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Private spaceflight ends with a Pacific splashdown for astronauts from India, Poland and Hungary

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla., July 15, 2025 (AP) — A private spaceflight featuring the first astronauts in more than 40 years from India, Poland and Hungary came to a close Tuesday with a Pacific splashdown. Their SpaceX capsule undocked from the I nternational Space Station on Monday and parachuted into the ocean off the Southern California coast, less than 24 hours later. The crew of four launched nearly three weeks ago on a flight chartered by the Houston company Axiom Space. Axiom’s Peggy Whitson, the most experienced U.S. astronaut, served as commander. Joining her were India’s Shubhanshu Shukla, Poland’s Slawosz Uznanski-Wisniewski

Gold declines Rs 200 to Rs 99,370/10 g; silver plunges Rs 3,000 to Rs 1.12 lakh/kg

New Delhi, Jul 15 (PTI) Gold prices declined by Rs 200 to Rs 99,370 per 10 grams in the national capital on Tuesday due to fresh selling by stockists, according to the All India Sarafa Association. The precious metal of 99.9 per cent purity had settled at Rs 99,570 per 10 grams on Monday. Gold of 99.5 per cent purity slipped by Rs 200 to Rs 98,800 per 10 grams (inclusive of all taxes) from the precious close of Rs 99,000 per 10 grams. Silver prices plunged by Rs 3,000 to Rs 1,12,000 per kg (inclusive of all taxes) on

Rupee rises 10 paise to close at 85.82 against US dollar

Mumbai, Jul 15 (PTI) The rupee appreciated 10 paise to close at 85.82 (provisional) against the US dollar tracking the weakness of the greenback in the overseas market and a decline in global crude oil prices. However, foreign fund outflows, along with uncertainties on the outcome of the ongoing India-US trade talks, capped sharper gains in the local unit, according to forex traders. An Indian commerce ministry team is in Washington for another round of talks on the proposed bilateral trade agreement (BTA). The four-day talks, which started on Monday, will conclude on Thursday. At the interbank foreign exchange, the

Stock markets cut short four-day decline; Sensex rises 317 pts on gains in auto, pharma shares

Mumbai, Jul 15 (PTI) Stock markets snapped the four-day falling streak on Tuesday with the benchmark Sensex rebounding by 317 points on buying in auto and pharma shares amid a decline in retail inflation to a more than six-year low, nearing the RBI’s comfort zone. The 30-share BSE Sensex climbed 317.45 points or 0.39 per cent to settle at 82,570.91. During the day, it jumped 490.16 points or 0.59 per cent to 82,743.62. The 50-share NSE Nifty edged higher by 113.50 points or 0.45 per cent to 25,195.80. In the last four trading days, the Sensex dropped 1,459.05 points or

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