Lunar Mission
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Chandrayaan-3 lander makes another soft landing on lunar surface
The Vikram lander elevated itself by about 40 centimetres, and landed safely 30-40 centimetres away in a ‘hop experiment’, ISRO said.
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Chandrayaan-3 rover detects sulphur, other elements on the moon
The findings can provide more insights into the formation and evolution of the earth’s natural satellite.
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Chandrayaan-3’s success belongs to all of humanity, says PM Modi
Congratulations poured in from around the world as the lunar mission marked India’s emergence as a space power.
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Canada: Amid anti-immigration rhetoric, curbing international students is a knee-jerk reaction
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‘Be freed from what holds you back’: Poems by Buddhist women from the Murty Classical Library
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By mixing Carnatic and Hindustani, Mysore’s kings helped create a unique body of music
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We will leave India if told to break encryption: WhatsApp tells Delhi HC
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Why Calcutta HC struck down 25,000 teachers’ appointments and how it could impact the election
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India’s Chandrayaan-3 lands successfully on the moon
With this feat, India becomes the first country to land near the moon’s south pole.
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Russia’s Luna-25 spacecraft crashes into the moon
This was the country’s first lunar mission in almost half a century.
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Chandrayaan-3 lander completes final lunar orbital move
It will try a soft-landing on moon on August 23, the Indian Space Research Organisation said.
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Video
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Watch Anu Malik and Sonu Nigam’s impromptu performance of ‘Main Hoon Na’ at Farah Khan’s home
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Chandrayaan-3: Vikram lander successfully separates from spacecraft
The Vikram lander will now attempt to soft-land on the South Pole region of the moon on August 23.
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Chandrayan-3 lifts off on mission to the moon
A successful soft landing on the moon would make India the fourth country to achieve this feat after the United States, the erstwhile Soviet Union and China.
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Chandrayaan-2 has completed one year, has seven years of fuel left, says ISRO
The agency added that the spacecraft was ‘healthy’ and subsystems were performing normally.
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The Reel
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Aditi Rao Hydari on playing diverse characters: ‘I want the audience to take me home with them’
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The story of India’s unique ‘Milk Revolution’ is going to the Cannes Film Festival
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The story behind the ‘Kuch Kuch Hota Hai’ title track: ‘Just write very simple poetry’
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‘Juna Furniture’ review: A simplistic crusade against the neglect of senior citizens
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‘Late Night with the Devil’ review: A deft satire on the price of success
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Long before astronauts reached the moon, artists were already there – drawing and writing about it
Writers such as Jules Verne penned eerily accurate stories about space exploration, years before rockets took off from Earth.
Anne Collins Goodyear, The Conversation
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As China broadens its moon mission, will a manned lunar base be next?
Can China build a lunar base? Absolutely. But getting human beings survive on the moon and other planets in the long term will be a lot more complicated.
Joshua Chou, The Conversation
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China says it has launched first-ever lunar probe to land on far side of the moon
The former Soviet Union and the United States have sent probes to explore the moon’s dark side, but their satellites did not land.
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The Field
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Athletics, Asian U20 C’ships: Harshit Kumar wins hammer throw gold as India’s medal tally increases
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Archery, World Cup Shanghai: Indian compound archers sweep all three team event gold medals
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IPL 2024: Jonny Bairtsow shines as Punjab Kings beat Kolkata Knight Riders in record-breaking match
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IPL 2024: ‘Save the bowlers’ – Reactions as Punjab chase down record total against Kolkata
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Paris Olympics 2024: Nethra Kumanan secures India’s second quota in sailing