A flight carrying 178 passengers, including Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s principal secretary PK Mishra, was diverted to Bhubaneswar airport on Friday after the aircraft was unable to land at Jharsuguda due to cracks on the runway, officials said.

In 1975, India launched its first satellite, Aryabhata, from a Soviet cosmodrome, marking a pivotal moment in its space program. Despite challenges and limited resources, a dedicated team of Indian scientists built the satellite in just 30 months.

Once limited to isolated attempts, infiltration through the north-eastern state of Tripura has now become more structured and organised, sources say