Chandrayaan-2 spacecraft completes over 9,000 orbits around moon.

The lander and rover might have crash-landed on the lunar surface, but the Chandrayaan-2 mission itself has just completed 9,000 revolutions around the Moon. The Chandrayaan-2 mission featured an Orbiter, Lander and Rover designed to explore the lunar South pole. Launched on…

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International Literacy Day - 08 September.

Encouraging and supporting literacy everywhere, September 8th marks International Literacy Day. The day focuses on the importance and value of literacy. The ability to read and write isn’t only important for individuals, but societies as a whole. Some say literacy is a matte…

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World Physical Therapy Day - 08 September.

World Physical Therapy Day on September 8th recognizes the crucial contributions therapists make to society. The day aims to increase awareness of the benefits of physical therapy and the vast opportunities the profession offers. When injury or surgery sidetracks a person, t…

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Former Australian pacer Shaun Tait appointed bowling coach of Puducherry

Former Australia pacer Shaun Tait has been roped in as the bowling coach of the Puducherry cricket team, sources in the Cricket Association of Pondicherry. Tait joins a coaching team that includes head coach Dishant Yagnik and manager and strength and conditioning coach Kal…

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China appoints new army commander to head troops along Indian border.

Chinese President Xi Jinping has appointed Gen Wang Haijiang as the new Commander of the People's Liberation Army's Western Theatre Command, which oversees the borders with India, official media here reported. Xi, who also heads the ruling Communist Party of China (C…

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Taliban announces interim government in Afghanistan.

The Taliban have announced an interim government in Afghanistan, and declared the country an “Islamic Emirate”. The government will be led by Mullah Mohammad Hassan Akhund, one of the movement’s founders. The interior minister will be a feared FBI-wanted leader of the Haqqani…

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Brazilian Independence Day - 07 September.

Independence Day is a public holiday in Brazil and is always celebrated on September 7th. This is Brazil's National Day. In Portuguese, it is called 'Dia da Independência' and may also be known as 'Sete de Setembro' (7 September) or 'Dia da Pátria…

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International Day of Clean Air for blue skies - 07 September.

Following the international community’s increasing interest in clean air, and emphasizing the need to make further efforts to improve air quality to protect human health, the United Nations General Assembly has designated 7 September as the International Day of Clean Air fo…

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Popular singer Sunil Perera passes away.

Veteran singer, musician and leader of the popular band ‘Gypsies’, Sunil Perera has passed away at the age of 68. He had reportedly passed away, a short while ago today (06th), while receiving treatment at a private hospital in Colombo.  Sunil Perera had tested positive for C…

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China's Zhurong Mars rover returns panorama ahead of planetary blackout.

China's Mars rover Zhurong has produced a remarkable new panorama of its surroundings in Utopia Planitia to mark 100 days of activity on the Red Planet as preparations continue for the rover to spend more than a month in safe mode this autumn. The six-wheeled, solar-powe…

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Max Verstappen wins Dutch Grand Prix 2021.

Max Verstappen (Red Bull – Netherlands) has won the formula one Dutch Grand Prix 2021.  Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes-Great Britain) came second while Valtteri Bottas (Mercedes-Finland) came third.  The Red Bull driver’s leading seventh win of the season and 17th of his career mov…

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Know Your Rights and Claim Them: A Guide for Youth by Angelina Jolie.

Angelina Jolie and Amnesty International have joined forces to create a resource for children and young people to learn about their rights, with the publication of a new book which empowers teenagers to speak out against injustice. Know Your Rights and Claim Them explains wh…

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Former IOC President Jacques Rogge passes away.

The International Olympic Committee Honorary President, Count Dr Jacques Rogge, has passed away aged 79. Rogge was the eighth President of the International Olympic Committee, leading the organisation from 2001-2013. The Belgian was an orthopaedic surgeon with a degree in spo…

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India and US inks Project Agreement for Air-Launched Unmanned Aerial Vehicle.

The Ministry of Defence, the Government of India and US Department of Defence have signed a Project Agreement (PA) for Air-Launched Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (ALUAV). This agreement is signed under the Joint Working Group Air Systems in the Defence Technology and Trade Initia…

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Emergency regulations for supply of essential food items passed in Parliament

The Proclamation on the Emergency Regulations for the Supply of Essential Foods enacted by President Gotabhaya Rajapaksa was passed by a majority of 81 votes in Parliament today (06). When the vote on the proclamation of the emergency regulations was taken, a total of 132 pa…

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China launches 4 satellites on 2 rockets within hours of each other.

China launched four new communications satellites this week in two launches from different launch sites, within hours of each other, as the country's intense launch activity continues. First up, a Long March 2C lifted off from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in the G…

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DNA from Modern Human buried 7,000 years ago shows previously unknown Ancient Human Relations.

An International research team isolates DNA from modern human buried 7,000 years ago on the Indonesian island of Sulawesi. The international study was accomplished through close collaboration with several researchers and institutions from Indonesia. It was headed by Professor…

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China, Pakistan, Thailand, Mongolia to hold military exercise.

The militaries of China, Pakistan, Mongolia and Thailand will participate in a multinational peacekeeping train to be organised by the People’s Liberation Army. The 4 international locations will participate within the first multinational peacekeeping reside train “Shared Fu…

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Sri Lanka Police marks 155 years on Friday (03).

According to the Office of the Police Spokesperson no celebrations will take place due to the pandemic and the Inspector General of Police has instructed to only raise the Sri Lanka Police Flag at Police Stations & Offices, while adhering to the necessary health guideli…

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NASA starts testing electric air taxi for 01st time.

NASA has started testing a future air taxi that might soon be flying cargo and passengers in busy cities, helping to ease annoying traffic jams.  The all-electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft, designed by California startup Joby Aviation, is a helicopter pow…

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