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Courts in at least five Bihar districts on Wednesday received bomb threats through emails, following which the police evacuated the premises and conducted search operations, officials said.The threats to the civil courts in Muzaffarpur, Begusarai, Siwan, Bhagalpur and Samastipur districts later...
23:27
A wristwatch, a constant companion of Maharashtra Deputy CM Ajit Pawar, who was a stickler for punctuality, served as the sombre proof to identify him at the plane crash site in Pune district, eyewitnesses claimed. Wreckage of the crashed Learjet, which was engulfed in flames, lay strewn...
23:25
Three days of disruptions cannot define the 20 years of IndiGo, its CEO Pieter Elbers said on Wednesday. In his first in-person press interaction in India after last month's massive operational disruptions, Elbers acknowledged that customers were let down for three days and that also cost...
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The Kerala government on Wednesday approved a special scheme to ensure that eligible women living in religious institutions can receive state social security benefits, a move aimed at supporting a group often left out of welfare systems. The decision was taken at a Cabinet meeting chaired by...
22:48
A day after India concluded its neogtiations with the European Union on a Free Trade Agreement (FTA) which has been dubbed the 'mother of all deals', India is now looking towards a closure on the FTA with the United States.Sources in the ministry of external affairs said that even as the India-EU...
22:41
At least eight Indian Army personnel were injured after a Gun Towing Vehicle (GTV) overturned while negotiating a turn in the hill-town of Saputara in Gujarat's Dang district, the police said on Wednesday.Two of the injured personnel sustained critical injuries, said inspector P D Gondaliya of...
22:27
As many as 26 schools in Chandigarh received bomb threat emails on Wednesday, prompting the evacuation of students and staff and triggering extensive anti-sabotage checks by the police.After thorough inspections, no suspicious or explosive material was found at any of the locations, the police...
21:59
In the wake of the tragic air crash near the Baramati airfield in Maharashtra that killed the state's Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar and four others on Wednesday, the IAF has deployed a dedicated team that is providing essential air traffic control and meteorological services to support safe...
21:54
Civil Aviation Minister K Rammohan Naidu
Civil Aviation Minister K Rammohan Naidu on Wednesday said AAIB will take an in-depth look into the plane crash at the Baramati airport, and there are no safety concerns regarding the aircraft's operator. Maharashtra deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar and four others died in a Learjet 45...
21:49
A POCSO court on Wednesday acquitted Samajwad Party leader Moeed Khan while holding his domestic help guilty in the 2024 case of gangrape of a 12-year-old girl, who became pregnant and had to undergo an abortion. Moeed Khan, 66, and his domestic help Raju Khan's DNA test was conducted during...
21:30
Thirty-six passengers had a narrow escape, with six sustaining injuries, after a private sleeper bus caught fire in this district, the police said on Wednesday.The incident occurred late Tuesday night at Arasalu-Suduru in Hosanagar taluk. The bus was en route to Bengaluru via Shivamogga from...
21:20
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One of the accused in the 2020 murder of a cousin of gangster Goldy Brar was fatally shot by two unidentified assailants on Wednesday near the senior superintendent of police's office in Punjab's Mohali, the police said.The victim, identified as Gurwinder, had come to a court along with his wife...
20:48
A specialised team from the Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB) arrived at the Baramati crash site on Wednesday evening to initiate a forensic probe into the tragic accident that killed Maharashtra deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar and four others. The investigation is expected to...
20:44
A head constable was arrested on Wednesday for allegedly sexually assaulting a 15-year-old girl in Indore city of Madhya Pradesh, a police official said. The head constable, Deepak Girwal, was also suspended and a detailed investigation was launched into the allegations against him, deputy...
20:36
Equity benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty rallied for the second straight session on Wednesday, propelled by buying in industrial, energy and metal stocks amid renewed optimism on the global trade front following the landmark India-EU FTA. Besides, gains in Bharat Electronics, Reliance...
