IEEE Mangalore subsection hosts session on Personal Branding at BIT
Mangalore: The IEEE Mangalore Subsection, in collaboration with the IEEE Student Branch of Bearys Institute of Technology (BIT), organized an insightful session titled "Engineering Your Brand: Personal Branding for Success." The event took place at the International Seminar Hall of BIT, attracting enthusiastic participation from first-year engineering students.
The session was inaugurated with a welcome address by Dr. Abdullah Gubbi, who underscored the significance of holistic development in students. He highlighted the need for cultivating not only academic excellence but also personal and professional growth skills. Dr. Gubbi encouraged the students to leverage this session as an opportunity to learn strategies essential for building a strong personal brand early in their educational journey.
The keynote speaker, Mohammed Faizal, Head of the Center for Professional and Organizational Development (CPOD) at PACE, shared his expertise in personal branding and professional development. He emphasized the core principles of creating a robust personal brand, urging students to stay focused on their goals, uphold honesty in their endeavors, and maintain consistency in their efforts. Faizal also stressed the importance of viewing failures as valuable learning experiences, noting that the ability to "learn to fail" is crucial for achieving long-term success.
Furthermore, Faizal inspired the students to strive for a lasting impact in their professional lives, encouraging them to build a legacy that extends beyond individual accomplishments. His advice on developing and sustaining a personal brand was well-received, with students actively engaging in the interactive session.
The event concluded with a vote of thanks delivered by Prof. Joyson M from the Department of Basic Science, expressing gratitude to Faizal for his valuable insights and to the participants for their involvement.
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Vinod Tawde seeks apology from Kharge, Rahul through legal notice, warns of defamation lawsuit
Cash-for-vote row
New Delhi, Nov 22: BJP leader Vinod Tawde has demanded an apology from Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge and the Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi for making "false and baseless" allegations against him in the cash-for-votes incident in Maharashtra, saying if they don't he would sue them for defamation.
Tawde was accused by Bahujan Vikas Aghadi, a regional party, of distributing Rs 5 crore to woo voters, with its members barging into a hotel room on November 19 in a Mumbai suburb, where the BJP leader was present.
The former Maharashtra minister and BJP national general secretary claimed innocence, saying the alleged amount was not recovered in the probe by the Election Commission and police.
"The Congress only believes in spreading lies, and this incident is a proof of the party's low level politics to dent me and my party's image," Tawde said.
The two Congress leaders and the party spokesperson Supriya Shrinate seized on the row to accuse the BJP of using money power to influence the November 20 assembly polls in the state.
The legal notice sent to the three claimed that they were aware that they were pushing a "totally false story fabricated" by them.
"You all have deliberately, mischievously with the sole intention of damaging the reputation of our client intentionally fabricated the story distribution of money. You all have published false, baseless allegations against our client on various media for tarnishing his image in the eyes of right thinking people in the society," the notice read.
The Congress leaders were in a "great hurry" to damage Tawde's reputation, they did not bother to check the fact and or despite knowing the entire fact they made the false, baseless allegations, it said.
"The entire imputation made by you all are totally false, baseless, malicious and mala fide and as our client is in no way involved in any such illegal activity and as a responsible office bearer of the national political party he is aware of his duties," it added.
The notice demanded an "unconditional apology" to Tawde within 24 hours from the time the receipt of the notice, which was sent on November 21, and published in newspapers and X.
If they do not offer apology, then Tawde will initiate criminal proceedings under Section 356, which covers defamation, of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and also civil proceedings for the damages of Rs 100 crore against the three Congress leaders, the notice said.
