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INNOVATION

Sydney’s Aditya Paul crowned national Spelling Bee champion

Competing against over 70,000 students nationwide, Aditya secured victory with a score of 29/30 in an astonishing 1:34.433—an impressive 39 seconds faster than the runner-up.

INNOVATION

Indian-origin Harini Logan wins US National Spelling Bee championship

Harini Logan beat fellow Indian-origin contestant Vikram Raju in a neck to neck competition which was decided in a tie-breaker.

INNOVATION

11-year-old Theekshitha Karthik is the Prime Minister’s Spelling Bee national champion

WELL DONE TO ALL THE STUDENTS ACROSS THE COUNTRY WHO TOOK UP THE CHALLENGE, AND CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL THE WINNERS

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NEWS

53-foot tractor-trailer driver Baljeet Singh pleads guilty in deadly pileup, was playing phone game and fled to India

The crash killed 42-year-old mother Nancy Lefrançois and her 11-year-old son Loïc Chevalier, who were travelling in a passenger vehicle struck in the collision.

SPORTS

Indian Premier League could be played in Australia, Adelaide Oval explores plan

The proposal is part of a broader idea to strengthen cricket ties between Australia and India.

NEWS

Perth toddler Sandipan Dhar’s death ‘probably preventable’ after missed blood test, coroner says

21-month-old Sandipan died in March 2024 after being taken to hospital with a persistent fever that had lasted for weeks.