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‘I took you along with me to space’—Shubhanshu Shukla’s birthday post for Rakesh Sharma

Shubhanshu Shukla, who flew to the International Space Station last year, paid tribute to India’s first astronaut Rakesh Sharma. ‘Thank you, sir, for being my mentor.’

Delhi’s Nehru Planetarium is floundering. No director since 2021

The allocation for outreach programmes by the planetarium saw a dip after 2022. From Rs 29-31 lakh, it went down to Rs 16 lakh in the year 2023-24, and then just Rs 11 lakh in 2024-25.

Rakesh Sharma to Shubhanshu Shukla—India’s space programme is entering a bold new era

Learnings from Axiom-4 will help improve India’s own human spaceflight. Its impact will go beyond policy rooms and launch pads to classrooms and public discussions.

From Rakesh Sharma’s 1984 mission to Shukla piloting Axiom-4, Nehru Planetarium has seen it all

The planetarium was born with India’s first human spaceflight mission since its doors were open in 1984 when Rakesh Sharma went to space, says programme director Prerna Chandra.

‘This is his moment’—India’s 1st astronaut Rakesh Sharma cheers as Shubhanshu Shukla preps for Axiom 4

Rakesh Sharma flew to the Soviet space station, Salyut-7, in 1984. Now, he is eager to pass the torch to Shubhanshu Shukla, who is set for the International Space Station.

Axiom-4 mission, pushed to 10 June, to have 5th ‘crew member’ & a surprise for India’s 1st astronaut

Indian Air Force Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla and other members of the crew will fly from the NASA Kennedy Space Centre in Florida at 5:52 pm IST.

IDBI Bank to sell $1.4 billion of its bad loans

IDBI Bank, which has India's worst bad loan ratio, wants to sell stressed loans 'by June-end to quicken pace of clean-up exercise'.

What is wrong with Bloomberg comparing Modi to JFK?

Your daily news capsule

Rakesh Sharma, the first and only Indian in space, wants to go back as a tourist

The veteran Indian Air Force fighter pilot says he is excited about PM Modi's announcement of plans to launch a desi crewed mission by 2022.

Modi says ISRO eyeing human spaceflight in three years. The claim may not be far off

The space agency recently tested a crew bailout system, and a prototype was just developed for the Indian ‘vyomanaut’.

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Period pain is real. Blanket menstrual leave policy isn’t a fix

The Supreme Court is right to point out the 'mindset of employers', who, because of this policy, may deduce that 'women are inferior.'

Red carpet for industry honchos as AAP kicks off Punjab investors summit. Rs 10,000 cr pledged on Day 1

At 2nd such summit in Punjab for top investors organised by AAP since it came to power in Punjab, Lakshmi Mittal announced his Bathinda refinery has increased production of LPG by 3,000 tonnes/day.

Supreme Leader Mojtaba, the man Iran must keep alive & the secret force ‘tasked with it’—all about NOPO

The Nirouyeh Vijeh Pasdaran Velayat, or NOPO, was the only force Ali Khamenei trusted.It was founded in 1991 and is more feared than the Revolutionary Guards.

Trump brings the Age of Humiliation for friends. Modi needs stoicism abroad, humility at home

Trump has ushered in the age of humiliation. His method is to push around America’s friends rudely and publicly. He knows none of them can afford to fight back.