06:58⇢First Indian in Space in 41 Years
⌨The newspapers report on India's historic space milestone as astronaut Shubhanshu Shukla successfully launched aboard SpaceX's Falcon-9 rocket on the Axiom-4 mission, marking the first Indian to travel to space in 41 years (ABP Live, Dainik Bhaskar, Firstpost, Jagran, Jansatta, Mathrubhumi, NDTV, The Hindu, The Print, Times of India, Zee News). The mission requires a 28-hour journey to reach the International Space Station due to orbital adjustments, docking procedures, and safety checks, with arrival scheduled for 4:30 PM IST on June 26 (Aaj Tak, The Hindu). Shukla's first message from space was "Jai Hind, Jai Bharat" (Times of India). Meanwhile, Iran executed three men convicted of collaborating with Israel's Mossad intelligence agency and arrested 700 others for alleged ties with Israel, occurring one day after the US-brokered ceasefire (India Today).