Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla, who is India’s inaugural astronaut to travel to the International Space Station (ISS), is scheduled to undock from the orbiting laboratory today at 4:30 pm IST. Shubhanshu Shukla took part in the Axiom-4 (Ax-4) mission alongside three international crew members: Commander Peggy Whitson, and Mission Specialists Sławosz Uznański-Wiśniewski and Tibor Kapu....
External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar met Chinese Vice President Han Zheng in Beijing on Monday, marking a significant diplomatic engagement amid signs of gradual improvement in India-China relations. This is Jaishankar’s first visit to China in five years. During their meeting, Jaishankar conveyed India’s support for China’s presidency of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) and...
The World Health Organization (WHO) has placed Saima Wazed, daughter of former Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and Regional Director for the South-East Asia Region (SEARO), on indefinite leave following serious corruption allegations raised by Bangladesh’s interim government. In a statement to ANI, WHO confirmed: “WHO’s Regional Director, SEARO, Saima Wazed, is currently on leave.”...