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Love Conquers and Sometimes Destroys
“Pull over,” Allan shouted from the passenger seat. The rain was blinding. I refused to stop. My daughter was working the late shift and needed a ride home. “She can take an Uber,” he shouted. I couldn’t trust a random driver to bring my daughter home to safety. That was my job, her mother. With my hands clutched to the wheel, I drove fifteen miles an hour on the highway, the speed limit was 55, passing the dozens of other cars that had pulled over.
NLNG's Bonny Plant still in operation
Nigeria LNG Limited has confirmed that operations at its plant on Bonny Island is still active despite a Force Majeure declared in October 2022 and feed-gas supply challenges. The plant continues to produce LNG and LPG commensurate to the feed gas it receives from its upstream gas suppliers, the company said in a statement.
Tragedy hits Ibadan: Dawn fire razes Araromi spare parts market
No fewer than 25 shops were gutted by fire at Araromi Spare parts market, Agodi Gate, Ibadan in the early hours of Saturday. The General Manager Oyo State Fire Service, Rev. Canon Yemi Akinyinka confirmed the incident in a telephone interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Saturday in Ibadan. Akinyinka said the service got a call about the incident around 2.30 a.m. through one Mr Soliu and immediately deployed personnel to the place to quench the fire.
Osun Guber Election: Anxiety as Tribunal reserves judgment
By Joshua Oladipo/Olajide Idowu The Osun Election Petitions Tribunal on Friday adjourned for judgment, the petition filed by former Gov Gboyega Oyetola, challenging the victory of Sen. Ademola Adeleke of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the July 16 governorship election.
Cybercrime: Two Nigerians nabbed in India for allegedly stealing from a bank
The Cyber Crime Wing of Greater Chennai Police in India has arrested two Nigerians for virtually stealing Rs 2.5 crore from a branch of the Tamil Nadu State Apex Cooperative Bank The suspects identified as 40-year-old Augustine, a software engineer and Ekene Godwin,37, were arrested from Uttam Nagar, Delhi when one of them went to an ATM to withdraw money, police said in a statement on Friday, January 13, 2023.
Another Nigerian jailed in India for cybercrime
The Crime Branch in Kanpur, India has arrested two persons, including a Nigerian, from Delhi for duping a man of Rs 12 lakh. The court has sent both the accused to jail in judicial custody for 14 days. Times of India reports that the Joint Commissioner of Police (JCP) Anand Prakash Tiwari said that a Nigerian national Ernest Sunday Mora, who at present was living in Santgarh area of Delhi and Titu Singh, a resident of Nagloi Chandra Vihar Nilauri Extension, Delhi, have been arrested.
Asaba: The Film Okowa Created, A Nest for Nollywood, By Norbert Chiazor
Eleonor Gilburd, once idealized the French capital in her elegant book “To see Paris and die”. But then, no one ever saw Paris and fainted. I saw Paris in 2013, the much -talked about finest city and was completely charmed by its wondrous landscapes and romantic boulevards. Eleonor was actually ennobling what artists call aesthetics exaltation.
Soccer Goalie Fakes Injury And Immediately Gets Attacked By A Nest Of Ants, This Could Save Soccer
An unusual scene happened in the game between Ferroviário-CE x Jacuipense-BA this Saturday afternoon (14th) for the Brazilian Championship Series C. When the match was going to end, the goalkeeper of the Bahian team, Jordan, fell on the lawn. What he didn't count on was that there was an anthill in the lawn, and insects attacked the archer. In order to get rid of the ants, Jordan relied on the help of his castmates and massage therapists from Jacuipense.
Divinity: Original Sin II
Escaped Dallis' siege on the Lady Vengeance after killing every minion (Secret)
Indian envoy rushes to Kansas after racial murder
The Indian envoy stationed in Houston has rushed to provide assistance to the family of an NRI engineer who was shot dead in a hate crime in Kansas late Thursday. Spokesperson of the Ministry of External Affairs Vikas Swarup said that the government will provide all possible support to the family of the deceased who was killed in an attack that left another Indian injured. “Consul R.D.Joshi is rushing from Houston to Kansas to render all possible assistance.
