Bihar IPS Officer to
Coach IIT-JEE in Karnataka
The Hindu, May 31, 2010
Abhayanand,
IPS officer from Bihar of the Super-30 fame and the passionate
professor of Physics, will soon be coaching 17 aspirants of IIT-JEE in
Karnataka through a videoconferencing arrangement being made by a group
called ‘Lead-30' in Bangalore. The group has identified these
17
out of the 1,512 students who applied for the specialised coaching. Mr.
Abhayanand spent a day in Bangalore to choose the young ones, a mixed
group from Karnataka and Kerala who have just passed their SSLC. The
arrangement would prepare them for both their PUC exam and the
IIT-JEE. (more)
Jubilation as road ends
for Qasab
Arab News, May 7, 2010
MUMBAI:
Thousands of people rejoiced and danced on streets after an Indian
judge on Thursday condemned to death the sole surviving Pakistani
gunman from the 2008 Mumbai siege. Judge M.L. Tahaliyani imposed the
death penalty against Pakistani national Mohammed Ajmal Amir Qasab on
four counts of murder, waging war against India, conspiracy and
terrorism offenses. (more)
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Fareed Zakaria Returns Anti-Defamation League Award
ILLUME, August 6, 2010
Indian-American
journalist Fareed Zakaria returned an award he received from the
Anti-Defamation League due to the group's opposition to the proposed
"Ground Zero Mosque." Zakaria says he could not "in good conscience"
keep the Hubert H. Humphrey First Amendment Freedoms Prize plaque or
the $10,000 honorarium he received in 2005. (more)
J Street supports 'Ground Zero' Mosque Project
J Street, August 2, 2010
Appalled
by the opposition to plans by American Muslims to build a community
center in lower Manhattan modeled after Jewish Community Centers
(JCC's) and Y's all over the country, J Street is collecting petitions
in support of religious freedom and against anti-Muslim bigotry.
American and Jewish heritage are both grounded in a strong belief in
equality, justice, and religious freedom. If freedom can be denied to a
single person because of who they are, it can happen to anyone of
us. (more)
India: Help "LEAD -
Rahmani 30" project for IIT-JEE in Karnataka & Kerala
LEAD
Trust is a non-profit organization formed on 24th October 2009 by a
group of highly qualified professionals and academicians of Bengaluru
city (India). It aims to identify and coach students who are brilliant,
but due to inadequate awareness of good educational opportunities
coupled with their poor economical condition are unable to get into
prestigious academic institutes and pursue their dream careers. (more) |