Chandrayaan-3: Isro says landing on schedule, releases new images

New Delhi, 22/8: The Chandrayaan-3 mission is on schedule for a soft-landing on the Moon on Wednesday, the Indian Space Research Organisation (Isro) said. The lander module, comprising the lander Vikram and rover Pragyan, is set for a 6.04 pm touchdown on the Moon. “The mission is on schedule. Systems are undergoing regular checks. Smooth…

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Lalu visits his ancestral village in Bihar’s Gopalganj

Patna, 22/8: Former Bihar chief minister and RJD president Lalu Prasad on Tuesday visited his ancestral village Phulwaria in Gopalganj district. Accompanied by his wife Rabri Devi, an ex-chief minister, Prasad garlanded the statue of his mother Marachhiya Devi at Marachhiya Chowk. After his kidney transplant, the RJD chief visited his ancestral village for the…

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Vedanta Lanjigarh organizes orientation for girls selected under its Project Panchhi initiative

Kalahandi,22/8:  Vedanta Limited, Lanjigarh, India’s premier producer of metallurgical grade alumina, recently organized an orientation program for the first batch of girls hired as part of its Project Panchhi initiative. This is a unique project conceptualized directly under the vision of Vedanta Group Chairman, Mr. Anil Agarwal. It aims to employ 1000 girls from disadvantaged…

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Chess World Cup 2023: India’s Praggnanandhaa defeats Fabiano Caruana in tiebreaks, sets up final with Magnus Carlsen

Baku, 22/8: Setting up a blockbuster clash with World No. 1 Magnus Carlsen in the FIDE World Cup 2023 on Monday, Indian Grandmaster Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa registered a memorable win over USA’s Fabiano Caruana in tiebreaks of the action-packed semi-final encounter. Praggnanandhaa outclassed Caruana by winning the semi-final 3.5-2.5 in Baku, Azerbaijan. With the epoch-making triumph…

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Indonesia, Boeing sign deal for sale of F-15 fighter jets

Indonesia, 22/8: Indonesia’s defence ministry and US planemaker Boeing have signed an agreement on the sale of 24 F-15EX fighter jets to help modernise the Southeast Asian country’s ageing fleet, the ministry and the company said. Officials from the ministry and a Boeing executive signed the memorandum of understanding at Boeing’s St Louis, Missouri, facility…

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Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik approved inclusion of 70 higher secondary schools and 38 Degree colleges of the district under 5T transformation programme at a cost of Rs 66.75 Crores

Bhubaneswar, 21/8: As per the direction of Chief Minister Sri Naveen Patnaik, Secretary to CM (5T) Sri. V.K. Pandian interacted with the colleges students of Khurdha district.    He informed them regarding the Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik approval for inclusion of 70 higher secondary schools and 38 Degree colleges of the district under 5T transformation…

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On his visit to Japan, Maharashtra DyCM Devendra Fadnavis travels in bullet train

Mumbai, 21/8: On a five-day official trip to Japan, Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister and BJP stalwart Devendra Fadnavis, travelled on a Shinkansen bullet train from Tokyo to Kyoto – driving home the point for faster transportation networks in India. The National High Speed Rail Corporation Ltd (NHSRCL) is executing India’s first bullet train project between…

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