20:10
Equity benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty rallied for the second straight session on Wednesday, propelled by buying in industrial, energy and metal stocks amid renewed optimism on the global trade front following the landmark India-EU FTA. Besides, gains in Bharat Electronics, Reliance...
19:58
A 29 year-old man was arrested for allegedly stealing cash along gold and diamond jewellery worth Rs 1 crore from the house of a US couple in Bengaluru, the police said on Wednesday. He was employed as a domestic worker at their house. The police managed to nab the accused identified as...
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Thousands of students took out a march in Manipur's Churachandpur district on Wednesday to protest against attempts to form a popular government in the state and press the demand for a political solution for the Kuki-Zo community. The procession by the Joint Students of Churachandpur began...
19:36
The rupee pared initial gains and settled for the day in the negative territory, down 11 paise at 91.79 (provisional) against the US dollar, as the support from the retreating dollar index was negated by sustained foreign fund outflows. Forex traders said the rupee opened higher as the US...
19:19
NCP-SP chief Sharad Pawar
In an apparent snub to West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, NCP-SP president Sharad Pawar on Wednesday said the plane crash involving his nephew Ajit Pawar and four others was an accident which shouldn't be politicised. Addressing reporters, he said Ajit's death was a big shock for...
18:54
The family of a 69-year-old man, who died after collapsing at Delhi's Indira Gandhi International Airport, has alleged that a five-carat diamond ring went missing from his person during the medical emergency. The incident occurred in the early hours of January 4. The Delhi police...
18:38
Karnataka Legislative Assembly on Wednesday paid tributes to Maharashtra deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar, who was killed in a plane crash in Pune. Pawar(66) and four others were killed after an aircraft carrying them crashed while landing near Baramati in Pune district on Wednesday...
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All Bodo Students' Union stages a protest against the UGC policies, in Patna on Wednesday./ANI Photo
Protests against the new UGC rules intensified in Uttar Pradesh on Wednesday, with large-scale demonstrations reported from Deoria, an agitator writing a letter to the prime minister with his blood in Kaushambi, and a BJP functionary quitting his post in Raebareli. The row erupted after the...
18:03
The Delhi high court on Wednesday rejected a plea by jailed Lok Sabha MP from Jammu and Kashmir's Baramulla, Sheikh Abdul Rashid alias Engineer Rashid, challenging the framing of charges against him in a terror funding case. A bench of Justices Prathiba M Singh and Madhu Jain said the appeal...
17:37
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Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) chief Raj Thackeray on Wednesday penned an emotional post paying tribute to Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) chief Ajit Pawar, who lost his life in a plane crash this morning. Raj Thackeray said that Ajit Pawar was a remarkably straightforward leader who was...
17:19
The Wall Street Journal newspaper reported that Apple CEO Tim Cook is 'heartbroken by the events in Minneapolis' and expressed his 'concerns privately to President Trump' after ICE agents shot dead a nurse Alex Pretti on Saturday.' 'This is a time for de-escalation,' Cook wrote in...
17:17
Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Aaditya Thackeray on Wednesday expressed shock over the news of Ajit Pawar's demise in the Baramati plane crash accident.In a post on X, Thackeray said he had the opportunity to work with Ajit 'Dada' for the last five to six years, both in the government and briefly in the...
17:08
How did it happen, a composed Sharad Pawar asked after landing in Baramati, hours after the tragic death of his nephew and Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar in an aircraft crash on Wednesday. The 85-year-old Pawar senior and his wife Pratibha Pawar flew to their hometown in a...
16:56
Maharashtra governor Acharya Devvrat, CM Devendra Fadnavis and Deputy CM Eknath Shinde, met Sunetra Pawar, wife of Maharashtra Deputy CM Ajit Pawar, in Baramati. Ajit Pawar died in a plane crash in Baramati this morning. He is survived by wife Sunetra, a member of the Rajya Sabha, and two sons,...
16:42
Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar's last rites will be performed with full state honours, Maharashtra General Administration Department (Protocol) informed on Wednesday.Kiran, Trustee of Vidya Pratishthan, said that Pawar's last rites will be conducted tomorrow at 11 am.The mortal...
