Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday mourned the death of Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar, describing him as “a leader of the people” with a strong grassroots connect, after the senior leader was killed in a charter aircraft crash in Pune district’s Baramati area. “Shri Ajit Pawar Ji was a leader of the people,...

Ajit Pawar’s plane crashes in Baramati Maharashtra Deputy CM Ajit Pawar died on Wednesday after his plane crashed in Pune district’s Baramati on Wednesday, as reported by officials, cited by news agency PTI.Here’s what we know so far: Mumbai to Baramati charter plane crash landed at 8.45 am in Baramati, Maharashtra. Deputy CM Ajit Pawar...

First-look poster of ‘Aja Sundari’. | Photo Credit: SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT The first look of Aja Sundari, written and directed by Manu Antony, was released on January 25, 2026. The film, produced by Aashiq Abu under the banner of OPM Cinema, is headlined by Joju George and Lijomol Jose. Manu Antony, a renowned editor with projects...

Dr Sayantan Banerjee, additional professor of microbiology and in-charge of Infectious Diseases at AIIMS Kalyani, received a call on the night of January 10 about two young nurses with severely impaired brain function and respiratory failure at Narayana Multispeciality Hospital in Barasat, North 24 Parganas, Bengal. Within minutes, he suspected a viral infection and by...

A massive avalanche hit the tourist resort of Sonamarg in Jammu and Kashmir late Tuesday night, causing panic but no casualties, officials said. The avalanche struck Sonamarg in central Kashmir’s Ganderbal district at around 10.12 pm. CCTV footage from the area shows a powerful wall of snow rushing down the mountainside and engulfing several buildings...

KORAPUT: Tension mounted in Kapena village in Nabarangpur district of Odisha after members of the Christian community were allegedly harassed, assaulted and prevented from holding prayers.Earlier on Jan 25, a group of miscreants allegedly disrupted a prayer service and warned nearly 30 tribal Christian families to renounce their faith.The victims claimed that the group used...

The National Board of Examination and Medical Sciences, on August 3, 2025, concluded the NEET PG 2025 exam with more than 2,42,000 candidates. File | Photo Credit: The Hindu Based on data from the Medical Counselling Committee (MCC) regarding the 2025-26 academic session, Maharashtra, Karnataka, and Tamil Nadu have the highest number of vacant seats...

Emphasising that the partnership between India and Europe reflects the collective aspiration of the two sides to shape a rules-based international order, President Droupadi Murmu on Tuesday said that in these times of uncertainty and conflict, India and the European Union share the responsibility of maintaining global stability. President Murmu was speaking at a banquet...

US President Donald Trump on Tuesday struck an optimistic note on efforts to end Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, saying very good things are happening in negotiations aimed at bringing the war to a close. Speaking briefly to reporters as he departed the White House for a trip to Iowa, Trump did not provide details but...

NEW DELHI: IndiGo on Tuesday extended the cancellation of its flights to Tbilisi, Almaty, Baku and Tashkent till February 11, citing the current situation in Iran. Earlier, the airline had cancelled flights to these destinations only till January 28. In a post on X, IndiGo said it had reviewed recent developments around Iran and made...