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Divyanshi Bhowmick  

Divyanshi Bhowmick created history by becoming the first Indian in 36 years to win the U-15 girls' singles title at the Asian Youth Table Tennis Championships. 

Divyanshi Bhowmick, a 14-year-old Indian table tennis player recognized as a rising talent in India’s junior table tennis circuit. She was also named the Best Women’s Player (Overall) at the Table Tennis Super League (TTSL), Maharashtra in April. Her achievements mark her as one of the brightest young faces in Indian sports today. 

Anil Menon 

NASA astronaut Anil Menon is set to begin his first mission to the International Space Station, where he will serve as a flight engineer and a member of the Expedition 75 crew. 

Anil Madhavan Samoilenko Menon is a NASA astronaut, an emergency medicine physician, and a lieutenant colonel in the United States Air Force. He previously served as a flight surgeon at NASA and was the medical director at SpaceX before being selected as a NASA astronaut candidate. 

Paetongtarn Shinawatra  

Thailand’s Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra was suspended by the Constitutional Court during a probe into a diplomatic issue with Cambodia. 

Paetongtarn Shinawatra, also known as Ung Ing, became the youngest and second woman Prime Minister of Thailand in 2024. Born on 21 August 1986, she was appointed leader of the Pheu Thai Party in 2023.