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Shubhanshu Shukla Down To Earth, India Flies High In Space Odyssey

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With this space trip, Shukla became the first Indian to travel to the ISS and only the second to travel to space after Rakesh Sharma’s pathbreaking spaceflight Shubhanshu Shukla Return LIVE Updates :  Indian astronaut Shubhanshu Shukla and three others from the Axiom-4 mission made a safe landing in the ocean near San Diego on Tuesday afternoon after a 22.5-hour journey from the International Space Station, where they spent 18 days. Following a series of orbital manoeuvres after undocking, the Dragon spacecraft splashed down near the coast of California. The astronauts began their return journey to Earth on Monday as the Dragon Grace spacecraft undocked from the ISS. Shukla and three others, Axiom 4 (Ax-4) crew Commander Peggy Whitson, and Mission Specialists Slawosz “Suave" Uznanski-Wisniewski and Tibor Kapu embarked on the space odyssey on June 25 from Florida and docked at the ISS on June 26. Prime Minister Narendra Modi said Shukla has inspired a billion dreams through his...

Aviation Watchdog Orders Fuel Switch Locking System Checks On Boeing Jets

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Only two Indian airlines operate the Dreamliner - Air India and IndiGo; the former has around 30, including the 787-8 and -9 variants, and the latter has just begun flying the 787-9. New Delhi: Domestic airlines operating Boeing jets have been instructed to conduct checks on switches that regulate fuel supply to the engines on those planes. The Directorate General of Civil Aviation said airlines had till July 21 to complete these checks and confirm compliance. This mandatory for all India-registered Boeing aircraft, the DGCA said, following from a special airworthiness bulletin issued by its United States counterpart, the Federal Aviation Authority, in 2018 that highlighted potential malfunctions in the fuel control switch's locking system. Only two Indian airlines operate the Dreamliner - Air India and IndiGo. The former has around 30 of these planes, including the 787-8 and -9 variants. The latter has just begun flying the 787-9. Air India has completed checks on 50 per cent of i...

Punjab: Car parking dispute turns bloody, sharp weapons used, fingers chopped off

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Jalandhar (Varun) – A dispute over parking in Bashirpura turned violent. About 9 people from a neighboring party attacked a father-son and his son-in-law sitting at a hardware shop with sharp weapons. During the attack, the attackers cut off 2 fingers of one person and took them away. The injured have been admitted to a private hospital for treatment. A complaint has been given to the police of Rama Mandi police station in this regard. Giving information, Bashirpura resident Harinder Singh said that he runs a sanitary and hardware shop at some distance from his house. On Tuesday, he had parked his car outside a house near the shop. He was his acquaintance, but his son Surinder Singh called and told him that the neighbor was abusing him for parking the car and he even punched him and broke the window of the car. Hearing this, Harinder Singh immediately reached the spot and explained to the neighbor, but he continued abusing him, after which he returned. After some time, the neighbor...

‘Can’t Afford Daughter’s Insulin’: Real Estate Businessman In Lucknow Dies By Suicide After Facebook Live Broadcast

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After seeing the footage, the family members alerted the police, who rushed to the spot, but the man had already ended his life. A businessman died by suicide by shooting himself after livestreaming a Facebook video in Uttar Pradesh’s Lucknow. The businessman took the extreme step because he could not afford insulin injections for his daughter. According to a report published by NDTV, the victim was a real estate businessman. He shot himself using the firearm of his security guard, who was deployed at his office. The Facebook Live video was posted shortly before he took his life. The police have not revealed the identity of the man. Family alerted police After seeing the footage, the family members alerted the police, who rushed to the spot, but the man had already ended his life. Police said the businessman was facing a financial crunch and owed crores in debt. A case has been registered, and police have launched a probe into how he gained access to the guard’s firearm. Head-on collis...

ED Action Donkey Route: ED's big action in Punjab and Haryana; Raids at these places in Punjab in 'Donkey Route' case

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ED has taken a big action in Haryana-Punjab. ED has conducted raids at 11 places. This action has been taken in the Donkey Route case. In this case, ED has started an investigation into money laundering, which is based on 17 FIRs registered by Punjab and Haryana Police. ED Action Donkey Route:   In the 'Donkey Route' case, ED has conducted raids at 11 places in Punjab and Haryana. These raids have been carried out in Amritsar, Sangrur, Patiala, Ambala, Karnal. This is a case related to illegal immigrants deported from America. Raids conducted at 11 places in Punjab and Haryana Some agents work to send people illegally to America and other countries through the donkey route. These people lure people to go abroad for 45-50 lakh rupees. After this, the people are sent through the forests. 17 FIRs have been registered in such cases. Based on these FIRs, investigation has been started under money laundering. Names of several agents and brokers have come to light from the statements...

Fuel ban for overage vehicles in Delhi-NCR from November 1

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The fuel restrictions will also be implemented in the five districts of the National Capital Region (NCR) on the same day. Days after the Delhi government lifted the ban on diesel cars above 10 years and petrol cars above 15 years, an order issued on Monday said that no fuel will be given to vehicles falling in these categories from November 1. The fuel restrictions will also be implemented in the five districts of the National Capital Region (NCR) on the same day. A meeting of the Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM) was held on Tuesday after the Delhi government wrote to them to review their decision towards "no fuel" for the End of Life vehicles from July 1. Keeping the request in mind, the commission decided that it would be judicious to implement the fuel ban in all the six cities of the Delhi-NCR simultaneously from November 1. The "no fuel" scheme for EOL vehicles will also be implemented in Gurugram, Faridabad, Noida, Ghaziabad and Sonipat from Novem...