Mangaluru student wins state karate gold, earns Karnataka team selection
Mangaluru: Ismail Nameer, a student of Huda International School, has won a gold medal at the 17th State-level Karate Championship and National Selection Trials, securing selection to the Karnataka state karate team.
Competing in the Junior category (16–17 years) in the -68 kg weight division, Nameer defeated the reigning state gold medallist in the final with a score of 8–4.
The win has earned him a place in the Karnataka team for the National Karate Championship 2026, which is scheduled to be held in March.
Nameer hails from Bhatkal and is the son of Nisar Ahmed Ruknuddin. His training has been under the guidance of Sensei Nadeem and Sensei Amar Shabandri.
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PM Modi, Serbian prez discuss ways to deepen cooperation across multiple sectors
New Delhi (PTI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday met President of Serbia Aleksandar Vučić and discussed ways to deepen cooperation in areas such as defence, manufacturing, fertilisers and infrastructure.
The meeting took place on the sidelines of the India AI Impact Summit being held here from February 16-20.
"Met President Aleksandar Vučić on the sidelines of the India AI Impact Summit. We discussed ways to deepen cooperation in areas such as defence, manufacturing, DPI, fertilisers and infrastructure. For many years, India and Serbia have worked closely and I am confident our ties will gain even more momentum in the times to come," Modi wrote on X.
Vučić said the two leaders were proud of the friendship between Serbia and India, and the people of the two nations.
"India is a reliable and important partner for us, and we want to deepen economic exchange and encourage new investment projects. I am especially happy because India wants significant participation in the Serbian #Expo," he said in a post on X in Serbian.
The India AI Impact Expo features more than 600 high-potential startups and 13 country pavilions showcasing international collaboration in the artificial intelligence (AI) ecosystem. Over 20 heads of state, 60 ministers and 500 global AI leaders are attending the summit.
