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Axiom-4 Mission Successfully Launches with Indian Astronaut Shubhanshu Shukla The Axiom-4 (Ax-4) mission, carrying Indian astronaut Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla, launched successfully from NASA’s Kennedy Space Centre in Florida on 25 June 2025. The SpaceX Dragon spacecraft, aboard a Falcon 9 rocket, docked with the International Space Station (ISS) at 4:16 PM IST on 26 June, marking India’s return to human spaceflight after 41 years. Shukla, a 39-year-old Indian Air Force pilot, serves as the mission pilot alongside commander Peggy Whitson and mission specialists Tibor Kapu (Hungary) and Slawosz Uznanski-Wisniewski (Poland). The crew will spend 14 days on the ISS,…

Bus Plunges into Alaknanda River in Uttarakhand, One Dead A tragic accident occurred in Uttarakhand’s Rudraprayag district on 26 June 2025, when an 18-seater tempo traveller carrying pilgrims plunged into the Alaknanda River. The incident took place near Gholtir on the Badrinath National Highway at around 7:30 AM IST. According to police, the vehicle, en route to Badrinath Dham from Udaipur, Rajasthan, lost control on a sharp curve and fell into the river. One person has been confirmed dead, seven others were injured, and eleven remain missing. Rescue operations, involving the SDRF, police, and local administration, are underway, with boats…

Google DeepMind Launches Gemini Robotics On-Device Model Google DeepMind has unveiled a new AI model for robotics. On 24 June 2025, the company introduced Gemini Robotics On-Device, a vision-language-action (VLA) model that operates locally on robots without needing an internet connection. Built on the Gemini 2.0 framework, it enables robots to perform tasks like folding clothes and unzipping bags with high dexterity. The model, initially trained on ALOHA robots, has been adapted for bi-arm Franka FR3 and Apptronik’s Apollo humanoid robots. Google claims it matches the performance of its cloud-based Gemini Robotics model. A software development kit (SDK) was also…

Axiom-4 Mission Launches with Indian Astronaut Shubhanshu Shukla The Axiom-4 mission successfully lifted off today, carrying Indian astronaut Shubhanshu Shukla to the International Space Station (ISS). Launched at 12:01 PM IST from NASA’s Kennedy Space Centre in Florida, the SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket propelled the Dragon spacecraft into orbit after multiple delays due to weather and technical issues. Shubhanshu Shukla, a Group Captain in the Indian Air Force, is the mission pilot and the second Indian to travel to space, following Rakesh Sharma’s 1984 mission. Joined by commander Peggy Whitson (US), Sławosz Uznański (Poland), and Tibor Kapu (Hungary), the crew…

મહારાષ્ટ્રના કૌશલ્ય વિકાસ મંત્રી શ્રી મંગલપ્રભાત લોઢાએ મુંબઈમાં એક અનોખો જનતા દરબાર આયોજિત કર્યો, જ્યાં વિવિધ વિભાગોના અધિકારીઓને એક જ છત નીચે લાવી નાગરિકોની સમસ્યાઓનું તાત્કાલિક નિરાકરણ કરવામાં આવ્યું. ભાજપના કાર્યાલયમાં યોજાયેલ આ કાર્યક્રમમાં સરકારી યંત્રણાને વધુ સાર્વજનિક અને પારદર્શક બનાવવાનો પ્રયાસ કરવામાં આવ્યો હતો. એક જગ્યાએ 12 વિભાગોના અધિકારીઓ આ જનતા દરબારમાં મુંબઈ પોર્ટ ટ્રસ્ટ, રેલવે, મ્યુનિસિપલ કોર્પોરેશન, MMRDA સહિત 12 જેટલા વિભાગોના અધિકારીઓ ઉપસ્થિત રહ્યા હતા. મુંબઈ જિલ્લા કલેક્ટરના અધિકારક્ષેત્ર હેઠળના રસ્તા, પાણી, વીજળી અને જમીન સંબંધિત પ્રશ્નો પર નાગરિકોએ પોતાની તકલીફો રજૂ કરી. નાગરિકોનો સંતોષ સીપી ટેંક વિસ્તારના રહીશ જોતિન્દ્ર અને મીનાક્ષી લોટવાલે ટ્રાફિક જામની સમસ્યા ઉઠાવી,…

