The nomination of Dr. Mahboob Sadal Khan for the Padma Shri Award 2026 in Healthcare and Medicine has drawn national attention to the Mewat region of Rajasthan. The development highlights Mewat’s growing role in global healthcare outreach and medical tourism linked to India.
Dr. Khan, a healthcare entrepreneur from Kaman, has worked for years to facilitate quality medical treatment for patients from Africa and the Middle East. His efforts have strengthened India’s position as an international healthcare destination and supported foreign healthcare and education inflows. Observers view this work as contributing to economic engagement and diplomatic links with developing regions.
Members of the medical fraternity and public representatives have welcomed the nomination. Many describe it as recognition of long term humanitarian service, international healthcare collaboration, and community driven medical initiatives emerging from rural Rajasthan.
In 2021, Dr. Khan received the African Icon Award from ICRED Africa for efforts aimed at improving healthcare access across African nations. International governments, healthcare institutions, and diplomatic missions have acknowledged his role in enabling affordable and advanced treatment options.
Dr. Khan began his career in the pharmaceutical sector with Sun Pharmaceuticals and Intas Biopharmaceuticals. His work included cancer product marketing and clinical trials at AIIMS New Delhi. During this phase, he assisted thousands of patients in accessing free tertiary care and supported community healthcare through large ophthalmology camps in Kaman with the Venu Eye Institute.
He later established healthcare and medical supply operations in Africa and founded AL-SADAL Services Pvt. Ltd. The organisation operates in India, Oman, and Nigeria across medical tourism, education services, and healthcare partnerships. It also supports economically weaker international patients through treatment facilitation and humanitarian assistance.
Dr. Khan authored Help and Assistance Guide, endorsed by the Nigerian High Commission. His work spans COVID 19 relief, cancer clinical trials, free medical camps, and India Nigeria healthcare cooperation through the Nigeria India Business Council.
source: http://www.radiancenews.com / Radiance News / Home> Latest News> Report / by Radiance News Bureau / January 03rd, 2026
A pioneering education initiative of the Bidar based Shaheen Group of Institutions has received state level recognition for its sustained work with school dropouts. The Academic Intensive Care Unit, known as AICU, won the annual award of the Karnataka Bal Vikas Academy for helping thousands of children return to formal education.
The award was presented on Tuesday at a ceremony in Belagavi. Minister Laxmi Hebbalkar handed over the honour to Shaheen Group founder and chairman Abdul Qadeer. The academy cited the project’s long term impact and structured support system for students who had discontinued schooling.
Dr. Abdul Qadeer said the AICU programme has functioned for nearly fifteen years. Around 800 students benefit every year. More than half receive free education. The programme remains open throughout the year and admits students between the ages of 12 and 20. Any student who has dropped out at any stage of schooling is eligible.
There is no entrance test. Students undergo one year of focused academic training in all subjects, with special attention to weak areas. Learners from outside Karnataka also receive Kannada language support. After training, students enter regular classes according to age and learning level. In the following year, they appear for SSLC examinations and then move to pre university courses.
The group also runs parallel programmes for slow learners and madrasa graduates. A foundation course supports students facing difficulty at the pre university stage. The Hifzul Quran Plus course equips madrasa graduates with science, mathematics and language skills.
Each teacher mentors six students, ensuring close academic guidance. Across its special programmes, the Shaheen Group supports around 7,500 learners. Another 5,000 madrasa graduates study under a government supported programme run with the Minorities Department. Education officials and academy members attended the award ceremony.
source: http://www.radiancenews.com / Radiance News / Home> Education> Latest News> Report / by Radiance News Bureau / December 18th, 2025
Karnataka Cabinet Approves Premji Foundation’s Rs 1,000 Crore Hospital For Organ Transplant In Bengaluru
The Karnataka Cabinet has approved the signing of a memorandum of understanding with the Azim Premji Foundation to establish a super-specialty hospital for organ transplantation in Bengaluru at an estimated cost of Rs 1,000 crore.
Under the MoU, the Foundation will be allotted 10 acres of land on a 99-year lease at the premises of the Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Chest Diseases. The hospital will be developed near the Nimhans campus and is expected to significantly strengthen organ transplant infrastructure in the state.
