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Speaking during the 124th episode of Mann Ki Baat, PM Modi said that Shukla\u2019s return sparked a wave of happiness across the nation.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen Shubhanshu Shukla returned to Earth, a wave of happiness ran through every heart, which filled every Indian citizen with pride,\u201d the Prime Minister said.<\/p>\n<p>Shukla was one of the four crew members of the Axiom-4 mission who recently visited the International Space Station. His journey marks a significant milestone in India\u2019s space aspirations.<\/p>\n<p>Ahead of National Space Day, PM Modi also highlighted the country&#8217;s growing achievements in the sector, including the successful launch of Chandrayaan-3 and the increasing involvement of Indian startups.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMore than 200 startups related to the space sector have been started in the country,\u201d he said, adding that the path to a developed India runs through self-reliance. 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Speaking during the 124th episode of Mann Ki Baat, PM Modi said that Shukla\u2019s return sparked a wave of happiness across the nation. \u201cWhen Shubhanshu Shukla [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":4414,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[19,37,21],"tags":[6963,6961,6960,6962,6964],"class_list":["post-46801","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-latest","category-national","category-political-news","tag-a-wave-of-happiness-ran-through-every-heart","tag-calling-it-a-moment-of-pride-for-every-indian-speaking-during-the-124th-episode-of-mann-ki-baat","tag-new-delhi-prime-minister-narendra-modi-on-sunday-praised-the-safe-return-of-astronaut-group-captain-shubhanshu-shukla-from-space","tag-pm-modi-said-that-shuklas-return-sparked-a-wave-of-happiness-across-the-nation-when-shubhanshu-shukla-returned-to-earth","tag-which-filled-every-indian-citizen-with-pride"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>PM Modi hails astronaut Shubhanshu Shukla\u2019s return, highlights India\u2019s growing space sector - PunjabENews<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/punjabenews.com\/English\/latest\/pm-modi-hails-astronaut-shubhanshu-shuklas-return-highlights-indias-growing-space-sector\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"PM Modi hails astronaut Shubhanshu Shukla\u2019s return, highlights India\u2019s growing space sector - PunjabENews\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday praised the safe return of astronaut Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla from space, calling it a moment of pride for every Indian. 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