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Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah (PTI image) NEW DELHI: Proceedings in the Karnataka Assembly were disrupted on Wednesday after the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) accused the Congress-led Siddaramaiah government of phone tapping.The house was in total ruckus following law and parliamentary affairs minister HK Patil remarks who suggested that the governor Thaawarchand Gehlot was acting on instructions … Read more

NEW DELHI: The final moments of the Learjet 45 carrying Maharashtra deputy chief minister Ajit Pawar were marked by repeated landing attempts and poor visibility, before the aircraft crashed and burst into flames near the runway threshold at Baramati.Union civil aviation minister Ram Mohan Naidu Kinjarapu said preliminary information indicates poor visibility at the time … Read more

NEW DELHI: Supriya Sule, MP and cousin of Maharashtra deputy chief minister Ajit Pawar, broke down in tears on Wednesday as she met family members in Baramati after the NCP leader’s death in a plane crash.Visuals from the Pawar family’s Baramati home showed Sule and wife Sunetra overwhelmed with emotion as they consoled relatives following … Read more

Digvijay Singh, Ajit Pawar and Mallikarjun Kharge (Images/Agencies) NEW DELHI: Opposition leaders on Wednesday demanded a thorough investigation into the plane crash that killed Maharashtra deputy chief minister Ajit Pawar and four others. The calls are being ranged from a DGCA-led probe to a Supreme Court-monitored inquiry.Ajit Pawar (66) was among five people killed when … Read more

BENGALURU: US defence technology firm Shield AI Wednesday said it has secured a contract from the Indian Army to supply its V-BAT unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) along with licences for its Hivemind autonomy software, marking a step in India’s push to field advanced autonomous military platforms.The selection — under emergency procurement — covers the procurement … Read more

NEW DELHI: Maharashtra deputy chief minister Ajit Pawar was killed in a plane crash on Wednesday while travelling from Mumbai to Baramati amid the ongoing elections to Zilla Parishads and Panchayat Samitis in Maharashtra.Pawar was seated in a Learjet 45 XR aircraft along with his PSO Vidip Jadhav. Meanwhile, three people from the cabin crew … Read more

The Supreme Court on Wednesday agreed to hear a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) around the investigation of the Air India plane crash that occurred on June 12 last year. The crash of Flight AI171, which killed 260 people, is being questioned by an NGO for allegedly violating citizens’ fundamental rights. The NGO claims the official … Read more

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 … Read more

Sanjay Gandhi, Ajit Pawar (File photo) NEW DELHI: Wednesday morning began with the horrific incident as a plane crash in Pune district’s Baramati claimed the life of Maharashtra deputy chief minister and NCP chief Ajit Pawar.Pawar, the longest-serving deputy chief minister in the state’s history, was 66. His death added another name to a grim … Read more

NEW DELHI: In its bid to cater to the growing demand for Vande Bharat sleeper trains, railways will manufacture the first such premium train having 24 coaches at Integral Coach Factory (ICF), Chennai.The current Vande Bharat sleeper trains have 16 coaches and have capacity of 823 berths while the new 24-coach trains will have 1,224 … Read more