Saudi neurologist forms all-female diving group to protect marine life. Saudi neurosurgeon, Aisha Al-Hajjaj was able to gather and train dozens of female divers under her environmental initiative called “Aisha’s Oceans” to pick up plastic and other rubbish from the bottom of the ocean as well as the beaches on the east coast of Saudi…
Mujtaba A. Mohammed (32) won the USA Democratic Primary for the 38th State Senate district with 52% votes and will be the Democratic Party candidate for the State Senate in the general elections to be held in November 6, 2018. He will be taking upon Republican rival Richard Rivetter. Mohammed’s father hails from Hyderabad, India,…
Mubeen Munawar, a poet, has been appointed the Chairman of the Karnataka State Urdu Academy. Mainly a writer of Naats (elegies of the Holy Prophet), Munawar is considered close to Mr. Zameer Ahmed Khan, Minister for Minority Affairs. Presiding over a meeting of the Academy members, Munawar said he would focus upon taking up unimplemented…
Aung San Suu Kyi, State Councillor (position equal to Prime Minister) of Myanmar, has been stripped of her Freedom of Edinburgh Award for her refusal to condemn the violence against the Rohingyas in Myanmar. This the 7th honour that the Novel Peace prize winner has been stripped of over the past year. Suu Kyi was…
Mohammad Faraz, BA second year student of the Aligarh Muslim University, has been selected for the Under-23 Junior Hockey team. The 17-member team participated in the six-nation tournament played at Antwerp (Belgium) between July 14-21. Lucknow: Dr. Ziauddin Shakeeb has been adjudged winner of the Nawab Faizullah Khan Award for 2016-17 by the Raza Library…
Journalism Award for senior category instituted in the memory of freedom fighter Muhammad Ali Jauhar has gone to Ahmed Sayeed Maleehabadi, editor of the Akhbar e Mashriq, Kolkata. The Junior category Award has gone to Abhimanyu Upadhyay of the Hindi daily Dainik Jagran, of New Delhi. Al-Hasnath Books Private Limited has been selected for Munshi…
Khalid Mustafa Siddiqui, publisher, editor and owner of Urdu magazines Huma and Pakeeza Anchal and the Hindi monthly Mahekta Anchal passed away on 1st July 2018. He was 87 years.
Guwahati: Three young achievers -all girls and path breakers were felicitated at the “Star Talk Seven” event organised at the Goat Research Station Auditorium at Burnihat last month. Anjim and Armeen received the “Star Role Model Award” given by the Unity Education Foundation, Guwahati. They were also presented gifts by the University of Science and…
Wildlife photographer Masood Hussain’s first solo exhibit was his way of thanking his school teachers for everything they did. Hyderabad: A photograph holds the power to take you back into time, and for city-based wildlife photographer Masood Hussain, the moment he clicked a peacock flying, he was reminded of the first ever drawing he made…
Dubai: Sheikha Lubna Bint Khalid Al Qasimi, President of Zayed University, received a medal from the ‘Religious Freedom and Business Foundation’ recently for her contribution at the 2018 World Business and Peace Symposium and Awards. The honour recognises Al Qasimi’s efforts behind UAE’s Pledge of Religious Tolerance as adopted by the government, civil society and business…
