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Metro
4 days ago
- Metro
Boy, 16, killed in 'hit and run' was walking 'to pick up a takeaway'
A 16-year-old schoolboy killed in a suspected hit-and-run in Sheffield was on his way to pick up a takeaway, witnesses have said. Abdullah Yaser Abdullah Al Yazidi, known locally as Abdul, was walking along the pavement on Staniforth Road, in Darnall, when he was hit by a grey Audi on Wednesday afternoon. The car appeared to swerve towards three e-bike riders, crashing into one of them before hitting Abdul. He was taken to hospital but died of his injuries. The 18-year-old e-bike rider sustained serious injuries which are not life-threatening. Shabnam Begum, 34, witnessed the aftermath and arrived to crowds of people filming on their phones and emergency services. 'I crossed over and saw Abdul on the floor. His skin colour was pale and he had dry lips. There was screaming and shouting all around,' she told Metro. 'I went back to my home and grabbed some bedsheets and returned to cover him up. 'It was heartbreaking to witness. He was in the wrong place at the wrong time.' Shabnam has lived in the area for around 20 years and said that Abdul worked in what locals call the 'red shop' with his older brother and dad by the Al-Shafeey Centre mosque. 'His dad sent him to pick up a takeaway before it happened,' she added. The mum-of-two lives across the road from where the crash occurred and said Abdul, his dad, older brother and sister moved to Darnall to escape war-torn Yemen six months ago. Abdul's mum later joined the family once they had settled in to their new life in the UK. 'He was a very happy child who would always give it his 100% in the shop because he came from a war-torn country,' she said. 'He was a beautiful young boy. I can never forget his smile every time I visited the shop. 'I would often ask if he was ok in the shop and he would put his little thumb up.' Shabnam said that people in the community are meant to be celebrating Eid but the mood is subdued since Abdul's death. She said that speeding on the main road has been an issue for many years with many drivers going over the 20mph limit. Shabnam says she feels unsafe in the area following the crash because Abdul was hit on the pavement. 'I'm always extra careful looking both ways before I cross the road since the crash. 'It has really impacted people in the local area but what is nice is that the community has come together to remember him.' A 20-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of murder and attempted murder. A 26-year-old man arrested on suspicion of assisting an offender has now been re-arrested on suspicion of murder and attempted murder. They both remain in police custody. Two people, a man, aged 46, and a woman, aged 45, arrested on suspicion of assisting an offender have both been bailed pending further enquiries. A tribute to the teen posted on Facebook reads: 'The teenager who was struck by a vehicle in Darnall has been named as 16-year-old Abdullah Yaha Al-Zaidy. 'Abdullah, known locally as Abdul, was a beloved member of the Al-Shafeey Centre mosque. 'May Allah grant him the highest ranks of Jannah and grant his family and friends strength and patience during this unimaginable time. 'It is deeply heartbreaking to see his photo—a boy always smiling, always full of joy. 'He worked tirelessly alongside his father and had plans to begin college soon.' More Trending Senior Investigating Officer in the case, Detective Chief Inspector Benjamin Wood, described it as a 'heartbreaking case' which involved a 'completely innocent boy'. He confirmed a team of detectives are working at pace to piece together the circumstances which unfolded. He added: 'I am renewing our message to not share footage of this incident which may cause further distress to Abdullah's loved ones. They have lost a son and beloved member of the family in the most tragic of circumstances and have requested for their privacy to be respected.' Police have urged people to send through footage, imagery or information that may help in their investigation. Get in touch with our news team by emailing us at webnews@ For more stories like this, check our news page. MORE: Retired vicar admits role in 'Eunuch Maker' extreme body modification ring MORE: Married teacher posed as boy, 14, to get young girls to send him explicit photos MORE: 'Stupid' Apple Pay prank plagues commuters on London Tube
