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The rocket made its maiden flight on October 22, 2008 for India’s first interplanetary mission – the Moon Mission-1 or Chandrayaan-1.And on November 5, 2013, the rocket was used for India’s first Mars Mission called Mars Orbiter Mission (MOM).Nearly 15 years after its first flight and on its 25th mission, the rocket code named PSLV-C57 is being used for another interplanetary mission – to study the Sun- by Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO).The 44.4 metre tall PSLV-C57 rocket with a lift off mass of 321 ton will carry the spacecraft Aditya-L1 — named after the Sun God in Hindu mythology-…

The Tesla FSD beta software now costs $12,000, a $3,000 or a 20 per cent decrease.Tesla owners can buy FSD at reduced price which includes all the “enhanced autopilot” features as well as the ability to detect and (ideally) stop at traffic lights and stop signs.In July, Musk offered the first-time Tesla customers a chance to transfer the FSD beta software to another vehicle as a “one-time amnesty.”Tesla owners who have purchased the FSD package can transfer that to another new car by September 30.The only details provided by Musk was that it would a one time offer and only…

Tharman received a resounding mandate with a whopping 70.4 per cent votes in a three-way contest to elect the city-state’s ninth President on Friday.“I pledge and it will be my duty to use the roles and responsibilities of the president to advance this future of optimism and solidarity among Singaporeans. That is my pledge,” Tharman said in his first remarks to the media after his win.“Once again, let me just say that I am truly humbled, and I will honour the trust that Singaporeans have placed in me and respect all Singaporeans for the views they have expressed, including those…

Apple is reimbursing Globalstar for 95 per cent of the capital expenditures related to the satellites, including the launch costs, reports TechCrunch, citing regulatory filings.The tech giant would use 85 per cent of Globalstar’s network capacity to provide emergency satellite connectivity for iPhones outside of cellular networks.The Globalstar launches are scheduled for 2025 and will send at least 17 new satellites to the low-Earth orbit.Globalstar entered into a $327 million purchase agreement with MDA for those satellites in February last year.Apple earlier invested $450 million in developing the critical infrastructure that supports Emergency SOS via satellite for iPhone 14 models.Through…

For Manika, a Master’s student in the university’s Sociology Department, who will be representing PSU (Lalkar) in the upcoming elections, being the only woman candidate in the fray for the President’s post is something that reflects on the organisation she has been working with for years. “For us, every member, gender notwithstanding is given an equal opportunity in every sphere — be it management or leadership. We are democratic in the true sense.”Even as her group members are busy visiting different hostels and departments as part of campaigning, she points at the massive number of jeeps plying the campus during…

The Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) announced the North Korean launch took place at around 4 a.m. but did not elaborate further, pending an analysis, Yonhap news agency reported.”While strengthening our monitoring and vigilance, our military is maintaining a full readiness posture in close cooperation with the United States,” the JCS said in a text message sent to reporters.South Korea and the US wrapped up the 11-day Ulchi Freedom Shield (UFS) exercise on Thursday. The North has denounced the drills as a rehearsal for invasion.As part of the UFS, South Korea and the US have staged combined air drills, involving…

The report, released on Friday ahead of the Africa Climate Summit to be held in Nairobi on September 4-6, said children are woefully neglected by the key climate financing flows required to help them adapt, survive, and respond to the climate crisis, Xinhua news agency reported.Lieke van de Wiel, Unicef deputy director for eastern and southern Africa, said that it is clear that the youngest members of African society are bearing the brunt of the harsh effects of climate change.”They are the least able to cope, due to physiological vulnerability and poor access to essential social services. We need to…

With a maximum wind speed of 42 to 46 meters per second near its eye, Saola landed in the coastal area of Jinwan District in Zhuhai. It is expected to wane as it moves west by south along the coastline of Guangdong at a speed of 15 to 20 km per hour, Xinhua news agency reported, citing the forecast.By 10 a.m. Friday, over 780,000 people in Guangdong had been evacuated from risky areas, all of the province’s 80,000-plus fishery vessels had returned to harbors for shelter, and 13 cities in the province had postponed the starting date of the autumn…

The PICSS said in a report on Friday that the attacks resulted in 112 deaths and 87 injuries, mostly among security forces personnel and civilians, Xinhua news agency reported.There was an 83-per cent rise in militant attacks compared with July as 54 attacks were reported in July, said the report.Moreover, the South Asian country has witnessed 22 suicide attacks in the first eight months of 2023, in which 227 people have been killed and 497 injured, it added.The data also showed that security forces responded effectively to the militant threat, averting many attacks, killing at least 24 militants and arresting…

The incident came to light when the train went to the pit line for washing at Rajgir railway station.The cleaning staff spotted the body in a sitting position inside one of the toilets of coach number EC16414C. They immediately passed on the information to the GRP and RPF.The train arrived at Rajgir railway station at 10:30 a.m. and then reached the pit line section at around 11:30 a.m.When police reached the spot, they found the body in a sitting position on the commode inside the toilet with a ‘dupatta’ (scarf) tied around her neck from one end while the other…