “Being vocal will reduce the stigma. The social tab...

Share on In 2013, Uttarakhand saw catastrophic floods - the country’s worst disaster since the 2004 tsunami. According to the National Institute of Disaster Management's India Disaster Report 2013, about 169 lives were lost and more than 4,000 people were “presumed dead”. Alice Sharma, then 16 years old, was in Kedarnath, the centre of the disaster, at that time. She had gone there on a pilgrimage tour with her friends and family. “I was stuck in a room with 20 people and it was hell to see people die and others abandon their family members’ bodies to survive themselves. I didn't k...

NBC has announced the date for their 2021 Billboard Music Awards, happening just seven months after the delayed 2020 Billboard Music Awards took place. The network has revealed the 2021 Billboard Music Awards will air Sunday, May 23 on NBC at 8 PM ET/5 PM PT, via Billboard. The company will announce other details like the host, performers, nominees and the ceremony venue at a later date.  Date: NBC has announced the date for their 2021 Billboard Music Awards, happening just seven months after the delayed 2020 Billboard Music Awards took place The 2020 Billboard Music Awards were originally ...