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New Delhi, Aug 23 (IANS) Amanpreet Singh won the Men’s 25m Standard Pistol competition to give India their fifth gold medal in the ongoing International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF) World Championship (All Events) in Baku, Azerbaijan. The Women’s Standard Pistol trio picked up a bronze in the team competition, to swell the country’s tally to five gold and four bronze medals.With this, India have now moved back to the second on the medal tally behind China, who are in the lead with 24 medals, 13 of them gold.Amanpreet shot 577 in the Men’s Standard Pistol, a clear three points ahead…

New Delhi, Aug 23 (IANS) Chief Justice of India D.Y. Chandrachud on Wednesday congratulated Team ISRO and the scientific community on the success of Chandrayaan-3 mission.”They have made the entire nation proud,” the CJI said.He said that it gave him immense pride as a citizen of “our great nation to witness the remarkable landing of Chandrayaan-3 on the moon”.He added that this will herald new avenues in scientific research and discovery and that it represents a milestone in the march of the nation.”The success of the lunar mission places India in a select group of nations to successfully achieve a…

New Delhi, Aug 23 (IANS) Amazon founder Jeff Bezos on Wednesday congratulated the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) and all of India on successfully landing Chandrayaan-3 on the lunar soil. “Huge congratulations to ISRO and all of India!” Bezos, who owns Blue Origin, posted on Instagram’s Threads platform, commenting on ISRO’s post.Earlier on Wednesday, he also wished India for a successful landing, saying: “Root for India! Good luck, Chandrayaan-3.”Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk also praised India’s moon mission earlier.”Kinda crazy when you realize India’s budget for Chandrayaan-3 ($75 million) is less than the film Interstellar ($165 million),” Newsthink posted on…

New Delhi, Aug 23 (IANS) The Congress on Wednesday hailed successful landing of Chandrayaan-3 on the Moon, saying that it is a matter of great pride for all of Indians as the entire world is looking up to the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO).The remarks came after India’s moon lander successfully set its four legs softly and safely on the lunar soil on Wednesday evening as planned, and became the fourth nation in the world to achieve the feat.In a video statement, Congress general secretary Jairam Ramesh said, “ISRO’s achievement today reflects a saga of continuity and is truly fantastic. In February…

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There are deep craters which have been shielded from sunlight for billions of years, where temperatures can plummet to astonishing lows of -248-degree C (-414 F), BBC reported.Notably, India’s moon lander part of the Chandrayaan-3 mission successfully set its four legs softly and safely on the lunar surface in the South Pole on Wednesday evening as planned.Water is one key reason why scientists want to explore the area around the lunar South Pole, BBC reported.Scientists believe frozen water might have accumulated in cold polar regions over millions of years and could provide a unique sample for scientists to analyse and…

As a result, she ended the day favourably placed fourth. London Olympics champion Jessica Rossi of Italy was leading the 75-strong field with a perfect score of 75.Rajeshwari and the others will come back on Thursday to shoot two more rounds of qualification before the top six make the finals, which follow on the same day.Rajeshwari missed just two targets on the day of this Olympic event, with rounds of 24, 25 and 24 respectively.Compatriots Manisha Keer and Preeti Rajak shot scores of 68 and 67 to end the day in 24th and 41st spots, respectively. The trio was also…

This follows last week’s announcement that Britney and Sam had split after 14 months of wedded bliss.Last week the Princess of Pop’s husband, 39, filed for divorce from the ‘Toxic’ singer, 41, with the couple said to have parted ways after a “nuclear” argument sparked by unproven cheating rumours, mirror.co.uk reported.According to reports, Britney is set to keep four of the animals as the couple arrived at an agreement over who cares for which dogs.Earlier this week, Sam was spotted walking the couple’s Doberman, Porsha – the same dog he purchased for Britney’s protection two years ago.It’s understood Porsha entered…

Speaking on the occasion after laying foundation stones from his official residence here, the Chief Minister said the projects will help Andhra Pradesh become number one in green energy.He laid foundation stones for 2,300 MW solar power project to be set up by Greenko at Junuthala village in Owk mandal, 700 MW solar and 314 MW wind power plants to be set up by AM Green Energy at Kandikayapalle village in Panyam mandal and 1,000 MW solar and wind power projects each to be set up by Ecoren Energy at Muddavaram village in Bethamcherla mandal.These companies will invest Rs 10,350…

Justice Subramonium Prasad was hearing a case of a transgender person who sought a direction from the court to have her passport reissued with her updated particulars, including her new name and gender.The court observed that similar problems are affecting others as well, and expressed the need for a streamlined process to address these concerns.The petitioner, who transitioned from male to female between 2016 and 2022 after relocating to the US, submitted an application to the Indian authorities in January 2023 for a revised passport reflecting her updated details. However, the application has been pending for over six months.The Ministry…