In 1962, Vikram Sarabhai, the Father of the Indian Space Programme, termed lunar exploration and human spaceflight a ‘fantasy’.
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After last week’s Rajya Sabha elections, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) is just three seats short of the majority-mark in the Rajya Sabha.
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While farmers become a sociopolitical force during agitations, they have not risen as an electoral bloc so far which can sway an election on its own.
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In firm control at home with no opposition and with the prospects of the friendly figure of Donald Trump replacing Joe Biden in the White House in the upcoming US presidential election, Russian President Vladimir Putin is counting on Western support for Ukraine to wane to conclude the Ukraine War in his favour.
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The Congress has missed the OBC-caste-politics wagon twice before. With an eye on 2024 polls, Rahul Gandhi looks geared to not miss it again. Will the third time be a charm?
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While extreme weather conditions once in a few years are not uncommon and may cause occasional —even if considerable— loss of crops, such disturbances have become more of a norm in recent years as a result of climate change.
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While the Union government’s spending on health peaked at the height of Covid-19 pandemic to the tune of 2.1% share of the gross domestic product (GDP), it still remained short of the stated preferred share of at least 2.5% of GDP.
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The ED is mandated to investigate money laundering and foreign exchange laws' violations, but it has emerged as the primary tool of the Union government against alleged corruption in recent years, and its frequent pursuit of Opposition leaders has attracted allegations that it's now the sword arm of the state.
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South Africa has charged Israel of committing genocide against the Palestinians in the Gaza Strip as part of retaliation to the attack by Hamas and allied groups on Israel on October 7, 2023. The Gazan authorities say Israel has killed over 26,000 Palestinians.
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The humanity is currently facing an 'unprecedented level of danger' and the world's leaders should respond to the crises as if they were facing the 'most dangerous moment in modern history', according scientists who manage the Doomsday Clock.
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