Mangaluru: Ullal Dargah to organize District level Qirath competition for Madrasa students
Mangaluru: The managing committee of Syed Madani Dargah of Ullal, popularly known as Ullal Dargah, on Tuesday said that it will organize ‘Talent Hunt’ competition for Madrasa students.
The event will be organized at Ullal as a part of the two-day’s annual program of the Ullal Dargah that will be held on February 23 and 24.
Addressing the reporters in a press meet at Mangaluru press club, Farooque Ullal, convener of the event said that, among several competitions for the Madrasa students, a Qirath (Quran reciting competition will also be organized on 23 February.
“Madrasa students from across the Dakshina Kannada District can participate in the Qirath competition on Feb 24, which will begin at 8.30 am” Farooque said.
“On Feb 24, we will also organize a health check up camp in association with Kanachur Hospital, wherein not just consultation, we will also arrange for the free supply of medicine during the camp” Farooque added.
Later in the evening on Feb 24, the committee will also felicitate the elected representatives of the local Muncipal Council, on their victory in their respective wards of Ullal. While a media centre of Ullal Dargah will also be inaugurated same evening.
Shaikhuna Usman Faizi Thodar, Principal, Ullal Syed Madani Arabic College will inaugurate the event, while MLA UT Khader will address the gathering.
Dargah Committee President Haji Abdul Rasheed will preside over the event.
Among other dignataries, Parliamentary Secretary to Chief Minister, Ivan D’Souza, MLC BM Farooque, District Waqf Advisory Board President, Haji U. K. Monu Kanachur, MLC, K Harish Kumar and others prominent social and political figures are expected to attend the event.
Dargah Committee Vice President, Bava Muhammad, other office bearers Naushad Abubaker, U.K Mustafa Bava, Haji A. K Mohiddin and U.P Ayyub were present at the press conference.
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Cong takes swipe at PM over India not being part of US-led 'Pax Silica' grouping
New Delh (PTI) The Congress on Saturday said it is perhaps not very surprising that India is not part of a US-led strategic initiative to build a secure silicon supply chain, given the "sharp downturn" in the Trump-Modi ties, and asserted that it would have been to "our advantage if we had been part of this group".
Congress general secretary in charge of communications Jairam Ramesh took a swipe at Prime Minister Narendra Modi, saying the news of India not being part of the group comes after the PM had enthusiastically posted on social media about a telephone call with his "once-upon-a-time good friend and a recipient of many hugs in Ahmedabad, Houston, and Washington DC".
In a lengthy post on X, Ramesh said, "According to some news reports, the US has excluded India from a nine-nation initiative it has launched to reduce Chinese control on high-tech supply chains. The agreement is called Pax Silica, clearly as a counter to Pax Sinica. The nations included (for the moment at least) are the US, Japan, the Republic of Korea, Singapore, the Netherlands, the United Kingdom, Israel, the United Arab Emirates, and Australia."
"Given the sharp downturn in the Trump-Modi ties since May 10th, 2025, it is perhaps not very surprising that India has not been included. Undoubtedly, it would have been to our advantage if we had been part of this group."
"This news comes a day after the PM had enthusiastically posted on his telephone call with his once-upon-a-time good friend and a recipient of many hugs in Ahmedabad, Houston, and Washington DC," the Congress leader asserted.
The new US-led strategic initiative, rooted in deep cooperation with trusted allies, has been launched to build a secure and innovation-driven silicon supply chain.
According to the US State Department, the initiative called 'Pax Silica' aims to reduce coercive dependencies, protect the materials and capabilities foundational to artificial intelligence (AI), and ensure aligned nations can develop and deploy transformative technologies at scale.
The initiative includes Japan, South Korea, Singapore, the Netherlands, the United Kingdom, Israel, the United Arab Emirates, and Australia. With the exception of India, all other QUAD countries -- Japan, Australia and the US -- are part of the new initiative.
New Delhi will host the India-AI Impact Summit 2026 on February 19-20, focusing on the principles of 'People, Planet, and Progress'. The summit, announced by Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the France AI Action Summit, will be the first-ever global AI summit hosted in the Global South.
Prime Minister Modi and US President Trump on Thursday discussed ways to sustain momentum in the bilateral economic partnership in a phone conversation amid signs of the two sides inching closer to firming up a much-awaited trade deal.
The phone call between the two leaders came on a day Indian and American negotiators concluded two-day talks on the proposed bilateral trade agreement that is expected to provide relief to India from the Trump administration's whopping 50 per cent tariffs on Indian goods.
In a social media post, Modi had described the conversation as "warm and engaging".
"We reviewed the progress in our bilateral relations and discussed regional and international developments. India and the US will continue to work together for global peace, stability and prosperity," Modi had said without making any reference to trade ties.
