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The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) on Monday revealed that Chandrayaan-2 orbiter had performed a collision avoidance manoeuvre (CAM) in October with NASA’s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO).

“A very close conjunction between Chandrayaan-2 Orbiter (CH2O) and Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) of NASA was expected to occur on October 20 at 05:45 UTC (11:15am IST) near the Lunar North pole,” ISRO said.

The announcement added that both the agencies agreed that Chandrayaan-2 would undergo the CAM.

Prabir Ghosal, former Trinamool Congress (TMC) MLA who had joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in the run-up to the West Bengal Assembly elections 2021, wrote an article in TMC mouthpiece Jago Bangla criticising the BJP.

In the article titled 'Keno BJP kora jae na' (Why one can't work in BJP?), Prabir Ghosal said, "There are more people in the BJP who want money rather than to work for the people." He termed the internal experiences "dangerous".

Prabir Ghosal said that when his mother was unwell, West Bengal Chief Minister and TMC chief Mamata Banerjee was in touch with him even though he was part of the BJP, but no BJP leader was in touch with him.

The Supreme Court on Wednesday sent notices to two former top officials of the Chhattisgarh Nagrik Apurti Nigam on the Enforcement Directorate’s plea, which termed the HC order granting them bail as “tainted” while alleging that the chief minister, members of the SIT and a top law officer had allegedly weakened the case against the bureaucrats.

Solicitor general Tushar Mehta read out WhatsApp chats between the bureaucrats and influential persons to show to a bench headed by CJI N V Ramana the purported influence the accused persons, in collusion with the law officer, allegedly exerted to “obtain” the anticipatory bail order in a case which involved alleged embezzlement of crores of rupees in the purchase and transportation of foodgrains meant for the poor and marginalised sections of the society. The bench issued notice to the accused persons, former managing director of the Nagrik Apurti Nigam Anil Kumar Tuteja and its former chairman Alok Shukla, and also sought their response to the ED’s interim relief prayer — stay of anticipatory bail. Agreeing with the SG for expeditious hearing, the bench posted the case for hearing on November 23.

“It's like a Catch-22 situation… whether you like it or not, your health is being impacted.” The toxic smog enveloping India’s capital New Delhi has forced the city’s government to take drastic steps, such as shutting schools indefinitely.