Trump Brokers Israel-Iran Ceasefire Amid Nuclear Strike Doubts US President Donald Trump announced a ceasefire between Israel and Iran, halting a 12-day conflict. Brokered through talks with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Iranian officials via Qatar, the truce took effect Tuesday morning. Both nations initially accused each other of violations, with Israel claiming Iran fired missiles and Iran alleging Israeli strikes on Tehran. A US intelligence report revealed American airstrikes only delayed Iran’s nuclear programme by months, contradicting claims of its destruction. Iran’s President Masoud Pezeshkian and Israel’s military agreed to honour the ceasefire if the other complies. Turkey’s…

Trump Declares Brokered Ceasefire Between Israel and Iran Former US President Donald Trump announced today that Israel and Iran have agreed to a ceasefire after 12 days of intense military clashes. Trump made the declaration via Truth Social, stating a “Complete and Total CEASEFIRE” would commence within six hours, with both sides pausing for 12 hours before a formal end to hostilities around mid‑day Tuesday. He added: “PLEASE DON’T VIOLATE IT.” According to Reuters, senior Iranian officials reportedly agreed to the ceasefire, with discussions mediated by Qatar and prompted by US‑brokered talks involving Trump and Vice‑President J.D. Vance. Gulf states…

Home Minister Meets Troops at Maoist Encounter Site Union Home Minister Amit Shah visited New Raipur and the Mād region of Chhattisgarh on 23 June, marking his first entry into this Maoist‑affected area. He met security personnel at the site where a top Maoist commander was killed in a May 21 encounter. Shah listened to troops’ field experiences and reaffirmed the government’s commitment to end Naxalism by March 2026, praising intelligence‑led operations in remote terrain. He highlighted recent successes, including the elimination of Basavaraju, the CPI (Maoist) general secretary, and the dismantling of hideouts in Abujmarh. The minister also laid the foundation…

પુણ્યશ્લોકા અહિલ્યાદેવી હોલકરની ૩૦૦મી જન્મજયંતિ નિમિત્તે ૨૬ જૂન ૨૦૨૫ના રોજ સાંજે સાત વાગ્યે, પ્રભાદેવી, મુંબઈના રવિન્દ્ર નાટ્ય મંદિર ખાતે એક ભવ્ય નાટ્ય અને સંગીત પ્રદર્શનનું આયોજન કરવામાં આવ્યું છે. આ કાર્યક્રમ સરફોજીરાજે ભોંસલે ભરતનાટ્યમ તાલીમ અને સંશોધન કેન્દ્ર દ્વારા રજૂ કરવામાં આવશે. કાર્યક્રમની વિભાવના, નિર્દેશન અને ક્યુરેશનની જવાબદારી ડૉ. સંધ્યા પુરેચાને સોંપવામાં આવી છે. મહારાષ્ટ્ર વિધાનસભાના અધ્યક્ષ શ્રી રાહુલ નાર્વેકર આ કાર્યક્રમમાં મુખ્ય અતિથિ તરીકે હાજર રહેશે. આ કાર્યક્રમમાં અહિલ્યાદેવીના જીવનના વિવિધ તબક્કાઓનું નાટક-નૃત્ય-સંગીત રૂપાંતર રજૂ કરવામાં આવશે, જેની પટકથા વિવેક આપ્ટે અને સુભાષ સાયગલ દ્વારા, સંગીત અજિત પરબ દ્વારા, નૃત્ય નિર્દેશન સુભાષ નકાશે દ્વારા અને વર્ણન હરીશ ભીમાણી દ્વારા…

Rohit Sharma marks 18 years since international debut Indian cricket captain Rohit Sharma has commemorated the 18th anniversary of his international debut on 23 June 2007, with a heartfelt Instagram tribute. Rohit, aged 19 at the time, was handed his first cap during a One Day International against Ireland at Stormont, Belfast. The match, impacted by rain, saw India bowl first and restrict Ireland to 193. India chased the revised target of 171 in 34.5 overs, bolstered by strong performances from Gautam Gambhir (80*) and Sourav Ganguly (73). Rohit, batting at number seven, did not get a chance to bat…