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The allocation for outreach programmes by the planetarium saw a dip after 2022. From Rs 29-31 lakh, it went down to Rs 16 ...
Tamannaah Bhatia shared a selfie where she was seen posing with Kanika Mann, Kriti Sanon, Mrunal Thakur and Bhumi Pednekar.
Om Jai Jagdish is as giddying and utopian as family sagas in films go. Three brothers, Om (Anil Kapoor), Jai (Fardeen Khan) and Jagdish (Abhishek Bachchan), under the supervision of an ever-patient ...
Prakash Jha has never made a better film than Mrityudand. Set in the violent heartland of rural Bihar, it featured sterling ...
Explore India's journey in human spaceflight, from Rakesh Sharma's historic 1984 flight to Shubhanshu Shukla's recent Axiom-4 ...
Explore the contrast between Axiom-4, a 2025 multinational commercial mission aboard SpaceX’s Dragon, and Soyuz T-11, a 1984 Indo-Soviet goodwill venture aboard Salyut 7.
It is important to remember the person who created the foundation for Indians in space, Wing Commander Rakesh Sharma.
41 years ago, astronaut Rakesh Sharma, first Indian to go into space, had said "saare jahan se acha Hindustan humara" when former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi had asked him how India looks from space.
This time, the buzz isn’t about Rakesh Sharma ’s historic “Sare jahan se achha” orbit in 1984—it’s about a fresh face with sky-high promise: Shubhanshu Shukla.
Rakesh Sharma recalls 1984 space journey: 'Was a test pilot when selection happened, learnt Russian in 2 months' The veteran astronaut said in space, days and nights are very unusual, as sunrises ...
Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla has made history by becoming the longest-staying Indian astronaut in space, surpassing the 41-year-old record set by Rakesh Sharma. As of July 3, 2025, Shukla has spent ...
Astronaut Rakesh Sharma reflects on space travel, emphasizing the importance of a global perspective and unity on Earth.