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Chandrayaan-3 lands on the Moon: What is so special about the Moon’s South Pole?

Paurush Gupta -
The many reasons why countries are running for lunar south pole landing include chances of presence of water, better astronomical site to understand radio waves and potential presence of volatiles among others.
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India on the Moon: The significance of the successful landing of Chandrayaan 3 and Pragyan rover’s moonwalk on the lunar surface

Jinit Jain -
With Chandrayaan-3's successful landing on the Moon, ISRO has written a new chapter in India's space odyssey.
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Chandrayaan-3 mission success: Vikram Lander touches the Lunar South Pole, making India the first nation to achieve the feat

OpIndia Staff -
Chandrayaan-3 mission's Vikram lander successfully landed on the Moon, propelling India to the exalted club of countries who have managed to soft land on the Earth's only natural satellite.
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Geologist Eugene Shoemaker is the only person whose ashes have been dispersed on the Moon: Read how NASA paid tribute to a scientist

Shraddha Pandey -
Shoemaker, who himself could have become the first geologist-astronaut to join the Apollo moon flight, however, could not turn his moon dream into a reality as he was diagnosed with Addison's disease.
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Humanity’s Moonshots: As India’s Chandrayaan-3 nears touchdown, here are previous moon landing missions accomplished by Russia, USA, and China

Siddhi Somani -
The urge to get connected to the Moon began in the year 1958 when the United States first sent spacecraft named Pioneer 0 beyond the Earth's orbit.
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Mamata Banerjee sends Muslim leader to Nuh out of concern for Muslims ‘spending sleepless nights’ after Hindu religious procession came under attack

OpIndia Staff -
Mamata Banerjee has sent a Muslim representative to Haryana's Nuh citing concerns for Muslims as an attempt to absolve the culprits of violence.
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Nagpanchami procession attacked in Bagaha when it reached a mosque, reports media; Bihar police say situation peaceful, no mosque attacked as claimed

OpIndia Staff -
Details that have emerged suggests that the religious procession in Bihar's Bagaha district had come under brutal attack, when it reached a mosque in the Ratanmela area
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Hyderabad: Eight men barge into minor’s house, three intoxicated men gang-rape the Dalit girl at knifepoint

OpIndia Staff -
Four of these eight men took the minor Dalit girl to the third floor of the house and three men gang-raped her at knife point.
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‘Muslims won’t remain passive observers’: Congress’ Aziz Qureshi issues a veiled threat, calls installing idols of Hindu Gods at party offices shameful

OpIndia Staff -
Senior Congress leader Aziz Qureshi said Muslim won't mind if 1-2 crores of them perish but they won't remain passive observers.
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Bihar: Brutal stone pelting on Nagpanchami procession in Bagaha, several injured, violence reported in Motihari too

OpIndia Staff -
The procession in Bagaha was taken out with prior police approval and police forces were present during the procession, still it was brutally attacked by stone pelters.
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