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NEW DELHI: He was ‘dada’ to supporters and a headache to opponents – a workhorse politician with a sharp tongue and sharper instincts. Ajit Pawar never stopped chasing the top job and his politics always carried the impatience of a man running out of time. A six-time deputy chief minister, feared for his authority, respected…

NEW DELHI: The Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau has launched a formal investigation into the plane crash at Baramati airport that killed Maharashtra deputy chief minister Ajit Pawar and four others on Wednesday, officials said. An AAIB team is expected to visit the crash site to examine the wreckage and collect technical evidence related to the…

File photo: President Droupadi Murmu with PM Modi (Picture credit: ANI) NEW DELHI: President Droupadi Murmu on Wednesday addressed a joint sitting of Parliament on the opening day of the Budget Session 2026-27, outlining the Union government’s vision centred on social justice, inclusive growth, national security and the goal of a developed India.The President delivered…

Students stage protest against the new UGC regulations in Lucknow (PTI) NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Wednesday agreed to list for hearing a plea challenging the recently notified University Grants Commission (UGC) regulations on equity in higher education, which have been criticised for adopting a non-inclusionary definition of caste-based discrimination.A bench comprising Chief Justice…

Ajit Pawar (File photo) MUMBAI: A Learjet 45 XR with deputy chief minister of Maharashtra Ajit Pawar on board along with four others crashed near Baramati runway on Wednesday.The aircraft (VT-SSK) belonging to VSR Ventures took off from Mumbai and was carrying out an approach to land at Baramati when it crashed, the sources said….

NEW DELHI: A plane carrying Maharashtra deputy chief minister Ajit Pawar crashed in Baramati on Wednesday. Pawar was on board with 4 others and all on board died in the crash.Videos from the the crash site showed a fire with wreckage all around. The visuals showed charred debris. The plane, travelling from Mumbai to Baramati,…

BENGALURU: A Bengaluru-based startup has moved a step closer towards launching an inflatable space habitat, a first for India, by completing key tests in Switzerland, enabled through its partners, including the European Space Agency (Esa).Akashlabdhi, a startup incubated at IISc, is now planning to launch a scaled-down version of the inflatable habitat, “AntarikshHAB”, designed for…

NEW DELHI: European Council President Antonio Costa on Tuesday said he was “very proud” of his ancestral roots in Goa and described the connection between Europe and India as “something personal to me”, as New Delhi and the European Union announced the conclusion of an ambitious free trade agreement (FTA), described as the “mother of…

New Delhi: Can Brahmins, considered socially and educationally most forward but with minimal presence among elected representatives in the grassroots level of democracy, be considered politically backward classes (PBCs) entitled to reservation of constituencies in panchayats?The petition by NGO ‘Youth for Equality Foundation’, through senior advocate Gopal Sankaranarayanan, told a bench of CJI Surya Kant…

NEW DELHI: European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said on Tuesday that the political ties between Europe and India have never been stronger, pointing to closer cooperation after the conclusion of a Free Trade Agreement and the launch of a Security and Defence Partnership.Speaking at a banquet hosted in her honour at Rashtrapati Bhavan…