National Youth Day, celebrated on January 12, marks the birth anniversary of the esteemed spiritual leader Swami Vivekananda.

Juna Akhara expelled mahant Kaushal Giri for accepting a 13-year-old girl as a ‘donation’ from her family and initiating her as a monk. The girl was returned to her family, and a new age limit of 22 years has been set for women seeking sainthood. This decision followed objections from top saints and legal concerns.

Isro’s planned space docking experiment faced another delay, pushing the procedure beyond Sunday after a trial run. The agency is carefully analyzing trial data before proceeding, emphasizing the mission’s complexity. Initial attempts showed promising progress, bringing satellites closer gradually, but required further validation. Limited to just three other nations, successful docking remains a challenging milestone.