Devotees throng Vemulawada temple on Mahashivarathri
There was heavy surge of pilgrims at the ancient Sri Raja Rajeshwara Swamy Devasthanam in Vemulawada of Rajanna-Sircilla district on Friday on the occasion of Mahashivarathri. The devotees coming from far flung places formed serpentine queues for darshan of presiding deities after taking a holy dip in “dharmagundam” since early hours.
"I just did what was right to do," says American who stood up for two Indians
Ian Grillot, a twenty-four-year American, stood up for the Srinivas Kuchibhotla and Alok Madasani, when they were racially abused by a Adam Purinton, a navy veteran. He was injured in the shooting that followed, which killed Kuchibhotla. Bartender Garret Bohnen told the Kansas City Star that Kuchibhotla and Madasani stopped at Austins for a drink once or twice a week.
Will hunt down and destroy ISIS at its source: Pence
CIA Director Mike Pompeo, left, listens as Vice President Mike Pence speaks in the Vice President's Ceremonial Office in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building in the White House complex in Washington, on Monday. | Photo Credit: AP The US will hunt down and destroy the Islamic State terror group at its source so that it can no longer threaten the country and Americans, Vice President Mike Pence has said.
Care for some water from the earth
A lot of us grew up drinking water from earthen pots. A sip from these pots was infinitely refreshing. Not to forget how amazing the water tasted. Then we switched to refrigerators and plastic bottles. In the last few years, as we learnt the truth about plastic, a few set out to look for options. Neer Patra is one such. They are one litre clay bottles made by potters in Uttar Pradesh and sold in Bengaluru by Abhishek Saran’s NGO REWA (Raise Empower Women Around).
Ancient giant penguin lived alongside dinosaurs
This undated graphic illustration released by University of Otago on Wednesday, Feb. 29, 2012 shows a giant penguin called a Kairuku. It's taken 26 million years, but scientists say getting the first glimpse at what a long-extinct giant penguin looked like was worth the wait.
Peru’s President set to talk tough to Trump during US visit
When Peruvian President Pedro Pablo Kuczynski becomes the first Latin American leader to visit Donald Trump at the White House on Friday it will be a chance for the U.S. President to hear some straight talk about how his anti-trade and anti-immigrant rhetoric is alienating some of America’s closest allies.
Israel denies work visa to Human Rights Watch official
Israeli authorities have rejected a request from Human Rights Watch to grant a work permit to its regional director, accusing the group of engaging in Palestinian “propaganda,” the group said Friday. The decision was Israel’s latest step against human rights groups and other advocacy organisations that it accuses of bias against the Jewish state.
Quiz | Politics at the Oscars
Quiz | Politics at the Oscars Internet Desk February 24, 2017 10:25 IST Updated: February 24, 2017 10:25 IST Oscar Statues are displayed backstage at the Oscars at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles. | Photo Credit: AP Internet Desk February 24, 2017 10:25 IST Updated: February 24, 2017 10:25 IST more-in Meryl Streep's Golden Globe speech was only a precursor to how political awards season can get. And the Oscars has a long history of being political. Take our quiz to test your knowledge.
India at the Oscars ~ our exclusive poster!
Join the Oscar fever with our exclusive poster on the topic “India at the Oscars”. Many of us who watch movies from around the world tune into the Oscars this time of the year. Sometimes, we even forget that the Oscars, as reputed as they may be, are just an award show – staged by Hollywood, specifically by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, for films largely produced in the United States of America.
The world of fantasy
The year was 1997, when the movie Titanic released. A four-year-old Krishna Trilok waited in anticipation for his grandmother to return home. And she delivered on her promise when she got back: she narrated her version of the epic love tragedy, peppering it with a fight sequence. Little Trilok was mesmerised. This story-telling experience was so vivid in his memory that when he finally watched the film, he couldn’t stop drawing parallels between the James Cameron version and his grandmother’s.
