India, Nov. 21 -- Bengaluru Tech Summit 2025 wrapped up on Thursday with a moment that perfectly captured the city's biggest everyday struggle: traffic. Opening his session earlier in the day, astronaut and IAF Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla joked that the toughest part of his journey wasn't returning from space, it was travelling across Bengaluru.

Shukla said he had set out from Marathahalli and ended up spending "three times the duration of this presentation" just getting to the summit venue. "You have to appreciate the commitment," he added, drawing laughs from the audience, Times of India reported.

His comment soon found its way into another stage. During his address at the Future Makers Conclave, IT Minister Priyank Kharge turned ...