Medical Education Minister Dr Sharan Prakash Patil said the project will be implemented in phases, with a 300-bed hospital to be completed within three years. The facility will later be expanded to a 1,000-bed hospital over five years, offering all major organ transplant services, including liver, kidney, heart and intestine transplants. The location is expected to facilitate organ harvesting from brain-dead donors.
The project will follow a public–philanthropic partnership model, with the Azim Premji Foundation bearing the entire cost of construction and operations, while the state government provides the land. The Foundation is expected to spend around Rs 350 crore annually to run the hospital.
The state government noted that Karnataka currently has more than 5,000 patients awaiting kidney transplants and over 1,000 patients in need of liver transplants. Of the total bed capacity, 70 per cent will be reserved free of cost for economically weaker sections, particularly below-poverty-line families. The remaining 30 per cent of beds will be available to other patients under the Ayushman Bharat Arogya Karnataka (ABArK) scheme.
The hospital will be governed by a board comprising the medical education minister, the department secretary and the finance secretary, and will be named after the Azim Premji Foundation. The existing Institute of Gastroenterology Sciences and Organ Transplant (IGOT) Hospital will continue functioning and is expected to be taken over by the Foundation-run hospital in the future.
The state government said the project will benefit not only Karnataka but also patients from across the country, positioning Bengaluru as a major hub for advanced organ transplant care.
source: http://www.vohnetwork.com / VOH, Voice of Health / Home> Hospitals & Providers / by Team VOH / January 04th, 2025
Renowned educationist and thought leader Rashid Nayyer was conferred the Lifetime Achievement in Education Award at the Edupreneur Conference & Educational Excellence Awards 2025, held on December 21 at Hotel The Panache near Gandhi Maidan here.
The conference was organised by the Maeeshat Foundation, Mumbai, in collaboration with the Falcon Group of Institutions, Bengaluru, and Great India Academy (GIA), Madhubani, Bihar. Over 100 educators, school founders, administrators, and social leaders from across India participated in the event.
Held under the theme “Human Intelligence + Artificial Intelligence = The New Education Equation,” the conference focused on AI integration, institutional sustainability, teacher development, and holistic learning models.
Delivering the keynote address, Nayyer stressed the need to move beyond rote learning and focus on character building, skill development, and social responsibility. The award recognised his decades-long contribution to strengthening access to quality education, particularly in underserved regions of Bihar.
The event also featured presentations by Dr Abdul Subhan (Falcon Group) and Najmul Huda Sani (GIA), who highlighted innovations in school governance, AI-enabled curricula, and infrastructure development.
The Edupreneur National Excellence Awards 2025 were also presented. Key awardees included Ikram Rahman (Edupreneur of the Year), Al-Manar Educare (Best Innovative School, East India), Tarbiyah Public School, Malda (Best Use of Technology), and Mohammad Sabir (Best Principal of the Year).
Organisers said the conference aimed to create a national platform for sharing best practices and strengthening value-based, skill-oriented education.
source: http://www.muslimmirror.com / Muslim Mirror / Home> Positive Story / by Muslim Mirror / December 27th, 2025
Life, at times, chooses the most unexpected moments to introduce us to extraordinary souls
December 22, 2025, began like many days in my life – packed, restless, and unforgiving. I was in Dushanbe, Tajikistan, where winter had wrapped the city in silence. Snow fell gently, yet relentlessly. The temperature hovered below zero, biting through layers of clothing and fatigue alike.
As dawn broke, I boarded my first flight – Dushanbe to Delhi. A journey of nearly 1,350 kilometres, around 3.0 hours in the air, crossing borders, time zones, and climates. When the aircraft descended into Delhi, the contrast felt surreal – 22°C, sunlight replacing snow, warmth replacing numbness.
There was no pause. From Delhi to Hyderabad – another 1,250 kilometres, roughly 2 hours of flight – followed by a 3-hour layover that felt longer than it was. And then the final leg: Hyderabad to Calicut, close to 725 kilometres, carrying me not just across India, but toward a meeting that would quietly redefine my understanding of strength.
By the time I landed in Calicut (Kozhikode), exhaustion sat heavily on my shoulders. Yet, something deeper pulled me forward.
