‘Inspired a billion dreams’: PM Modi hails Shubhanshu Shukla’s ‘courage’, terms his mission a milestone after splashdown | India News

NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday hailed Shubhanshu Shukla as the astronaut made splashdown early Tuesday at San Diego coast (local time).“I join the nation in welcoming Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla as he returns to Earth from his historic mission to Space. As India’s first astronaut to have visited International Space Station, he…

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‘Instead of Shubhanshu Shukla…’: Congress’ Udit Raj bats for a Dalit astronaut; says NASA doesn’t conduct exam for selection | India News

Udit Raj; Shubhanshu Shukla NEW DELHI: Congress leader Udit Raj on Tuesday suggested that a Dalit astronaut should have been picked for the Axiom-4 mission, instead of Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla.Also Read: Group captain Shubhanshu Shukla’s mother recites Sundarkand; prays for crew’s safe return“When Rakesh Sharma was sent earlier, the SC, ST, OBC people were…

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Cheers, tears and Tiranga pride: Shubhanshu Shukla makes history with Axiom-4 docking at ISS, emotional reactions from family in Lucknow; watch videos | India News

NEW DELHI: The moment Axiom Mission 4 successfully docked at the International Space Station (ISS) on Thursday, the Shukla household in Lucknow erupted with emotion. Asha Shukla, mother of IAF Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla, folded her hands in silent prayer as her eyes welled up with tears while watching the live telecast. Beside her, his…

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