Chandrayaan-2 enters Lunar Transfer Trajectory

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Parliament House shimmers in new lighting system PM Modi inaugurated the light system on Tuesday in the presence of Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla, Union ministers, members of Parliament from different political parties. Japan temple puts faith in robot priest Clasping its hands together in prayer and speaking in soothing tones, the rest of the droid's mechanical parts are clearly visible. Fresh flood alert in southern India as monsoon death toll hits 244 India issued a fresh flood alert on Wednesday for parts of the southern state of Kerala, as the nationwide death toll from the annual monsoon deluge rose to at least 244. People, companies forced to save water in parched Chennai Receiving most of its annual rainfall during a two-month autumn monsoon season, Chennai routinely experiences droughts and floods. Exacerbated by climate change, the city's booming population has far outpaced its public water supply, forcing individuals and businesses to embrace private solutions. London University bans beef to fight climate change Students at London's Goldsmiths will no longer be munching on canteen staples such as burgers and chilli after the prestigious university announced it would ban all beef products to fight climate change. China slams 'terrorist-like actions' by protesters at Hong Kong airport China on Wednesday slammed pro-democracy protesters at Hong Kong airport for "terrorist-like" acts, after two men were beaten by demonstrators. August 14, 1990: World witnessed Sachin Tendulkar's #MaidenCentury It was on August 14, 1990, when Former Indian cricketer Sachin Tendulkar, popularly known as "Master Blaster" made his presence felt on the field when he scored his first ton in the International cricket. Chandrayaan-2 enters Lunar Transfer Trajectory Chandrayaan-2 headed onwards on its path to the moon after the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) early Wednesday successfully carried out a crucial process to manoeuvre India's second lunar probe out of the earth's orbit. Turn that Rs 5,000 Rakhi gift to Rs 1 lakh with mutual funds Oh, yes. You read it right. But we would confess that we chose Rs 1 lakh to catch your attention. We just used the future value formula in Excel for the calculation. If you manage to earn 15 per cent annual return on your investment of Rs 5,000, you would be able to make a corpus of Rs 1 lakh in 22 years. Disappointed? Don't be. What makes Aramco world's most profitable company? Saudi Aramco on Monday showed it's still the world's most profitable company -- and paid out almost all its net income in dividends -- despite the dwindling price of oil.

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