Spelling Bee
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WOW! 12-year-old Indian-American boy wins National Spelling Bee, takes home $50,000 | VIDEO
World | May 31, 2024, 02:17 PM ISTBruhat Soma, 12, hails from Tampa, Florida and his parents migrated from the Indian state of Telangana. He has won three spelling bee championships before coming to Washington, and spelled 29 words correctly in 90 seconds in a crucial tie-breaker round, outpacing Faizan Zaki.
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National Spelling Bee canceled for first time since 1945
World | Apr 21, 2020, 09:10 PM ISTThis year’s Scripps National Spelling Bee has been canceled after organizers concluded there is “no clear path to safely set a new date in 2020” because of the coronavirus pandemic.
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Indian-American wins Spelling Bee contest
World | Jun 01, 2018, 11:26 AM ISTThursday night emerged the top speller from a record-shattering 515 contestants at 2018 Scripps National Spelling Bee
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CNN anchor rakes up Twitter storm with ‘racist’ comments on Indian-American Spelling Bee champ
World | Jun 05, 2017, 12:28 PM ISTNetizens are lashing out at a CNN anchor for allegedly making a "racist" remark against Indian-American national spelling champion Ananya Vinay, assuming that the 12-year-old is "used to using" Sanskrit due to her heritage
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12-year-old Indian-American Ananya Vinay spells 'marocain' to win US National Spelling Bee
World | Jun 02, 2017, 01:16 PM ISTAnanya Vinay is the 13th consecutive Indian-American to win the bee and the 18th of the past 22 winners with Indian heritage
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Get your words right before you mess up with the National Spelling Bee; here’s why
Mouthful | May 27, 2016, 06:58 PM ISTIn a battle with the National Spelling Bee, the smallest of errors would turn the gun right back on you.
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National Spelling Bee ends in tie for third straight year, Indian-Americans declared co-champions
World | May 27, 2016, 02:16 PM ISTOxon Hill: The words were tougher. The final rounds lasted longer. The result was the same. The Scripps National Spelling Bee ended in a tie for the third consecutive year Thursday night, with Jairam Hathwar
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Meeting two special Indian-Americans on PM Modi’s likely list of engagements during US visit
India | May 13, 2016, 12:45 PM ISTNew Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s US visit next month for a bilateral summit with US President Barak Obama will see the PM make time to meet a special duo of Indian-Americans – Vanya Shivashankar
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Indian-American win Spelling Bee for sixth straight year
World | May 31, 2013, 09:27 AM ISTWashington, May 31: Arvind Mahankali from New York has scripted history by winning the Scripps National Spelling Bee for the year 2013, becoming the sixth Indian-American to win the title in a row.“The words were