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Google CEO Sundar Pichai tweets: 'What an incredible moment! Congratulations to @isro for the successful landing of #Chandrayaan3 on the moon this morning. Today India became the first country to successfully achieve a soft landing on the southern polar region of the moon.'
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Union minister Pashupati Kumar Paras on Wednesday claimed that he received a threat call, and urged the Union home ministry to look into the episode behind which he suspected the hand of his nephew Chirag Paswan. Talking to reporters in Patna, Paras said the call was received at the telephone of...
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Hours after the Chandrayaan-3 successfully landed on the moon, Indian Space Research Organisation chief S Somanath on Wednesday announced that Aditya-L1 mission to study the Sun will be most probably launched in the first week of September. Aditya-L1 would be the first space-based Indian...
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Gunjan Lakhani, director of the country's leading shoemaker Lakhani Armaan Group, died on Wednesday in Medanta Hospital in Gurugram, the police said. Gunjan Lakhani, son of Lakhani Armaan Group KC Lakhani, was unwell for some time and was undergoing treatment at Medanta Hospital in Gurugram,...
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An engineer from Maharashtra power distribution company Mahavitaran has been booked along with nearly 20 individuals for taking out a raucous procession to celebrate the cancellation of his transfer, an official said on Wednesday. Prakash Chavan, who is posted in Jalna, was recently transferred...
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Yevgeny Prigozhin
Wagner mercenary group's founder Yevgeny Prigozhin has reportedly been killed in a plane crash in Russia, according to a BBC report. The plane carrying Prigozhin, whose mercenary group launched a failed coup against President Vladimir Putin in June this year, reportedly crashed while on a...
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IAS officer Neelkanth Tekam who recently resigned from service joined the Bharatiya Janata Party on Wednesday and is likely to contest the upcoming assembly polls in Chhattisgarh. Tekam joined the party in the presence of the BJP's state in-charge Om Mathur, state unit chief Arun Sao, former...
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With the Pragyaan rover poised to navigate the moon, its eyes to traverse the crater-filled lunar surface are powered by a software developed by a Noida-based tech start-up. Omnipresent Robot Technologies, which has been working closely with ISRO for the Chandrayaan series of lunar missions, has...
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Image of a part of the Chandrayaan-3's landing site after touch down on Moon's south pole./ISRO
Russian President Vladimir Putin and UAE Vice President Sheikh Mohammed were among the world leaders who congratulated India on Wednesday on the successful landing of Chandrayaan-3 on the Moon, saying the historic event is evidence of India's impressive progress in the scientific-technological...
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The entire mission operations of Chandrayaan-3, right from the launch till landing, 'happened flawlessly' as per the timeline, the team that led India's third mission to the Moon said on Wednesday.They credited the combined effort of the entire team during the past four years for the success of...
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Modi consoling K Sivan after Chandrayaan-2 fails
As Chandrayaan-3 achieved a soft landing on the South Pole of the moon, making India the first country to reach that particular area, former ISRO chief K Sivan on Wednesday said that it is sweet news, for which they have been waiting for the last four years.We are really excited to see this grand...
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Soon after the successful Chandrayaan-3 mission, ISRO said communication link was established between the Lander and the space agency's Mission Operations Complex (MOX) in Bengaluru.The MOX is located at the ISRO Telemetry, Tracking and Command Network (ISTRAC).ISRO also released images from the...
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Chief Justice of India D Y Chandrachud on Wednesday hailed as a 'historic achievement' the landing of Chandrayaan-3 on Moon's south pole and congratulated team ISRO on the feat.The CJI told PTI that the success of the lunar mission places India in a select group of nations that have successfully...
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NASA Administrator Bill Nelson on Wednesday congratulated India on being the 4th country to successfully soft-land a spacecraft on the Moon and said the United States space agency was glad to be India's 'partner' on this mission.India's Chandrayaan-3 became the first space mission to land near...
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday congratulated Indian Space Research Organisation chairman S Somanath on the success of the Chandrayaan-3 mission and said he would soon visit them in Bengaluru to greet the entire team in person.Somanath ji...your name Somanath too is linked to the Moon....
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In a goof-up, a Rajasthan minister on Wednesday congratulated passengers he suggested were taking part in the Chandrayaan-3 mission to the moon. Rajasthan Sports Minister Ashok Chandna made the slip hours before the touchdown by Chandrayaan's lander on the lunar surface an unmanned landing...