Minister mulls retirement
Having worked under former Chief Minister Jayalalithaa, Commercial Taxes Minister K.C. Veeramani has said that he now wondered if he should continue in politics following her demise. The Minister, while speaking at a function to distribute free cycles to school students at Pudupettai near Natrampalli on Wednesday, he said he had closely followed Jayalalithaa, her way of life, the way she ran the government and led all. “When I keep thinking of all this everyday, I feel that I do not need politics.
Irula children, parents stage protest at taluk office
Protest for certificates Students and parents belonging to Irula community stage protest at the Vellore taluk office on Thursday. | Photo Credit: C. Venkatachalapathy Fourteen school students and their parents belonging to Irula community gheraoed the Vellore Taluk office on Thursday demanding community certificates.
‘VX nerve agent used in killing of Kim Jong Nam’
The banned chemical weapon VX nerve agent was used in the murder of Kim Jong Nam, the North Korean ruler’s outcast half brother who was poisoned last week at the airport in Kuala Lumpur, police said Friday. The substance was detected on Kim’s eyes and face, Malaysia’s inspector general of police said in a written statement, citing a preliminary analysis from the country’s Chemistry Department.
Victim of moral policing found dead in Kerala
A 22-year-old youth, who was allegedly subjected to moral policing by a group of men at Azheekel beach, was found dead at his house at Attapady in the district, police said on Friday. Aneesh (22) was found hanging from a tree behind his house late last evening, they said. Aneesh and his friend were allegedly attacked by a group of people in the name of moral policing at Azheekel beach in Kollam district on February 14, the Valentine’s day.
India bowl out Australia for 260 in first innings
Australia were bowled out for 260 in their first innings on the second day of the first cricket Test against India, here today. Australia 1st innings: 260 all out in 94.5 overs (Matt Renshaw 68, Mitchell Starc 61; Umesh Yadav 4/32, Ravichandran Ashwin 3/63).
CMCH gets advanced ambulance for VVIP duty
Coimbatore Medical College Hospital (CMCH) has been allotted an advanced life support (ALS) ambulance which will be used exclusively for VVIP duty. The ALS ambulance designed by GVK Emergency Management and Research Institute was handed over to CMCH on Wednesday. The ALS ambulance will be used for the first time during the scheduled visit of Prime Minister on Friday. GVK EMRI's Programme Manager for Coimbatore V.
US should stop being manipulated by Pakistan: ex-Pentagon official
The US should stop being manipulated by Pakistan and cease all military and financial aid to the country, a former top Pentagon official has said. “As the first step, the Trump administration should suspend Pakistan’s non-NATO ally status and cease military aid and assistance payments,” Christopher D Kolenda, a Pentagon senior advisor from 2009—2014, said in an op-ed highlighting the Pakistan policy of duplicity in Afghanistan. “Let’s stop being manipulated by Pakistan.
Lawyers’ union alleges violations by Isha Yoga Centre
The Coimbatore unit of All India Lawyers’ Union on Thursday filed a petition at the office of District Collector alleging illegal construction activities at Isha Yoga Centre where Prime Minister Narendra Modi is scheduled to visit on Friday. The petitioners alleged that recent constructions, including the statue of Lord Shiva at Isha Yoga Centre, have violated the norms of Hill Area Conservation Authority (HACA), Forest Department and Town and Country Planning Department. M.
Five Indians, Canadian held for illegally entering US
Five Indian nationals have been arrested for trying to enter the United States illegally near Molson in Washington. A Canadian who helped them to crossover was also arrested along with the Indians on February 8, the US Customs and Border Police (CBP) said in a statement.
