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Pawar crash spotlights aviation safety gap after missed upgrade deadline
Aviation authorities and industry experts are confronting difficult questions about safety standards after the chartered Learjet carrying Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar and four others crashed while attempting to land at Baramati Airport, sharply focusing attention on whether the aircraft might have avoided disaster if it had been...
Akhilesh Yadav attacks BJP over Magh Mela row
Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav escalated his criticism of the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party on Wednesday, alleging that its governance has undermined Sanatan traditions after Shankaracharya Swami Avimukteshwaranand Saraswati departed the Magh Mela in Prayagraj without taking a holy dip at the Sangam. Addressing party workers and speaking to...
maharashtra deputy chief minister Ajit Pawar killed in plane crash
Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar died on Wednesday morning after the chartered Learjet 45 business jet carrying him and four others crashed while attempting to land at Baramati Airport in Pune district. The aircraft, operated by VSR Aviation and registered VT-SSK, went down near the runway threshold and...
Voter list revision row deepens after MLA’s family names struck off
A fresh political flashpoint has emerged around the Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls in Uttar Pradesh after Bhanvi Singh, wife of independent MLA Raghuraj Pratap Singh, widely known as Raja Bhaiya, alleged that her name and those of her two daughters were removed from the voter list in...
EU trade talks leave carbon rules intact for Indian exporters
European Union negotiators have not offered any carve-outs to India from the bloc’s carbon border levy during trade negotiations, but have committed to extend automatically to Indian exporters any relaxations the 27-member bloc grants to other countries under the mechanism, according to an official familiar with the discussions. The...
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India EU trade pact draws concern from Washington over market balance
India and the European Union have announced a long-awaited free trade agreement, closing negotiations that stretched across almost two decades and resetting commercial ties between New Delhi and Brussels at a time of heightened global trade friction. The accord, unveiled after months of accelerated talks, is being closely scrutinised...
Standoff with seer tests governance and politics in Uttar Pradesh
A confrontation between Shankaracharya Swami Avimukteshwaranand and the government led by Yogi Adityanath has escalated into a politically sensitive challenge for Uttar Pradesh, drawing senior leaders of the Bharatiya Janata Party into a dispute that began at the Magh Mela and has since spilled into administration, religious institutions and...
US voices unease as EU–India trade pact nears announcement
Washington has signalled growing unease over the European Union’s decision to move towards finalising a sweeping trade agreement with India, even as negotiations between India and the United States remain unresolved. The remarks, delivered by US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent in a televised interview, underscore rising transatlantic tensions over...
Patka row puts Rahul Gandhi under fire
Controversy erupted after the Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi, was accused by the Bharatiya Janata Party of failing to wear a traditional North-Eastern patka during the Republic Day ‘At Home’ reception at Rashtrapati Bhavan, triggering sharp political reactions and claims of cultural insensitivity. The allegation,...
Temple panel bars non-Hindu entry at Gangotri
Non-Hindus will no longer be allowed to enter Gangotri Dham, following a unanimous decision taken on Sunday by the Shri Gangotri Temple Committee, a move that has triggered debate over religious access, customary practice and constitutional guarantees in Uttarakhand. The committee said the restriction would apply across the shrine...
Congress protests protocol breach at Republic Day event
Congress leaders mounted a sharp challenge to the Centre after Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi and party president Mallikarjun Kharge were placed in the third row during the Republic Day celebrations, arguing that the seating arrangement departed from established protocol and diminished the stature of...
Sanjay Raut steps in to steady Thackeray alliance
Shiv Sena MP Sanjay Raut moved swiftly into a damage-control role last week as strains surfaced within the newly announced political understanding between the Thackeray brothers, after developments in Kalyan raised questions about cohesion and intent inside the fragile arrangement. The episode underlined the delicate arithmetic of opposition politics...
Karti Chidambaram questions Padma honours amid poll calendar
Congress MP Karti Chidambaram has criticised the Union government over the announcement of the Padma Awards 2026, alleging that the selection of awardees reflects electoral considerations rather than an objective assessment of merit. His remarks, posted on social media on Monday, have added a political edge to what is...
India and Poland trade sharp words over security stances
Talks between New Delhi and Warsaw turned pointed on Monday as External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar and Poland’s Foreign Minister and Deputy Prime Minister Radoslaw Sikorski aired differences over Pakistan and Russia during a bilateral meeting in the capital, underscoring how parallel security concerns can pull partners into uncomfortable...
Couple jump from pizza outlet amid alleged harassment
A young couple in Shahjahanpur district of Uttar Pradesh sustained serious injuries after jumping from the second floor of a pizza outlet while trying to flee an alleged confrontation with a group that had accosted them inside the eatery, police said. The incident unfolded on Saturday evening near Bareilly...
Prayer held under security at Dhar shrine
Heavy security cordons ringed the Bhojshala-Kamal Maula Mosque complex on Friday as thousands of Hindu devotees performed puja to mark Basant Panchami, while a smaller group of Muslim worshippers offered namaz at separate locations inside the sprawling heritage site in Dhar district, officials said. The day passed without reported...
Congress denies Bihar MLAs defection talk
Congress leadership on Friday rejected speculation that its six newly elected legislators in Bihar were preparing to defect, asserting that the claims were unfounded and politically motivated. The party said the MLAs remained committed to the organisation and its programme, even as they attended a closed-door strategy meeting with...
