A fresh landslide triggered by rains blocked the new track to Mata Vaishno Devi shrine atop Trikuta hills in the Reasi district of Jammu and Kashmir on Thursday, officials said.

France’s military took part in efforts to stop Iranian drones targeting Israel prior to this week’s ceasefire, the country’s defence minister Sebastien Lecornu said late on Wednesday.

The Dragon capsule ‘Grace,’ carrying the Axiom-4 crew, successfully docked with the International Space Station, marking a historic moment as Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla became the first Indian to enter the orbiting lab. Launched from Kennedy Space Center, the mission signifies a maturing space ecosystem with private firms shaping access to low-Earth orbit.