As the first stage was crossed, Shukla sent a first message from space, saying he, along with the crew, was orbiting Earth at a speed of 7.5 km per second.
An injury-plagued India could be forced to depart from their preferred template when they takes on a reinvigorated England in the fourth Test starting in Manchester on Wednesday.
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The 'newcomer' was praised by Pritam as an 'amazing singer'.
Engineer played for Lancashire for close to a decade while former West Indies captain Lloyd was with the club for two decades, making indelible contributions to the history of club.
American Noah Lyles made an impressive season debut in the 200 metres to beat Olympic champion Letsile Tebogo at the Monaco Diamond League meeting on Friday, where Kenyan Emmanuel Wanyonyi outclassed a high-class 800 metres field.
'He is one of the most complete cricketers you will ever see.'
'We both played high level but I stayed so calm and I really enjoyed the battle.'
Indian captain Shubman Gill and his teammates also revelled in the win and expressed their pride and joy on social media handles.
A few months after his U-19 World Cup heroics, three senior journalists sought his cellphone number, which he readily provided -- only, he gave three different, but similar, numbers to the three of them!
Batting with a fractured toe, the left-hander embodied the spirit of selflessness - drawing praise from head coach Gautam Gambhir.
The 35th-ranked Bencic did not do a lot wrong but was broken twice in the first set and three times in the second as a sizzling Swiatek brought her A-game to what turned into a one-sided contest.
The NASA-ISRO NISAR mission has entered its 90-day commissioning phase, involving rigorous checks and calibrations to prepare the satellite for Earth observation. Scientists highlight the collaborative benefits and technological advancements of the mission.
Novak Djokovic's battling victory under the lights of Arthur Ashe Stadium made him the oldest man to reach the last 16 at the US Open.
Marc Marquez wins Italian Grand Prix to delight Ducati fans on home soil
In a touching gesture, dashing opener Yashasvi Jaiswal gifted an autographed bat to Ravi, a visually impaired child, who cherished the dream of meeting the latest Indian batting star.
The only other company working on hydrogen cars in India is Toyota Kirloskar Motor.
Rishabh Pant said the Dukes balls being used in the current Test series against England are losing their shape very quickly and cannot be good for the game.
'We wanted a girl who looked like a doll.'
President Trump addresses questions about US imports from Russia and India's stance on purchasing Russian oil, hinting at potential tariffs.
'I told Jassi bhai, If I take five wickets, who should I hug?'
Top seed Jessica Pegula contained Iga Swiatek's heavy topspin game on grass to earn a 6-4, 7-5 victory on Saturday and lift the Bad Homburg Open title.
Shivanand Kanavi remembers his father, the eminent Kannada poet Nadoja Chennaveera Kanavi.
The Instagram video has drawn significant attention due to the controversial backgrounds of both Lalit Modi and Vijay Mallya.
Ravichandran Ashwin believes that the uncapped Anshul Kamboj belongs to the rare breed of fast bowlers like Zaheer Khan and Jasprit Bumrah.
'They wanted the city to be a great business hub. They didn't like the fact that taxes collected in Bombay would go outside the city.'
Jacqueline is in Italy... Shriya finds a lavender field in London... Kartik shoots in Croatia...
India batter Pratika Rawal on Friday clarified that her shoulder contact with England cricketers during the first Women's ODI was "not intentional" after she was fined and handed one demerit point by the ICC.
'It's the first time in my life that I've met people who are so kind and generous.'
India's women's hockey team forward Deepika has been nominated for the Poligras Magic Skill award for her incredible solo field goal against world No.1 the Netherlands during the 2024-25 FIH Hockey Pro League season.
'The captain's an outstanding player. I think his technique is superb. His concentration and his temperament over this series has been brilliant.'
Fourth seed Iga Swiatek solved crossword puzzles during an hour-long rain interruption on Thursday but kept her focus to earn a 6-4, 7-6(5) victory over Russia's Ekaterina Alexandrova and reach the Bad Homburg Open semi-finals.
Siraj, Krishna, Akash Shine as India's Pace Future Takes Shape
rediffGURU Ravi Mittal explains how to get over the embarrassment of being ghosted by someone you get intimate with.
At the end of the day, this isn't about choosing between EMIs and SIPs. It's about choosing your path to financial freedom.
The Indian men's and women's cricket teams, led by captains Shubman Gill and Harmanpreet Kaur, met King Charles III, at St. James's Palace.
The highly anticipated trilogy fight between Katie Taylor and Amanda Serrano at the weekend was not only a win for the sport but could ultimately prove to be a game-changing moment for women's boxing.
'As an actor I feel I have a strong relatability with the common Indian.' 'Madhav Mishra is not a character of cinema, he is a character from and of our society.'
If India caves in to US pressure as Trump hopes it will, he will further try to blackmail it into submission, points out Ramesh Menon.
Dilip Doshi, who passed away on June 23, was celebrated not only as one of India's finest left-arm spinners but also as a cricketer of rare character and amazing qualities, recalls veteran cricket correspondent K R Nayar.