Next day early morning alongside Dr. Thouseef Ahmed Madekeri, we headed straight to a school event and other meetings followed by another surprised meeting organised with warmth and purpose by M. Dawood Sahib. I assumed it would be another meaningful gathering.
I was wrong. That evening, I met history disguised as humility. Meeting a Warrior, Not in Armour – but in assistive limbs. The special guest was introduced simply. “Saeed Asim… and his father.” No grand announcement. No dramatic buildup.
Yet, the moment I saw him – calm, composed, eyes filled with clarity far beyond his age – I knew this was not an ordinary young man.
Muhammed Aasim P, born on 1st February 2006, a native of Velimanna, Kozhikode, Kerala, came into this world with 90% physical disability. What most people don’t know – what history often forgets – is that doctors advised his parents to abort him. They spoke of limitations. Of suffering. Of a life not worth living.
But Muhammed Shaheed and Jamseena, his parents, chose faith over fear. They chose love over medical predictions. They chose to accept Allah’s will wholeheartedly, ready to face every consequence – together.
That decision did not just give birth to a child. It gave birth to a movement.
A Child Who Changed a Village Before He Changed the World
While most children learn to write alphabet, Asim learned to question injustice. As a student of Velimanna Government Lower Primary School, he noticed something adults had accepted for decades – the school stopped at lower primary. Children had to travel far or drop out.
From a wheelchair, Asim challenged the system. He wrote letters. Filed petitions. Knocked on doors of power.
His fight reached the Prime Minister’s Office, the National Commission for Protection of Child Rights, the Kerala State Human Rights Commission, and the Kerala High Court.
The result?
The school was upgraded to an Upper Primary School.
Today, over 800 students study there.
And Asim didn’t stop. Now, the fight to upgrade it to a High School stands before the Honourable Supreme Court of India. A boy with 90% disability carried the educational future of an entire village on his shoulders.
No One Should Drown Because They Don’t Know How to Swim
Asim once did not know how to swim. Yet, when he learned that around three people drown every day in Kerala, he decided fear had no place in purpose. What followed stunned the nation. He swam over 800 meters across the mighty Periyar River – in 1 hour and 1 minute. Not once. Not twice. “More than 40 times.”
This earned him recognition from:
Asian Book of Records,
India Book of Records, and
World Records Union.
They began calling him “The Warrior of Periyar.” But Asim never celebrated records. He celebrated lives saved.
From a Wheelchair to the World’s Biggest Stages
To push his school’s cause further, Asim undertook a 52-day wheelchair journey, covering 450+ kilometres from Velimanna to the Secretariat in Thiruvananthapuram. No luxury. No shortcuts. Only belief.
In 2021, the world noticed. Out of 169 nominations from 39 countries, Asim became one of the Top 3 Finalists of the International Children’s Peace Prize, announced by Nobel Laureate Desmond Tutu’s foundation – a platform that once honoured Malala Yousafzai and Greta Thunberg.
The Pool Where History Was Rewritten
Then came sports. Not sympathy sports. Competitive sports. At the National Para Swimming Championships, Asim didn’t just participate – he dominated.
9 Gold Medals at Kerala State level (3 consecutive years)
3 Gold Medals with National Records at the 24th Nationals (Goa)
Awarded Best Para Swimmer of the Year, from the Chief Minister of Goa
In Paris, at the Para Swimming World Series, he became the first Indian S2-category swimmer to receive international classification.
Today: World Rank: 8th and Asia Rank: 2nd. Yet, he remains largely unknown to the Indian community.
From Velimanna to the FIFA World Cup
In 2022, Asim walked onto football’s biggest stage – the FIFA World Cup in Qatar.
He met Ghanim Al Muftah, walked alongside Messi, Mbappé, Giroud, and shared the field during the Argentina vs France Final. A boy once advised to be aborted… Now walking with legends.
Asim says:
“A person becomes incomplete only when fear conquers the mind.”
He dreams of flying in an airplane. Of climbing Mount Everest. Of representing India at:
2026 Asian Para Games,
Commonwealth Para Games, and
2028 Los Angeles Paralympics.
He serves millions through his foundation – Aasim Velimanna Foundation, guided by one motto: “Embracing the Inclusive Excellence.”
A Message for Parents, Children, and All of Us
That evening at Calicut beach, watching Asim sit beside his father – quiet, grounded, grateful – I felt something shift inside me.
