India takes a giant leap in space, shoots down satellite, says PM Modi

India has shot down a low earth orbit satellite with an indigenously-developed missile, a giant leap for the country’s space capability that propelled India into an elite club comprising US, Russia and China, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said in a rare televised address to the nation on Wednesday.

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