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"Communication link established..." ISRO shares images of lunar surface af
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
As the lander module of the Chandrayaan-3 made a soft landing near the South pole of the moon, the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) on Wednesday shared images of the lunar surface from Vikram during the descent.
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Chandrayaan-3: Lander's power descent to moon's south pole begins
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
Chandrayaan-3 mission’s soft-landing on the moon is being telecast live on the ISRO website with students across the country watching Automatic Landing Sequence (ALS) and history being made.
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Chandrayaan-3: “Most significant milestone for planetary exploration,” say
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
The scheduled timing for the soft landing of Chandrayaan-3 on the moon’s south pole on August 23, 2023 (Wednesday), is around 18:04 IST, with the powered descent of Vikram lander expected at 1745 IST.
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Hand illness known as "Viking disease" may result from Neandertal genes: S
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
A recent study in the Oxford University Press journal Molecular Biology and Evolution demonstrates that the Neandertal component of Dupuytren's illness is present. Researchers have long known that people of Northern European descent had the disease significantly more frequently than those wi
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Effects of Neanderthal DNA that are still present in modern humans
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
Recent research has shown that one to four percent of the genomes of contemporary humans, whose ancestors left Africa, contain Neanderthal DNA; nonetheless, it has remained unclear how much of those genes are still actively impacting human characteristics. A multi-institutional research tea
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"Descent into fascism...": Imran Khan recalls government's crackdown on PT
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
Last year's May 25 marked the arrest of nearly 1,000 PTI workers, who were jailed ahead of a scheduled rally of the ousted prime minister.
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Indian-origin Sikh woman sworn in as Connecticut's first assistant police
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
Surrounded by dozens of friends, family members, city workers, and police colleagues, Lt Manmeet Colon on Friday took the oath of office to become the city's third assistant police chief -- and the department's first-ever second-in-command of Asian descent.
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'Everything Everywhere All At Once' star Michelle Yeoh first Asian to win
Updated : 3 years ago IST
Michelle Yeoh, the lead star of 'Everything Everywhere All At Once', has become the first woman of Asian descent to win the Best Actress Film honour at the Screen Actors Guild Awards.
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Danseuse Savitha Sastry and Director AK Srikanth Release their first hindi
Updated : 3 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], February 27 (ANI/NewsVoir): Filter Coffee aur Masala Chai is the second in the 'Families' Short film trilogy, performed by the acclaimed Danseuse Savitha Sastry, and directed by the Director AK Srikanth. This film, the first Hindi short from the duo, is also the ninth from
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Michelle Yeoh becomes first Asian to bag Oscar nomination for Best Actress
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
The 'Everything Everywhere All at Once' actor Michelle Yeoh who received her first Oscar nomination for Best Actress on Tuesday, also earned a special feather in her cap. She is the first actress of Asian descent to achieve this feat.
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Beijing intimidates female journalists for critical coverage of China
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
The spike of targeting hatred towards female journalists, human rights researchers and analysts of Asian descent may just be the result of a campaign run by China reported Voice of America (VOA)
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Study reveals genetic risk for Dementia among people of African descent
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
According to a research published in the journal 'Molecular Psychiatry', scientists discovered many instances where gene variations may increase the risk of Alzheimer's disease and related dementias among people of African ancestry.
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