Mangaluru youth Minan Hussain secures seat at prestigious IIT Roorkee on government quota
Mangaluru, July 24: In a proud moment for the coastal region, a youth from Deralakatte on the outskirts of Mangaluru has secured admission to the prestigious Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Roorkee, one of the top educational institutions in the country.
The student, Minan Moydhu Hussain, aged 18, is the son of Moydhu Kunhi from Adkasthala in Enmakaje village of Manjeshwar Taluk, and Hawwa Moydhu from Mangaluru Taluk.
Minan completed his primary, secondary and pre-university education in Mumbai and Mangaluru. Initially, he had prepared for the NEET exam with the goal of pursuing MBBS. However, he later changed his mind and decided to pursue engineering instead. He went on to appear for both JEE Mains and JEE Advanced exams and successfully secured a seat at IIT Roorkee through the government quota.
He is now all set to begin his higher education journey at the prestigious IIT campus in Uttarakhand.
Speaking about his journey, Minan said, “I had initially planned to study MBBS after appearing for NEET. But later I changed my decision and wanted to get into an IIT. I prepared for JEE Mains and Advanced, and now I’m looking forward to pursuing higher studies at IIT Roorkee.”
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Attack on Indian-flagged merchant ship off Oman coast unacceptable: MEA
New Delhi (PTI): An Indian-flagged commercial vessel has come under attack off the coast of Oman but all its 14 crew members are safe, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said on Thursday.
It is not immediately known who carried out the strike on the vessel on Wednesday.
The MEA described the attack as "unacceptable".
"The attack on an Indian-flagged ship off the coast of Oman yesterday is unacceptable and we deplore the fact that commercial shipping and civilian mariners continue to be targeted," it said.
"All Indian crew on board are safe and we thank the Omani authorities for rescuing them," it said.
The MEA said India reiterates that targeting commercial shipping and endangering innocent civilian crew members, or otherwise impeding freedom of navigation and commerce, should be avoided.
The vessel was sailing from Somalia and the strike triggered a fire that led to sinking of the vessel, it is learnt.
The crew members were rescued by Oman's Coast Guard and taken to Diba port.
At least two other Indian-flagged ships have been attacked since the war between the US and Iran began on February 28.
The latest attack came amid the fragile security situation in the Strait of Hormuz.
