LM successfully underwent a deboosting operation that reduced its orbit to 113 km x 157 km
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ETS sets up its first test centre in Kashmir for TOEFL & GRE exams
US-based Educational Testing Service (ETS) on Friday said it has established its first test centre in Kashmir to help students of the valley write TOEFL and GRE exams without having to travel outside.
ETS is the world's largest non-profit educational assessment, research, and measurement organisation, and the owner of assessments such as TOEFL and GRE.
The test centre will come up at Hashtag Educational Services at Regal Chowk here -- offering easy accessibility to the test takers.
"This historic development promises to be a game-changer for study abroad aspirants in the region," the firm said.
This is the first time a global assessment organisation has set up a dedicated testing facility in the region, thereby addressing a significant need of local students aspiring to pursue international higher education, the company said.
3:51 PM
The Moon as seen by Lander Position Detection Camera (LPDC) onboard Chandrayaan-3 on 15th August
3:49 PM
PM Modi's video address at the G20 Health Ministers' Meeting in Gandhinagar, Gujarat
2:50 PM
Cong demands white from govt over Chinese national allegedly duping 1200 people in Gujarat
The Congress on Friday targeted the BJP-led Centre over an alleged scam involving a Chinese national and demanded the government come out with a white paper on the allegations that he "duped" 1,200 people in Gujarat of Rs 1,400 crore using a betting app.
Congress spokesperson Pawan Khera alleged the government is using probe agencies like the Enforcement Directorate, CBI and the Serious Fraud Investigation Office (SFIO) to target Opposition leaders but not against Chinese scamsters who "loot" Indians and flee the country.
2:39 PM
RBI allows infra debt funds to raise money via foreign loan route
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Friday said it has allowed infrastructure debt fund non-banking financial companies (IDF-NBFC) to raise funds through foreign loan route in addition to bond issuances.
The RBI reviewed and has revised the guidelines to harmonise the regulations governing financing of the infrastructure sector, it said in a circular.
2:22 PM
Delhi mayor flags off Terminator Train to check spread of mosquito breeding
Delhi Mayor Shelly Oberoi on Friday flagged off a 'Terminator Train' that will spray larvicide along railway tracks here to check mosquito breeding.
Nearly 350 dengue cases have been reported in Delhi this year till the first week of August.
2:02 PM
More than 70 delegates from different countries participating in G20 Health Ministers' meeting
Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya on Friday said that more than 70 delegates from different countries are participating in the G20 Health Ministers' meeting and side event in Gandhinagar here.
The three-day G20 Health Ministers' meeting under G20 India Presidency will culminate on August 19.
2:02 PM
More than 70 delegates from different countries participating in G20 Health Ministers' meeting
Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya on Friday said that more than 70 delegates from different countries are participating in the G20 Health Ministers' meeting and side event in Gandhinagar here.
The three-day G20 Health Ministers' meeting under G20 India Presidency will culminate on August 19.
1:49 PM
CAPFs' plantation drive clocks 40 mn mark as Amit Shah plants sapling
The Central Armed Police Forces' countrywide plantation drive reached the fourty million mark on Friday as Union Home Minister Amit Shah planted a sapling here.
Shah watered the 'peepal' (Ficus religiosa) tree after putting some soil on the sapling.
1:35 PM
Continuing attacks on fishermen by SL means Modi regime is 'weak': Stalin
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin on Friday said the continued attacks on Indian fishermen by the Sri Lankan navy shows the Union government led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi was "weak".
Chairing a fishermen's welfare conference here, he reiterated that retrieval of Katchatheevu, an island ceded to Sri Lanka by way of mutual agreements in 1974, was the permanent solution for the plaguing fishermen issue.
12:51 PM
Develop every village, tehsil to make India developed by 2047: PM Modi
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday urged BJP's 'Zila Panchayat' members to work to make various development initiatives a mass movement, asserting that "lamp of development has to be lit up in every village, tehsil and district to make India a developed country" by 2047.
Addressing virtually a "Kshetriya Panchayati Raj Parishad" of local body members drawn from several states, including Gujarat, Maharashtra and Madhya Pradesh, he said 'sabka saath, sabka vikas' is not merely a slogan for the BJP and they should live it every moment.
12:40 PM
Two LeT militant associates arrested in J-K's Baramulla on Friday
Two militant associates of Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) were arrested in Baramulla district of Jammu and Kashmir and two grenades and eight pistol rounds were recovered from their possession, police said on Friday.
At a joint checkpoint established at Sher Colony Tarzoo in Sopore area of the north Kashmir district, security forces intercepted two persons who on seeing the joint party tried to flee, but were apprehended, a police spokesman said.
12:24 PM
More than 300 films, shows shot in J-K after launch of new film policy: J-K LG
Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Friday said over 300 movies and serials have been shot here after the administration launched the new film policy.
Talking to reporters after inaugurating the first-day shoot of upcoming TV serial "Pashmina", Sinha said the union territory is re-emerging as a favourite destination for film shootings.
12:10 PM
Pak to seek friendship with all and enmity with none: Caretaker FM Jilani
Pakistan's newly appointed caretaker Foreign Minister Jalil Abbas Jilani has said he would pursue close relationships with all major powers including the US and China, seek better ties with India and further enhance cooperation with the Gulf region.
Soon after taking oath as the caretaker foreign minister on Thursday, the 68-year-old veteran diplomat said he would continue to follow a foreign policy evolved through national consensus.
As the rains wreaked havoc in Himachal Pradesh, claiming the lives of over 70 people in the last few days, the government led by Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu on Friday declared the whole state as a "natural calamity affected area," an official statement read. The statement came in the wake of destruction caused by incessant rain, triggering flash floods, cloudbursts, landslides, and slope failure taking a heavy toll on lives and property.
Export policy of non-basmati rice has been amended from free to prohibited, said Directorate General of Foreign Trade.
Chandrayaan-3's Lander Module successfully underwent a deboosting operation taking it closer to the Moon, says Isro.
PM Modi in his video address at the G20 Health Ministers' Meeting in Gandhinagar, Gujarat said, "We must be ready to prevent, prepare and respond to the next health emergency. This is especially important in today's interconnected world...In India, we are following an inclusive & holistic approach, we are expanding health infrastructure, promoting the traditional system of medicine and providing affordable health care to all. The global celebration of International Day of Yoga is a testament to the universal desire for holistic health."
Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has challenged former Bihar Chief Minister Lalu Prasad Yadav's bail plea in the fodder scam case in the apex court.
Chandrayaan-3's Vikram lander is set to undergo a crucial deboosting manoeuvre on Friday after successfully getting separated from the propulsion module a day before. The deboosting manoeuvre is scheduled today at around 1600 IST. Deboosting is the process of slowing down to position itself in an orbit where the orbit's closest point to the Moon (Perilune) is 30 km and the farthest point (the Apolune) is 100 km.
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi's Ladakh tour has been extended till August 25, party sources said on Thursday. According to the party sources, Rahul will celebrate his father and former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi's birthday on August 20 at Pangong Lake. This is Rahul's first visit to Ladakh since Jammu and Kashmir was bifurcated into two Union Territories, Ladakh and J-K, following the removal of Article 370 and 35 (A) on August 5, 2019.
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