This was not just a success story. It was a lesson in acceptance.
To parents: Never fear Allah’s decree. The child you are asked to abandon may be the one destined to inspire the world. To children and youth: Your limitation is not your body; it is your belief. To all of us: Thank the Almighty for whatever He has given. Every challenge is a hidden invitation to rise.
From snowfall to shoreline… From silence to standing ovations… From a wheelchair to the world’s top stage…
Saeed Asim is not just climbing records. He is lifting humanity with him. And his life whispers a truth we must never forget: “If I can do it, so can you.”
source: http://www.radiancenews.com / Radiance News / Home> Features> Focus / by Syed Azharuddin / Radiance News Bureau / January 02nd,2025
As many as 10 Muslims have won the 2025 Municipal Council President elections in different parts of Maharashtra results of which were declared on Monday.
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Mumbai:
As many as 10 Muslims have won the 2025 Municipal Council President elections in different parts of Maharashtra results of which were declared on Monday.
According to the final results of the 2025 Maharashtra local body elections (Nagar Parishads or Municipal Council, and Nagar Panchayat or Municipal Panchayat), the Mahayuti alliance comprising of the BJP, Shiv Sena (Eknath Shinde) and the NCP (Ajit Pawar) swept the polls winning 207 of the 288 local bodies.
On the other hand, the Maha Vikas Aghadi of Congress, Shiv Sena (Uddhav Thackeray) and NCP (Sharad Pawar) could win just 44 local bodies.
But what surprised the pollsters is the victory of as many as 10 Muslims in the Municipal Council President elections.
The Presidents of the local bodies were elected in Maharashtra by direct voting unlike the earlier practice where councilors were electing the Municipal Council Presidents.
Muslims in Maharashtra Local Bodies
As per the final election results announced by the Maharashtra State Election Commission, 03 of the 10 Muslims who won the president elections in the state are from Aurangabad district.
Of them, Aamir Patel of Congress won the Municipal Council President elections from Khuldabad. Khuldabad is the City where Mughal Emperor Aurangzeb is buried, and his tomb is located.
In Sillod, Samir Abdus Sattar, son of local MLA and former minister Abdus Sattar, won the president election as Shiv Sena (Eknath Shinde) candidate.
Shaikh Farheen Javed Seth of the Congress won the Municipal Council President election from Kannad.
As per the Bhokardan Municipal Council Election Result 2025, Samreen Mirza defeated former Union Minister Rao Saheb Danve in a high profile poll.
Other Muslims, who won the 2025 elections, are Aasif Khan (Pathri in Prabhani district), Mehreen Bilal Chaush (Majalgaon in Beed district), Dr Aafrin (Balapur in Akola district) and Shaikh Parveen (Ausa in Osmanabad district).
Likewise, Farida Bano Punjabi of All India Majlis e Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) has won the Municipal Council President election from Karanja Lad in Washim district. Along with Farida Bano, 17 AIMIM candidates have also won as councilors in Karanja Lad.
Overall the AIMIM of Asaduddin Owaisi has won 87 seats including 1 post of council president in Karanja. The AIMIM has won 13 seats in Buldhana, 11 seats in Akola, 17 seats in Karanja, 07 seats each in Yewatmal and Amravati, 02 seats each in Kamti, Nanded, Beed and Udgir, and 04 seats in Jalgaon.
source: http://www.ummid.com / Ummid.com / Home>Maharashtra / by ummid.com news network / December 23rd, 2025
Mr. Junaid Malik, Senior Research Fellow in the Department of Law at Aligarh Muslim University, has won the Best Paper Award at the 6th International Conference on “Law and Technology: Ethics, Regulation and Innovation.”
The conference was organised by IPEM Law Academy, Ghaziabad, in collaboration with Uttara University, Dhaka, and RV University, Bengaluru, and saw participation from national and international scholars, academicians and legal experts.
Mr. Malik’s paper, titled “Balancing Privacy and Public Interest: The Emerging Landscape of the Right to be Forgotten in India,” was commended for its strong doctrinal analysis, contemporary relevance and nuanced engagement with constitutional values in the digital age.