16:39
The tragic and untimely demise of Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar in a plane crash on Wednesday has not only left a vacuum in the BJP-led state coalition government, but also cast a shadow on the future of the NCP. The Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) is likely to face a...
16:19
Ambulance carrying the mortal remains of Ajit Pawar
The aircraft carrying Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar was cleared for landing in Baramati on Wednesday morning after multiple attempts, but having finally received landing clearance it did not give any 'read-back' or response to the ATC, and moments later burst into flames on the...
16:03
NCP-SCP chief Sharad Pawar, along with NCP Working President Praful Patel, State NCP President Sunil Tatkare, and State Minister Hasan Mushrif, arrive at Vidya Pratishthan to pay their last respects to Maharashtra Deputy CM Ajit Pawar, who died in the plane crash in Baramati this...
15:52
On the demise of Maharashtra Deputy CM Ajit Pawar, Congress Leader Prithviraj Chavan says, I heard about the sudden demise of Maharashtra Deputy CM Ajit Pawar in a plane crash this morning. His death is a massive loss for all of us. He was a prominent leader and had the capability to lead...
15:48
Maharashtra Governor Acharya Devvrat, CM Devendra Fadnavis, Deputy CM Eknath Shinde arrive at Baramati airport.
15:37
Supriya Sule weeps at the loss of her cousin, Ajit Pawar
Ajit Pawar's wife, Sunetra, and his cousin and Sharad Pawar's daughter, Supriya Sule breakdown in Baramati.The mortal remains of Maharashtra Deputy CM Ajit Pawar were taken to Vidya Pratishthan ground in Baramati for the public to pay their last respects.Earlier today, the Lower House of...
14:59
NCP-SCP chief Sharad Pawar arrives at Punyashlok Ahilyadevi Holkar Government Medical College, Baramati, where the mortal remains of all five deceased, including Maharashtra Deputy CM Ajit Pawar, are kept.
14:46
A visual from the residence of Vidip Dilip Jadhav, the personal security officer (PSO) of Deputy CM Ajit Pawar, who was also onboard the charter plane that crashed in Baramati. All five people onboard the aircraft died in the accident.
14:45
NCP supporters hold a photo of their party chief and Maharashtra Deputy CM Ajit Pawar as they gather in large numbers outside Punyashlok Ahilyadevi Holkar Government Medical College in Baramati. Ajit Pawar and four other persons were killed after an aircraft carrying them crashed in Pune...
14:34
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday demanded a Supreme Court-monitored probe into the death of Ajit Pawar in a place crash, alleging that all other agencies have been completely compromised.Stressing that the truth would not emerge through existing mechanisms, Banerjee said...
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The site of the crash. Pic by special arrangement
Shiv Kumar Mali, the father of Pinki Mali who was a member of the crew on the charter plane carrying Ajit Pawar, says, I spoke to her for the last time yesterday. She told me that she will head to Baramati with Ajit Dada. She also told me that from there, she will head to Nanded and speak to me...
13:22
Maharashtra goes into a 3-day mourning. Pic: Sahil Salvi
Maharashtra Minister Sanjay Shirsat expressed deep shock and grief over the sudden demise of Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar, saying the loss is hard to believe as Pawar had attended a cabinet meeting just a day earlier.Remembering him as a fearless and outspoken leader fondly known as 'Dada' in...
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Several state BJP leaders, including Ashish Shelar, Ravindra Chavan and Chandrashekhar Bawankule, expressed deep grief over Ajit Pawar's passing. This heart-wrenching incident has left the mind numb. Maharashtra has lost an experienced, dutiful and resolute leader, state minister Shelar said....
12:52
The national flag at half mast at Mantralaya, Mumbai. Pic: Sahil Salvi
Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadanvis on Wednesday announced a state holiday and three days of mourning following the demise of Deputy CM Ajit Pawar, in a plane crash this morning. Addressing a press conference in Mumbai, CM Fadanvis said that the decision on Pawar's last rites...
