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Time of India
3 days ago
- Entertainment
- Time of India
Training regimen pays off for Spelling Bee champion
For the past year, Faizan Zaki , 13, had a schedule that would rival that of professional athletes. He trained five to six hours a day on weekdays and seven to eight hours on weekends. His reps were words. Lots and lots of words. That work paid off. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like Brenno: ten aparat słuchowy może zmienić wszystko w 2025 roku GEERS Undo He won the Scripps National Spelling Bee in cinematic fashion late Thursday, spelling the winning word "eclaircissement" without asking any questions, then fell to the ground as confetti poured over him. "I was just ready to get it over with," he said, surrounded by his family and friends, "I wasn't expecting this though." Live Events After coming in second at the 2024 final, he decided to take a bit of a different approach in preparing this year, to increase his speed and improve his vocabulary. Once he got home from school, he would open the dictionary and look for words he hadn't seen before. He'd keep track of them in a document, focusing on the definition and spelling of each word. This year, Faizan also studied specifically for the spell-off , the final tiebreaking round that cost him a win last year. Bruhat Soma defeated Faizan last year, spelling 29 words correctly to Faizan's 20 words. The spelloff was required to end the contest last year, but not this year. This was the first year he felt any external pressure, his mother, Arshia Quadri said, adding that she was relieved the pressure wasn't overwhelming. (Quadri said she felt like she was holding her breath until the finals Thursday night.) Faizan appeared relaxed Thursday, often strolling to the microphone with his hands in the pockets of his sweatshirt. Faizan has always loved learning. He started to read at 2, Quadri said, which she thought was simultaneously remarkable and not entirely significant. Then, at 3, he learned all of the countries of the world and their capitals, "which I have never known in my life," she said, laughing. By the time he was 4, people started telling Quadri and her husband, Zaki Anwar, about schools for gifted children. Faizan first appeared at the Scripps National Spelling Bee when he was 7. Through the years, Faizan has formed friendships on the road with fellow elite spellers. He credits those friends for keeping him calm before big events. If he feels nervous, he tells himself: "I think you know this word. You can do it." "That gets me pumped," he said.
Hindustan Times
3 days ago
- Entertainment
- Hindustan Times
Who are Faizan Zaki's parents? Scripps National Spelling Bee winner's father calls son ‘the GOAT'
Faizan Zaki won the 2025 Scripps National Spelling Bee after spelling the French word 'éclaircissement' correctly. The 13-year-old took home the coveted Scripps Cup along with $50,000 in cash and a commemorative medal as he bested over 240 contestants from across the country Thursday night. The young Indian-American 'loves words,' according to his mother, Arshia Quadri. Zaki, a seventh-grade student at C.M. Rice Middle School in Dallas, Texas, began his competitive spelling journey in 2019 when he was just 7 years old. In an interview with ABC Action News at the time, his parents, Quadri and Zaki Anwar, revealed that his interest in complex words began as a family activity. 'He loves it. I mean he loves the learning and words, and so that has been like, you know, it's just been very easy,' Quadri told the outlet, adding, 'We just want him to be happy and, you know, experience that. You know the whole experience of going to the bee.' 'And if he can spell a few words there and get to a few rounds, then good for him, that would be amazing,' Zaki's father added at the time. Thursday's competition was the teenager's fourth time participating in the Scripps National Spelling Bee. After he correctly spelt his winning word in the 21st round, Zaki lay on the floor ecstatic as confetti rained down. 'I'm definitely going to be having nightmares about that tonight,' he later said while standing next to the trophy, per Associated Press. Zaki's friend, Bruhat Soma, who beat him in the 'spell-off' tiebreaker last year, said, 'I think he cared too much about his aura.' Meanwhile, his father, Anwar, said, 'He's the GOAT. I actually believe that. He's really good, man. He's been doing it for so long, and he knows the dictionary in and out,' per the outlet.
