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Chandrayaan-3 Mission Detects Sulphur On Moon’s South Pole: ISRO

August 29, 2023 admin

New Delhi: The first-ever on-site measurements of the south polar region of the moon have confirmed the presence of sulphur on Earth’s only natural satellite, ISRO said today. The measurements were made by the Laser-Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy (LIBS) instrument onboard Chandrayaan-3’s rover, Pragyan. The space agency said the in-situ measurements confirmed the presence of sulphur…

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Longest-Ever Amarnath Yatra Draws To A Close, No Terror-Incident Reported

August 29, 2023 admin

New Delhi: The longest-ever Amarnath yatra, lasting 62 days, is nearing its completion and has been incident free this year as more than four lakh seventy thousand pilgrims did darshan. “Resolve of the government supported by locals of Kashmir ensured that the Yatra not only remained terror-incident free but also no law and order issue…

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S Jaishankar To NDTV, Chandrayaan 3, G20 Summit, BRICS: “After Chandrayaan, South Africa’s Ramaphosa Wanted To Sit Next To Modi”: S Jaishankar

August 29, 2023 admin

The BRICS Summit hosted by South Africa was the first in-person meet since 2019. New Delhi: Chandrayaan-3. The answer to the question – ‘Why did South Africa President Cyril Ramaphosa want to sit next to Prime Minister Narendra Modi during the BRICS Summit in that country last week?” The $75 million Chandrayaan-3 Moon mission has…

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High Court Pulls Up Tihar Jail Over Prison Amenities

August 29, 2023 admin

Prisoner’s constitutional rights persist even behind bars, said the high court. New Delhi: Observing that a prisoner’s basic constitutional rights persist even behind bars, the Delhi High Court has constituted a four-member fact-finding committee of lawyers to “meticulously” inspect the living conditions in Tihar jail, including the status of drinking water, sanitation, overall hygiene and…

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Supreme Court To Hear Convict Vikas Yadav’s Petition On October 3

August 29, 2023 admin

Vikas Yadav was against Nitish Katara’s alleged relationship with his sister Bharti Yadav. (File) New Delhi: The Supreme Court today said it would hear on October 3 a plea by Vikas Yadav, who is serving a 25-year jail term in the sensational 2002 Nitish Katara murder case, raising the issue of denial of remission benefit…

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“Article 370 Repeal One Of Our Biggest Achievements”: S Jaishankar

August 29, 2023 admin

New Delhi: Foreign minister S Jaishankar termed the scrapping of Article 370 — which gave Jammu and Kashmir its special status — “one of the biggest achievements” of the BJP-led Central government. In a conversation with NDTV’s Editor-in-Chief Sanjay Pugalia that’s part of NDTV’s mega conclave “Decoding G-20”, Mr Jaishankar said, “About Kashmir, honestly, I…

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Delhi Metro Records Highest-Ever Count Of Daily Passenger Journeys On August 28: DMRC

August 29, 2023 admin

Delhi Metro on August 28 recorded the highest-ever count of daily passenger journeys – 68.16 lakh New Delhi: Delhi Metro on August 28 recorded the highest-ever count of daily passenger journeys – 68.16 lakh – for the period spanning before and after the COVID-19 pandemic, the DMRC said today. The previous highest recorded passenger journey…

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Aviation Regulator Suspends Boeing Simulator Training Facility For Air India. Here’s Why

August 29, 2023 admin

The decision to restore it will be taken after a verification process. Mumbai: Aviation safety regulator DGCA has temporarily suspended the Boeing simulator training facility of Air India for certain alleged lapses, a source has said. The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) is “verifying” some of the documents pertaining to the matter and will…

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External Affairs Minister Dr S Jaishankar’s Interview To NDTV

August 29, 2023 admin

New Delhi: External Affairs Minister Dr S Jaishankar today laid down India’s vision and plan on global issues during an exclusive interview with NDTV today Here are the top quotes from the interview “The world in 2023 is far more complicated than it has been for a long time because of the pandemic and an…

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“India Setting Example In Energy Transition”: S Jaishankar To NDTV

August 29, 2023 admin

India is setting an example to the world in combating the climate change crisis and transitioning to the use of green and renewable sources of energy, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar told NDTV this afternoon in an exclusive interview ahead of the G20 Summit in Delhi next weekend. Asked about the role of developed countries…

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