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'NASA analysing images of Chandrayaan-2's landing site'

Hopes fading on re-establishing link with lander Vikram: ISRO

8:02 pm September 8, 2019

Bengaluru: ISRO is continuing its efforts to restore link with Chandrayaan-2’s lander ‘Vikram’, but experts say time is running out and possibility of re-establishing communication looks “less and less probable.” Chairman of Indian Space Research Organisation K Sivan said on Saturday that the space agency will try to establish link with the lander for 14 […]

Chandrayaan-2’s Vikram lander located on lunar surface: ISRO chairman

6:50 pm September 8, 2019

Bengaluru: The Chandrayaan-2’s Vikram module has been located on the lunar surface and it must have been a hard-landing, ISRO chairman K. Sivan said on Sunday, in an admission that the planned soft-landing wasn’t successful. “Yes, we have located the lander on the lunar surface. It must have been a hard-landing,” Mr. Sivan told a […]

Hong Kong protesters plan march to US Embassy

1:32 pm September 8, 2019

Hong Kong: Demonstrators in Hong Kong planned to march to the US Embassy on Sunday to drum up international support for their months-long protest movement, a day after attempts to disrupt transportation to the city’s international airport were thwarted by police. The planned march from a central park to the embassy follows yet another night […]

Almost 95 per cent of mission accomplished, says ISRO

10:48 pm September 7, 2019

Bengaluru: The Indian Space Research Organisation on Saturday said till date 90 to 95 per cent of the Chandrayaan-2 mission objectives have been accomplished and it would continue contributing to Lunar science despite the loss of communication with the Lander. The space agency also said the precise launch and mission management had ensured a long […]

'Glory to Hong Kong': The new anthem embraced by protesters

Hong Kong averts airport protest with mounted security blitz

8:26 pm September 7, 2019

Hong Kong: Hong Kong authorities mounted a security blitz at and near the airport on Saturday, averting a second straight weekend of disruptions by pro-democracy activists who have refused to yield even after gaining a concession from the government this week. Police mounted road checks and inspected passengers on trains and buses heading to the […]