India Today
26-04-2025
- Politics
- India Today
ATS detains 3 from Jharkhand for questioning in connection with Pahalgam attack
The Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) has detained three individuals from different parts of Jharkhand for interrogation with regard to the recent Pahalgam terrorist attack, in which 26 people were ATS action came amid the government's stringent response under which agencies, individuals or groups suspected of having direct or indirect links with the Pahalgam attack have come under the to officials, the ATS team reached Wasseypur in Jharkhand's Dhanbad district on Saturday morning. Two men, identified as Yusuf and Kausar, have been detained in A woman named Shabnam was also detained by ATS sleuths from Shamsher Nagar. She is a resident of Govindpur town in Dhanbad district. The ATS had the intelligence that Shabnam's husband, Ayan, was allegedly involved in Aadhaar card ATS operation has come against the backdrop of the Pahalgam terrorist attack, with the people demanding decisive action against the perpetrators and that they be brought to justice. Voices calling for delivering the death knell to terrorism in India have also gained August 2024, the Jharkhand ATS, along with Delhi Police, raided a total of 16 locations in Ranchi, Hazaribagh and Lohardaga, resulting in the arrest of nine those arrested last year was Dr Ishtiaq Ahmed, who works as a radiologist at the Ranchi Medical has been on the radar of the National Investigation Agency (NIA) and the ATS for a long time. Raids and arrests have been made over the suspicion of a connection with the sleeper cells of terrorist and further action will be taken by the ATS team based on the information received and the statements of the detainees, officials and investigation agencies have been put on high alert and have been conducting searches and raids on warfootings against suspicious people and groups in the aftermath of the Pahalgam Watch
Time of India
26-04-2025
- Time of India
Sore back saves lives of state bride & Bihar groom
1 2 Ranchi: For Raghib and Shabnam (name changed), their honeymoon in Kashmir was supposed to be the start of a beautiful chapter of their married life — a chance to explore new horizons together, surrounded by nature's splendour. It was their dream destination, and everything seemed perfect until a fateful twist of events turned their paradise into a nightmare. Shabnam from Kanke and Raghib from Gaya in Bihar tied the knot on April 12. The couple, along with another newlywed couple, were on a five-day trip to Jammu and Kashmir and scheduled to return on April 22. They reached Pahalgam on April 20, two days before the attack by terrorists. A visit to Baisaran was on their schedule. But they cut short their trip due to sore lower back from horse rides. What they blamed as a curse, turned out to be a blessing in disguise as they escaped the terror attack that occurred a day later. Speaking to TOI, Raghib said, "We visited Aru Valley, Betaab Valley, and Chandanwari in Pahalgam before leaving for Srinagar on Monday. We could not visit Baisaran as the roads were in a dilapidated condition due to the previous day's rain." by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like Just two years old and diagnosed with cancer—help save her! Donate For Health Donate Now Undo " Our travel agent advised us to visit the meadow on Tuesday. But my wife and friend's wife were reluctant as we were suffering from sore backs due to hours spent on horseback," he added. Still in shock, he uttered, "People from across the country and abroad were enjoying, without any hint of what was to unfold the next day." "We were at Nishat Bagh in Srinagar when we got the news on social media. Shabnam and my friend's wife kept asking repeatedly — What if it was not them, but us?" Raghib said. Their train from Jammu to Delhi was scheduled on April 23. But they could not catch the train and had to spend two days at their relative's place in Srinagar. They had to spend around Rs 70,000 to reach Ranchi from Srinagar on April 25, Raghib said.
