Who is Shubhanshu Shukla: IAF pilot, first Indian astronaut to travel to International Space Station on Nasa’s Axiom mission 4 | India News – The Times of India

Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla is set to make history as the first Indian astronaut to travel to the International Space Station (ISS). He has been selected as the pilot for Axiom Mission 4 (Ax-4), a private astronaut mission launching aboard a SpaceX Dragon spacecraft no earlier than spring 2025. Shukla, a Indian Air Force (IAF)…

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Cross-voting by 3 helps BJP’s candidate win Chandigarh mayoral polls | India News – The Times of India

CHANDIGARH: Cross-voting by three councillors helped BJP candidate Harpreet Kaur Babla get elected Thursday as the new mayor of Chandigarh Municipal Corporation (CMC). She defeated AAP nominee Prem Lata by two votes – 19 against 17.In the 35-member house, BJP has 16 councillors while AAP and Congress alliance is in a majority, with 13 and…

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AAP lashes out after Election Commission staff, cops search Mann house over complaint | India News – The Times of India

NEW DELHI: Probing a complaint on the cVIGIL mobile application about money being allegedly distributed from the official residence of Punjab CM Bhagwant Mann in the city, a team of election officials, along with police, reached Kapurthala House on Thursday evening. They were stopped by the security personnel and had to wait for 90 minutes…

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IAF fighter pilot Shubhanshu Shukla 1st Indian astronaut for Axiom Space ISS mission | India News – The Times of India

LUCKNOW: The 39-year-old Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla, the fighter pilot of Indian Airforce (IAF) and ISRO’s astronaut, has been official named pilot for Axiom Mission 4 (Ax-4), a private spaceflight for International Space Station (ISS), scheduled for post spring of the current calendar year.NASA and its international partners have approved the crew of the Ax-4…

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High Court stays probe against Infosys co-founder under SC/ST Act | India News – The Times of India

BENGALURU: The Karnataka HC stayed on Wednesday the investigation and further proceedings against Infosys co-founder and Indian Institute of Science governing council chairman Senapathy Kris Gopalakrishnan and 15 others in a complaint filed under provisions of the SC & ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act.Justice SR Krishna Kumar also directed the issuance of an emergent notice…

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Citing financial crisis, Kerala halves minority scholarships | India News – The Times of India

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Kerala’s govt has, citing the financial crisis, slashed scholarships for minority community students by 50%, leaving the education of thousands of students in limbo. The decision affects nine of the 11 scholarship programmes – originally allocated Rs 13.6 crore – offered by the department of minority welfare.Govt insists that the reduction in plan size…

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