Karen Danielson converted to Islam three decades ago, when she was 19. She was raised Catholic, and then later became a Baptist and enrolled in a Baptist college, where she picked up the Koran. Now, she’s the director of outreach at the Chicago chapter of the Muslim American Society.
Two National Investigation Agency (NIA) sleuths in safari suits with small notebooks in hand were waiting at Al-Shifa clinic making furious calls from their cell phones. Dr. Ibrahim Ali Junaid who was out to visit his diabetic patient has to again rush back to his clinic to meet new age Indian terror investigation officers.
The winner of the largest lottery prize ever awarded to a single person in the US is a 84-year-old Florida woman, who showed up to cash in her Powerball ticket and collected some $370.8 million, before taxes.
Gloria C. Mackenzie’s ticket was the only one sold that matched all six numbers in the May 18 Powerball lottery drawing, which at the time had accumulated over the previous two months a record jackpot worth $590.5 million.
Washington, June 4 (ANI): Former US President Bill Clinton has been paid 500,000 dollars for a 45-minute speech in Israel honoring Israeli President Shimon Peres’ 90th birthday.
The Times of Israel reported the non-profit Jewish National Fund gave the amount to Clinton for the speech, which he will be giving at the Peres Academic Center in Rehovot on June 17.
As a brand in the West, Islam is, for many, pretty much at one of its lowest points, given the Woolwich attack and violent turmoil in many Muslim countries.
Even when you read an article published that defends Islam as a “religion of peace”, you can gauge the scepticism of readers from comments below.
One of the problems is those who endorse the religion have not been the most savoury of human beings – the likes of Osama Bin Laden and Saddam Hussein.
S.A. Salma Haseena has topped the Chennai schools in the SSLC exams held in March/April 2013. She secured 491 marks out of the total 500. Salma is the daughter of a junior engineer with Southern Railway. The results of Secondary School Leaving Certificate (SSLC) exams were released yesterday. Continuing the trend the girls outperformed boys with 93.7 pass percentage.
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The skeleton of a man who went missing last year has been found in a nala near Rajendra Nagar. It must be recalled that Mohammed Abdur Raheem alias Iqbal (52), resident of Sadat Nagar (Shaheen Nagar) was missing since august 31, 2012. His family members claimed that financers had kidnapped him. His wife Mrs. Raheemunnisa, two sons Abdul Ghafoor, Abdul Qader and two daughters Meherunnisa and Kausar Jahan had a hope that Iqbal will return home safely but they were shocked to receive his skeleton.
50-year-old ari Yugeshwari resident of Tarnaka is a principal in private school. She has been serving in the school for the past 12 years. Mrs. Yugeshwari’s husband is a Prof. in EFLU.
Men and women in large numbers queue up at Nilofer Hospital premises to receive ‘upma curry’ dished out by Parveen, Ranga Swami and Dasri Srinivas who serve breakfast free of cost among the attendants of children admitted at Nilofer Hospital.
An 87-year-old World War II veteran jumped out of an airplane thousands of feet over Ohio to raise money to help pay his sick great-grandson’s medical bills, on Saturday.
Clarence Turner of Fairfield, who parachuted along with an instructor, said that he wanted to generate attention for the plight of his 10-month-old great-grandson, the Fox News reported.
According to WLWT of Cincinnati, Julian Couch suffers from a lung disease that could require a transplant and is hospitalized in Columbus.
A fundraiser is planned for June 2.
Chandigarh-born Indian-American legal luminary Srikanth ‘Sri’ Srinivasan made history Thursday as the US Senate confirmed his nomination as a top US judge in a 97 to 0 vote.
Srinivasan, 46, currently principal deputy solicitor general of the US, would be the first judge of South Asian descent on the powerful appeals court for the American capital, often called the nation’s second-highest court.
A Muslim boy from Manipur has created history by topping the High School Leaving Certificate (HSLC) Examination 2013 conducted by Nagaland Board of School Education.
The boy, named Md. Helaluddin Shah, secured 96.16%, total of 577 marks out of 600. He is student of M.G.M. Higher Secondary School, Dimapur.
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A 22-year-old woman fled to Britain from the southern African nation of Swaziland and is seeking asylum after refusing to join the harem of 13 wives of Swazi king Mswati III.
Tintswalo Ngobeni fled to Britain after she caught the attention of the millionaire monarch, known for his lavish lifestyle, the Daily Mail reported.
As part of Swazi custom, 45-year-old King Mswati III is permitted to choose a new bride every year. He is father to 27 children. The king’s sixth wife escaped from the royal harem last year, citing years of “emotional and physical abuse” by her husband.
Arunima Sinha, a former national level volleyball player who had lost her left leg after being thrown off a moving train by some hoodlums, created history today by becoming the first Indian amputee to conquer Mount Everest.
25-year-old Sinha reached the summit of the highest peak in the world at 10.55 am today, as a member of the Eco Everest Expedition from the Tata Group, an official of the Tourism Ministry of Nepal said.