12:35
Site of the plane crash. Pic by special arrangement
The Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB) will probe the plane crash at Baramati airport that killed Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar and four others on Wednesday. The Learjet 46, operated by Delhi-based VSR Ventures, crash-landed at the airport. There were five people...
12:32
Huge crowd gathers outside Baramati hospital as mortal remains of Maharashtra Deputy CM and NCP leader, Ajit Pawar, have been brought here. Pawar died in a charter plane crash while travelling from Mumbai to Baramati this morning.
12:16
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Congress MP Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Wednesday expressed grief over the death of Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar, who reportedly died in a plane crash in Baramati earlier in the day.In a post on X, Priyanka Gandhi said the news of the tragic accident was deeply heartbreaking and...
12:07
On the death of his colleague Ajit Pawar, Maharashtra Dy CM Eknath Shinde says, It is an unfortunate day for Maharashtra. This is a painful incident for whole of Maharashtra. Ajit Dada was a man of his word. He never procrastinated, he did the work immediately. We worked as a team when I was the...
11:39
Union Home Minister Amit Shah said on Wednesday that Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar's demise is a personal loss not only for the NDA family but also for him. In a message posted on 'X', Shah said, The way Ajit Pawar ji dedicated himself to the welfare of every section of...
11:35
According to Flight Radar, the Learjet flight took off from Mumbai at 8.10 am and it disappeared from the radar around 8.45 am. Ajit Pawar was travelling to Baramati from Mumbai to address public meetings as part of the campaign for the February 5 zilla parishad elections in the state. There were...
11:27
There were four other passengers on board the plane that was carrying Deputy CM of Maharashtra Ajit Pawar. They were one PSO and one attendant, and two crew members (pilot in-command and the first officer)The plane was a Learjet 45 aircraft. See the flight manifest alongside for the details.
11:18
NCP-SCP chief Sharad Pawar, along with his wife, Pratibha Pawar, leaves for Baramati from their Mumbai residence, Silver Oaks. NCP working president Praful Patel, NCP-SCP MP Supriya Sule, and Maharashtra Deputy CM Ajit Pawar's family - wife Sunetra Pawar and son Parth Pawar -- have already...
11:11
President Droupadi Murmu on Wednesday condoled the demise of Maharashtra deputy chief minister Ajit Pawar in a plane crash, saying his untimely death is an irreparable loss.In a post on X, she said Pawar will always be remembered for his special contribution to the development of Maharashtra,...
11:06
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday said the death of Maharashtra deputy chief minister Ajit Pawar in a plane crash was untimely and very shocking. In a post on X, Modi said Ajit Pawar was a leader of the people with a strong grassroots level connect. Pawar, 66, and four other persons...
10:49
Sunetra and Ajit Pawar
NCP working president Praful Patel, NCP-SCP MP Supriya Sule, and Maharashtra Deputy CM Ajit Pawar's family - wife Sunetra Pawar and son Parth Pawar -- are leaving for Baramati from Delhi. Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar and four other persons were killed after an aircraft...
10:41
NCP-SCP leader & former Maharashtra Home Minister, Anil Deshmukh, fails to find words and breaks down on news of Maharashtra Deputy CM Ajit Pawar's death in a plane crash in Baramati.
10:40
An eyewitness at the spot says, I saw it with my eyes. This is really painful. When the aircraft descended, it seemed it would crash, and it did crash. It then exploded. There was a massive explosion. After that, we rushed here and saw that the aircraft was on fire. There were 4-5 explosions in...
10:30
Rescuers at the crash site in Baramati
PM Narendra Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah have contacted Maharashtra CM Devendra Fadnavis and received information and updates about the Baramati plane crash, says the Maharashtra government.Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister and Nationalist Congress Party chief Ajit Pawar died in the...
10:17
On Maharashtra Deputy CM Ajit Pawar's death in a charter plane crash in Baramati, Shiv Sena (UBT) MP Arvind Sawant says, I always did what he said. He was a bold man. He had a big role in the development of the Baramati region. I express my condolences to the entire Pawar family.
