ISRO’s HOPE station in Ladakh will serve as a testing ground for future Moon and Mars missions by simulating extreme space-like conditions on Earth.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has called for a renewed focus on ‘Swadeshi’ amid global economic instability. Speaking in Varanasi, he urged Indians to prioritise locally-made products, emphasising the need for national unity and economic self-reliance. Modi cautioned against inward-looking trade policies of other nations and stressed India’s commitment to becoming the world’s third-largest economy.

Prajwal Revanna, the suspended JD(S) leader and grandson of former Prime Minister HD Deve Gowda, has been sentenced to life imprisonment by a special court in Bengaluru for a rape case involving a 47-year-old woman. In addition to the imprisonment, Revanna was fined Rs 10 lakh.