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Trump Ex-Campaign Chief Manafort Sentenced to 47 Months in Prison
US President Donald Trump's former campaign chief Paul Manafort was sentenced to 47 months in prison Thursday for tax crimes and bank fraud.
It was the stiffest sentence yet given to an associate of the president in Special Counsel Robert Mueller's investigation into Russian election meddling -- but significantly lighter than many expected for the 69-year-old political consultant.
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'Artificial' Earthquake Hits North Korea's Mining Town
A 2.1-magnitude ‘artificial’ earthquake was detected in North Korea's mining town of Pyonggang, reported local media.
Air India & GoAir Flights Make Emergency Landing Due to Engine Glitch
Two planes, Air India Delhi-Durgapur & GoAir Patna-Delhi flights made emergency landing at the Lucknow airport on Thursday, 7 March.
Air India flight AI 755 declared a full emergency due to a major glitch in one engine. Meanwhile, Go Air flight (Airbus 320 Neo) made the emergency landing due to a snag in engine.
(Source: ANI)
Congress Releases First List of 15 Candidates for Lok Sabha Elections
Congress has released its first list of 15 candidates for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections. The 11 candidates are from Uttar Pradesh and four are from Gujarat. Sonia Gandhi will contest from Rae Bareli and Rahul Gandhi will battle it out from Amethi.
(Source: ANI)