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P G Diwakar, Director of Earth Observations Applications and Disaster Management Programme Office at the ISRO headquarters in Bengaluru said Chandrayaan had its own challenges while the other missions will have different objectives.

Gadling had on Friday told the inquiry commission, headed by Justice Jai Narayan Patel (retired), that he did not want to depose as doing so would prejudice his case before the trial court.

The 100-year-old building collapsed on Thursday afternoon. The rescue operation came to an end on Friday morning, officials said.

RBI counsel Venkatesh Dhond told a division bench of Chief Justice Pradeep Nandrajog and Justice Bharati Dangre that a Beta version of the app would be released on November 1.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be present at the ISRO centre in Bengaluru to witness live the space feat, where he will be joined by about 60-70 high school students from across the country.

If successful, this would be India’s first soft landing on the moon’s surface. Only the US, the former USSR and China have been successful in making landings on the moon.

Sasikanth Senthil, Deputy Commissoner of Dakshina Kannada district, said in his resignation letter that he felt 'it is unethical for me to continue as a civil servant in the government'.

Taking somewhere between one to five hours to charge fully, the buses will be able to run for 300 km on one charge. The buses will run on lithium-ion battery.

Special Judge O P Saini adjourned the matter without giving any date for further hearing, saying that the prosecution may approach the court as and when the probe is complete.

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar held talks with his Indonesian counterpart Retno Marsudi in Jakarta and the two leaders and affirmed their countries' shared interests in territorial integrity and unity.

The incident took place on Wednesday evening and it was yet to be ascertained how this blast took place. Police said that the investigators are finding out what was the material which triggered the explosion.

Modi made the comments at an economic forum in Russia's Far East, at which Russian President Vladimir Putin also said he was interested in a de-escalation of tensions in the strategic strait.

Despite the partial relaxation, an informal but widespread boycott by students, shopkeepers and public and private sector workers is taking place across the valley.

The minister was asked to vacate his house as a precautionary measure at Bowbazar following cracks in most of the adjacent buildings due to the underground tunnel boring work for East-West metro railway project.

While protection from mosquitoes is important at individual level, governments worldwide are being asked to do their bit as well by allocating funds and resources for the fight against vector-borne diseases.

Iranian forces seized control of the British-flagged Stena Impero on July 19 as it was navigating through an international passage in the Strait of Hormuz at the entrance of the Gulf.