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Poll Body vs Trinamool To Escalate? 25 Bengal Officers Made Central Observers
- Jan 28, 2026 21:16 pm IST
- Reported by: Sreyashi Dey
In a move that is likely to escalate the face-off between the Election Commission and the West Bengal government, the poll panel has picked 15 IAS officers, including the Bengal Home secretary, and 10 IPS officers from the state as central observers.
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3-Year-Old Mumbai Girl Killed As Speaker Boxes Fall On Her, 2 Charged
- Jan 28, 2026 20:30 pm IST
- Press Trust of India
A three-year-old girl was killed after two loudspeakers, installed as part of Republic Day celebrations, fell on her in Mumbai's Vikhroli area, police said on Wednesday.
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'Don't Dance To Trinamool Leaders' Tune': BJP Chief To Bengal Bureaucrats
- Jan 28, 2026 20:27 pm IST
- Indo-Asian News Service
The BJP's newly-elected National President, Nitin Nabin, on Wednesday, asked the bureaucrats in West Bengal, especially the District Magistrates and the Sub-Divisional officers, not to blindly follow orders of the ruling Trinamool Congress leaders.
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New Video Shows Ajit Pawar's Plane Tilting To The Left Before Crash
- Jan 28, 2026 20:26 pm IST
- NDTV News Desk
New CCTV footage has emerged showing the Learjet 45 carrying Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar and four others tilting to its left moments before crashing near the Baramati airport on Wednesday morning.
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Mamata Banerjee Says Will Move Court "As Common Citizen" Against Bengal SIR
- Jan 28, 2026 20:26 pm IST
- Indo-Asian News Service
Demanding accountability from the Centre on this matter, Chief Minister Banerjee warned that she would move court as an individual if necessary.
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As Adani Group, Embraer Announce Deal, Boeing Says Its Focus Is "Long Term"
- Jan 28, 2026 20:17 pm IST
- Reported by: Tanushka Dutta
India's ambitions to become a global hub for aircraft manufacturing received fresh momentum this week with the announcement of a collaboration between the Adani Group and Brazil's Embraer.
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"No Conspiracy In This": Sharad Pawar's First Reaction On Ajit Pawar's Death
- Jan 28, 2026 18:51 pm IST
- Edited by: Ashutosh Tripathi
Ajit Pawar Death Plane Crash Updates: Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar's aircraft, a Bombardier Learjet 45 operated by private firm VSR Aviation, was en route from Mumbai to his home city, Baramati, when it crashed.
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Bhopal Slaughterhouse Trail: Power, Protection And Beef That Shook The System
- Jan 28, 2026 18:43 pm IST
- Reported by: Anurag Dwary
The sealed slaughterhouse in Bhopal's Jinsi area has prompted many more unsettling questions than alleged cow slaughter alone.
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Who Will Take Charge Of Ajit Pawar's NCP After His Death
- Jan 28, 2026 18:41 pm IST
- NDTV News Desk
Ajit Pawar's death the Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister died Wednesday in a plane crash prompts the question who replaces him at the helm of the 'real' Nationalist Congress Party.
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Ajit Pawar's Last Rites To Be Performed At 11 Am In Baramati Tomorrow
- Jan 28, 2026 18:22 pm IST
- Asian News International
Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar's last rites will be performed with full state honours, Maharashtra General Administration Department (Protocol) informed on Wednesday.
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PM Modi Speaks To Sharad Pawar, Condoles Ajit Pawar's Death
- Jan 28, 2026 18:18 pm IST
- Press Trust of India
Prime Minister Narendra Modi spoke to NCP-SP chief Sharad Pawar on Wednesday and expressed condolences at the death of his nephew, Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar.
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Ten Minutes From Kanpur, The Plane Crash That Killed Madhavrao Scindia
- Jan 28, 2026 18:08 pm IST
- Ananya Bhattacharya
On September 30, 2001, the Congress lost one of its brightest leaders, Madhavrao Scindia, in a plane crash 10 minutes from Kanpur
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Visibility Was Poor When Plane Carrying Ajit Pawar Crashed: Aviation Minister
- Jan 28, 2026 17:56 pm IST
- NDTV News Desk
The visibility at Baramati airport was poor when the aircraft carrying Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar crashed on Wednesday morning.
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Video: Maharashtra Ex-Home Minister Breaks Down On Ajit Pawar's Death
- Jan 28, 2026 17:33 pm IST
- NDTV News Desk
At a loss for words, NCP(SP) Anil Deshmukh wept uncontrollably when asked for his statement after NCP leader and Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar died in a plane crash.
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'Government Failing To Uphold Sanatan Values Will Never Return': Amit Shah
- Jan 28, 2026 17:02 pm IST
- Posted by: Srishti Kapoor
Union Home Minister Amit Shah said that a government thata government that fails to uphold the values of Sanatan Dharma would never return to power in the country.
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How Ajit Pawar Plane Crash Sends Tremors Through Maharashtra Politics
- Jan 28, 2026 16:53 pm IST
- Written by: Rohit Paul
The ruling Mahayuti in Maharashtra, battling disagreements and recovering from an acrimonious campaign for the local body polls, has been dealt its most devastating blow yet.
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'4-5 Lakh Miya Votes Will Be Cut During Assam SIR': Himanta Sarma
- Jan 28, 2026 16:44 pm IST
- Reported by: Ratnadip Choudhury
Votes of at least 4 lakh Miyas (a derogatory term used for Bengali-speaking Muslims in Assam) will be struck off voter lists when a Special Intensive Revision is held in Assam, Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma has said.
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"Papa, I'm Flying With Ajit Pawar To Baramati": Crew Member's Last Call To Father
- Jan 28, 2026 16:23 pm IST
- NDTV News Desk
Ajit Pawar Death: The final phone conversation between flight attendant Pinky Mali and her father, Shivkumar Mali, has emerged following the Baramati plane crash that claimed the lives of Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar and four others.
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Dead Man, 62, Named Prime Accused In 26-Year-Old Mizoram Woman's Murder
- Jan 28, 2026 16:22 pm IST
- Reported by: Ratnadip Choudhury
- Edited by: Akash Majumder
A 62-year-old man, who died last month, has been named the prime accused in a murder case in Mizoram's Aizawl district.
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After "Selfish Woman" Remark, Mulayam Singh's Son's U-Turn Pic With Wife
- Jan 28, 2026 16:21 pm IST
- NDTV News Desk
Days after a public declaration of his desire to divorce his wife, Aparna Bisht Yadav, Prateek Yadav, the younger son of Samajwadi Party founder Mulayam Singh Yadav, has shared a new post on Instagram with a contrasting message.