Time of India
17-05-2025
- Time of India
Police arrest man for impersonating CP to access sensitive case details
1 2 3 Hyderabad: The Hyderabad cybercrime police have registered a case against a meat seller for impersonating the commissioner of police, Hyderabad, in a bid to illegally obtain information about an ongoing cybercrime investigation being handled by the Delhi police special cell . He was arrested on Friday and has been remanded to judicial custody. The incident came to light after a Delhi-based journalist, affiliated with a policing news portal, alerted the office of the Hyderabad police commissioner. The journalist reported that an individual claiming to be the CP had contacted her via WhatsApp, using a number previously assigned to the city's top police official. The impersonator requested FIR documents pertaining to a 2024 cybercrime case under investigation by the Delhi police special cell, involving an accused named Junaid Pasha. Acting swiftly, the Hyderabad police IT cell launched a probe into the complaint. Their investigation revealed that Mohammed Abdul Javed Quadri, a meat shop owner from the Charminar area, had been using the number 9490616000—formerly the official number of the CP—since April 2023. Quadri had allegedly configured the number with an auto-reply directing people to the commissioner's new contact details, thereby maintaining a facade of authenticity. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like Trade Bitcoin & Ethereum – No Wallet Needed! IC Markets Start Now Undo According to police sources, Quadri exploited residual communications sent to the outdated number and used the opportunity to fish for confidential information, particularly regarding the investigation into the case involving his associate, Pasha. His actions included responding to messages meant for the commissioner and misrepresenting himself to journalists and possibly others. The impersonation came under scrutiny when the journalist, growing suspicious of the unusual request, verified the commissioner's current contact details through official channels and reported the misuse via email to the CP's office. Following this, the cybercrime police registered a suo motu case against Quadri under sections 66C and 66D of the Information Technology Act, as well as sections 319(2) (cheating by personation) and 204 (impersonating a public servant) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita. "We have taken this breach seriously," said a senior cybercrime official. "We have contacted BSNL and have ensured that all phone numbers previously used by senior police officers have been deactivated if reassigned to private individuals," he added. Hyderabad: The Hyderabad cybercrime police have registered a case against a meat seller for impersonating the commissioner of police, Hyderabad, in a bid to illegally obtain information about an ongoing cybercrime investigation being handled by the Delhi police special cell. He was arrested on Friday and has been remanded to judicial custody. The incident came to light after a Delhi-based journalist, affiliated with a policing news portal, alerted the office of the Hyderabad police commissioner. The journalist reported that an individual claiming to be the CP had contacted her via WhatsApp, using a number previously assigned to the city's top police official. The impersonator requested FIR documents pertaining to a 2024 cybercrime case under investigation by the Delhi police special cell, involving an accused named Junaid Pasha. Acting swiftly, the Hyderabad police IT cell launched a probe into the complaint. Their investigation revealed that Mohammed Abdul Javed Quadri, a meat shop owner from the Charminar area, had been using the number 9490616000—formerly the official number of the CP—since April 2023. Quadri had allegedly configured the number with an auto-reply directing people to the commissioner's new contact details, thereby maintaining a facade of authenticity. According to police sources, Quadri exploited residual communications sent to the outdated number and used the opportunity to fish for confidential information, particularly regarding the investigation into the case involving his associate, Pasha. His actions included responding to messages meant for the commissioner and misrepresenting himself to journalists and possibly others. The impersonation came under scrutiny when the journalist, growing suspicious of the unusual request, verified the commissioner's current contact details through official channels and reported the misuse via email to the CP's office. Following this, the cybercrime police registered a suo motu case against Quadri under sections 66C and 66D of the Information Technology Act, as well as sections 319(2) (cheating by personation) and 204 (impersonating a public servant) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita. "We have taken this breach seriously," said a senior cybercrime official. "We have contacted BSNL and have ensured that all phone numbers previously used by senior police officers have been deactivated if reassigned to private individuals," he added.