Madukkarai-Walayar road widening works in progress
Works to widen the National Highways road from Chengapalli to Neelambur and from Madukkarai to Walayar, is expected to take a couple of months more to be completed and also depends on availability of the funds required. The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) took up widening of 54 km of road in 2010 under the build-operate-transfer mode. The ?. 850 crore project was to be completed in 30 months, in two sections. “This project has seen several deadlines. But, it is yet to be completed.
Inspection bungalow of British era in disarray
The inspection bungalow built by the British more than a century ago in Kendala, near Selas, from where engineers oversaw the construction of one of India's first hydroelectric systems, still stands today. Though the main inspection bungalow is in a dilapidated condition, it continues to function as a telephone exchange, where most visitors fail to appreciate its role in the history of the Nilgiris.
Excavation at Keezhadi site should go on: CPI(M)
Excavation work at the Keezhadi site should continue without any hitch as it would facilitate in carrying out research on the rich traditions of the people from this region, said Communist Party of India (Marxist) leader and Rajya Sabha MP T.K. Rangarajan here on Thursday. Speaking to reporters after visiting the Keezhadi site in Sivaganga district, he said that excavation efforts had benefited in understanding not only the old traditions, but the language, the style of living et al.
Music, play to wrap up festival
An award-winning play and raining music will bring the curtains down on the month-long festival ‘Remembering Veenapani’. The final weekend of ‘Remembering Veenapani Festival’ will begin with a play on Palestine ‘Mein Hoon Yusuf Aur Yeh Hai Mera Bhai’. Directed by Mohit Takalkar, this play has won five Meta awards for best direction and production.
“Dredge tanks in Thuraiyur”
The Periya Eri and the Chinna Eri in Thuraiyur remain neglected posing a health hazard to residents of this town. Both tanks have been converted into a garbage dump and farmers have pleaded for their renovation. The ancient Thuraiyur Zamindars had set up the Pereiya Ei with a bungalow at its midst. Once the Periya Eri overflows, the surplus is discharged into the Chinna eri. While the Periya Eri is located on the outskirts of the town, the Chinna Eri is located in front of the bus stand.
Dheerar Sathyamurthy memorial inaugurated
Rich tributes were paid to the freedom fighter Dheerar Sathyamurthy at his native place Tirumayam near here on the occasion of inauguration of ‘manimandapam’ constructed at an estimate of about ? 40 lakh by a philanthropist Sakthivel on Thursday. Chinthamani Ammal, president of the Azhagu Thevar Trust, declared open the ‘manimandapam’.
Three die in accident
The mangled remains of the van which met with with an accident on Tiruchi - Chennai national highway near Samayapuram on Thursday. A group of 24 persons including six children were injured when the van in which they were travelling rammed a stationary lorry on the Tiruchi – Chennai national highway near Samayapuram on Thursday. The van overturned on the roadside. Two sustained severe head injury and died on the way to the hospital while another person succumbed during treatment.
Merchants offer support to Heritage Street Project
In grief: Employees of the gutted textile shop on S.M. Street break down at the site on Thursday. K. Ragesh | Photo Credit: K_RAGESH;K_RAGESH - In the wake of Wednesday’s fire, the merchant fraternity at S.M. Street has offered its support to the Heritage Street Project that aims, among other things, to put in place a fire-fighting mechanism.
Indian engineer killed in hate crime in U.S.
An Indian American engineer was shot dead in what appears to be a hate crime incident in Olathe city in Kansas on Wednesday night. Srinivas Kuchibhotla (32), an aviation engineer at technology company Garmin, was killed allegedly by Adam Purinton, a 51-year-old Navy veteran. Kuchibhotla and his friend Alok Madasani were in a bar on Wednesday evening when Purinto confronted them with racial abuses, according to reports. “Get out of my country,” the shooter allegedly shouted before opening fire.
