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Trinamool's Saket Gokhale Gets Bail In Money Laundering Case
A special court on Saturday granted regular bail to Trinamool Congress (TMC) spokesperson Saket Gokhale in a money laundering case linked to alleged irregularities in a crowd-funding initiative for which he was arrested by the ED.
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US Woman Found Dead 50 Years Ago Identified By Crowd-Funded DNA Test
The woman was identified as Colleen Audrey Rice and was born in Ohio in 193.She would have been about 39 years old when she died.
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Russian Rescue Dog Monika Back On All Fours With Prosthetic Titanium Paws
Monika the Russian rescue dog is ready for her new life after she was fitted with four prosthetic titanium paws in a pricey and complex operation paid for by a crowd-funding campaign.
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Crypto Bidders Miss Out As U.S. Constitution Copy Sells For $43 Million
A crowd-funded bid by cryptocurrency enthusiasts to buy a rare copy of the U.S. constitution fell short on Thursday, after the document sold to another buyer for $43.2 million, a record price for a printed text, according to auction house Sotheby's.
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Indian-American Doctor Raises Money To Aid COVID-19 Crisis Back Home
Amid the frightening second wave of COVID-19 pandemic in the country, Indians abroad, already grappling with the emotional toll of losing loved ones half a world away, are pulling in resources themselves and through crowd-funding to help authorities
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Apple Has Crossed a Billion Active iPhones Globally: Above Avalon Report
Apple has a billion active iPhone users globally, according to Above Avalon, a crowd-funded platform that has been tracking and analysing Apple. The Cupertino giant reached the milestone last month and it took the company 13 years to reach this point, since the launch of the first iPhone back in 2007.
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Crowd-Funding Initiative Helps Save Over 100-Year-Old Banyan Tree In Goa
A crowd-funding initiative by nature lovers and local organisations has saved an over 100-year-old banyan tree near Arambol beach in North Goa, which had gotten uprooted due to heavy rain earlier this month.
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Rs 30 Lakh Raised Online For Mumbai Couple Who Fed Poor During Lockdown
An online crowd-funding platform has raised Rs 30 lakh from donors for a Mumbai-based couple who had donated their own savings to feed around 1,500 people during lockdown.
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Satellite Successfully Propelled Into Higher Orbit Using Sunbeams
A small crowd-funded satellite promoted by TV host and science educator Bill Nye has been propelled into a higher orbit using only the force of sunlight blowing against its sail in space, a novel propulsion developers say could "democratize" spaceflight.
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Amid Clashes, Tripura Congress Creates Crisis Fund For Injured Supporters
The Tripura Congress may have decided to move the Supreme Court to seek compensation for supporters who suffered injuries and property loss in post-poll violence across the state, but it isn't stopping there. The opposition party is also tapping crowd-funding channels to raise money for the treatment of injured supporters.
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Soon, A Film On Nitin Gadkari; "Have Shown His Struggles", Says Director
"I have not tried to show how Nitin Gadkari is a good person but I have shown his struggles," said Anurag Bhusari
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Travis the Translator Aims to Make People Understood
Travis was founded early last year and launched an Indiegogo crowd-funding campaign in April that blew past the company's goal.
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Andhra Infosys Techie, Son, Die In US, Crowd-Funding To Send Bodies Home
A software engineer from Andhra Pradesh, who was working for Infosys, and his three-year-old son have drowned in a swimming pool in the US, according to news reports.
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Mumbai's Parting Gift To Eman Ahmed: A Green Corridor To Airport
The Egyptian once believed to be the world's heaviest woman is flying out of Mumbai today, almost three months after she arrived on a specially modified cargo plane. Eman Ahmed was treated by doctors at Saifee Hospital, who say they're upset with allegations levelled by her sister who has accused them of lying about how much weight she has lost. Ms...
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148-Kg Aurangabad Woman Crowdfunds Weight-Loss Surgery
A 148-kg woman hailing from a poor family hopes to get a new lease of life after she managed to 'crowd-fund' her bariatric surgery, an official said on Tuesday.
