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Senior officers familiar with past election cycles said such a configuration has not been seen in earlier assembly elections in West Bengal or other states

While dismissing the plea for admission, the Supreme Court said the matter required deeper scrutiny and kept the broader issue for further consideration.

The new proposal comes after the earlier K-Rail (SilverLine) project was dropped due to technical objections raised by Indian Railways.

The court refused to grant relief to a man, who had been accused of attempting to take photographs of a woman while she was changing clothes inside the trial room of a retail store

Under the deal, the Army will receive V-BAT systems along with licences for Shield AIs Hivemind autonomy software, which will be integrated into the aircraft.

It is a sad precedent of our times to include only the lower castes as passive sufferers for no reason at all whenever a new technology comes into vogue

CM Mamata Banerjee raised doubts over the plane crash and demanded a high-level investigation under the monitoring of the Supreme Court.

A 37-second footage, recorded by a CCTV camera, showed the plane descending sharply, followed by a sudden flash as it hit the ground.

Unidentified assailants opened fire on Colonel Khans vehicle near Karamat Abad on Bannu Road, killing him on the spot before fleeing the scene.

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IMD warns of heavy rain, snow, thunderstorms, and dense fog in NW India, including J&K and Himachal, from Jan 31 to Feb 2 due to Western Disturbance.

Pranabir Maity has asked permission from the Ministry of Defence to name one of his newly bred rose varieties after Operation Sindoor

Pinky was an attendant on the Learjet 46, operated by Delhi-based VSR Ventures, that crash-landed at the Baramati airport.

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Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and BM Parvathi get a clean chit in the MUDA site allotment case as a Bengaluru special court accepts the Lokayukta police closure report.

PM Modi said the FTA will benefit Indian startups by making access to funding and innovation ecosystems easier.

Suspension of a PCS officer is a serious administrative action governed by the Uttar Pradesh Government Servants (Discipline and Appeal) Rules, 1999

Ajit Pawar, 66, and four others on board a chartered aircraft were killed when it crash-landed near Baramati airport in Pune district on Wednesday morning.

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Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar and four other persons on board an aircraft were killed after it crashed near the Baramati airport on Wednesday.

The expansion of the e-Tourist Visa aligns closely with Indias ambition to welcome 15 million international visitors by the end of 2026, up from an estimated 11 million in 2025

A team from the Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau will scan flight recorders, aircraft systems, crew records, and ATC data to determine the exact cause of the mishap

Jaishankar would participate in the Critical Minerals Ministerial meeting hosted by US Secretary of State Marco Rubio on February 4 at the State Department.

The Baramati-bound Learjet crash claimed five lives Maharashtras Deputy Chief Minister, two pilots, a security officer and a crew member.

The Indian Air Force has been waiting for the Tejas Mk1A jets, as deliveries have been delayed. HAL has missed several earlier deadlines.

The row began earlier this month when Shankaracharya said he and his supporters were stopped from taking a holy dip at the Sangam.

Historical references and local oral accounts suggest that during the 17th and 18th centuries, Maratha forces moved through and stationed themselves around present-day Bengaluru.

Such incidents are designed to trigger outrage without requiring large networks or high operational risk, especially when Khalistani groups inside India are under severe pressure

In September 2023, another VSR-owned Learjet 45XR (VT-DBL) crash-landed at Mumbai airport during heavy rain

Pawar, 66, and four others were killed after the chartered aircraft they were travelling in crashed near Baramati on Wednesday morning.

The Karnataka government has informed the state Assembly that a proposal to extend the Bengaluru Metro network up to Doddaballapur is currently under consideration.

The mortal remains of Ajit Pawar will be kept at Vidya Pratishthan School in Baramati from 5 pm onwards today for people to pay their last respects.

Ajit Pawar's plane crash recalls the 1952 tragedy that killed Jodhpur's Maharaja Hanwant Singh and Zubeida Begum, marking historic political and cultural shifts in Rajasthan

Investigation suggests that the husband had been monitoring the womans phone for 6 months. He allegedly tracked her movements in real time and kept tabs on her communications.

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Ajit Pawar's cousin Supriya Sule and son Parth Pawar were also reached Baramati.

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Ajit Pawar was traveling to Baramati from Mumbai to address public meetings as part of the campaign for the February 5 zilla parishad elections in the state.

Dense fog likely caused the aircraft crash at MIDC airstrip, with poor visibility also grounding Western Naval Command helicopters recently.

The Ministry of Civil Aviation detailed how Ajit Pawar's aircraft made multiple approaches before crashing near the threshold of Runway 11 minutes after being cleared to land.

In a post on X, Shah said Pawar had dedicated himself to the welfare of every section of society in Maharashtra for over three and a half decades.

The crash was extremely severe, triggering four to five explosions and the aircraft was reduced to ashes, making immediate identification of the deceased difficult

At the time, Fadnavis sat next to Pawar and worked to calm and reassure him as the pilot struggled to navigate through the thick clouds.

Both Houses of the Parliament paid tribute to Khaleda Zia on the first day of the Budget Session.

Ajit Pawar Death: Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar died in a plane crash near Baramati on January 28, 2026 while travelling for political campaigning.

A CCTV video has surfaced showing the aircraft carrying Ajit Pawar plunging from the sky and erupting into flames while attempting to land near Baramati.

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The plea challenges the new rules on the ground that caste-based discrimination has been narrowly defined as discrimination only against SC, ST and OBC communities.