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#DidYouKnow How Congress screwed @isro? #nambinarayanan

Sometime in 1994 there was rift brewing in the Kerala Congress

The then CM K Karunakaran’s son had insulted Ramesh Chennithala, G Karthikeyan and Shahnawaz (all members of the I group faction that Karunakaran led)
Another Congress Factional leader A K Antony (leader of the A group - rival faction in congress) was planning to topple Karunakaran to install himself as the chief minister.

His hitman for the Job was Oomen Chandy, the FM in the Karunakaran cabinet
If Antony had to replace, they had to make, Karunakaran a formidable leader fall big.

Karunakaran had the sworn allegiance of the most of the Police establishment in Kerala, whom he had a special liking to
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#DidYouKnow #AbbakkaChowta #KnowYourHistory

In1555, Portuguese were at their peak
>Destroyed Zamorins of Calicut
>Captured Daman & Bombay. Made Goa headquarters
>Destroyed the ancient Kapaleeswarar Temple to build a Church over it
Next target was the super profitable port of Mangalore
Their only bad luck, just 14 kilometers south of Mangalore was the small settlement of Ullal - ruled then by a feisty 30 year old woman - Abbakka Chowta.
Initially, they took her lightly and sent a few boats/soldiers to capture & bring her back to Goa
>Boats never came back
Shocked/enraged, they sent a huge fleet of ships this time, under Admiral Dom Álvaro da Silveira
>Admiral soon returned, badly injured and empty handed
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#DidYouKnow; Thousands of young Nigerians were not employed in line with local content laws in the 3.8Billion Dollars Egina FPSO Project.
Corruption by Foreign Contractors Keeps Young Nigerians Unemployed.
#EndJobsExportNg
#EndSamsungExploitation
We are all set for the presentation conference in collaboration with @Connected_dev on the 3.8Billion Dollars Egina FPSO and how corruption by foreign contractors keeps young Nigerians unemployed; the Samsung Heavy Industries case.
#EndSamsungExpliotation
#EndJobsExportNg
June 2013, NNPC/Total awarded the contract for the EPC to build $3.8Billion Egina FPSO to Samsung Heavy Industries despite the fact that Hyundai Heavy Industries was recommended by Total for the project and was lowest bidder~@MosesSiasia
#EndSamsungExpliotation
#EndJobsExportNg
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"Between 2012 and 2017, the number of Canadian Temporary Resident Visa applications processed each year increased from 1.3 million to 2.3 million, the Globe and Mail says. During this same period, the number of refusals soared to more than 600,000 in 2017" scl.io/RyVgFDU
"Of this 600,000 visas refused, 494,133 were non-student applications, which were refused at a rate of 26 per cent in 2017. In 2012, the refusal rate for non-student TRVs was 18 per cent."

"Refusal rates were highest for applicants from Africa and Middle East."

Source- CIC News
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(1) #DidYouKnow that the UK's so-called freedom fighter "Tommy Robinson" is actually Stephen Lennon, Stephen Yaxley, or Paul Harris & once claimed to be Andrew McMaster?

He has an assault, drugs & fraud rap sheet as long as your arm, too.

Time for some facts about him.
(2) The above quote is from this piece. I'm still researching his background online but even from the first few articles I've found it's clear he's a common criminal who carefully massages a public image that is swallowed hook, line & sinker by his fans.

bbc.com/news/uk-englan…
(3) I don't normally rely on leftist sources like the BBC and The Guardian but the basic facts reported, such as criminal convictions can't be spun. I think "TR" relies on his fans' suspicion of "establishment" media to dissuade them from objectively fact-finding about him.
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Lets try something. Lets take ALL the stories about #TrumpCorruption that've been lost in the chaos. Stories that haven't gotten enough exposure. Stories that on their own would have toppled any other WH but get lost in the craziness of Trump. Lets put them together. I'll start..
#DidYouKnow Ivanka Trump's been subpoenaed by the Commercial Bank of Dubai for an alleged scheme to help a Dubai Oil family fraudulently HIDE $100M by buying diamonds through Ivanka's Jewelry line? And the guy she partnered w/ has a criminal history AND introduced her to Jared?
Did I miss it? Did I blink? Has this Ivanka story been talked about? These kinds of stories are getting buried. The story itself is only half the story. COLLECTIVELY how many corrupt & criminal ties have been linked DIRECTLY to Trump is the bigger story. Here's another one...
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#DidYouKnow that the modern exclamation mark (!) may be derived from the Latin interjection "io"? Medieval copyists wrote "io," which more or less means "hurray," at the end of a sentence to indicate joy. In time the i moved above the o and the o became smaller, becoming a point.
This is probably better known, but the ampersand (&) is also a character derived from scribal shorthand. It's just a ligature of Latin "et" ("and"). This is easier seen in some typefaces than others.
The origin of the question mark is not as certain. Some people think that it came from an intonation mark (something like a \ or a ~), indicating a change of pitch. In that case it may be related to neumes, the notation system used to represent pitch in Gregorian chant.
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#DidYouKnow
-As per an RTI reply, the Congress President Sonia Gandhi’s home is spread over 15,181 square meters.
-It is bigger than the Prime Minister’s residence, 7 Lok Kalyan Marg, which is spread over 14,101 square meters.
#CongressMuktBharat
-In 2013-14, the expenses for the maintenance of electrical fittings at 10JP incurred were 7 times more than the previous year and amounted to Rs 51,43,318.
-In 2012-13, it was Rs 7,82,968 and in 2011-12 it was Rs 2,65,681.
These dubious figures have been revealed by CPWD in RTI
-These expenses are paid by the Government.
-In other words, the expenses for the lavish stay of the Italian Queen are paid by us, the tax-payers!
#CongressMuktBharat
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#DidYouKnow What does TN Govt do with #Temple Money they get?
A short thread!

-Buying fully loaded Toyota Innova cars and other luxury vehicles using temple monies and then handing them over to Govt Ministers, Ministers' PA, Govt Secy, HR& CE Commissioner. 👏
-Even the fuel bills, drivers’ salaries and maintenance costs of such illegally given vehicles are met with temple funds.
-Building Conference Rooms, library, etc in the 2nd Floor of the HR & CE Department using funds from Sri Subramaniaswamy Temple, Tiruttani.
-Diversion of funds of Sri Parthasarathy temple for Tamil Nadu Government Tourism Exhibition.
-Diversion of funds from three temples in Chennai for buying General Brand 2-Ton Split Air Conditioners for the Audit Department in HR&CE Department, Chennai.
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#narakchaturdashi is celebrated with Ubtan ritual. Know it's benefits as per #Ayurveda
RT to spread the word

#SwasthaBharat
#DidYouKnow Ubtan application should be a part of daily regimn or Dinacharya as per #Ayurveda
Let's know more about it.
Before Ubtan; warm oil must be applied to whole body. Sesame oil is the best recommended for all. Other Ayurvedic oils can be used as well.
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