HISTORICAL FACTS: Vikram | History Defined

5 Vikram and Betal Riddles That Sharpen Your Judgment of Situations Over People

Riddle 1: The Three Suitors and the Dead PrinceA princess dies of grief after her beloved prince is killed. Three men each play a role in what follows: one burns his own body on the funeral pyre out of devotion, one collects the prince's bones from the ashes, and one…

Times Life · Sep 26

Vikram’s Lar Gibbon video and TN Speaker’s anti-abortion speak

In this week’s South Central, hosts Pooja Prasanna and Anisha Sheth first discuss the problem of exotic animals across the world being taken into private custody. They are joined by independent journalists Siddharth Prabhakar and M Rajshekhar.

Newslaundry · Aug 17

Corriedale viewers in awe over ‘best bit’ in Coronation Street-Emmerdale crossover episode

Many viewers left in hysterics over clever moment in ITV special

The Independent UK · Jan 6

The supers and the paupers: Tamil cinema’s 2023 definitive list

You might already be fatigued and we understand why. By the time you were done reading half-a-dozen listicles about the year in rewind, you wondered who had wasted more time: the writer or the reader. And to add to the drudgery were the roundtables which lasted longer than a leap…

Newslaundry · Dec 28, 2023

The silent treatment: ‘One woman was ostracised by her husband for 40 years’

To be frozen out by family, friends or online can feel as bad as physical pain. We speak to those on the receiving end – and those who mete it out

The Guardian - UK · Dec 12, 2023

Chandrayaan-3 | Vikram lander kicked up over 2 tonnes of lunar dust, say scientists

India became the fourth country to successfully land a spacecraft on the moon, and the first nation to touch down in the polar region when the Chandrayaan-3’s lander module, with the rover in its belly, successfully made a soft landing on the lunar surface on August 23.

The Hindu · Oct 27, 2023

Chandrayaan-3: Vikram kicked up over 2-tonne lunar soil, created 'ejecta halo'

BENGALURU: When Vikram lander of Chandrayaan-3 touched down on the Moon’s surface on August 23, it kicked up a bunch of lunar dust and rocks, creating a bright area around the lander, as it was expected.

The Times of India · Oct 27, 2023

Security guard of plywood factory dies by suicide over beating in Haryana's Yamunanagar, five booked

YAMUNANAGAR: A security guard of a plywood factory in Haryana's Yamunanagar ended his life by consuming poisonous substance, allegedly after being beaten by factory owner and some workers of the unit.

The Times of India · Sep 29, 2023

Hopes fade for India’s moon lander after it fails to ‘wake up’ following lunar night

On 2 September, the Vikram lander and Pragyan rover were put into ‘sleep mode’ to protect their electrical components during the brutal two-week night

The Guardian - UK · Sep 26, 2023

ISRO hoping to wake up Chandrayaan-3’s Vikram and Pragyan on September 22

ISRO hopes to awaken Vikram and Pragyan on September 22, when sunlight returns to the moon. If successful, it will allow the two to carry out more experiments and potentially bring back samples from the moon

The Hindu · Sep 21, 2023