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After Chandrayaan-3 touched down on the Moon, the Congress on Wednesday said it is a collective success of every Indian and ISRO's achievement today reflects a saga of continuity and is truly fantastic.The opposition party said an elated nation with 140 crore aspirations today witnessed yet...
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Shares of companies related to aerospace and defense sectors were in the limelight on Wednesday with Chandrayaan-3 set to touch down on the lunar surface.The stock of Centum Electronics zoomed 14.91 per cent, Paras Defence and Space Technologies Ltd jumped 5.47 per cent, MTAR Technologies rallied...
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I heartily congratulate ISRO, its scientists for this unprecedented feat, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said in a virtual address after Chandrayaan-3's landing on Moon. I may be in South Africa but my heart has always been with Chandrayaan mission, Modi said, adding, This is a historic moment and...
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Chandrayaan-3 lander Vikram touches down on the Moon's South Pole Congrats to all our scientists at ISRO.
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Chandrayaan 3 successfully lands on the moon
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The mission ops team says the sensors are operating nominally. The lander is just 1 km from the moon. The lander is now successfully approaching the vertical landing.
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The lander is now successfully approaching the vertical landing.
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The lander has completed nearly 80 per cent of its journey. The fine braking phase to begin soon and will continue for 3 minutes. There is no ground control now. PM Modi joins the watch from Johannesburg.
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20 per cent of the journey to the moon is complete. The power descend going as per plan, it's going well. The next phase is the altitude hold phase. The mission ops team is analysing the data. The performance so far seems good. The altitude of the lander from the moon is roughly 18 km now. The...
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Lander module propelling towards moon's surface along intended trajectory. The lander velocity will come down during this phase. The velocity of the lander is 130 km now. The lander module has travelled a distance of 228 km.
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Power descend phase to begin shortly.
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ISRO Chairman S Somanath at Mission Control Complex in Bengaluru for Chandrayaan-3 Mission soft landing on the moon.The Vikram lander will begin its descent towards the moon surface at a velocity of 1.68 km per second. It will then slow down -- but the lander is still almost horizontal to the...
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Union MoS Science & Technology Dr Jitendra Singh at CSIR headquarters in Delhi to witness the landing of Vikram lander on the Moon.
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30 minutes away from initiation of Rough Braking phase. ISRO has reported everything about the Chandrayaan 3 mission is proceeding precisely as planned.
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Chandrayaan-3 Mission: All set to initiate the Automatic Landing Sequence (ALS). Awaiting the arrival of Lander Module (LM) at the designated point, around 17:44 Hrs. IST. Upon receiving the ALS command, the LM activates the throttleable engines for powered descent. The mission operations...
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The second game of FIDE World Cup final gets underway between Indian chess grandmaster R Praggnanandhaa and world champion Magnus Carlsen The first game had ended in a draw after 35 moves.
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The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Wednesday conducted searches at the premises of Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel's political advisor Vinod Verma and two Officers on Special Duty (OSDs) in Raipur and Durg districts, sources said. The searches were also held at the premises of a...
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The Adani Group portfolio delivered yet another outstanding performance with an all-time high quarterly profit (EBITDA) of Rs 23,532 crore, 42 per cent higher year-on-year. The June quarter 2023-24 results compendium for its portfolio of listed companies was released by the conglomerate on...
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A 19-year-old college student died allegedly by suicide after being scolded by her mother for spending too much time on her mobile phone, an official said on Wednesday. Renuka Pramod Kale was a first-year undergraduate student and lived in Zenda Chowk area. The police official said Renuka had...
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Kartikeya Sarabhai, son of physicist and founder of India's space program Vikram Sarabhai, on Wednesday said the Chandrayaan-3 project represents the new India and every citizen is proud of this project. In a tribute to Vikram Sarabhai, the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) has named...
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Board examinations will be conducted twice a year with students having the option to retain the best score, while class 11 and 12 students will have to study two languages instead of one, according to the Ministry of Education's new curriculum framework.According to ministry officials, the...
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Rape accused Premoday Khakha
Delhi court sends suspended Delhi government officer Premoday Khakha, accused of raping a minor, to 14-day judicial custody. Khakha allegedly raped the several times and made her pregnant. His wife Seema Rani, who is accused of giving the girl medicine to terminate her pregnancy, was sent to...
