A decorated test pilot with the IAF, Shukla was shortlisted under ISRO’s Human Spaceflight Program (HSP) and is among the top contenders for the Gaganyaan mission.

A 36-year-old man and his three minor daughters were killed after a truck hit their motorcycle near Godhra town in Gujarat’s Panchmahal district on Friday, police said.

President Donald Trump said Friday the United States will “take a pass” on brokering further Ukraine war talks unless there is quick progress from Moscow and Kyiv.