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History will be made on Saturday as India’s Chandrayaan-2 will land on the moon. India will become the fourth country after US, Russia and China to accomplish the mission  

Vikram Rathour's appointment was mired in controversies as he faced conflict of interest charges, which were later dropped. The former right-hander, who played six Tests and seven ODIs for India, said he has a good equation with all the players in the current team

ISRO is gearing up for the crucial landing of ‘Vikram’ - Chandrayaan 2’s moon lander. It is expected to be carried out by 8 people in coordination. The landing is a much awaited event that will be witnessed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Bengaluru. Students from across the country are also expected to watch it alongside PM Modi. 

While ISRO scientists wait for the soft-landing of Chandrayaan 2’s Vikram lander on the moon, scientists now recall the nail-biting experience during the launch of India’s first lunar mission. 
 

Reports have emerged that Sanjay Bangar, who has now been replaced by Vikram Rathour, confronted the selector on the just-concluded West Indies tour, Gandhi, in his hotel room and exchange wasn't exactly friendly

The Chandrayaan-2 mission has completed all its orbit manoeuvres around the moon.  ISRO now aims to create history by making India the first nation to reach close to the moon's south pole in its first attempt.

India accepted the consular access extended by Pakistan to death-row convict Kulbhushan Jadhav and a senior Indian diplomat is meeting him on Monday, official sources said as tensions over Kashmir simmer between the two countries. IAF Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman flew a joint sortie with Air Chief Marshal BS Dhanoa in MiG-21 fighter. In today's sortie, the two took off in the MiG-21 trainer from Pathankot and flew for 30 minutes. For the top stories of the day, watch MyNation in 100seconds. 

The lander on the Chandrayan 2 mission is called Vikram, named after Vikram Sarabhai. He was an Indian scientist, physicist, and astronomer. He is also known as the Father of the Indian Space Program.

National Award winner Keerthy Suresh lost 15kg for her next flick Miss India. Nani has joined hands with Vikram K Kumar for ‘Gang Leader’. Be updated with all the action that took place this week in the South Indian film industry only on Chumma South.
 

ISRO has scheduled the soft landing of the Vikram lander for September 7. Scientists at the Indian Space Research Organisation in Bengaluru would be engaged in this process which is expected to be completed by 1:55am.

Chandrayaan-2 sent an image of the moon back to earth. The photo was shot by Vikram, which is Chandrayaan-2's lander. ISRO had released the image of the moon on its twitter handle

According to Faridabad Police, a suicide note was retrieved from the city DCP's residence which allegedly claimed he was blackmailed by several police officials

Vikram Sarabhai's birthday comes just weeks after India successfully completed its mission to the moon via Chandrayaan 2. Abhinav Khare deep dives into some of the amazing achievements of ISRO.

Google is celebrating the 100th birth anniversary of Vikram Sababhai with a special doodle. Here are five facts about  the father of the Indian Space Programme.