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The crash of the chartered aircraft carrying Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar has raised concerns about whether the plane narrowly missed being fitted with a satellite-based safety system that could have significantly aided its approach.

According to initial reports, the avalanche came down from the upper reaches amid heavy snowfall, burying grazing areas and seasonal shelters in the region.

In an exhaustive interview with NDTV, drone pilots and operators from Ukraine's Signum Batallion go into details about drone warfare and what happens on the frontlines.

The last rites of Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister and NCP chief Ajit Pawar will be held on Thursday in his political stronghold, Baramati, with full state honours, following his tragic death in a plane crash.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday sought investments in the country's fast-growing civil aviation sector, which has witnessed a historical transformation in the last decade.

Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde on Wednesday decried politics over the death of his cabinet colleague Ajit Pawar and said the cause of the aircraft crash that killed the latter and four others was under investigation.

Around 65 vulnerable points, both major and minor, have been identified across Noida, with 52 of them falling under the Noida Authority's jurisdiction and slated for urgent corrective action, officials said.

The SC-ST Special Court in Jaipur has framed charges against former Rajasthan MLA Girraj Singh Malinga under multiple sections of the Indian Penal Code and the SC-ST Act, including attempt to murder.

The Centre has launched a new Aadhaar App, which represents a significant step toward a citizen-focused, secure, and smooth digital identity verification process.

Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar died in a plane crash in Baramati, prompting Maharashtra to declare a three-day state mourning and close schools and government offices.

Bessent accused European countries of indirectly financing the conflict they publicly condemn. After Russia invaded Ukraine and the imposition of Western sanctions, India significantly increased its purchases of discounted Russian crude oil.

The Union Budget session of Parliament opened with President Droupadi Murmu delivering her address to the joint sitting of the Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha in New Delhi.

Delhi Police Marching Contingent has been adjudged the Best Marching Contingent in the Judges' Choice Category at the Republic Day Parade 2026, as per an official communication issued by the Ministry of Defence, Department of Ceremonials.

The BJP, a party with pan-India appeal, finds itself at a critical juncture as it seeks to wrest Bengal from the redoubtable Trinamool Congress (TMC), led by Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee.

Dozens of protesters rallied in Paris on Wednesday against US President Donald Trump's immigration crackdown, voicing horror and fear after a second fatal shooting by immigration agents capped months of escalating violence.

An aircraft carrying 15 people, including one lawmaker, went missing near Colombia's troubled border with Venezuela on Wednesday, state airline Satena and aerospace authorities said.

Police on Wednesday detained a 17-year-old relative of a seven-year-old girl in Barwani district of Madhya Pradesh for allegedly raping her and killing her by throwing her into a canal, a police official said.

Head Constable Amandeep Singh was allegedly stabbed to death in a trivial dispute over the payment of a sandwich, a senior police official said on Wednesday.

Two men were arrested here on Wednesday in a case in which one of them had allegedly married a woman from another community by concealing his identity and put pressure on her to convert, police said.

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi warned Wednesday that its forces would respond forcefully to any US military operation -- but did not rule out a new deal on Tehran's nuclear programme.

The Enforcement Directorate on Wednesday said it has attached fresh assets worth more than Rs 1,800 crore as part of its ongoing money laundering investigation against the companies of Reliance Group chairman Anil Ambani.

A migrant worker, his wife and their two-year-old child were killed by some other migrant workers in Chennai, allegedly because he objected to them sexually harassing the woman, police said

Additions and deletions are part of the electoral roll revision exercise undertaken by the Election Commission, the Supreme Court said, as it resumed final hearing on a batch of 19 petitions challenging the SIR of electoral rolls in Bihar.

Delivering a virtual address at the Wings India 2026 aviation summit on Wednesday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced that India is on track to establish a massive network of over 400 airports by the year 2047.

The controversy erupted just 48 hours after the Central Government announced the prestigious Padma Shri for the artist's lifelong contribution to the arts.

The Washington State Senate has passed a resolution honouring India's 77th Republic Day, citing India's democratic traditions and the contributions of the Indian-American community.

Ajit Pawar was a hard taskmaster and a rare politician who didn't just call people and ask them to do something, but actually followed up to ensure it was done, one of his closest advisers, who was one of the last people to speak to him, has said.

Arijit Singh stunned fans and colleagues alike when he announced his retirement from playback singing in a social media post

In recent weeks, Himanta Sarma repeatedly raised allegations linking Gaurav Gogoi to Pakistan, triggering a sharp political confrontation between the ruling BJP and the Congress in Assam.

On Wednesday morning at 8:45 am, a plane crashed at Baramati Airport in Maharashtra. Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar, along with four others, lost their lives in the accident.

Some experts estimate the maximum human lifespan could reach 120-150 years.

Former Union minister Suryakanta Patil on Wednesday said she once told Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar, who died in a plane crash, that she will come to meet him only when he becomes CM, but sadly that occasion will never come now.

Gold and silver prices showed no signs of cooling as both precious metals scaled fresh records in the national capital on Wednesday amid a weak US dollar and strong buying trends in global markets.

In a big relief to Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, a Special Court for Public Representatives on Wednesday accepted the closure report by the Lokayukta police giving a clean chit to him and his wife in the MUDA land allotment case.

Fresh scientific findings have added a crucial layer of clarity to the Sabarimala gold theft case, with experts confirming that the sanctum door panels were not replaced and that the crime involved the stripping of gold from copper-plated sheets.

Ajit Pawar, the Deputy Chief Minister of Maharashtra, died in a plane crash on Wednesday. His aircraft crashed while attempting to land at Baramati airport in Pune.

Khaby Lame sold his company, Step Distinctive Limited to Hong Kong's Rich Sparkle for Rs 8,980 crore ($975 million), aiming to monetise his global brand and fanbase.

Exports to Bangladesh from Adani's Godda coal-fired power plant in Jharkhand rose nearly 38% annually to about 2.25 billion kilowatt-hours (kWh) in the three months through December, Indian and Bangladeshi government data showed.

A 57-year-old Indian-origin man appeared in a UK court on Wednesday charged with the murder of a woman at a home in Ilford, east London.

Sanju Samson's place in India's T20 team could be under threat if he doesn't improve his form in the coming days.

A 33-year-old science enthusiast, Harry Whittaker, was sentenced to 45 months in prison for possessing and making explosive substances, and storing toxic chemicals and extremist material at his Bedfordshire home.

India is not actively considering joining the China-backed Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) at present, government sources have told NDTV.

The government of Independent India presented its first Union Budget on November 26, 1947, barely three months after the country was born.

The Supreme Court on Wednesday flagged concern over state governments not complying with its directions to enhance their stray dog sterilisation capacity.

The family of a 69-year-old man, who died after collapsing at Delhi's Indira Gandhi International Airport, has alleged that a five-carat diamond ring went missing from his person during the medical emergency.

A man was arrested for allegedly killing his 31-year-old co-worker who deceitfully fed him beef and taunted him repeatedly over it, officials here said on Wednesday.

Jack Ma suggested that the focus must be on how to teach children to use AI well.

With only a few months remaining before the Assam Assembly elections, Amit Shah's visit is seen as a strategic effort by the BJP-led NDA to consolidate its hold over Eastern Assam

Beth Galetti announces Amazon's plan to cut 16,000 corporate roles globally to streamline operations and reduce bureaucracy.