Waqas and Aijaz Sheikh, key aides in the 2013 Dilsukhnagar blasts, played major roles in bomb-making and fake ID creation for Indian Mujahideen. A Telangana HC upheld their death penalty along with three others. Riyaz Bhatkal remains absconding.
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India marks a new milestone in space exploration as IAF Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla is set to fly to the ISS in May 2025 as part of Axiom Mission 4. Selected for this NASA-approved private spaceflight, Shukla will be the second Indian in space after Rakesh Sharma.
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