Category: People
New CEO of Haj Committee
Mr. Ataur Rahman will take over as the new CEO of the Central Haj Committee at Mumbai. He will succeed Dr. Shakir Hussain who will demit office on Jun [...]
Book Awarded:
The Story of Khadija by Saniyasnain Khan, a Delhi based author has bagged the Sharjah Children's Book Award. The award carries a cash prize of UAE Di [...]
Shirin Sharmin Chowdhury
Shirin Sharmin Chowdhury was elected Speaker of the Bangladesh Parliament called Sangsad on April 29. At 46, Shirin hold a Ph.D. in law from Essex Uni [...]
Arwa Al-Hujaili
Arwa Al-Hujaili has registered as the first woman advocate in Saudi Arabia on April 9. She would practice under Waleed Al-Abul Khair as an apprentice. [...]
Jamia Milia Vice-Chancellor Najeeb Jung
Jamia Milia Vice-Chancellor Najeeb Jung has been appointed to the 'Expert Committee' to consider Backwardness of the States and develop a composite D [...]
Meem Afzal:
Meem Afzal: Urdu journalist Meem Afzal, who earlier ran Urdu weekly Akhbar e Nau from Delhi has been appointed spokesperson of All India Congress Comm [...]
Three given Awards:
Mr. Chauhan presented the Shaheed Ashfaqullah Khan Award to Ms. Firoza Khan of Balaghat for service to minority education at the ceremony. Mr. Veteran [...]
Hafiz Amjad, Manippady resign
Karnataka State Urdu Academy chairman Hafiz Amjad Karnataki and Karnataka State Minorities Commission Chairman resigned from their respective posts on [...]
Nayeemul Hassan
Nayeemul Hassan, a Pakistani origin British citizen was elected Lord Mayor of Manchester on May 15. A Labour party councillor Nayeem had earlier been [...]
Dr. Suraiya Tarannum
Dr. Suraiya Tarannum, Professor and Head, Dept. of Electronics and Telecommunication Engineering, was conferred the "Shiksha Rattan Puraskar" on Apri [...]