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Hanuman ji was the first astronaut: BJP's Anurag Thakur

Senior Bharatiya Janata Party leader Anurag Thakur has told students at a school event in Himachal Pradesh that Lord Hanuman might have been the first space traveller and urged students to value......

15 Things You Must Know About Rakesh Sharma

Wing Commander Rakesh Sharma's space journey captivated the nation in 1984. 'I am past history,' one of India's greatest heroes said when Rediff asked him to speak about Group Captain Subhanshu......

Anil Menon Will Spend 8 Months In Space In 2026

Anil Menon, the latest to join the list of American astronauts with Indian roots, will fly to the International Space Station in June 2026 as a flight engineer. IMAGE: Anil Menon waves to the......

Feasts, farewells aboard ISS as Shuks, crew end 18-Day mission

After 18 days of intense science experiments at the International Space Station, it is time for farewells and feasts for Shubhanshu Shukla and three other astronauts of the Axiom-4 mission who are......

Shuks eyes Gaganyaan after historic ISS mission

As the Dragon spacecraft carrying astronaut Shubhanshu Shukla returned to Earth after an 18-day stay aboard the International Space Station (ISS), it carried with it more than just scientific data......

Pixxel Gets An Order From NASA

This is the first deal by an Indian startup after the sector was opened to private companies in 2020. IMAGE: Pixxel founder and CEO Awais Ahmed and Cosmonaut Rakesh Sharma during the 'Youth Sabha......

Growing crops in space, reaping the benefits on Earth

The ongoing experiments on Moon, Mars and elsewhere could translate into better crop yields and hardier plants that could thrive in inhospitable parts of the world, says Devangshu Datta. IMAGE:......

What connects Flipkart and extra-terrestrial life?

How much do you know Russian billionaire Yuri Milner, who has invested $ 100 million in a project to find extra-terrestrial life? Image: Russian billionaire Yuri Milner with wife Julia. Photograph......

'Welcome Back To Earth, Dear Sunita Williams'

IMAGE: Sunita Williams is helped out of a SpaceX Dragon spacecraft onboard the SpaceX recovery ship Megan after she, NASA Astronauts Nick Hague and Butch Wilmore and Roscosmos Cosmonaut Aleksandr......

Priscilla to Poor Things On OTT This Week

There's a spate of book-to-screen adaptations dominating OTT streaming this week. Sukanya Verma lists her recommendations. PriscillaWhere to watch? MubiLanguage: English Sofia Coppola's......

Bachchan honoured in Deauville

Amitabh Bachchan follows Britain's Queen Elizabeth, Russian cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin and Pope John Paul IV as honorary citizen of Deauville, a small scenic town 200 kilometres from Paris. He was......

Bollywood's SPACE adventures!

When it comes to courtship, Bollywood's romantics aim for the stars and moon. But when it comes to space travel, they develop cold feet. Neither Sushant Singh Rajput’s dream project,......

First Look: FIFA 2018 WC logo unveiled by Russian cosmonauts!

The FIFA World Cup logo unveiled in Moscow on Tuesday. Photograph: FIFA/Twitter FIFA boss Sepp Blatter unveiled the 2018 World Cup logo with cosmonauts in Moscow, which has a strong resemblance......

International space crew returns Olympic torch to earth

A Soyuz capsule carried an International Space Station crew of three back to Earth on Monday along with an Olympic torch that was displayed in open space as part of Russia's preparations for the......

PHOTOS: Russian Winter Games kick-off with a glitch and goodwill

The 2014 Winter Games got off to a shaky start on Friday when one of the five Olympic rings failed to open at the start of the opening ceremony, meaning the symbol could not be illuminated with......

Russian torchbearer dies after carrying flame in Sochi relay

A torchbearer died of a heart attack after carrying the Olympic flame as part of Russia's torch relay leading up to the Sochi 2014 Winter Games in February, an official said on Monday. Vadim......