10:11
On Maharashtra Deputy CM Ajit Pawar passing away in a charter plane crash, Congress MP Pramod Tiwari says, From the visuals being seen on various media channels, it appears to be a serious plane crash. Media reports suggest Maharashtra Deputy CM Ajit Pawar was on board this plane.
10:09
First reactions on Ajit Pawar's tragic death coming in: Shiv Sena (UBT) MP Priyanka Chaturvedi says, This is very shocking, painful and heart-rending. There have been differences between us, but we have worked together. He was a really committed man who kept to his work. I express my sympathies...
10:05
More news coming in on the tragic death of Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar. There were five persons on board the chartered flight, including Ajit Pawar, and not three as reported earlier. The plane which was on its way from Mumbai to Baramati crashed in Pune district at 8:45 am...
09:52
A visual of the site of the plane crash
Update: Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar and three other persons were killed after an aircraft carrying them crashed in Pune district on Wednesday morning, officials said. The incident occurred when Pawar's plane was landing in Pune's Baramati area, they said. -- PTI
09:44
Update: A chartered plane flying from Mumbai to Baramati crash-landed at 8.45 am on Wednesday morning. As per preliminary report, Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister and Nationalist Congress Party chief Ajit Pawar was onboard the charter. Pawar was headed to Baramati to attend a public rally...
09:44
Aircraft with Maharashtra Deputy CM Ajit Pawar on board crashes in Pune district: Official. Details awaited.
09:32
Unidentified individuals allegedly broke into the house of a defence employee in Pune and fled with gold jewellery valued at Rs 4.4 lakh while the family was out watching a movie, police said. The incident occurred on Sunday evening at the house located on the campus of a defence institute in the...
09:26
For the Budget session of Parliament, which begins on Wednesday with the President's Address to a joint sitting of both Houses, the government had not listed any new Bills as of Tuesday evening.The Lok Sabha secretariat has listed nine pending Bills, including the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code...
09:20
The government is conducting pilots to use technological platforms, such as Agristack, to connect land, fertiliser usage, and crops to fix the quantum of crop nutrients ideally required, Union Agriculture Secretary Rajat Kumar Mishra said on Tuesday.Mishra's remarks put the debate around price...
09:17
Senior Congress MP Shashi Tharoor has declined to comment on reports suggesting his speculative leanings toward the Communist Party of India-Marxist, but clarified that his absence from the high-level Congress meeting in New Delhi was simply a matter of bad timing. ...
08:36
An avalanche warning was issued on Tuesday for several high-altitude areas of Uttarakhand, including Badrinath and Kedarnath, following fresh snowfall.This is the second spell of snowfall in the state within a week. Earlier, heavy snowfall on January 23 had blanketed high-altitude areas. In...
02:53
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Traffic restrictions will be in force at several locations in New Delhi on Wednesday in connection with rehearsals for the Beating Retreat ceremony at and around Vijay Chowk, the Delhi Traffic Police said. According to the advisory, the restrictions will be enforced from 4 pm to 6 pm on...
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Traffic restrictions will be in force at several locations in New Delhi on Wednesday in connection with rehearsals for the Beating Retreat ceremony at and around Vijay Chowk, the Delhi Traffic Police said. According to the advisory, the restrictions will be enforced from 4 pm to 6 pm on...
00:33
An avalanche of high intensity struck the Sonamarg area of Jammu and Kashmir on Tuesday, with initial reports indicating significant snow movement near the stretch housing the Inter Mountain Sonamarg and Sonamarg Inn hotels. The avalanche had some impact on the surrounding area, though the...
00:20
A BJP office bearer in Firozabad district of Uttar Pradesh resigned from her post on Tuesday after allegedly being upset over the University Grants Commission's new regulations, officials said. Shashi Tomar, who is an office bearer (zila mantri) of the BJP's Mahila Morcha, submitted her...
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