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Launched on July 22, 2019, the Chandrayaan-2 mission’s lander and rover were supposed to make a soft landing on the Moon on September 7. However, according to Isro Chairman S Somanath, three mistakes led to their crash on the lunar surface. What went wrong?

Pointing out that the law “criminalises the entire transgender community”, a bench of the Telangana High Court struck down the law. They also directed the govt regarding welfare measures and reservation for the community.

The word 'cuck' is short for 'cuckold', a slur, used to mock a man whose wife has cheated on him. Cuckold has been part of the English lexicon since at least the 13th Century, appearing in the works of numerous writers and poets.

On Monday, the Knesset is scheduled to vote on a bill that limits Supreme Court powers, a first of three parliamentary readings. Protests are likely to intensify if it passes.

Yellen said 'the world is big enough' for both the US and China to thrive, while maintaining the need for communication between them despite the recent disagreements.

This is the first independent analysis of Russian casualties. Both Russia and Ukraine have made great efforts to downplay their respective war casualties while exaggerating the other side’s numbers.

Chandigarh and its adjoining areas were already experiencing monsoon rain when a Western Disturbance also arrived in the area.

If everything goes well, Chandrayaan-3 will be the world’s first mission to soft-land near the lunar south pole. All the previous spacecraft have landed a few degrees latitude north or south of the lunar equator.

On June 22, a Moscow court rejected an appeal to free Gershkovich, who is being held at Lefortovo prison, where the Soviet KGB formerly held dissidents. He is the first Western journalist to be jailed in Russia since the fall of the Soviet Union.

The names ‘Lamka’ and ‘Churachandpur’ are both a little over a hundred years old and older demands for change are now making a return with increasing divisions among social groups.