India’s Chandrayaan-3 spacecraft executes a challenging landing, showcasing the complexity of this remarkable achievementJapan’s recent lunar landing, becoming the fifth nation to complete a soft landing after India last August, showcased the challenges of returning to the moon. The moon lacks air, of course, making parachute deployment impossible. Only rocket engines can be used, requiring

‘India Looks Forward To Our Cooperation In Space Exploration’ Says PM ModiNew Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday congratulated Japan for achieving its first soft landing on the moon and said that India is looking forward to the cooperation between the space organisations of the two countries.Japan became only the fifth nation to successfully complete the soft landing on the moon in

New Delhi: The President of the 78th session of the United Nations General Assembly (PGA) Dennis Francis will visit India from January 22-26 on the invitation of External Affairs Minister (EAM) S Jaishankar.Francis has announced his presidency’s priorities to include peace, prosperity, progress and sustainability.The theme of his presidency of the 78th UNGA is "Rebuilding trust and reigniting

Kampala: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar held a meeting with Iran Vice President Mohammad Mokhber on the sidelines of the NAM summit in the Ugandan capital on Saturday and discussed recent regional developments and India-Iran bilateral ties."A useful conversation with Vice President of Iran Mohammad Mokhber today in Kampala. Spoke about our bilateral ties as well as recent regional

Kampala: On the sidelines of the NAM summit in Kampala, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Saturday held a meeting with his Bangladesh counterpart Mohammed Hasan Mahmud and noted that relations between the two countries "are growing from strength to strength."EAM Jaishankar also congratulated Hasan Mahmud on his appointment as the Bangladesh Foreign minister and said he "looks forward to

Fierce gunfight reported between Pakistan forces and Afghan Taliban border guards at the Kunar-Bajaur borderThis comes after Tehran struck militant bases in Baluchistan and Pakistan’s retaliatory strikes inside Iran. No casualties reported in border clashes between Pakistan and Afghan Taliban but firing was on at the time of filing of this report.Pakistan supported the Afghan Taliban to gain