He is currently pursuing his PhD under the supervision of Dr. Mohammad Nasir, Assistant Professor in the Department of Law at Aligarh Muslim University.
source: http://www.radiancenews.com / Radiance News / Home> Awards> Latest News / by Radiance News Bureau / December 16th, 2025
Syed Tahseen Ahmed, Board Director of Sahyog Urban Thrift and Credit Cooperative Society, was honoured with the Loknayak Jayaprakash Smriti Award for Excellence in the Business Sector on December 21, 2025, in recognition of his leadership in building a cooperative model rooted in self-reliance and financial dignity.
The award recognises Ahmed’s role in shaping Sahyog as an institution that addresses a critical gap in access to credit for working-class communities. Sahyog Urban Thrift and Credit Cooperative Society was established to support labourers, street vendors, small shopkeepers, skilled workers, and young people seeking self-employment – groups that are often denied assistance by conventional banks due to collateral and interest-related constraints.
Sahyog operates on principles of mutual trust and cooperation. Through its microfinancing model, the society provides financial assistance without interest, does not demand heavy collateral, and offers simple, installment-based repayment. The objective, according to the society, is not merely to provide loans but to enable members to build sustainable livelihoods with dignity and self-respect.
Under Mr. Ahmed’s guidance, Sahyog has evolved into more than a financial cooperative. It functions as a community-driven movement that encourages members to become economically independent and, in turn, support others within the cooperative framework. Members are able to start or expand small businesses, improve employment prospects, and secure greater financial stability for their families.
The Loknayak Jayaprakash Smriti Awards are presented to individuals whose work reflects integrity, social commitment, and long-term institutional vision. The jury cited Sahyog’s steady growth and community impact as evidence of a responsible and inclusive approach to enterprise.
source: http://www.radiancenews.com / Radiance News / Home> Latest News> Report / by Radiance News Bureau / December 30th, 2025
A glimpse into how Aahil Ayaz channelled his experiences in tennis and pickleball to start a business
At an age when most youngsters are busy with studies and video games, 17-year-old Aahil Ayaz has chartered a new course to merge his sporting talent with business.
Ayaz began his journey as a successful tennis player at 15, and won the gold in the world pickleball championship India series held recently.
He was not only a semifinalist at the ITF Under-18 Tennis Championship, but also represented Karnataka in the national pickleball tournament, before transitioning to coaching. He recognised the potential for pickleball and saw an opportunity to combine his passion with promotion of this emerging sport.
He founded Stryde Sports to make pickleball a community event in all corners of Bengaluru.
At Stryde Sports, Ayaz not only organised pickleball events, but also offered coaching services and his efforts found support from the World Pickleball Association.
Talking about his foray into the business side of sports, Aahil says, ”I noticed pickleball’s fast growth and a gap in quality events for its community. I wanted to bridge that gap and that is how Stryde Sports started. The idea was simple: create high-quality, community-driven tournaments that elevate the experience for players.”
While many may see their lack of experience as a deterrent, Aahil says he always believed age was never a defining factor for anything. “Coming from a sports background, discipline and competition were already part of my mindset. I realised early on that I wanted to build something that created opportunities for others too. That drive pushed me to start young and keep executing instead of waiting for the right time.”
“Sports taught me discipline, focus, and resilience — qualities that shaped how I approach business today. Coaching tennis and mentoring over 100 students, helped me see the bigger picture of leadership, teamwork, and impact beyond personal performance.”
And while all this may seem quite overwhelming for most, let alone a teenager, Aahil says this is just the beginning. “We are building a platform where young founders can pitch their ideas where successful entrepreneurs invest, mentor, and back new visionaries. Talent is everywhere; it just needs the right stage. This isn’t a project. It’s a movement.”
source: http://www.thehindu.com / The Hindu / Home> News> Cities> Bengaluru / by Kalyan Ashok / December 25th, 2025
The Madras High Court has invoked a famous Hadith of Prophet Muhammad on prompt and fair payment upon completion of work, while directing the Madurai Municipal Corporation to settle the long-pending professional fees claimed by its former lawyer. The judgment has come as a pleasant surprise in the present atmosphere of hostility towards Islam and Muslims.
While deciding the case on December 19, Justice G.R. Swaminathan at the High Court’s Madurai Bench referred to the prophetic saying – “Pay the worker before his sweat dries” – and observed that this principle was only a facet of fairness and was eminently applicable in labour jurisprudence. The court’s observations have upheld the truth and timelessness of Islamic principles of justice and fairness.
