Chandrayaan-3 Lander A Step Closer To Moon, Key De-Boosting Manoeuvre A Success

Chandrayaan-3’s Vikram Lander slowed down to enter a slightly lower orbit
around the Moon this afternoon, in first of its two ‘de-boosting’ operations

New Delhi: India inched closer to its lunar dreams today with its ambitious
Chandrayaan-3 mission successfully completing a key manoeuvre ahead of its
landing of the Moon’s surface next Wednesday.

The spacecraft’s Vikram Lander

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PM Narendra Modi To Visit South Africa And Greece Next Week

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit South Africa’s Johannesburg from August 22-24 to attend the 15th BRICS Summit at the invitation of South African President Matamela Cyril Ramaphosa. After his visit to South Africa, he will travel to Greece for an official visit at the invitation of his Greek counterpart Kyriakos Mitsotakis.During his visit to South Africa, PM Modi will also

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Indian Space Start-Up Astrophel Aerospace Successfully Tests its Prototype Cryogenic Engine

Pune-based rocket startup, Astrophel Aerospace has successfully tested its prototype cryogenic engine, said one of the founders. “The prototype Potentia C1 cryogenic engine was test fired. The firing was a success as the engine achieved all the parameters,” Co-Founder and COO, Immanuel Louis told.The engine was fuelled by a mix of ethanol and liquid oxygen and was fired for eight seconds and

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Agnikul Cosmos Commences Integration Activities of Its First Launch Vehicle With Its Launchpad At SDSC-SHAR

Agnikul Cosmos, an IIT-Madras-based space-tech start-up, on its path towards its inaugural controlled flight, on August 15 commenced the integration process of its launch vehicle, Agnibaan SOrTeD (Sub-Orbital Technological Demonstrator), with its private launchpad located at Satish Dhawan Space Centre (SDSC) SHAR at Sriharikota.This brings Agnikul closer to realising its vision of delivering

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Security Preparations For G20 Summit In Full Swing: Delhi Police

India’s main G20 Summit is going to be held in Delhi next monthNew Delhi: The Delhi Police on Friday said they are coordinating with security agencies and are fully prepared for the upcoming G20 summit which is going to be held next month.Police have also worked on the soft skills of the staff which will be deployed during the summit, they said.Delhi Police spokesperson Suman Nalwa said that the

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26/11 Attack Terrorist Tahawwur Rana Step Closer to Extradition To India After US Court Move

Tahawwur Rana has filed an appeal against the order and sought a stay on his extradition to India till the time his appeal in the Ninth Circuit Court is heard. Tahawwur Rana is currently detained at the Metropolitan Detention Centre in Los AngelesWashington: A US court has denied the writ of habeas corpus filed by Pakistani-origin Canadian businessman Tahawwur Rana, paving the way for US

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Chandrayaan-3 Lander Automated, No Ground Help Needed Says Former ISRO Chief K Sivan

New Delhi: Once the de-boosting manoeuvre of Chandrayaan-3 spacecraft’s lander Vikram begins, the lander will be in ‘automatic mode’ and will decide, based on data and with its own intelligence, how to go about its functions, K Sivan, former chairman of Indian Space Research Organisation, explained today."There is no interruption from the ground," he said.Speaking to NDTV, Mr Sivan said there’s

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Vistara Flight Delayed For 8 Hours At Delhi Airport Over ‘3 Bombs’ Call

The bomb threat assessment committee declared the call, received at 7:38 am, non-specific or hoax at 2:15 pm. The airline was issued a security clearance for using the aircraft after extensive security checks, the sources saidNew Delhi: A Delhi-Pune Vistara airlines flight was delayed for around eight hours at the IGI Airport here after a bomb threat call which later turned out to be hoax,

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PM Modi Dials Iranian President, Discusses Greater Cooperation Over Chabahar Port

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday had a telephonic conversation with Iranian President Seyyed Ebrahim Raisi. The two leaders discussed matters of bilateral and regional importanceNew Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday had a telephonic conversation with Iranian President Seyyed Ebrahim Raisi. The two leaders discussed matters of bilateral and regional importance.The two leaders

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Lashkar Unit Busted In J&K, 8 Terrorists Arrested With Weapons

Srinagar: Security forces have busted a Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) terror module in Jammu and Kashmir’s Baramulla district by arresting eight militant-associates involved in cross-border smuggling of arms and ammunition at the behest of their Pakistani handlers, police said on Friday.A terrorist module has been busted in Uri in Baramulla and eight LeT terrorist-associates have been arrested, Senior

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