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Kartikeya Sarabhai
Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) founder Vikram Sarabhai's son, Kartikeya Sarabhai, on Wednesday said the landing of Chandrayaan-3 on the lunar surface will be great for humanity as no one has been able to land on the south side of the moon. It's a fantastic thing if you think of it,...
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The ongoing tussle between the Nitish Kumar government and the Raj Bhavan further escalated with the Bihar education department inviting applications for the post of vice-chancellors (VC) in different universities days after Governor (Chancellor) Rajendra Vishwanath Arlekar's secretariat issued a...
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Chandrayaan-3 Mission on X: All set to initiate the Automatic Landing Sequence (ALS). Awaiting the arrival of Lander Module (LM) at the designated point, around 17:44 Hrs. IST. Upon receiving the ALS command, the LM activates the throttleable engines for powered descent. The mission...
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PM Narendra Modi announces an ex-gratia of Rs 2 lakhs from PMMRF to the next of kin of each deceased and Rs 50,000 to the injured in the bridge collapse in Mizoram.At least 17 workers were killed on Wednesday after an under-construction railway bridge collapsed near Sairang area of Mizoram,...
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The Singapore High Commissioner offers prayers
Prayers from across the world irrespective of nation and nationality for a successful moon landing. Singapore High Commissioner Simon Wong on Wednesday said that he is praying for the success of the historic landing attempt on the lunar surface of India's third lunar mission -- Chandrayaan-3. I...
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Ahead of the much-awaited soft landing of the country's third moon mission -- Chandrayaan-3, former ISRO Chairman G Madhavan Nair spoke to ANI and delved into how this mission is significant for overall spacefaring for India and also about the last-minute manoeuvres. The last leg of its...
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At least 17 workers were killed on Wednesday after an under-construction railway bridge collapsed near Sairang area of Mizoram, police said. Several others are feared trapped at the site, as 35-40 workers were present when the incident occurred around 10 am, about 21 km from Aizawl, they said....
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Hours after announcing Zimbabwe cricketer Heath Streak's death on X, his former teammate Henry Olonga said in a second post that the legend is alive. Henry Olonga said in his new post that rumours of Streak's death were greatly exaggerated and that he had heard from him.I can confirm that rumours...
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Amid the frenzied anticipation in India around its third lunar mission -- Chandrayaan-3, American space agency NASA has chosen a geology team that will develop the surface science strategy for the first crewed lunar landing mission in more than 50 years, the agency informed through an official...
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The Indian diaspora in the US is eagerly waiting for Chandrayaan-3's much-anticipated landing on the Moon on Wednesday with many of them saying the lunar mission will propel India as a global leader in space technology and inspire millions of children to take up science, physics and astronomy as...
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SC grants bail to ex-Mumbai cop Pradeep Sharma in Antilia bomb scare case and killing of businessman Mansukh Hiran.
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140 crore Indians have kept their fingers crossed as D-day approaches for the much-awaited soft landing of the country's third moon mission -- Chandrayaan-3. People across the country are praying to God for a successful ISRO mission.The scheduled timing for the soft landing of Chandrayaan-3 on...
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It is not only Tamil Nadu's sons of the soil -- former President Dr APJ Abdul Kalam, Chandrayaan-2 Mission Director Mayilsamy Annadurai, and Chandrayaan-3 Project Director Veeramuthuvel P -- who have contributed to ISRO missions, but literally the state's soil itself.Since 2012, Namakkal, which...
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Prayers are resonating around the globe, as people of various religious affiliations unite for the successful landing of India's Chandrayaan-3 on the Moon's South Pole.Regardless of religious boundaries, individuals are coming together to lend their support to the Chandrayaan-3 mission. This...
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who is in South Africa to attend the 15th BRICS Summit, will virtually witness the historic landing attempt on the lunar surface as part of the country's third lunar mission -- Chandrayaan-3.According to Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), Chandrayaan-3 is all...
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Authorities have denied permission to hold on August 28 the Vishva Hindu Parishad's Brij Mandal Jalabhishek Yatra in Haryana's Nuh that was disrupted after communal violence in July, police said on Tuesday.The Nuh district administration on Tuesday evening rejected the application for permission...
