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Delhi: A law student made Rs 20 lakh in two days but it did not end well

After failing to clear the judicial services exam, 27-year-old Sumit Kumar reportedly cheated over 4,000 job seekers and made Rs 20 lakh in just two days.

Nov 20, 2017

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Murderous cult leader Charles Manson dies aged 83

Cult leader and convicted mass murderer Charles Manson has died at age 83. Manson was rushed to a hospital in Bakersfield, California on Nov. 14 due to unknown medical illness - the second time in 2017. He died at 8.13pm US Pacific Time, local media quoted Californias Corcoran State Prison as saying.In the 1960s, Manson, a charismatic ex-convict, assembled a group of runaways and outcasts known as the Manson Family. In the summer of 1969, he directed his mostly young, female followers to murder seven people in what prosecutors said was part of a plan to incite a race war.

Nov 20, 2017

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Robert Mugabe defies expectations as he vows to stay on as Zimbabwe president

Zimbabwes President Robert Mugabe defied expectations he would resign on Sunday (19 November), pledging to preside over a ZANU-PF congress next month even though the ruling party had removed him as its leader hours earlier. Speculation are growing over whether Robert Mugabe read out the wrong speech.

Nov 20, 2017

Gujarat elections: Congress announces first list of candidates in deal with Hardik Patel; PAAS workers trade blows

Congress, after a late-night meeting with PAAS leaders, had announced the candidates' list for next month's elections, which also features at least 19 members of the Patidar community.

Nov 20, 2017

Govt scraps $500 million Israeli missile deal, wants DRDO to make in India

The Ministry of Defence's decision to retract the Request for Proposal (RFP) for the missiles, however, will prove to be a setback to Indian Army's modernisation programme.

Nov 20, 2017

ICJ election: India and UK face off for last seat today as Britain resorts to 'dirty politics'

The poll will see India's nominee Dalveer Bhandari and Britain's Christopher Greenwood face off for re-election.

Nov 20, 2017

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Are we facing another mass extinction event?

In the last 500 million years there have been five mass extinction events wiping, over 90% of all species that have ever lived on earth has gone extinct. Now, according to some reports the impact of the human race has increased extinction rates and threatens to cause another mass extinction event. So are we really facing another mass extinction event?

Nov 20, 2017

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Fireball spotted falling to Earth in space station timelapse

What looks like a ball of fire has been spotted in a timelapse filmed by Italian astronaut Paolo Nespoli while flying toward Kazakhstan. The fire ball has been ruled as either a meteor or even possibly a piece of space debris breaking the atmosphere.

Nov 20, 2017

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Five most expensive paintings ever sold

A painting of Christ believed to be by the Renaissance artist Leonardo da Vinci has been sold for a record $450m. Bu what are the most expensive paintings ever sold?

Nov 20, 2017

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Jeff Sessions jokes about Russian contacts at Federalist Society event

The US Attorney General joked about having contact with various Russian officials during the 2016 presidential campaign days after testifying about the conversations for a second time.

Nov 20, 2017

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Sarah Huckabee Sanders: Senator Al Franken admitted wrongdoing when accused of sexual assault, unlike Trump

White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders said because President Trump has denied any wrongdoing, the sexual assault allegations faced by both Trump and Franken are inherently different.

Nov 20, 2017

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People really dont want Johnny Depp in the new Fantastic Beasts movie

Warner Brothers released the first photo from the Fantastic Beasts 2 movie on Thursday. While Potterheads around the world are celebrating the news, many have pointed out the controversy for the studio and movie makers to keep casting Johnny Depp as Gellert Grindelwald despite his domestic abuse scandal in 2016.

Nov 20, 2017

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