The extravagant Ambani pre-wedding party was an affront to the millions of Indians in poverty, critics say

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Anant Ambani at the pre-wedding festivities, left, and a slum in New Delhi, India, in a composite image.
Anant Ambani at the pre-wedding festivities and a slum in New Delhi, India, in a composite image.

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Indian and Nepalese men say they were tricked into fighting for Russia in Ukraine and can't return home

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Vladimir Putin.
Russia's President Vladimir Putin.

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Diners vomited and spat blood after being given dry ice as an after-meal mouth freshener, police say

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A stock image shows food at an Indian restaurant.
A stock image shows food at an Indian restaurant.

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Bill Gates went sight-seeing in Gujarat before throwing down with the world's richest people at the Ambani's pre-wedding party

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Bill Gates

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After all that, the Ambani heir isn't even married yet

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Nita Ambani, wife of Mukesh Ambani, the Chairman of Reliance Industries, hugs Radhika Merchant as her son Anant Ambani looks on during their pre-wedding celebrations.
Nita Ambani, wife of Mukesh Ambani, the Chairman of Reliance Industries, hugs Radhika Merchant as her son Anant Ambani looks on during their pre-wedding celebrations.

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An Indian science graduate was promised a job in Dubai but was tricked into fighting for Russia, reports say

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Mother of Azad Yousuf Kumar holds a smart phone displaying the photos of Azad Yousuf Kumar, wearing military uniform, at Pulwama village.
The mother of Azad Yousuf Kumar holds a smart phone displaying the photos of Azad Yousuf Kumar, wearing military uniform, at Pulwama village.

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A garland-wearing Mark Zuckerberg arrives for a glitzy Indian wedding celebration — and boy is he in full vacation mode

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Mark Zuckerberg and Priscilla Chan wearing floral garlands
Mark Zuckerberg and Priscilla Chan arrived in Gujarat on Thursday.

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Why Zuck, Ivanka Trump and the world's rich and famous are flocking to a lavish party in India

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Ivanka Trump arrives for the Ambani wedding pre-party in Jamnagar, India.
Ivanka Trump arrives for the Ambani wedding pre-party in Jamnagar, India.

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Space photos from 5 recent moon-landing missions show how tiny engineering errors can cause big problems, like crashing or landing sideways

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gold moon lander upside down on grey lunar surface beside image of a new crater on the moon with white disturbed regolith around it
While Japan's moon-landing error caused its robot to land upside-down (left), Israeli nonprofit SpaceIL's error caused its lander to crash (right).

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Himalayan black salt was once used as medicine in India. Now it's becoming a staple among vegans.

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It takes a full day working in temperatures up to 1,000 degrees Celsius to make one batch of Himalayan black salt, or kala namak. The salt was once used as a medicine to treat indigestion.

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