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New Delhi: President Droupadi Murmu Wednesday expressed deep sorrow over the demise of Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister and Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) chief Ajit Pawar. The President took to the social media platform X to convey her condolences. In her message, she said, “The news...

Baramati: Family members and supporters of Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister and NCP chief Ajit Pawar have started arriving at the Baramati Medical College and Hospital following the tragic plane crash earlier in the day. Ajit Pawar and four others died in a plane crash near...

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah held a telephonic conversation with Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis Wednesday, following the plane crash in Baramati involving Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar. PM Modi and HM Shah were briefed about the accident and...

Mumbai: Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar and five other persons were killed after an aircraft carrying them crashed in Pune district Wednesday morning, officials said. The incident occurred when the plane carrying NCP leader Pawar (66) and others was landing in Pune’s Baramati area....

New Delhi: The free trade agreement (FTA) between India and the European Union (EU) unlocks access to the $572.3 billion EU pharmaceuticals and medical devices market, giving impetus to the Indian pharmaceuticals sector, according to the government. According to the Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers,...

New Delhi: The Budget Session of Parliament will begin Wednesday with the address of President Droupadi Murmu to the joint sitting of both Houses. According to reports, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman is likely to table the Budget February 1, which falls  Sunday, a rare occurrence...

Indore: The Indore bench of Madhya Pradesh High Court has set up a commission comprising a former HC judge to conduct a probe into the issue of water contamination in the city's Bhagirathpura, saying the matter requires probe by an independent, credible authority and "urgent...

Hyderabad: Elections for seven Municipal Corporations and 116 municipalities in Telangana will be held February 11, the State Election Commission announced Tuesday. State Election Commissioner I. Rani Kumudini released the schedule for municipal elections after a meeting with all district Collectors and Superintendents of Police....

Jammu: A total of 60 people, including 40 Rashtriya Rifles (RR) soldiers, were rescued by the Border Roads Organisation (BRO) from a snowbound area in J&K’s Doda district, a defence spokesperson said Tuesday. "The BRO successfully carried out the high-altitude rescue and road restoration operation...

New Delhi: Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal Tuesday said the ambitious India-EU free trade agreement is likely to be implemented within the 2026 calendar year, hours after the announcement of the conclusion of negotiations for the historic trade pact. Earlier in the day, India and the...