An 18-year-old Indian-origin girl in the US has developed a potentially revolutionary device that can charge a mobile phone in just 20 seconds, a media report said.
The charging device has been dubbed a supercapacitor by Esha Khare of Saratoga, California, the Daily Mail reported.
Khare won $50,000 for her invention at the Intel International Science and Engineering Fair, held in Phoenix.
Khare has only used her supercapacitor to power a light-emitting diode (LED), but says that one day her invention will power cell phones, cars and any gadget that requires a rechargeable battery.
Bhuvanya Vijay, a girl from Dehradun, has done Uttarakhand proud by emerging the all India topper this year in ICSE class XII board exminations with 99 per cent marks.
Ecstatic over her results declared yesterday Bhuvanya said she used to study for 12-14 hours every day while preparing for her exams.
A student of one of Dehradun’s leading schools St Joseph’s Academy, Bhuvanya participates in debates and recently won the Frank Anthony memorial debate contest of the ICSE board.
Kolkata, May 16 (ANI): Overcoming economic hurdles, a newspaper delivery boy, Shiv Kumar has successfully cleared the entrance examination of Indian Institute of Management (IIM), Joka in Kolkata, which is a premium management institute. “I got all the support in my education through my friends, family and teachers. But, I was not financially sound to pay my fees due to which I had to find someone who could pay for my education. So I phoned one of my customers, Krishna Vedvasan and he helped me by funding my fees for tenth, PUC, Engineering and CAT.
Padma Shri Aarif is not only famous in India as a badminton coach but has gained global acclaim. He has bolstered many talents such as Gopichand, Saina Nahewal and Jwala Gutta. Government of India bestowed him with Dronacharya award. Despite being a septuagenarian Aarif Saheb, considers badminton as his life, and the LB Stadium’s badminton court is witness that he guides his students standing for hours in the court. Born on 29th January 1944, Aarif Saheb was fascinated by several games but he espoused badminton. Here is an excerpt of his talk with F M Saleem.
On this past 3rd May, a history was created very silently in Assam by a young Muslim girl. Umme Fardina Adil did what female members of her Muslim community in the Northeast state could not do in the last 66 years of Independence. By cracking India’s most coveted Civil Services examination, Fardina became first Muslim woman to become IAS in Assam. Her historic achievement could not be hidden long.
This pint-sized boy is carrying a long stick of authority. He is the Mayor of Dorset, Minn., a small community near Park Rapids.
Mayor Robert “Bobbie” Tufts is calling the shots in the town, disciplining his subjects as well as staff. The boy yet to pass kindergarten gets the respect of townsmen for his wisdom. The mayor has a first lady named Sophia.
The town which has a population of only 22, has more restaurants than men and boasts itself to be the Restaurant Capital of the World.
Parveez Rasool, who became the first cricketer from Jammu and Kashmir to play in the Indian Premier League, has called his debut for Pune Warriors the “proudest day” of his life even though the team ended up on the losing side.
“This is the proudest day of my life. And the whole of Jammu and Kashmir was watching the match and I am proud of that. I feel really great. First of all, thanks to Almighty Allah, I have made it this far. It feels really nice to get an opportunity in the IPL and to be able to perform at this level,” Rasool told IPLT20.com.
Political pitch has been growing over hosting IPL matches in drought-hit Maharashtra. The opposition claims that lakhs of litres of water would be wasted watering the grounds and pitches in three stadiums. On the other hand the government claims that BJP is raising a controversy against the IPL on ‘unnecessary grounds and the revenue derived by the IPL will only benefit state residents. Amidst the hustle and bustle of conflicts and politics, there is a loan crusader in Maharashtra who is fighting a silent battle of water conservation for years.
The Kashmir Valley, although brimming with turmoil, has succeeded in producing a record performance in the civil services exam this year. With eight of its candidates cracking the top exam, Ruveda Salam, 27 years old, has turned out to be the first Muslim woman to clear the civil services exam from the Valley. Eleven candidates have cleared the exam from Kashmir this year, out of which, three are women. Ruveda Salam is from Kashmir and the other two are from the Jammu region. Ruveda Salam is the daughter of former deputy director general of Doordarshan. Dr.
I had never thought that because of Ms. Farzana I would become popular in the entire world and people would felicitate, garland me and my family would be declared as an exemplary family of India.
The manner in which Siasat Urdu Daily published a report about the wedding ceremony Ms. Farzana and uploaded the video clips resulted in getting messages of congatulations from all over the world. These are the words of the Hindu guardian Mr. G. Madhav Reddy who said this by responding to the felicitations done to him after the marriage of his Muslim daughter Ms. Farzana Begum.
Justice Bollampally Subhashan Reddy is held in great esteem in the field of judiciary. He became chief justice of Kerala and Madras. After serving as president Andhra Pradesh Human Rights Commission, now he is serving in the post of Lokayukta of the state. Subhashan Reddy was born on March 2, 1943 in a landlord family. After getting school education in Sultan Bazar and Chaderghat, he obtained degree in law and became advocate and then judge. He is famous for his judgments and firm approach regarding human rights.