Top events today: Chandrayaan 2 launch, Karnataka trust vote, and more

ISRO to launch Chandrayaan 2 today

Chandrayaan-2, India’s indigenous moon mission is set to launch from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre at Sriharikota in Nellore district of Andhra Pradesh at 2.43 pm today. Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) chief K Sivan said that the Chandrayaan-2 will perform 15 crucial manoeuvres in the days to come. Sivan said that all the preparatory works regarding the launch have been completed and technical snags that developed in the first attempt have been rectified.

Karnataka trust vote

The ongoing high-voltage political drama in Karnataka is likely to culminate on Monday with Congress-JD(S) coalition government schedule to face the crucial floor test in the Assembly. Tension in both the camps, JD(S)-Congress and the BJP, is apparently at its peak with leaders pulling up their socks and making all-out efforts to fetch numbers. In pursuit, both BJP and Congress leaders simultaneously held legislative party meetings in Bengaluru on Sunday.

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50 years of Apollo mission: Was Moon landing fake? Here are the facts

Even fifty years after astronauts Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin walked on the Moon, there are people who still insist that it never happened and that it was a hoax perpetrated by the US government.

On July 20, 1969, the Apollo 11 Mission landed two men on the Moon. Michael Collins and Buzz Aldrin piloted the lunar module, which detached from the spacecraft and landed on the Moon’s surface. Their commander, Neil Armstrong, became the first man on the Moon. He passed away in 2012 at the age of 82.

However, conspiracy theories that claimed that the moon landing was faked and that it was all a Hollywood-like cinematic production shot on Earth have been doing the rounds for decades.

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ICC inducts Sachin Tendulkar, Allan Donald in its Hall of Fame list

Indian batting icon Sachin Tendulkarhas been inducted into the International Cricket Council’s Hall of Fame alongside South African pace legend Allan Donald. Joining Tendulkar and Donald in the Hall of Fame was two-time World Cup-winning Australian woman cricketer Cathryn Fitzpatrick.

“It’s a huge honour for me,” Tendulkar said at the induction ceremony held here on Sunday night. The 46-year-old former right-hand batsman is regarded the greatest to have played the game along with Sir Donald Bradman and remains the top run-accumulator in both Tests and ODIs.

He has 34,357 runs across formats and is the only batsman to have 100 internationals hundreds under his belt. The 52-year-old Donald is one of the finest bowlers to have played the game and had 330 Test and 272 ODI wickets to his credit before calling it quits in 2003.

Fitzpatrick is the second highest wicket-taker of all time in women’s cricket with 180 ODI scalps and 60 in Tests. As a coach, she guided the Australian women’s team to three World Cup titles.

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Emmy 2019: Game of Thrones breaks ‘NYPD Blue’ record with 32 nominations

The divisive final season of “Game of Thrones” smashed the record for most Primetime Emmy nominations by a drama series in a single year, earning a whopping 32 nods Tuesday.

HBO’s fantasy epic enraged fans with its bumpy conclusion but still trounced the competition to strengthen its iron grip on the small-screen equivalent of the Oscars.

“The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel” — Amazon’s story of a 1950s housewife-turned-stand up comic — was a distant second on 20 nominations.

“Thrones” is the most decorated fictional show in the awards’ seven-decade history, and now has 161 nominations overall — including 47 wins.

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“For those who will be adding 2019 to their long list of nominations and or wins from other years — it never gets old!” said Television Academy chairman and CEO Frank Scherma.

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Xiaomi Redmi K20-series India launch at noon: Livestream, specs, and more

Chinese technology company Xiaomi will launch its premium Redmi K20-series in India on July 17. The series includes the Redmi K20 Pro and Redmi K20, both of which were launched in China in May. The Redmi K20 Pro is a premium smartphone with flagship features and specifications. The Redmi K20, on the other hand, is a vanilla version of the Pro edition. The Redmi K20-series will be Flipkart-exclusive and the home-grown e-commerce platform has already listed a dedicated page with a livestream embed.

Redmi K20 Pro

The Redmi Pro is a premium offering inspired from Xiaomi’s premium Mi-series smartphones. It has 3D curved body, motorised pop-up selfie camera and triple camera module on the back. The triple camera setup on the back has a 48-megapixel Sony IMX586 primary sensor of f/1.8 aperture, 13MP wide-angle lens, and an 8MP telephoto lens capable of up to 2x zoom. The pop-up selfie camera module boasts a 20MP front camera.

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ICJ verdict on Kulbhushan Jadhav today; here’s how the saga unfolded

The International Court of Justice (ICJ) is expected to pronounce its judgment on Wednesday in Kulbhushan Jadhav’s case.

Jadhav, a 49-year-old former Naval officer, was sentenced to death by a Pakistani military court on April 11, 2017, on charges of espionage and terrorism. Following this, India had approached the ICJ against Pakistan “for egregious violations of the Vienna Convention on Consular Relations, 1963” in the matter.

ALSO READ: ICJ to announce verdict in Kulbhushan Jadhav’s case today

India has contended that it had not been informed of Jadhav’s detention until long after his arrest and that Pakistan had failed to inform the accused of his rights. India further alleged that in violation of the Vienna Convention the authorities of Pakistan had denied India its right of consular access to Jadhav, despite repeated requests.

Subsequently, on May 18, 2017, a 10-member bench of the ICJ restrained Pakistan from executing Jadhav till the adjudication of the case.

Here’s a timeline of the case

HSSC Clerk Recruitment 2019: Last date to apply for 4,858 posts extended

HSSC Clerk Recruitment 2019: The Haryana Staff Selection Commission has extended the last date for filing application form for as many as 4,858 clerk jobs. The application form can only be filled online at HSSC’s official website Haryana Staff Selection Commission, Government of Haryana till July 30.

The candidates can go through the details of HSSC Recruitment 2019 here:

HSSC Clerk Recruitment 2019: Selection process

The selection of candidates will be done on the basis of their performance in the Computer-Based Examination being organised by the selection body.

HSSC Recruitment 2019: Eligibility

Educational Qualification

The candidate should be a 10+2/10+2 First Division/Graduation or its equivalent from a recognised board/university. He/she must have studied Hindi/Sanskrit up to 10th or higher education.

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LG W30 review: Affordable phone, good design but lacks performance

Following the footsteps of its competitor Samsung, South Korean electronics major LG recently announced its India-centric W-series smartphones. The first batch of smartphones in the series include an entry-level LG W10 and an affordable feature-rich proposition the LGW30. The latter brings V-shaped notch screen, triple rear cameras, big capacity battery and a redesigned operating system that looks almost stock Android to the sub-Rs 10,000 segment. The phone seems to be a balanced proposition in its segment, but how does it fare in real life scenarios? Let’s find out:

Design

The LG W30 looks premium and has a lightweight build. It has a V-shaped waterdrop notch display with limited bezels on the sides and top, and a thick chin at the bottom. The phone’s back is made up of polycarbonate with a glossy profile which gives the impression that it is made of glass. Like other phones with similar build, the phone’s glossy body is a fingerprint magnet and gets easily smudged. However, it has good resistance that protects it from accidental scratches and scuffs.

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