Indian Express
26-04-2025
- Business
- Indian Express
Opinion We can't just be users of AI. We have to be its co-creators
Also by Pramath Raj Sinha The world is watching India. We are home to 16 per cent of the world's AI talent, with the fastest-growing developer population globally. Our AI skill penetration ranks ahead of the US and Germany. Homegrown models such as Sarvam-1 and Hanooman are making headlines. The IndiaAI Mission promises a vast expansion of infrastructure, research, and access. But amid all this promise, we must ask: AI for whom? For many Indians — shopkeepers in Cuttack, farm workers in Vidarbha, nurses in Dharwad, gig workers in Gorakhpur — AI remains distant, and at times, unusable. Earlier this year, one of us met Shabnam, a community health worker from Mumbai. Curious about AI, she tried using a chatbot to help her translate elaborate medical explanations to simple, everyday language that she could use to educate her patients. But the bot failed to understand her dialect. Her queries returned gibberish. Frustrated, she moved on. The failure wasn't hers. It was ours. A tool that promises simplicity offered her complexity. India's AI journey is bifurcating. In one India, generative AI is a productivity multiplier. In another, it's unintelligible noise. We must not mistake availability for access. Building models and pushing tools into the public domain is not the same as building capacity. For AI to become meaningful across India's social fabric, we need a radical shift in our imagination of AI literacy – not as a technical curriculum, not as a skilling programme, but as a democratic right. What does it mean for a vegetable vendor in Surat to know whether the 'AI-based' pricing app he downloaded is making fair suggestions? Or for a woman leading a self-help group in Jharkhand to understand how AI might shape her creditworthiness? This is not about teaching machine learning. It's about building critical agency so that citizens can question, interpret, and make informed decisions when AI touches their lives. Right now, most can't. The apps don't speak their language. The interfaces assume digital fluency. The data powering recommendations is blind to the local context. These tools, promising empowerment, often reinforce exclusion. Fixing this isn't about translating apps into more languages. It's about redefining development models — from top-down deployment to bottom-up co-creation. Effective AI literacy must be situated — rooted in context, community, and everyday needs. That means building hyper-local AI tools through participatory design. It means training 'AI ambassadors' in constituencies who can act as bridges between communities and technology. It means creating feedback loops where users shape how systems evolve. We have seen this model work before. India's digital financial revolution succeeded not because of an app, but because of the hosts of facilitators — bank sakhis, BC agents, WhatsApp groups — that made new tools intelligible, trustworthy, and usable. Why should AI be different? Meaningful initiatives are already underway. Sarvam-1 supports 11 Indian languages. Hanooman supports 12. Microsoft has committed to training 10 million Indians in cloud and AI skills by 2030. And language learning is just the beginning. We need to capture local customs, accents, workflows, and knowledge systems by investing in datasets that reflect India's pluralism — not only scraping pages on the internet, but also collaborating with rural and urban teachers, community leaders, non-profit volunteers, municipal staff, corporate professionals and many other stakeholders from across the spectrum to co-create content that AI can learn from. Let us be clear: There is no such thing as a neutral algorithm. And there is no such thing as an inclusive AI system without inclusive design, inclusive data, and inclusive dissemination. The AI literacy we need is not about knowing how ChatGPT works. It is about knowing when it does not. It is about helping citizens ask: Who built this? For whom? On what data? With what consequences? We cannot afford to wait for that flawless model. What we need is a movement, grounded in community, guided by trust, and fuelled by feedback. If India gets this right, we won't just be users of AI. We'll be its co-creators.
Indian Express
21-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Indian Express
Yuvraj Singh says he doesn't want relationship with son Orion like the one he has with father Yograj Singh: ‘He was harsh at times…'
Cricketer Yuvraj Singh is part of the upper echelons of Indian cricket after a storied career which did not come without its own difficulties, both personal and game-wise. Since retirement, a different side of Yuvraj has been exposed to the media: a fun-loving Punjabi who wants to give back to Indian cricket by mentoring the new generation and also wants to live his life to the fullest. He recently opened up his own restaurant, Koca, and participated in an interview with his mother, Shabnam Singh, to talk about his career, life and everything in between. In an episode of Curly Tales on YouTube, Shabnam talked extensively about her son's childhood and his cricket journey and revealed that Yuvraj was quite the menace as a kid. 'He has been extremely mischievous since his childhood, and it has only grown with his age. Everyone is petrified of him because they never know when he'll make a fool out of them. Once I got a fake call from a police station, and they said, 'Your son has misbehaved with some girls; please come and bail him out.' The first person he makes a fool out of is me, and every time I get taken in,' added Shabnam. She also said that Yuvraj never complained about tough practice schedules or the way his father Yograj Singh wanted him to lead his life, to which Yuvraj added that 'whoever has briefed my mom about what to say has done a good job.' The cricketer shed some more light on growing up with a tough father and said, 'He was harsh at times, but it was also his dream that I live his dream, which I understood. There were times when I didn't like it, but I think sometimes you have to do things which you don't like to understand what you want to achieve. I was pushed a lot, but that is why I started playing for India when I was just 18.' Talking about his relationship with son orion as opposed to his bond with father Yograj, he said, 'With my father, it was always about cricket. I don't want to be a coach to my kids, I want to be a dad. The things I could not do with my dad, I do it with my son.' When asked about his favourite moment from his career, he talked about playing against Australia as a newcomer and scoring 84 and that when he returned to India, both his parents had to come to receive him at the airport even though they were separated; he called it 'one of the most amazing moments of my life.'