By citing Prophet Muhammad’s saying to stress the moral duty of employers to pay workers without delay, the Judge came to the aid of a lawyer struggling to recover his unpaid legal fees from the Municipal Corporation. The court observed that the principle of fairness should equally apply to labour and service jurisprudence.
Justice Swaminathan directed the Municipal Corporation to settle the lawyer’s fees and censured the practice of engaging advocates who charge a hefty sum for a single appearance in court, citing an instance when a senior counsel was paid Rs. 4 lakh per appearance. “The university, which is pleading that its financial situation is such that it is unable to pay the dues of its retired staff, has no difficulty in paying exorbitant fees to its counsel,” he said.
Additional Advocate Generals appeared even for small matters where their presence was not really required and where even a “novice of the government counsel could handle,” the court observed. “All this for a few pennies. Marking appearance is a matter of money. It is time an audit is undertaken regarding the payment of fees to the law officers,” the Judge noted.
Coming to the rescue of the Municipal Corporation’s former standing counsel P. Thirumalai who sought a direction to the civic body to pay Rs. 13.05 lakh due for him as fee for representing it in numerous cases, Justice Swaminathan said: “Pay the worker before his sweat dries is an instruction attributed to the Holy Prophet (PBUH).”
“This principle is only a facet of fairness and is eminently applicable in labour jurisprudence. It can also be invoked in the case at hand,” the judgement stated, while making it clear that timely payment is not just a legal requirement but also a matter of basic justice.
The Prophet’s famous saying has been narrated as a Hadith from Abdullah bin Umar, saying: The Messenger of Allah (PBUH) said, “Give the worker his wages before his sweat dries.” (Sunan Ibn Majah). The command to give wages before the sweat dries is a metaphor. It is a form of excellence to pay someone before they finish the job and it becomes an injustice if one does not pay them after they complete the job.
The writ petition was filed by the standing counsel for Madurai City Municipal Corporation for over 14 years from 1992 to 2006. He had represented the Corporation in the Madurai district courts. His grievance was that the Corporation had not settled his fee bills. Hence, he filed a writ in 2006 seeking the payment.
According to the petitioner, the Corporation had to pay him Rs. 14.07 lakh, but it paid only Rs. 1.02 lakh and a balance of Rs. 13.05 lakh remained to be paid. The petitioner had appeared in 818 cases, the Judge noted, and recorded submissions that the lawyer was in penurious circumstances and unable to even afford the cost of obtaining certified copies.
The court directed the Legal Services Authority attached to the Madurai district court to verify the list of cases, obtain certified copies and provide them to the petitioner within two months.
Upon submission of the verified fee bills, the Municipal corporation was directed to settle the bills within a further two months without interest.
While upholding the Islamic principles of justice, the judgment has also sent a strong message to government bodies and public institutions on the need to treat legal professionals fairly, ensure prompt payment for services rendered, and review excessive spending on senior counsels, especially when ordinary matters can be handled by junior or regular government advocates.
Ironically, a Muslim Traffic Sub-Inspector, Afaq Khan, in Uttara Pradesh’s Kannauj was recently sent to the Police Lines as a punishment after being removed from active duty, following an event in which he referred to Prophet Muhmmad while addressing the students at a college on the issue of girls’ safety. Khan cited the Prophet’s saying: “A home in which a daughter is born is blessed with mercy.”
After a video of the programme went viral on social media platforms, members of Hindu right-wing organisations – Vishwa Hindu Parishad and Bajrang Dal – objected to it and filed a complaint, alleging that Khan was imparting religious teachings while in uniform. Subsequently, the Kannauj Superintendent of Police placed Khan on line duty.
In a state where the police personnel have been seen showering flowers during the Kanwar Yatra, and where the Sambhal Circle Officer Anuj Chaudhary was seen participating in a religious programme carrying a mace, Khan was removed from active duty as a punishment. On the other hand, the Madras High Court has invoked the Prophet’s saying in the case involving payment of wages.
source: http://www.indiatomorrow.net / India Tomorrow / Home> Economy> India Tomorrow Correspondent / December 23rd, 2025
