Born on July 25, 1925, Dr. Eknath Chitnis, a close associate of Vikram Sarabhai, helped build India’s first space programme and selected Thumba for the Rocket Launching Station

A 15-year-old boy, filming a reel on a railway track in Odisha’s Puri, was killed after being hit by a train. The incident occurred at the Janakdevpur railway station on Tuesday.

A student died allegedly after being assaulted during a freshers’ party at a private college in Maharashtra’s Latur district, leading the police to arrest six people, officials have said.