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The trip would give Trump a commanding perch to try to weigh in on U.S. politics during the most critical weeks of the Democratic presidential primary. The Iowa Caucuses are Feb. 3, the New Hampshire primary is Feb. 11, and the Nevada Caucuses are Feb. 22.  … [Read more...] about Donald Trump may be headed to INDIA next month amid impeachment and Democratic primary drama

Smarting from Tuesday’s 10-wicket thrashing, India got off to a strong start after being put in to bat at the Saurashtra Cricket Association Stadium. A couple of near-misses punctured Dhawan’s 81-run partnership with Rohit Sharma, who made 42 before falling to Adam Zampa after a clumsy attempt at a sweep shot. … [Read more...] about India level ODI series against Australia despite Smith defiance

India's new citizenship law ignites religious tensions Fears of citizenship registration The Indian government is also preparing plans for a National Register of Citizens (NRC), in what it says is an attempt to identify and expel undocumented illegal immigrants. If a nationwide NRC is implemented, critics fear that residents unable to prove citizenship would be turned stateless. A similar exercise in Assam state has already excluded nearly 2 million residents from the list. … [Read more...] about Amazon’s Jeff Bezos faces protest in India over negative Washington Post coverage

"The government wants to do it systematically. And there might be challenges and it might take time. But we want to succeed and would like to provide a robust, trustworthy and transparent ecosystem. This is going to be the largest used cooking oil aggregation system across the globe." … [Read more...] about India working to make cars run on cooking oil

The Moon is a natural satellite – a space-faring body that orbits a planet It's Earth's only natural satellite, and is the fifth biggest in the Solar System The Moon measures 2,158 miles across, roughly 0.27 times the diameter of Earth Temperatures on the Moon range from minus 173 degrees Celcius to 260 degrees Celcius Experts assumed the Moon was another planet, until Nicolaus Copernicus outlined his theory about our Solar System in 1543 It was eventually assigned to a "class" after Galileo discovered four moons orbiting Jupiter in 1610 The Moon is believed to have formed around 4.51billion years ago The strength of its gravitational field is about a sixth of Earth's gravity Earth and the Moon have "synchronous rotation", which means we always see the same side of the Moon – hence the phrase "dark side of the Moon" The Moon's surface is actually dark, but appears bright in the sky due to its reflective ground During a solar eclipse, the Moon covers the Sun almost … [Read more...] about India launches ‘world first’ mission to Moon’s mysterious South Pole – after botched flight last week