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This week in science is dominated by the past and present of Indian-Americans associated with space. While Kalpana Chawla's demise aboard the Columbia marks two decades, US President has appointed SpaceX Crew-3 commander Raja Chari as Brigadier General, a promotion that is yet to be approved by the Senate. Meanwhile back home in India, the ISRO is developing plans for a fully reusable launch vehicle for its future missions.

The economic crisis in Pakistan is getting worse by the day. The cash-strapped country's currency plummeted to a record low of Rs 255.43 against the dollar on Thursday (January 26) against Rs 230.9 on Wednesday.

The likelihood of an asteroid hitting Earth in the next hundred years is a topic of much debate among scientists. While it is difficult to predict with certainty as to when and where an asteroid will hit, there is one particularly fearsome asteroid which has had the scientists go jittery.

Even though people in Afghanistan are facing severe poverty and food crisis, the Taliban, Islamic hardliners who are ruling the country now, have decided to buy Blowfish drones from China.

Social media influencer Urfi Javed, who remains in news most of the times due to her outlandish outfits, has again landed in a problem because of the way she dresses. Urfi is facing trouble in finding a rented accommodation.

After the police investigation, it was found that seven members of a family who were found dead in a river in Pune were murdered. Earlier it was expected that the family, including three children died because of suicide.

A man brought traffic to a halt in Bengaluru as he rained currency notes from a flyover on Tuesday (January 24). People stopped their vehicles on the flyover and below it to collect the notes.

Bageshwar Dham Sarkar alias Dhirendra Krishna Shastri is the head priest of Bageshwar Dham temple. The temple is located in the Gada village of Chhatarpur district, Madhya Pradesh. The 26-year-old godman has lately been in news as his videos have gone viral.

In another incident of unruly air passenger behaviour, two men onboard a Delhi to Hyderabad SpiceJet flight were deboarded for 'harassing' the cabin crew. Later, one of the flyers was arrested by Delhi Police.

Monday Blues came in a different way for Pakistan as large parts of the country, including capital Islamabad, Karachi, Lahore, Quetta went into darkness because of a power grid breakdown early in the morning.