January 13, 2026, was a day of joyful celebration and nationwide admiration to mark the 77th birthday of Wing Commander Rakesh Sharma, the first Indian to venture into space. Sharma’s iconic moment ...

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Mumbai: Recalling his historic spaceflight in 1984, wing commander Rakesh Sharma said he saw a forest fire in what was then Burma, now Myanmar. The plume of smoke, carried by upper atmospheric winds, ...

Cricket icon Sachin Tendulkar described his presence at Mumbai Climate Week as a truly special experience, made even more memorable by sharing the stage with Rakesh Sharma and Shubhanshu Shukla.

KOCHI: In recognition of his comprehensive contributions to the nation, Wing Commander Rakesh Sharma, the first Indian to travel to outer space, has been conferred the Vikram Sarabhai Vigyan Award.

When Wing Commander Rakesh Sharma peered out of his spacecraft in 1984 and described India as “Saarey Jahan Se Accha,” he could not have imagined that 42 years later, those words would bring him back ...

The Tribune, now published from Chandigarh, started publication on February 2, 1881, in Lahore (now in Pakistan). It was started by Sardar Dyal Singh Majithia, a public-spirited philanthropist, and is ...

KOCHI: India’s first astronaut Rakesh Sharma was honoured with the Biennial Vikram Sarabhai Vigyan Puraskar at a function held at Pragati Academy at Perumbavoor. Governor Rajendra Arlekar, after ...