Kamla Persad-Bissessar is set to become the next prime minister after her United National Congress party won. 

​Kamla Persad-Bissessar is set to become the next prime minister after her United National Congress party won.  

Justice Bhushan Ramkrishna Gavai was appointed as the 52nd Chief Justice of India. He will succeed CJI Sanjiv Khanna. President Droupadi Murmu will administer the oath on May 14. Gavai was born in Amravati on November 24, 1960. He joined the Bar in 1985 and became a High Court judge in 2005.

Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla will pilot the Axiom-4 mission to the ISS, launching from Florida. The mission will conduct around 60 scientific studies, including seven from India, focusing on microgravity research in human health, agriculture, and biotechnology. This mission marks a step towards commercial space stations and sustained access to low Earth orbit.