Aug 22, 2019, 9:25 PM IST
ISRO chairman K Sivan was on Thursday honoured with the Tamil Nadu government's Dr APJ Abdul Kalam Award by chief minister K Palaniswami. The massive fire in the Amazon rainforest has left the world concerned. 72,843 fires have been detected so far by Brazil's space research centre INPE. Many celebrities from across the world have been taking to social media to show their concern. Fugitive diamantaire Nirav Modi, wanted in India in connection with the nearly $ 2billion PNB fraud and money laundering case, is set to appear before a UK court for his customary 28-day remand hearing. Former Union minister P Chidambaram has been remanded to CBI custody till August 26.
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