Announcing a timeline for what will be a huge step in India’s space journey, the Centre has said Gaganyatri, or astronaut-designate, Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla will fly to the International Space Station next month.

Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Friday asked all underground Maoists to surrender as soon as possible and join the mainstream, saying the government is determined to free the country from the scourge of Maoism before March 31, 2026.

The US and China are locked in a fierce propaganda war over tariffs, each portraying the other as weak. China uses AI-generated videos mocking Americans’ health and economic ambitions, while also targeting US officials personally. Both sides deploy partisan “experts” to push their views. Social media is flooded with claims of China’s economic decline and growing unrest.