Axiom Mission 4 (Ax-4), carrying India’s Shubhanshu Shukla along with three other private astronauts from Poland, the United States and Hungary, is set to dock at the International Space Station (ISS) at 4.30 pm on Thursday.

Two persons died while about 20 were feared swept away due to cloudbursts that triggered flash floods on Wednesday evening in Himachal Pradesh’s Kangra and Kullu districts.

The US president says the case should be dropped, prompting accusations of interference. 

​The US president says the case should be dropped, prompting accusations of interference.