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Axiom-4 mission: President Murmu, PM Modi hail Shubhanshu Shukla to space; ‘It’s a deja vu moment’, says IAF | India News

NEW DELHI: As Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla creates a new milestone in space for India, the whole nation is excited and proud of an Indian’s journey to the stars, said President Droupadi Murmu on Wednesday. “He and his fellow astronauts have proved the world is indeed one family, Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam,” Murmu said.Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla…

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Cash-strapped Maharashtra under fire for ‘splurging’ on lawmakers | India News

MUMBAI: Opposition and activists on Wednesday alleged the cash-strapped state govt “splurged” on a two-day conference of 600 delegates of estimates committees of Parliament and state/UT legislatures whose key role is to monitor whether public funds are being spent effectively as per budgetary provisions. They claimed the meals for the event were privately catered on…

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SC pulls up UP jail dept for violating liberty of a person; orders to pay ‘ Rs 5 lakh to man detained for month despite bail | India News

NEW DELHI: Lambasting the UP prisons department for illegally detaining a man for 28 days despite his release on bail, Supreme Court on Wednesday asked the state to pay an interim compensation of Rs 5 lakh to him and ordered a judicial inquiry into lapses on the part of Ghaziabad jail officials.Taking a hyper-technical approach…

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India’s return to space: Axiom-4 finally lifts off; Shubhanshu Shukla first Indian to cross Karman line in 41 years | India News

As night enveloped Cape Canaveral, India entered a new dawn when the Falcon-9 rocket lifted off from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida at 2.31am ET (12.01pm IST). In the pilot seat of ‘Dragon’, the Axiom-4 space capsule that would take a four-member crew to the International Space Station on Thursday, was India’s Group Captain…

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Himachal’s rain fury: 2 dead, 20 feared swept away in Kangra; cloudbursts, flash floods ravage state | India News

NEW DELHI: At least two people have died and around 20 are feared swept away after a series of cloudbursts, flash floods, and heavy rain battered parts of Himachal Pradesh on Wednesday, triggering widespread destruction across Kangra and Kullu districts.Rescue teams recovered two bodies from the Manuni Khad stream in Kangra district, where floodwaters inundated…

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