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Listings: Fun times are here!

What: Dome Christmas Carnival 2019 When: Wednesday, 25th December 2019 | 3PM Where: Dome, NSCI, Worli, Mumbai By: Dome, NSCI For: 2+ age group Cost: Rs 499 Detailed Info: What: Christmas Workshop For Kids When: Monday 23rd-Friday 27th December 2019 | 2PM-4PM Where: Khar West, Mumbai By: Sheeka Shah For: 6-16 age group Cost: For […]
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Going bananas over art

Mourizio Cattelan and his Hyper Realistic Sculptures Banana stuck on the wall with a duct tape is Art! And the first two sold for $120,000 (approximately Rs 86,00,000) whereas the third one was for $150000 (approximately Rs 1,00,00,000).  To understand this idea we must go back to the style of this particular artist. Born on […]
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Protests break out over Citizenship Act

After the Parliament passed the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, the President signed over it on December 12 to make it an Act.  The Act provides Indian citizenship to the six minority communities from Muslim-majority countries of Bangladesh, Afghanistan, and Pakistan. These six minority communities are – Hindu, Buddhist, Jain, Parsi, Christian and Sikhs. After the Act […]
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A star and its planet is named after an Indian scientist

A white yellow star in Sextans constellation and its Jupiter-like exoplanets, which were earlier named HD 86081 and 86081b, will now have Indian names. The International Astronomical Union (IAU) announced that while the star would be called ‘Bibhā’, the planet would be known as ‘Santamasa’. The star has been named in honour of a pioneering […]
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Parvez Musharraf gets death penalty

It has never happened in the history of Pakistan, till now. A former military ruler has been given death penalty for putting military rule in the country unconstitutionally. A three-member bench of the special court of Pakistan, headed by the Peshawar High Court Chief Justice Waqar Ahmad Seth with Justice Nazar Akbar of the Sindh […]
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UK Elections: Boris Johnson wins, Brexit next year 

In a major relief to Conservative Party, Boris Johnson held strong and won the recently concluded elections in the United Kingdom with majority. This also paves the way for Brexit, and divorce of England from European Union by early next year. Johnson, who won his own seat in London’s Uxbridge and South Ruislip, hailed the […]
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T20 series: India beat West Indies

They were even after the second match but third one has revealed the winner. Host India beat West Indies in T20 International Series with mammoth runs and fabulous batting.  Riding on KL Rahul (91), Rohit Sharma (71) and Virat Kohli (70*) helped India win the match and the series by 67 runs.  After being put […]
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Parliament passes Citizenship (Amendment) Bill

In a historic move, the Rajya Sabha passed the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill which was already passed by the Lok Sabha. Backed by the BJP government, this Bill would become an Act of law after the President of India Ramnath Kovind signs it. The bill has been drawing a lot of protests around the country due […]
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Russia banned from the Olympics for 4 years

Russia would no longer be a part of next year’s Japan Olympics or the 2022 Winter Games in Beijing.  The country has been punished by the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) for not following the right behaviour protocols. Its players were found inadequate to play. It was found that they were using medicines which enhances their […]
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Sun’s mysteries solved, at least a few

The US space agency NASA’s Parker Solar Probe — which has flown closer to the Sun than any spacecraft ever — has beamed back the first observations from its close encounter with the Sun. The data gives a lot of information on the solar wind and space weather. The data from the probe offers clues […]