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The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) on Thursday announced that the Chandrayaan 2 orbiter is performing satisfactorily well in its orbit around the Moon and continues to perform the scheduled science experiments as planned. However, the space agency does give a broader hint indirectly by saying that chances of re-establishing a connection with the Vikram lander are near impossible. Informing about the orbiter, ISRO took to Twitter and said: “#Chandrayaan2 Orbiter continues to perform scheduled science experiments to complete satisfaction.” However, speaking about the Vikram lander, the space organization just said that a ‘national-level committee’ is examining why the communication…

Former Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Alka Lamba was on Thursday disqualified from the Delhi Assembly on grounds of defection. Lamba was an elected member of the Delhi Assembly from Chandni Chowk. She was disqualified by Speaker Ram Niwas Goel following a petition by AAP legislator Saurabh Bharadwaj. The step has been taken after Lamba re-joined the Congress on September 6. Consequently, the Chandni Chowk Assembly constituency has fallen vacant, said an order. Earlier, four other MLAs were disqualified on similar grounds. Lamba had rejoined the Congress after almost six years. She had quit the Congress in 2013 to join…

Diamantaire Nirav Modi was on Thursday remanded to London’s Wandsworth prison for another 28 days until October 17 by the Westminster Magistrates Court, which will hold a trial for his extradition to India next May. Nirav Modi, 48, who is wanted in India in connection with major financial offenses related to a Mumbai branch of the Punjab National Bank, appeared through a video-link from the west London jail. Under UK law, the jail remand needs to be renewed every 28 days. Magistrate David Robinson said the extradition trial would likely be held over five days from May 11 to 16…

Boko Haram fighters are fleeing to neighboring countries following military bombardments of their strongholds in the northeast, the Army announced on Thursday. Its spokesman, Col Sagir Musa said in a statement that with the concerted efforts of troops of Operation Lafiya Dole and the Multinational Joint Task Force, MNJTF, scores of Boko Haram fighters have been killed and their remnants are in a mass exodus to the border towns outside Nigeria. Col Musa said :”The Nigerian Army wishes to inform the public that due to the combined onslaught on the identified hideouts of elements of the criminal elements of bandits…

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will meet US President Donald Trump, address the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA), engage in 20 bilateral meetings, participate in Climate Change summit among his other engagements during his US visit from September 21-27, said the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) on Thursday. PM Modi will leave for the US late on Friday night. In a media briefing, Foreign Secretary Vijay Gokhale said, “Prime Minister Narendra Modi will make a visit to the US from the late afternoon of 21 September until the forenoon of 27 September. And the two cities on his itinerary are Houston in…

Sri Lanka spinner Akila Dananjaya has been banned from bowling in international cricket for 12 months due to an illegal bowling action. Dananjaya’s suspension is a result of the ICC’s automatic penalty for bowlers who have twice failed an assessment inside a two-year period. Dananjaya was assessed after he was reported for a suspect action for the second time in 10 months, following the Galle Test against New Zealand last month. He subsequently underwent an independent assessment on August 29 in Chennai, which revealed his illegal bowling action. : Akila Dananjaya: Resilience, guile, and a bit of elbow grease, by…

India’s twin World Cup-winning all-rounder Yuvraj Singh, who memorably hit England bowler Stuart Broad for six 6s in an over during the World T20 exactly 12 years ago, shared a childhood photo of him with a bat to mark the occasion. In the photo, Yuvraj can be seen trying to hit a ball with his tiny bat indoors. Referring to the image, Yuvraj wrote on Facebook that he never thought that he will ever hit 6 maximums in a row while adding cheekily that maybe it was due to him having started practicing early. The left-hander aptly captioned the picture:…

Islamabad sources made a statement that Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan on Wednesday said there is no chance of talks with India and Pakistan on Kashmir until the ‘curfew’ is lifted. Khan said, “There is no chance of talks with India on Kashmir until the curfew is lifted”. Meanwhile, India has maintained that there is no curfew in Jammu and Kashmir, which became a Union Territory after the abrogation of Article 370. Furthermore, even most of the countries have backed India, stating that New Delhi’s decision to make changes in Jammu and Kashmir is part of its internal affairs. Khan, who…

Washington sources reported that US President Donald Trump has said that he carries cash in his back pocket as he loves giving tips at the hotels. Meanwhile, his remarks came after one USD 20 bill was seen dangling precariously from Trump’s back pocket as he prepared to depart Moffett Field in Mountain View, California on Wednesday. Furthermore, Trump, in fact, took out a large wad of cash out of the right-back pocket of his pants and held it up in front of reporters traveling with him abroad Air Force One. Trump said “I haven’t used it in a long time,”…

Benjamin Netanyahu’s main challenger Benny Gantz on Thursday presented himself as the next prime minister, hours after the embattled Israeli premier urged the Blue and White leader to join him in forming a unity government to avoid a third election. With nearly 97 percent of the votes counted on Thursday, Gantz’s Blue and White party won 33 seats while Netanyahu’s Likud secured 31 seats in Israel’s 120-member Parliament. Gantz, 60, said he intends to form and lead a “broad, liberal, unity government.” “After an election that was forced on Israel, (people) voted and made a clear choice. The people voted for…