Author: PTI

The next generation of astronauts to walk on the Moon and journey to Mars. You’ll need a relevant Master’s degree, be prepared to live and work 250 miles (400 kilometers) above Earth on the International Space Station, and be a US citizen. NASA announced on Tuesday that it was seeking to boost its astronaut corps, which currently stands at 48 active personnel, as part of plans to dramatically expand its crewed space missions in the coming years.

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Following a crushing defeat for Congress in Delhi Assembly elections, actress and party spokesperson Khushbu Sundar expressed disappointment at the drubbing and said ‘it is the time to change ourselves and there is an urgent need to grow out of fears.’

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President Donald Trump’s national security adviser said Tuesday he is cautiously optimistic that there could be a US agreement with the Taliban over the next days or weeks, but a withdrawal of American forces is not ”imminent.”

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Nepal has suspended the licence of a mountainous resort for three months due to poor security management and managerial weakness at the hotel where eight Indian tourists, including four minors, died of possible asphyxiation, according to media reports.

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Three rescuers were trapped after a three-storey building collapsed early today when fire department personnel were trying to put out a blaze in Jammu city, officials said. The building, housing a saw mill on the ground floor, collapsed during firefighting in Golepulli area, they said.

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