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  Countdown begins for Chandrayaan-2 lift-off

  India | July 14, 2019 8:53 IST

  The 20-hour countdown for the July 15 early morning lift-off of India's heavy rocket nicknamed the 'Bahubali' carrying the Chandrayaan-2 spacecraft began at 6.51 a.m. on Sunday, a top official of the Indian space agency said.

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  Countdown for launch of PSLV-C42 begins

  Science | September 15, 2018 21:06 IST

  The mission is a commercial arrangement between the company and Antrix Corporation Limited, which is the commercial wing of ISRO.  

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  Countdown begins as ISRO gears up to launch its 100th satellite tomorrow

  India | January 11, 2018 11:14 IST

  "The 28-hour countdown began at 5.29 a.m. in the mission control here for the rocket launch at 9.28 a.m. on Friday," said the state-run Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) on its website.

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  Harassment cases blighting Asian Games countdown

  Other Sports | September 18, 2014 13:15 IST

  Incheon, South Korea:  A second sexual harassment case at the Asian Games was being investigated by South Korea police on Wednesday, two days before the opening ceremony.   Police asked prosecutors to indict a 19-year-old Palestinian

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  Count down begins as World Cup kicks off this week in Brazil

  Football | June 09, 2014 12:26 IST

  Rio De Janeiro: The World Cup kicks off Thursday and soccer fans from Rio de Janeiro's slums to southern India's playgrounds have been shining with their passion for the sport.   While national teams are arriving

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  Brazil in countdown for World Cup start

  Football | May 26, 2014 14:31 IST

  Rio De Janeiro: About 300,000 visitors from around the world are expected to attend World Cup matches across Brazil, from the steamy Amazon region in the north to the chillier pampa climes in the south

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  Football Returns to the land of Samba: Countdown for the 2014 World Cup.

  Football | March 05, 2014 7:46 IST

  New Delhi: The countdown for the biggest soccer event of the year has begun. With only  100 days left for the soccer extravaganza to begin in the land of Samba . Lets take a look

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  Countdown begins for India's 100th space mission

  India | September 08, 2012 17:44 IST

  Chennai, Sep 8: The 51-hour countdown for the 100th mission of the Indian space agency, slated for Sep 9, is progressing smoothly at the Sriharikota satellite launch centre in Andhra Pradesh, an official said Saturday.Sriharikota

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  NASA Probe Circling The Moon On New Year's Eve

  World | January 01, 2012 15:39 IST

  California, Jan 1: As planet Earth rang in the new year, a different kind of countdown was happening at the moon.After a 3½-month journey, a NASA spacecraft flew over the moon's south pole, fired its