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Topic: Chandrayaan-3

Actor Prakash Raj booked in Karnataka after complaint by Hindu groups for ‘mocking’ Chandrayaan-3

Raj Sunday shared a caricature of a man wearing a shirt & lungi while pouring tea and captioned it as 'first pic' from Chandrayaan. He later clarified that it was meant as a 'joke.'

India’s boom, Russia’s crunch — how money is shaping a new space race

The seemingly sudden competition to get to a previously unexplored region of the moon recalls the space race of the 1960s when the United States and the Soviet Union competed.

‘Smooth sailing continuing’: ISRO ready for Chandrayaan-3 lander’s touchdown on 23 August

A successful landing on the moon’s south pole Wednesday will expand knowledge of lunar water ice, which is potentially one of the moon's most valuable resources.

‘Peer-reviews by higher-ups’ & sentimental debate on tomato, onion prices

The best cartoons of the day, chosen by the editors at ThePrint.

ISRO shares images as Chandrayaan-3 lunar lander moves closer to Moon

Anticipation among scientists, space enthusiasts, and the global community continue to mount, two days before the landing.

Chandrayaan-3 more rugged, should land even if everything goes wrong, say scientists

Lessons have been learnt from the failed landing during Chandrayaan-2 in 2019, all corrective measures taken, says former ISRO director K. Sivan.

India needs caste census more than Chandrayaan-3. SC verdict on Bihar caste survey shows why

The data retrieved from the lunar surface, while scientifically groundbreaking, may not hold the same relevance as the data gleaned from the identities of individuals.

Russia’s lunar lander mission, Luna-25, fails, ‘crashes’ on to moon’s surface

It was earlier reported Luna-25 had detected an 'emergency' during a manoeuvre ahead of its landing on Moon, which was scheduled for 21 Aug, 2 days before India's Chandrayaan-3.

ISRO successfully reduces Chandrayaan-3’s Lander Module orbit, inches closer to moon

The LM, comprising the lander ‘Vikram' and rover ‘Pragyan’, is expected to touch down on the lunar surface on August 23 evening, the space organisation said.

Chandrayaan-3 lander Vikram ‘deboosts’ or slows down to reach orbit closest to the moon

On Thursday, Vikram had successfully separated from the propulsion module to continue its journey towards the moon for an expected soft-landing on 23 August.

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Defence, tech, education—Modi’s visit will boost India-UK ties

Given the immediate challenges on India’s borders, cooperation in the defence sector with partners such as the UK has achieved greater importance.

India-US set to ink mini trade deal soon, reach understanding on agricultural & dairy products

Mini deal will likely see no cut in 10% baseline tariff on Indian exports announced by Trump on 2 April, it is learnt, but additional 26% tariffs are set to be reduced.

Indian firm sets up titanium, superalloy plants to meet global need. Safran, Dassault, BAE line up

PTC Industries is investing Rs 1,000 cr in 4 manufacturing plants in UP, has already started supplying titanium parts to BAE Systems for its M-777 howitzers that India also uses.

Strategic partner one day, tactical nightmare the next: India’s learning Trumplomacy the hard way

Public, loud, upfront, filled with impropriety and high praise sometimes laced with insults. This is what we call Trumplomacy. But the larger objective is the same: American supremacy.