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Chandrayaan-3 on the moon last month, India has become the first country to put a spacecraft near the lunar south pole and broke China's record for the southernmost lunar landing. However, a top Chinese scientist has now claimed that the landing site of Chandrayaan-3 is not at the lunar south pole, not in the lunar south pole region, nor is it near the lunar south pole region. Speaking to the Chinese-language Science Times newspaper, Ouyang Ziyuan who is lauded as the father of China’s lunar exploration program said the Chandrayaan-3 landing site, at 69 degrees south latitude, was nowhere close to the pole, defined as between 88.5 and 90 degrees.

After India’s landing of its Chandrayaan-3 rover on the moon last month — becoming the first country to put a spacecraft near the lunar south pole and breaking China’s record for the southernmost lunar landing – a top Chinese scientist has said claims about the accomplishment are overstated. Ouyang Ziyuan, lauded as the father of China’s lunar exploration program, told the Chinese-language Science Times newspaper that the Chandrayaan-3 landing site, at 69 degrees south latitude, was nowhere close to the pole, defined as between 88.5 and 90 degrees. On Earth, 69 degrees south would be within the Antarctic Circle, but the lunar version of the circle is much closer to the pole. “It’s wrong!” he said of claims for an Indian polar landing.

Click here! In a post on X, the US Embassy in India wrote, “The US Mission in India is pleased to announce that we issued a record number – over 90,000 – of student visas this Summer/ in June, July, and August. This summer almost one in four student visas worldwide was issued right here in India! Congratulations and best wishes to all the students who have chosen the United States to make their higher education goals a reality! That’s a wrap! With teamwork and innovation, we ensured that all qualified applicants reached their programs on time." An earlier report by Mint in June had noted that the US had opened the visa appointments for F1 student visas across its consulates in India and the appointments were available from mid-July to mid-August.

₹5,334.95 apiece on BSE and hit intraday high at ₹5,379.85 and low at ₹5,241.50. Dixon Technologies shares during Thursday's session slipped into the red zone.

Fintech startup Cred has entered the vehicle management space and launched a new platform, called Garage, through which it will seek to help users renew their car insurance, and recharge FASTags, among other activities. Through Garage, Cred is looking to offer users a single dashboard that will allow them to access a round-the-clock concierge service for roadside assistance, help them manage documentation, including their driver’s licence and registration certificate. It will also provide insights on their vehicle spends.

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Gujarat Ambuja Exports Ltd (GAEL), part of the agricultural products industry, has rallied by about 18% in a week to touch a fresh 52-week high in September 2023 and the chart patterns suggest that the rally may not be over yet. The stock rose from Rs 285 as of 18 September 2023 to Rs 338 recorded on 25 September 2023 which translates into an upside of over 18% in a week. The stock has rallied over 30% in a month – putting it in an overbought zone. Gujarat Ambuja Exports, which has a market capitalization of more than Rs 7600 cr trades at a market capitalization of 27.05x and an earnings per share of Rs 12.49, BSE data showed. Short to medium-term traders can look to buy the stock now for a target of Rs 360 in the next 3-4 weeks, suggest experts.

Investing.com-- Most Asian currencies moved little on Thursday amid persistent concerns over hawkish signals from the Federal Reserve, while the Japanese yen rose slightly as markets watched for any intervention in currency markets by the government. 

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ICICI Lombard. Jefferies has a buy rating on RIL and Motilal Oswal recommended a buy on Global Health (Medanta). We have collated a list of recommendations from top brokerage firms from ETNow and other sources: UBS on L&T: Buy| Target Rs 3600 UBS maintained a buy rating on L&T but raised the target price to Rs 3600 from Rs 3040 earlier. Past strategies aided capability/scale and asset light sustainability is the new strategy for the company.

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Canada — driven largely by a substantial influx of immigrants and students. These numbers come at a time when the Trudeau government is stuggling to control an acute housing crisis, exacerbated by a lag in construction and the arrival of a large number of newcomers. Statscan had previously reported a population growth rate of 2.9% in the 12-month period ending on July 1, 2023. However, the release on Wednesday offers a more detailed breakdown of this growth. Economists have noted that the arrival of new residents is placing a strain on public services and impacting the Canadian economy, which had, until recently, been experiencing overheating. The population of Canada on July 1, 2023, reached 40,097,761, marking an increase of 1,158,705 individuals compared to the previous year. A staggering 98% of this growth can be attributed to net international migration.

The amount transacted through cards rose to an all-time high of 1.48 trillion rupees ($17.8 billion) in August, up from July’s 1.45 trillion rupees, according to the latest data by the Reserve Bank of India. The spending binge is in line with rising indebtedness and falling savings among Indians and may point to growing stress as incomes stagnate. The card spends “indicates people are borrowing to spend,” said Rupa Rege Nitsure, Group Chief Economist of L&T Finance.

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Nomura has upgraded its ratings on India to 'overweight' as it sees the recent 'softness' in the stock market driven by higher oil prices as an opportunity to raise bets here. The firm's top stock picks in India include ICICI Bank, Axis Bank, L&T, Reliance Industries, ITC, Medplus Health, and Uno Minda. «We see recent softness driven by higher oil prices as an opportunity to raise exposure,» said Nomura's analysts including Chetan Seth, Anshuman Agarwal, and Ankit Yadav in the firm's Asia strategy note to clients.

Solomon Lew’s Premier Investments is stepping up overseas expansion of its Smiggle stationery chain, with 20 stand-alone stores planned by the end of 2024 in the Middle East and 60 in that region over the next decade.

SEC Chair Gary Gensler faced rounds of grilling and scolding at a House Financial Services Committee hearing Wednesday, with Republicans focused on the agency’s efforts on climate-related disclosures, crypto regulation, artificial intelligence, the Consolidated Audit Trail and overall pace of rulemaking.

Kaur Samra took a decision that picking up a rifle is better career option than choosing to use a stethoscope. It was an inspired call. The 23-year-old, dropped from her MBBS course to concentrate on full-time shooting.

The United Auto Workers union says it will announce on Friday how it plans to expand its strike against Detroit’s three automakers

Manipur's ongoing ethnic conflict as "communal violence", ET has learnt. Although the Centre had underlined in its statements that this is an 'ethnic' conflict and not a 'communal' one, procedural requirements have made it necessary to categorise it so, as this is the only nomenclature that could be found applicable. Around 64 next of kin in the state have been given compensation by the Centre as victims of 'communal violence', as per governmental data. «We do not see the Manipur violence as religion-specific in nature.