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Topic: Lunar mission

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 completes final lunar-bound manoeuvre, inches closer to Moon

The spacecraft will now prepare for separation of the lander module — comprising the lander and rover — from the propulsion module.

Russia launches first moon lander in 47 years for water exploration

The Russian lunar mission, the first since 1976, is racing against India, which launched its Chandrayaan-3 lunar lander last month, and more broadly with the US and China.

Russia to evacuate village in far east for first lunar lander mission in 50 years

The Luna-25 lunar lander, Russia's first since 1976, will be launched from the Vostochny Cosmodrome, some 5,550 km east of Moscow, according to Russia's Roscosmos space agency.

Chandrayaan-3 blasts off to moon, carries lander Vikram and a nation’s dreams

India aims a touchdown at the lunar south pole, becoming only the fourth country in the world to do so.

Mission Moon 2.0 — NASA’s Artemis 1 is set for launch on most powerful rocket ever built

Artemis 1 to be first in series of complex missions that aim to establish human presence on moon. It will loop around the moon, drop off some satellites, and return to earth.

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Festive seasons align with the rollout of GST 2.0. Citizens to get more money in hand

The new norm marks a decisive shift from the earlier complex system that created friction for households and small businesses alike.

Market regulator SEBI clears Adani Group of impropriety alleged by Hindenburg Research

SEBI probe concluded that purported loans and fund transfers were paid back in full and did not amount to deceptive market practices or unreported related party transactions.

30 civilians killed as Pakistan Air Force strikes Khyber Pakhtunkhwa village with China-made bombs

While Pakistani authorities have not clarified what intended target was, the incident adds to a troubling pattern of PAF strikes killing civilians, including women and children.

India doesn’t give walkovers to Pakistan in war. Here’s why it shouldn’t do it in cricket either

Many really smart people now share the position that playing cricket with Pakistan is politically, strategically and morally wrong. It is just a poor appreciation of competitive sport.