China is gearing up to launch a robotic spacecraft on a mission to bring back samples from the dark side of the moon. This mission is prelude to three challenging missions aimed at achieving a Chinese crewed landing and establishing a base on the lunar South pole. And it will also be the world's first attempt at collecting samples from the other side of the moon.

Since the inaugural Chang’s mission in 2007, named after the legendary Chinese moon goddess, China has made substantial strides in its lunar exploration efforts, narrowing the technological divide with the United States and Russia.

The Japanese yen hit its weakest levels since April 1990 on Monday, in trading thinned by a holiday in Japan and attempts by traders to test key levels and stop-loss orders in a nervous, illiquid market.

The dollar rose as far as 160.245 yen in a sudden move after the yen traded in a narrow 158.05-158.15 range in early deals.

Veteran politician, BJP MP and former Union Minister V Sreenivasa Prasad died on Monday, family sources said.

The 76-year-old Lok Sabha member from Chamarajnagar was ailing for some time and being treated at a private hospital, where he passed away early today.

Concerned over slow progress, the lenders of debt-ridden Reliance Capital (RCAP) have asked the Hinduja Group arm, IndusInd International Holdings Ltd, to expedite the process of obtaining necessary regulatory approvals and stick to the resolution plan deadline of May 27.

In a meeting held in Mumbai on Friday with the senior officials of IndusInd International Holdings' (IIHL), the lenders of RCAP said the company has to make a payment of Rs 9,650 crore to them by the said date, a source said.

The BJP will benefit from the anti-incumbency against the Biju Janata Dal government, which is in power for an unbroken 24 years in Odisha, and a strong Modi wave to dethrone Naveen Patnaik from the helm of the state, senior saffron party leader Vijaypal Singh Tomar claimed.

In an interview with PTI, Tomar said, "There is anti-incumbency and people in Odisha have decided to change the BJD government this time. Similarly, there is a strong Modi wave across India, which has also been strongly felt in this state."

A senior TDP leader has said the priority of the party is to "rebuild" Andhra Pradesh and take the state out of the debt trap by getting rid of the YSR Congress Party (YSRCP) government.

Telugu Desam Party (TDP) National Coordinator (Election) and ex-Rajya Sabha MP Kanakamedal Ravindra Kumar said Andhra Pradesh has suffered more losses during the Jagan Mohan Reddy government than during the creation of the two Telugu states in 2014 when resources were shared with Telangana.

The Supreme Court on Friday issued a notice to the Election Commission of India (ECI) regarding a plea seeking to frame rules in case ‘None of the Above' (Nota) option gets the majority in elections.

Motivational speaker Shiv Khera has petitioned that the ECI treat Nota as a "fictional candidate" and to establish guidelines for conducting re-elections in constituencies where Nota garners a majority.

The just-concluded follow-on public offer (FPO) of Vodafone Idea Limited (VIL) has not only brought relief to the struggling telecom operator but also to the three investment banks that managed the Rs 18,000 crore share sale. According to the final prospectus filed by the Mumbai-based firm, it has paid Rs 287 crore, 1.6 per cent of the issue size, as book running lead manager (BRLM) fees.

This, according to PRIME Database, is the second-highest BRLM fee paid for a domestic FPO or an initial public offering (IPO).

India’s largest non-banking financial company Shriram Finance on Friday reported a 57 per cent year-on-year (Y-o-Y) jump in its consolidated net profit for the fourth quarter of 2023-24.

In Q4 of FY24, the consolidated net profit of Shriram Finance stood at Rs 2,021.28 crore as against Rs 1,288.18 crore recorded in the same period of the previous year, due to rise in income and improved asset quality.

Flooding and heavy rains in Kenya have killed at least 70 people since mid-March, a government spokesperson said on Friday, twice as many as were reported earlier this week.

The East African country has seen weeks of heavy rains and severe flooding in Kenya's capital, Nairobi, as well as in the country's western and central regions.

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