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Afghanistan all-rounder Mohammad Nabi is all set retire from the longest format of the game after the conclusion of ongoing Test against Bangladesh. “Experienced all-rounder @MohammadNabi007 announced his retirement from Test cricket confirming that the ongoing one-off match against @BCBtigers will be his last in the longest format. The Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB) tweeted. Nabi is currently playing in the Test match against Bangladesh and has scored eight runs including both innings and also bagged three wickets so far. He has been a permanent fixture in the cricket team in the last couple of years. The 34-year-old has only played…

Citizens and leaders across the political spectrum have offered overwhelming support to the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) after the agency lost contact with the lander module comprising the Lander Vikram and Rover Pragyan, a hitch in India’s ambitious space project Chandrayaan 2. All systems were operating normally during the initial period of the automated powered descent phase. Contact was abruptly lost some 2.1 kilometers above the moon’s surface when the lander was in its ‘fine braking’ phase. ISRO Chairman confirmed the same in an address to the press. The scientists are now analyzing the data to determine what went wrong and…

Fishermen started sailing here on Saturday after the three-day ban owing to high wind speed was lifted by the local administration. Around 1200 boats were parked on the shore following the ban. More than 5,000 fishermen were waiting for the wind to drop. A fisherman, Nagarajan, told, We do not know the exact speed of the wind in the sea. Then there is the Sri Lankan Navy which we feel might create a problem for us. We do not have any option but to sail further.’ On September 4, due to an increase in the wind speed causing sea turbulence,…

Director-General of UAE Space Agency extending support to India on Chandrayaan-2 “reflects the perspective of a renowned scientist on the achievements of team ISRO’ and shows the strength of India-UAE ties, said Navdeep Singh Suri, Indian Ambassador to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) on Saturday. “The Statement by Dr. Mohammed Al Ahbabi, DG of UAE Space Agency on Chandrayan-2 reflects the perspective of a renowned scientist on the achievements of team @isro. And shows the strength of #IndiaUAE ties. @MEAIndia @PMOIndia” tweeted Navdeep Singh Suri. Dr. Mohammad AlAhbabi, the Director-General of the UAE Space Agency has reacted to the Indian…

The music industry is earning a lot more than usual, thanks to the new-age streaming services like Spotify, Apple Music. Revenue was driven by the number of paid subscriptions exceeding 60 million for the first time. The streaming services accounted for 60 percent of the revenue from the first half of 2019, Engadget reports. However, artists aren’t benefiting from this trend. Spotify pays six to eight-tenths of a cent per stream which is then divided among the rights holders and artists. With the rise of streaming services, sales of physical COs is shrinking. Meanwhile, vinyl sales have been steady over…

Researchers demonstrate that forests with diverse tree species can be more productive and resilient under drought stress than forests with specific species. Scientists from the University of Freiburg have confirmed this with data from the world’s oldest field trial on the diversity of tropical tree species. The team around Ph.D. student Florian Schnabel has published its results in the journal — Global Change Biology. As the researchers state, there is increasing scientific evidence of positive relationships between the diversity of tree species and ecosystem functioning. However, most studies on this relationship to date have used either data from forests where…

NASA on Saturday commended ISRO’s attempt to place ‘Vikram’ lander of Chandrayaan 2 mission on the moon’s south pole and said it was inspired with the Indian space agency’s journey. The US space agency also said that it looks forward to working with ISRO to explore the solar system together. “Space is hard. We commend ISRO’s attempt to land their #Chandrayaan2 mission on the Moon’s the South Pole. You have inspired us with your journey and we look forward to future opportunities to explore our solar system together: NASA said in a tweet. The communication with Vikram lander was lost…

Jawans of NDRF, SDRF, and local police are leaving no stone unturned to help the stranded pilgrims, after the pilgrimage to Badrinath was stopped due to a landslide in Govind Ghat area, informed state information department. The authorities informed that the landslide had blocked major routes in Joshimath, Peepal Koti and Govind Ghat due to which the pilgrimage to Badrinath has been stopped for a day or two. Heavy rainfall that has wreaked havoc in the region has caused landslides in many parts of Uttarakhand due to which vehicular and pedestrian movements have been disrupted severely and at this time…

Despite Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) losing contact with the Vikram lander in the last minutes of its descent, leaders around the world on Saturday exuded confidence in India and its space mission, saying the world would “reckon the major technological advancement” of the Indian space program. Bhutan Prime Minister Lotay Tshering was the first world leader to hail the development. He took to twitter lauding ISRO for the courage and hard work on Chandrayaan-2 and said that he had no doubt the space agency would accomplish the lunar mission in the future. We are proud of India and its…

US President Donald Trump on Saturday congratulated Russia and Ukraine for swapping a “large number of prisoners.” “Russia and Ukraine just swapped large numbers of prisoners. Very good news, perhaps the first giant step to peace. Congratulations to both countries!” Trump tweeted. Trump’s reaction comes after the planes carrying the freed prisoners landed at Moscow’s Vnukovo and Kyiv’s Boryspil airports respectively. German Chancellor Angela Merkel also praised the prisoner swap as a “sign of hope”. This exchange of prisoners between Russia and Ukraine is a sign of hope … It’s worth continuing the hard work to implement the Minsk accord:…