India will be awarding newly minted “special” medals to its bravest citizens on the 75th year of the country’s independence. There is a tradition of giving out such medals to the armed forces and central armed police forces every 25 years. These were last awarded on August 15, 1997, to commemorate the 50th anniversary of freedom from British rule. According to details of an exclusive preview, the new medal will have the Ashoka Lion on the front and Ashoka Chakra on the back. It will be released on August 15, a perfect finishing touch to celebrations centred around the Centre’s flagship, ‘Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav’ programme. The central government had approved the special medal to be awarded to members of the armed forces as well as CAPF days ago, as per reports. In the past, India has awarded circular medals with a diameter of 35 mm, made of cupro-nickel and attached to a horizontal bar. Here’s all you need to know about these special medals: The central government, as … [Read more...] about Ashoka Lion on Front, Chakra on the Back: Exclusive Preview of ‘Special’ Medal to be Released on I-Day
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Hawaii voters picking nominees in race to succeed Gov. Ige
This is a carousel. Use Next and Previous buttons to navigate 9 HONOLULU (AP) — The candidates running in Saturday's primary election to succeed term-limited Democratic Gov. David Ige include a former first lady, a retired mixed martial arts champion and a congressman who moonlights as a Hawaiian Airlines pilot. Democratic U.S. Rep. Kaiali‘i Kahele's decision to run for governor has opened up his congressional seat representing rural Oahu and the Neighbor Islands. In the U.S. Senate, incumbent Democratic Sen. Brian Schatz is also up for reelection and is facing a primary challenge from a little-known candidate. Hawaii is a vote-by-mail state so voters have been mailing their ballots and placing them in drop boxes across the islands since late last month. Election clerks in each county have made a few voter service centers available for people registering to vote at the last minute or voting in person. In … [Read more...] about Hawaii voters picking nominees in race to succeed Gov. Ige
OnlyFans star attacks her boyfriend inside lift months before ‘fatally stabbing him’
An OnlyFans model is alleged to have stabbed her boyfriend to death two months after punching him in a lift. Courtney Clenney, 26, appeared to attack her boyfriend Christian Obumseli, 27, by repeatedly hitting him as he tried to defend himself from her in February. She has now been charged with second-degree murder after she was arrested on Wednesday, August 10. She currently remains jailed in Hawaii while prosecutors attempt to bring her to Florida. On April 3 this year, police were called to her Miami condo to find her covered in blood. Known as the model Courtney Tailor, she claimed self-defence when she spoke to police and she was released, claiming her boyfriend had held her by the throat and pushed her to the floor, at which point she threw a knife at him. Police arrested Clenney in Hawaii ( Image: @courtneytailor/Instagram) Neighbours claimed they could hear their "tempestuous and combative relationship" ( Image: @christianvstoby/Instagram) … [Read more...] about OnlyFans star attacks her boyfriend inside lift months before ‘fatally stabbing him’
“I’m getting on this f***ing plane, you can’t stop me’, drunken lout told easyJet staff
Two louts abused EasyJet airline staff who refused to let them on to a plane because they were too drunk. Glynn Martin and Jason McKiver, had both been drinking spirits in the lounge at Manchester Airport prior to a flight to Tenerife on October 15 last year before the situation "escalated". Airline staff watched the pair "stumble down the air bridge" as they made their way to board the plane and noted that they could "barely stand up", Bolton Magistrate's Court heard. They were met at the door of the plane by captain David Etchells and cabin crew member Jemma Grieves, Jane Deakin, prosecuting, told the court. After being told that they weren't fit to fly, they insisted that they would just go to sleep in their seat, the Manchester Evening News reports. But when it became apparent that airline staff would not be letting them on, the "situation escalated", Ms Deakin said. Martin got in Ms Grieves' face and shouted: “I know who you are and will remember what you look like.” … [Read more...] about “I’m getting on this f***ing plane, you can’t stop me’, drunken lout told easyJet staff