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“After the success of Chandrayaan-3, India continues its space journey. Congratulations to our scientists and engineers at ISRO for the successful launch of India’s first Solar Mission, Aditya -L1,” the Prime Minister posted in X, formerly known as Twitter.”Our tireless scientific efforts will continue in order to develop a better understanding of the Universe for the welfare of humanity,” he said.The remarks from the Prime Minister came after India launched its first mission to the Sun this morning, just days after becoming the first country in history to achieve a soft landing of a spacecraft on the Moon’s uncharted south…

While the Prison and Correctional Services have included his name for clearance from the state government, the question is whether the prison department will allow such a notorious terrorist to be released on goodwill?It may be recalled that S.A. Basha, the founder leader of the Islamist terror outfit Al- Umma, was the key accused in the serial blasts at Coimbatore that took place on February 14, 1998 aimed at the then Deputy Prime Minister and senior BJP leader, Lal Krishna Advani.In the gruesome attack, 58 people lost their lives and more than 200 were grievously injured. Coimbatore which was one…

Answers to the question are rather mixed as IANS found out in informal conversations with a cross-section of people during a visit to the scenic island for the Kaspersky Cybersecurity Weekend.A visiting Singapore-based senior tech executive said that Bali, which is one of the over 17,000 islands that make up Indonesia, is not as small as it may appear on the map. At over 5,600 square kms, it is bigger than Singapore, almost equal in size to Brunei, and nearly three times the size of Mauritius.And with its varied terrain – encompassing pristine beaches, challenging mountain hiking trails, rain forests,…

From there, begins a long 125 days journey for Aditya-L1- suitably named after the Sun God in Hindu mythology- as it has to travel about 1.5 million km to its intended slot to study the Sun.Speaking about the success, the Chairman of Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) Dr S.Somanath said: “The Aditya-L1 spacecraft has been injected in its intended orbit. It is a different mission. From now on, Aditya-L1 will start its 125 day journey to L1 (Lagrange Point 1).”Union Minister of State Dr Jitendra Singh, who witnessed the launch here, said: “It is a sunshine moment for India.””Once the…

Founded by Benedict Dohmen and Santiago Nestares in 2016, Benitago connects with self-starting Amazon business owners who are looking to sell their businesses.According to the filing, the company sought protection from creditors in the US Bankruptcy Court in Manhattan, reports TechCrunch.“Benitago has plans to restructure its debt and potentially sell off some parts of its business in bankruptcy,” the report noted.The court filing listed entities, including intellectual property rights to 15 brands that sell over 300 products, including health supplements, office products and beauty products.The company had raised around $380 million in equity and debt to fund acquisitions of brands…

In response to this, Adam Sandler has defended casting his daughters in starring roles alongside himself. Asked about the ‘nepo kid’ controversy, Sandler had admitted that while he cast his friends and family members, he doesn’t do it if he doesn’t see any potential in them.Adding to his rebuttal of the argument, the series producer-director Sammi Cohen also chimed in and said, “Sandler has a reputation for making movies with his friends, and that’s something we all want to do. What I say is, he’s still making movies with his friends, but they’re his kids.”“He is the kind of dad…

The 39-year-old, who is Peru’s all-time leading scorer with 38 goals in 109 international appearances, was named in the 27-man squad despite scoring just once in eight games for Ecuador’s LDU Quito this season, reports Xinhua.As expected, head coach Juan Reynoso also included Orlando City goalkeeper Pedro Gallese, Feyenoord defender Marcos Lopez, Celta Viga midfielder Renato Tapia and Seattle Sounders forward Raul Ruidiaz.But there was no place for Gianluca Lapadula, Carlos Zambrano, Christian Cueva, Edison Flores and Bryan Reyna, who are injured.Peru will begin their quest to qualify for the 2026 World Cup in the United States, Canada and Mexico…

Sriharikota (Andhra Pradesh) Sep 2 (IANS) It is going to be a 30-year-old vehicle. And it is still going strong.Well, that is India’s first rocket Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV).It was on September 20, 1993, that the first developmental flight of PSLV took place carrying the 846kg IRS-1E satellite.Come September 20, 2023, India’s first commercial rocket PSLV would achieve the milestone of three decades of nation’s service.The service includes not only orbiting India’s own satellites but also hundreds of foreign satellites and in the process earn foreign exchange for the country.India has till date launched 431 foreign satellites belonging to…

The Suryanar Temple is one of the Navagraha temples, all located near Kumbakonam, and devotees pray at these temples to get rid of negative planetary influence on them.The presiding deity at the temple is Sun.“A special puja and abhishekam with milk and honey was conducted on Saturday morning seeking the God’s blessings for the success of India’s space mission to the Sun,” D. Govindharaju, Deputy General Secretary, National Temples Federation told IANS.An Indian rocket Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle-C57 (PSLV-C57) on Saturday morning blasted off from the second launch pad at Sriharikota rocket port carrying Aditya-L1 spacecraft to study the solar…

The producers behind the Broadway and West End-produced adaptations announced a partnership with Broadway Licensing Group to bring a reworked version to high school and secondary school theater programs worldwide starting in 2024, reports Deadline.The producers behind the Broadway and West End-produced adaptations announced a partnership with Broadway Licensing Group to bring a reworked version to high school and secondary school theater programs worldwide starting in 2024.“Producers Sonia Friedman and Colin Callender said: “We are delighted to be working with Broadway Licensing Group so that schools around the world can stage their own productions of Harry Potter and the Cursed…