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[ANI UP/Uttarakhand @ANINewsUP]

#WATCH | Uttar Pradesh | Noida International Airport to begin commercial flight operations from today

[Tulsi Gabbard 🌺 @TulsiGabbard]

I am deeply grateful for the trust President Trump placed in me and for the opportunity to lead @ODNIgov for the last year and a half.

Unfortunately, I must submit my resignation, effective June 30, 2026. My husband, Abraham, has recently been diagnosed with an extremely rare form of bone cancer. He faces major challenges in the coming weeks and months. At this time, I must step away from public service to be by his side and fully support him through this battle.

[U.S. Embassy India @USAndIndia]

We're looking forward to celebrating with you, Mr. Secretary!

[Giorgia Meloni @GiorgiaMeloni]

Thank you for the gift

[Awesome Videos ❤️ @Awesomevideos07]

This looks easy, until you actually try it

[Sann @san_x_m]

Her name is Sunita Williams.

She was born in Ohio to a Gujarati father named Deepak Pandya and grew up in Massachusetts, carrying Indian roots and an American life.

At nine years old, she watched her first Star Trek episode and decided she would go to space.

She studied aerospace engineering at Cornell, completed her masters and PhD from MIT, and logged over 3000 flight hours across 30 different aircraft types before becoming a NASA astronaut.

She has completed nine spacewalks, more than any other woman in history, with a total of 62 hours and 6 minutes spent outside a spacecraft in open space.

In June 2024, she boarded Boeing’s Starliner for what was meant to be an eight day mission to the International Space Station.

The spacecraft developed helium leaks and thruster failures serious enough that NASA decided it was too risky to bring her home on it.

She stayed for 286 days.

In her father’s ancestral village in Gujarat, people lit lamps at Hanuman temples and prayed for her safe return every single day.

On March 18, 2025, a SpaceX capsule brought her home and she splashed down in the Gulf of Mexico, greeted by dolphins.

She retired from NASA in December 2025 after 27 years of service. On the day her retirement was announced, she delivered a lecture at IIT Delhi.

She told the students it is a very exciting time in human space exploration.

She had just spent 286 days proving exactly that.

Follow for real stories India never makes headlines about.

[Narendra Modi @narendramodi]

Relieved to learn that President Trump, the First Lady and Vice President are safe and unharmed following the recent security incident at a Washington DC hotel. I extend my best wishes for their continued safety and well-being. Violence has no place in a democracy and must be unequivocally condemned.

@realDonaldTrump

@POTUS

[ANI Digital @ani_digital]

Legendary singer Asha Bhosle passes away

Read @ANI Story | https://t.co/EJZFFCuP8l

#ashabhosle #death #legendarysinger #icon #legend

[🇮🇳🇺🇸 @SoftwareWalah]

@USAmbIndia @VikramMisri @SecRubio Amb. Sergio is doing wonderful work, bridging the gap and bringing the two biggest democracies together. Full in mission mode.

[Amit Paranjape @aparanjape]

China has approved a brain implant for people with severe paralysis to help restore their hand movements. The brain–computer interface (BCI) is the first in the world to be available for wider use outside of clinical trials.

https://t.co/7jignQwPii

"The device, developed by Neuracle Medical Technology in Shanghai, China, was authorized last week by the National Medical Products Administration. It will be available to people aged between 18 and 60 years old who have paralysis that affects all of their limbs and is caused by an injury to the neck area of the spinal cord.

BCI technology is important because there are no effective ways to treat people who have spinal-cord injuries, says Chen Liang, a neurosurgeon at Huashan Hospital at Fudan University in Shanghai, who was involved in the clinical trials of the device, called NEO.

The approval is a milestone for the whole field of BCI research, says Zhengwu Liu, an electrical engineer at the University of Hong Kong who has collaborated with the NEO team."

[Tony Abbott @HonTonyAbbott]

There’s been a Raisina Dialogue in Delhi every March since 2016. It’s the brainchild of Subrahmanyam Jaishankar, Narendra Modi’s long-serving foreign minister. Like other global gatherings, it brings together political leaders, senior military commanders, prominent business people, leading journalists, and think tank chiefs to discuss key issues; but it’s better than Davos because it’s not so dominated by politically correct plutocrats; and better than the longer-running Chinese Boao Forum, because it not essentially an exercise in homage to the host government.

I started attending virtually, during the pandemic, and have been there in person since 2022.

My reflections on Raisina, Modi, and why India matters more than ever in my latest at The Tony Abbott Newsletter: https://t.co/fsro4QFrI9

[ANI @ANI]

Former Prime Minister of Australia, Tony Abbott tweets, "There’s been a Raisina Dialogue in Delhi every March since 2016...At every dialogue so far, Prime Minister Modi has set the example, attending the opening session, to hear the principal guest – last year the Prime Minister of New Zealand; this year the President of Finland – but not speaking himself. After the US and Chinese presidents, he’s probably the most immediately powerful person in the world, yet he’s not too proud to listen as well as to lead. Despite over a decade in office, perhaps because of his youth as a kind of Hindu monk, Modi has thus far managed to resist the hubris of power. And as for this notion that India, under the BJP, has somehow become an authoritarian state — that’s total BS. No country with free and fair elections, a riotously free media, and a robustly independent judiciary is in serious danger of dictatorship. And no dictatorship would host a global conference where nothing is off-limits and no one is shouted down. This year’s dialogue, after all, heard from both the Israeli foreign minister (virtually) and the Iranian deputy foreign minister..."

[Karoline Leavitt @PressSec]

Presidential Message on Holi

"Today, as communities gather around the world to celebrate this festival of colors, I wish all Americans who observe Holi a day filled with hope, peace, and unity." - @POTUS

https://t.co/D08eFQA7QY

[History Defined @historydefined]

Dad films his son being swallowed and then spit out by a whale. This is one of those stories you wouldn't believe if you didn't see the footage!

[Governor Mikie Sherrill @GovSherrillNJ]

NEWS: In anticipation of the severe winter storm, I am declaring a State of Emergency – effective at 5:00 PM on Saturday, January 24.

I urge all New Jerseyans to stay home, avoid travel, and follow all safety protocols during the storm.

[Donald J. Trump @realDonaldTrump]

I have been briefed on the Record Cold Wave and Historic Winter Storm that will be hitting much of the United States this weekend. The Trump Administration is coordinating with State and Local Officials. FEMA is fully prepared to respond. Stay Safe and Stay Warm! President DJT

[JD Vance @JDVance]

Congrats, Mr. Ambassador. You'll do a great job!