Reality check - CHEN - The Hindu
Siddiq Barmak on how his films are drawn from what's happening in Afghanistan `Cinema must guard against people forgetting their own tragedies. If we cannot remember the bad things, we cannot feel the renewal of life.' SIDDIQ BARMAK used to drive himself around Kabul in a beat-up old van. At traffic lights, a crowd would gather around the director. "They would ask, `Ustad, how much till the next stop', thinking I was a local bus driver looking for passengers!" he laughs.
Bihar MLA crawls to Assembly
On the first day of the budget session of the Bihar legislature, a Bharatiya Janata Party MLA crawled from his home to the State Assembly to demand construction of a road in his constituency in West Champaran district. The MLA, Vinay Bihari, who represents Lauriya constituency, crawled wearing only a vest and a pair of shorts, and by the time he reached the gate of the Assembly, his knees were bruised and bleeding.
BJP sweeps Maharashtra, trails Sena in Mumbai
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) continued its political dominance in Maharashtra with resounding electoral victories in key municipalities and zilla parishads across the State. It won eight of the 10 municipal elections that were held on February 21. The Shiv Sena, its erstwhile ally, won in Mumbai and Thane. In the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC), it was a close call, with the Sena winning 84 out of the 227 seats and the BJP 82.
Divided Congress decimated in Nagpur
: Even before the results for the Nagpur Municipal Corporation were fully declared on Thursday, senior Congress leader from Nagpur, Nitin Raut issued a statement blaming “certain party leaders” for “discarding party principles of democratic functioning” resulting in third successive defeat for the party in Nagpur Municipal Corporation polls. This debacle follows the Congress party’s big defeats in Lok Sabha and Assembly elections here two years ago.
Cong, BJP seek discussion on poll violence
As many incidents of violence were reported during the panchayat polls, legislators of the opposition Congress and the BJP demanded a discussion on the issue in the State Assembly on Thursday. As the opposition MLAs shouted slogans as soon as the House assembled on the second day of the budget session and demanded that the issue be discussed cancelling question hour, Speaker Niranjan Pujari adjourned the House proceedings.
Sena (84), BJP (82) to squabble over mayor
The no-holds-barred battle between erstwhile partners Shiv Sena and the BJP for the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) elections came to a tense finish on Thursday with both parties unable to achieve a clear majority. Sena, with 84 seats, emerged as the largest party for the fifth consecutive time, but with BJP at 82, the gap is too narrow for the latter to not stake a claim for mayor.
‘Naga accord is still in the works’
R.N. Ravi, who was the interlocutor in the Naga peace talks, said here on Thursday that the peace agreement was yet to be finalised and it would not compromise the territorial integrity of any State. On August 3, 2015, at a much-publicised ceremony at Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s residence, Mr. Ravi signed a “peace accord” with T. Muivah, general secretary the National Socialist Council of Nagalim (Isak-Muivah), to find a lasting solution to the Naga issue.
Tillerson visit: U.S., Mexico square off on immigration
Mexico’s mounting unease and resentment over U.S. President Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown was looming over a gathering of U.S. and Mexican leaders Thursday that the U.S. had hoped would project a strong future for relations between neighbours. U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson and Homeland Security Secretary John Kelly were meeting with their Mexican counterparts in Mexico City before they were supposed to sit down with Mexican President Pena Nieto.
INLD leaders’ bid to enter Punjab foiled
The Punjab police arrested Indian National Lok Dal (INLD) leaders, including Leader of the Opposition in the Haryana Assembly Abhay Chautala, for violating prohibitory orders when they attempted to step into Punjab to symbolically dig the controversial Sutlej-Yamuna Link (SYL) canal. Fifteen party MLAs and two MPs were among those who courted arrest.
Law-enforcers get moving on the health beat
It is a squad armed with a social spirit, and an urge to care for the sick. Its members belong not to a public health agency, but to the Kerala Armed Police Battalion IV, stationed at Mangattuparamba here. Their training helps them handle difficult law and order situations but here, they must go gentle and lend a helping hand to patients who need support and treatment. The personnel offer palliative care to more than 200 patients, including those who are terminally ill, on a regular basis.
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