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India’s ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) faced criticism after sharing a video from Pakistan’s Gilgit-Baltistan region to highlight India’s development achievements. The video was posted on the BJP’s official social media account. It was presented as an example of the progress of a “new India.” The caption claimed that India was not only dreaming of development but also turning those dreams into reality. However, social media users quickly identified the footage as a highway located in Gilgit-Baltistan, a region administered by Pakistan. The video was not related to any Indian development project. The footage was originally created by Pakistani digital content creator Northern Vibes. The creator has a large following on Instagram and regularly shares travel and landscape videos from northern areas of Pakistan. After noticing that the BJP had used the video, Northern Vibes shared a screenshot of the post on social media. The creator questioned how a road in Baltistan was being shown as part of India’s infrastructure progress. The content creator also alleged that the video had been used without permission and described it as unauthorized use of original content. The issue quickly gained attention online, with many users criticizing the BJP for sharing unverified material. Several social media users accused the party of using misleading content to promote its political message. The criticism intensified as more users pointed out the actual location shown in the video. The controversy also sparked discussions about digital copyright, content ownership and the need to verify online material before publishing it through official accounts. Following the growing backlash, the BJP removed the video from its official social media platform.

A discarded section of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket is believed to have crashed into the Moon, giving scientists a rare opportunity to study the effects of a known impact on the lunar surface. The object, a 4,000-kilogram upper stage left in space after a January 2025 mission, was expected to strike the Moon at around 07:35 BST after spending more than a year drifting through space. Scientists say the rocket stage gradually shifted onto a collision course due to the combined gravitational pull of the Earth, Moon and Sun. The impact is not considered dangerous to Earth, according to NASA, which plans to analyse the event to improve its understanding of lunar geology and refine methods for tracking objects in space. Although the collision itself was too faint to be seen with the naked eye, astronomers using powerful telescopes are monitoring the Moon for signs of a fresh crater and a plume of dust created by the impact. Researchers are now comparing before-and-after images of the lunar surface to identify the exact location of the strike. NASA’s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter and South Korea’s Danuri lunar spacecraft are expected to capture images of the impact site in the coming days. Scientists say processing and analysing the data could take several days or even weeks before the first confirmed images are released. Experts describe the incident as a valuable scientific experiment because the size, speed and mass of the object were known in advance. Unlike natural meteor impacts, the predictable nature of the collision allows researchers to better understand how craters form and how lunar material behaves after a high-speed impact. However, astronomers also say the incident highlights the growing problem of space debris. Thousands of human-made objects now remain on or around the Moon, and experts warn that increasing congestion in space could pose challenges for future exploration missions if debris is not managed more effectively. Meanwhile, SpaceX continues its regular launch operations. The company successfully launched another Falcon 9 rocket from Florida on a separate mission carrying satellites into orbit, underscoring the growing pace of space activity as agencies and private companies expand their exploration programmes.