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Ajit Pawar’s plane crashed in Baramati NEW DELHI: Maharashtra Deputy CM Ajit Pawar died on Wednesday after his plane crashed in Pune district’s Baramati on Wednesday, as reported by officials.Here’s what we know so far A Mumbai-to-Baramati charter aircraft crash-landed at around 8:45 am at Baramati Airport in Maharashtra. Maharashtra deputy CM died in the…
LUCKNOW: The police in Varanasi have arrested a 24-year-old man for allegedly killing his friend whose body was found in a field earlier this month.According to police, the accused, Virendra Yadav, claimed he killed his friend and former colleague Aftab Alam (28) after being humiliated over an incident in which he was allegedly tricked by…
File photo: US President Donald Trump (Picture credit: AP) US President Donald Trump has said that another American “armada” is moving towards Iran, while expressing hope that Tehran would agree to a deal with Washington, adding to tensions already high in the Middle East.Speaking at a public event in Iowa, Trump said, “By the way,…
The war drama ‘Border 2’, starring Sunny Deol, Varun Dhawan, Diljit Dosanjh, Ahan Shetty in lead roles, has seen a considerable slowdown at the box office on its first Tuesday. The film that made the most of the extended Republic Day weekend witnessed a huge drop in collections on Day 5, which also happened to…
MUMBAI: A new flyover in Mira-Bhayander has triggered public scrutiny after a viral social media post flagged what appeared to be an abrupt reduction from four lanes to two. Responding to the criticism, MMRDA denied any design flaw, maintaining that the lane transition is a planned engineering decision.The row erupted after a post by the…
Rahul Dravid (Getty Images) Former India coach Rahul Dravid has tipped India as strong favourites to defend their T20 World Cup crown, starting February 7. Dravid, who celebrated the fulfilment of a long-held dream on June 29, 2024, when India ended a 13-year ICC title drought, believes the current team’s approach under Suryakumar Yadav and…
US President Donald Trump on Tuesday warned that the United States would end all support for Iraq if former prime minister Nouri al-Maliki returns to power. Trump said Iraq would be making a “very bad choice” by bringing Maliki back. Maliki has been nominated for the post by the largest Shiite political bloc in the…
Adhikari, Sen (File photos) KOLKATA: West Bengal BJP leader of opposition Suvendu Ahikari on Monday questioned Nobel laureate Amartya Sen‘s “contribution” to the state, igniting a row as the governing TMC and CPM slammed Adhikari.His remarks came days after Sen, who received an SIR hearing notice recently, said that the verification process was being “conducted…
INDORE: Alarmed by eight instances of elopement in the past six months, Panchewa village panchayat in MP’s Ratlam district on Saturday issued a decree, calling for total social and economic boycott of the families whose children opt for love marriages.The ‘Khap-style’ decree sparked tension in the village, prompting Jat community members, along with Rashtriya Jat…
Texas governor Greg Abbott on Tuesday ordered state agencies and public universities to halt new H-1B visa hiring.This marks a major setback for foreign professionals seeking to work in US, especially in the Red state.In a letter sent to agency heads, Abbott directed all state bodies to immediately freeze new H-1B petitions, citing ‘abuse’ of…
