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Pune, April 11 A helicopter carrying Maharashtra minister Chhagan Bhujbal landed at a location about 1,300 metres away from the designated helipad in Pune district on Saturday, though he downplayed the incident by insisting it was "a smooth landing" and not an accident scare.Additional...

Pune, April 10 Maharashtra Congress president Harshwardhan Sapkal said on Friday that the party's decision to withdraw its candidate from the Baramati by-election was in deference to the sentiments following the death of former deputy chief minister Ajit Pawar, whose wife Sunetra is contesting...

Mumbai, April 9 Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Sanjay Raut said on Thursday that the opposition had an opportunity to get its demand for the registration of an FIR in the Ajit Pawar plane crash fulfilled in exchange for the withdrawal of the Congress candidate from the Baramati assembly bypoll.He said...

New Delhi, April 9 – Rajya Sabha Chairman C. P. Radhakrishnan administered the oath to Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) leader Parth Pawar as a newly elected Member of Parliament (MP) from Maharashtra at Parliament House on Thursday.35-year-old Parth Pawar took the oath in English in the...

Pune, Apr 9 Top NCP (SP) leaders, including Sharad Pawar, Supriya Sule, and Rohit Pawar, appealed to the Congress on Thursday to withdraw its candidate against NCP president Sunetra Pawar in the Baramati assembly by-election.Sharad Pawar said that since the by-election is being held in the...

Mumbai, April 9 NCP (SP) MLA Rohit Pawar met Maharashtra Congress president Harshvardhan Sapkal on Thursday, urging the party to withdraw its candidate in the Baramati by-election to facilitate the unopposed election of his aunt, NCP president Sunetra Pawar.A day earlier, Sunetra Pawar had...

Mumbai, April 8 Police have arrested a man for creating an AI-generated video linked to the plane crash that killed former Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar, allegedly with the aim of defaming Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, an official said on Wednesday.The accused, Uddhav...

Mumbai, April 8 Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister and NCP president Sunetra Pawar met Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Wednesday to discuss the strategy and campaign for the April 23 Baramati assembly by-election she is contesting.Sources said Fadnavis assured Sunetra Pawar of full support...

Mumbai, April 8 The Maharashtra Congress said on Wednesday that no leader from the BJP has approached it to seek the withdrawal of its candidate's nomination for the Baramati assembly by-election, calling the claims "false, misleading, and baseless."The party said in a statement that reports...

Mumbai, April 8 – A young man from the Jalna district of Maharashtra has been arrested for allegedly creating and circulating a defamatory video on social media that targeted Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis and spread misleading information about a plane crash involving former Deputy Chief...

Thane/Mumbai, April 7 Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis expressed hope on Tuesday that the Congress party would respect "public sentiment" and ensure an unopposed election in the Baramati assembly constituency by withdrawing its candidate against Deputy CM and NCP president Sunetra...

Pune, April 7 NCP (SP) MLA Rohit Pawar on Tuesday termed the remarks made by NCP leader Parth Pawar about the Congress' "downfall" in Maharashtra as "inappropriate," and called for a dialogue to ensure that the Baramati by-election is uncontested.He stressed the need to remain grounded...

Pune, Apr 6 NCP (SP) MLA Rohit Pawar raised fresh doubts about the January 28 plane crash that killed Ajit Pawar on Monday, following allegations by activist Anjali Damania that arrested self-proclaimed spiritual leader Ashok Kharat was involved in financial transactions at a cooperative credit...

Mumbai, April 6 The Maharashtra Congress on Monday said it would consider withdrawing from the Baramati assembly by-election if a first information report (FIR) is registered in the plane crash that killed former Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar.State Congress spokesperson Atul Londhe, in a...

Ahmedabad, April 5 Ten months after the tragic Air India plane crash that killed 260 people, the bereaved families of the victims have written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, urging the release of the Cockpit Voice Recorder (CVR) and black box data.Air India flight AI 171, a Boeing 787-8...

Mumbai, April 4 Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis appealed to all parties on Saturday to ensure an unopposed by-election in the Baramati assembly constituency, necessitated by the death of then NCP president Ajit Pawar in a plane crash, to elect his wife and incumbent Deputy CM...

Mumbai, April 3 Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister and NCP president Sunetra Pawar will file her nomination on April 6 for the upcoming by-election to the Baramati assembly constituency in Pune district, party sources said on Friday.The by-election, to be held on April 23, was necessitated due...

New Delhi, April 1 What is your "deep-rooted agenda," an angry Supreme Court asked a petitioner on Wednesday while dismissing his plea related to the preliminary investigation report on the Air India plane crash in Ahmedabad last June.A bench of Chief Justice Surya Kant and Justices Joymalya...

New Delhi, March 27 NCP-SP leader Supriya Sule on Friday demanded a time-bound investigation into the plane crash that killed former Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar and criticised the state government for not filing an FIR in the matter.Pawar and four other persons on board a...

Mumbai, March 24 Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis said on Wednesday that the "zero FIR" registered in Bengaluru in connection with the plane crash that killed former deputy chief minister Ajit Pawar was a "strategic attempt" to damage the state's image.Responding to a motion moved...