Dr S Somanath, secretary of India’s Department of Space and Isro chairman, received the 2024 IAF World Space Award for the successful Chandrayaan-3 mission. The International Astronautical Federation acknowledged India’s advancements in lunar exploration, marking the first landing near the lunar South Pole. Celebrations for the achievement were held in Milan.

The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has predicted heavy to extremely heavy rainfall across Tamil Nadu, Puducherry and Karaikal regions over the next three days.

The external affairs ministry lashed out the Canadian government after it sent a diplomatic communication saying Indian envoy and other Indian diplomats are ‘persons of interest’ in a probe.