China’s Chang’e-6 Spacecraft Returns First Samples From Moon’s Far Side
China's Chang'e-6 lunar mission successfully returned to Earth with soil samples from the South Pole-Aitken Basin
US-India’s INDUS-X Defence Initiative Celebrates Its First Anniversary
The third INDUS-X Summit will be held in Silicon Valley in September 2024, with an emphasis on leveraging private funding for defence innovation
WHO Verifies First Human Death From Bird Flu
A human case of H5N2 bird flu in Mexico has been confirmed, resulting in death, despite no poultry exposure history and low risk to people
Claudia Sheinbaum Becomes Mexico’s First Female President
Claudia Sheinbaum, a physicist by training, received approximately 58-60 percent of ballots
Boeing And NASA To Launch First Crew Flight Of Starliner Space Capsule
The Starliner is planned to arrive at the space station after a 24-hour voyage and dock with the orbiting research outpost around 250 miles (402 kilometres) above Earth
Boeing To Launch Its First Crewed Space Mission
Boeing plans to launch its first crewed space mission in June without repairing a minor helium gas leak on its Starliner spaceship, which was cancelled due to technical issues and a helium leak in the service module
China To Launch Its First Space Tourism Vehicle
The announcement comes just days after Jeff Bezos-backed Blue Origin revealed that its New Shepard Rocket would resume flights on Sunday
Sensex Rises Above 75,000 For First Time; Nifty Ends At Record High
In Asian markets, Tokyo, South Korea, and Shanghai closed lower, while Hong Kong ended higher
Sensex Crosses 75,000 Threshold For First Time Ever, While Nifty Rises To New All-Time High
In Asian markets, Tokyo and Hong Kong were trading higher, while Seoul and Shanghai were lower
First-Ever US-Japan-Philippines Summit To Strengthen Defence Ties, China Responds
Philippines and Japan leaders are set to visit Washington for the first trilateral summit to strengthen defence ties, improve command structures, coordinate coast guard operations, and address issues
