India is at the cusp of history. If Chandrayaan’s lander Vikram makes it to the Moon's surface as planned, it will be the first time any country’s mission has reached the south polar region.
The Big Story
Chandrayaan steady as Russia exits moon race
The second and final adjustment to Chandrayaan-3’s lunar lander has been successfully carried out and the space craft is now in a smaller orbit, the Indian Space Research Organisation (Isro) said in a statement on Sunday, and added that the touchdown will be at 6.04pm on August 23. Read More
The Big Question
Who are the new faces of CWC?
In a significant reshuffle of the Congress Working Committee (CWC), party chief Mallikarjun Kharge on Sunday inducted at least 20 new faces including parliamentarians Shashi Tharoor, Gaurav Gogoi and Manish Tewari, and former Rajasthan deputy chief minister Sachin Pilot in the top executive body ahead of key assembly polls and the 2024 Lok Sabha elections. Read more.