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Trinamool's Saket Gokhale Gets Bail In Money Laundering Case
A special court on Saturday granted regular bail to Trinamool Congress (TMC) spokesperson Saket Gokhale in a money laundering case linked to alleged irregularities in a crowd-funding initiative for which he was arrested by the ED.
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US Woman Found Dead 50 Years Ago Identified By Crowd-Funded DNA Test
The woman was identified as Colleen Audrey Rice and was born in Ohio in 193.She would have been about 39 years old when she died.
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Russian Rescue Dog Monika Back On All Fours With Prosthetic Titanium Paws
Monika the Russian rescue dog is ready for her new life after she was fitted with four prosthetic titanium paws in a pricey and complex operation paid for by a crowd-funding campaign.
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Crypto Bidders Miss Out As U.S. Constitution Copy Sells For $43 Million
A crowd-funded bid by cryptocurrency enthusiasts to buy a rare copy of the U.S. constitution fell short on Thursday, after the document sold to another buyer for $43.2 million, a record price for a printed text, according to auction house Sotheby's.
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Indian-American Doctor Raises Money To Aid COVID-19 Crisis Back Home
Amid the frightening second wave of COVID-19 pandemic in the country, Indians abroad, already grappling with the emotional toll of losing loved ones half a world away, are pulling in resources themselves and through crowd-funding to help authorities
-
Apple Has Crossed a Billion Active iPhones Globally: Above Avalon Report
Apple has a billion active iPhone users globally, according to Above Avalon, a crowd-funded platform that has been tracking and analysing Apple. The Cupertino giant reached the milestone last month and it took the company 13 years to reach this point, since the launch of the first iPhone back in 2007.
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Crowd-Funding Initiative Helps Save Over 100-Year-Old Banyan Tree In Goa
A crowd-funding initiative by nature lovers and local organisations has saved an over 100-year-old banyan tree near Arambol beach in North Goa, which had gotten uprooted due to heavy rain earlier this month.
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Rs 30 Lakh Raised Online For Mumbai Couple Who Fed Poor During Lockdown
An online crowd-funding platform has raised Rs 30 lakh from donors for a Mumbai-based couple who had donated their own savings to feed around 1,500 people during lockdown.
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Satellite Successfully Propelled Into Higher Orbit Using Sunbeams
A small crowd-funded satellite promoted by TV host and science educator Bill Nye has been propelled into a higher orbit using only the force of sunlight blowing against its sail in space, a novel propulsion developers say could "democratize" spaceflight.
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Amid Clashes, Tripura Congress Creates Crisis Fund For Injured Supporters
The Tripura Congress may have decided to move the Supreme Court to seek compensation for supporters who suffered injuries and property loss in post-poll violence across the state, but it isn't stopping there. The opposition party is also tapping crowd-funding channels to raise money for the treatment of injured supporters.
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Soon, A Film On Nitin Gadkari; "Have Shown His Struggles", Says Director
"I have not tried to show how Nitin Gadkari is a good person but I have shown his struggles," said Anurag Bhusari
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Travis the Translator Aims to Make People Understood
Travis was founded early last year and launched an Indiegogo crowd-funding campaign in April that blew past the company's goal.
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Andhra Infosys Techie, Son, Die In US, Crowd-Funding To Send Bodies Home
A software engineer from Andhra Pradesh, who was working for Infosys, and his three-year-old son have drowned in a swimming pool in the US, according to news reports.
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Mumbai's Parting Gift To Eman Ahmed: A Green Corridor To Airport
The Egyptian once believed to be the world's heaviest woman is flying out of Mumbai today, almost three months after she arrived on a specially modified cargo plane. Eman Ahmed was treated by doctors at Saifee Hospital, who say they're upset with allegations levelled by her sister who has accused them of lying about how much weight she has lost. Ms...
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148-Kg Aurangabad Woman Crowdfunds Weight-Loss Surgery
A 148-kg woman hailing from a poor family hopes to get a new lease of life after she managed to 'crowd-fund' her bariatric surgery, an official said on Tuesday.
