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Maharashtra Dy CM Ajit Pawar, four others killed in plane crash in Pune

Pune, Jan 28 (PTI) Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar and four other persons were killed after an aircraft carrying them crashed in Pune district on Wednesday morning, officials said. The incident occurred when the plane carrying Pawar (66) and others landed near Baramati, they said. According to Flight Radar, the flight took off from Mumbai at 8.10 am and it disappeared from radar around 8.45 am. Pawar was traveling to Baramati from Mumbai to address public meetings as part of the campaign for the February 5 zilla parishad elections in the state. There were five people on board when

Opposition parties demand discussion on SIR, MGNREGA; slam govt for not sharing agenda for Budget Session

New Delhi, Jan 27 (PTI) Opposition parties on Tuesday demanded discussions on issues like the scrapping of MGNREGA, SIR, India’s foreign policy and the state of the economy during the Budget session, stressing that their voice should be heard for Parliament to run smoothly. They also questioned the government for not circulating the tentative legislative agenda for the session at an all-party meeting chaired by Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on the eve of the session. Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju, however, downplayed the issue, saying the list of government business is shared after the President’s address and assuring the members

Gold soars to record Rs 1.66 lakh/10g; silver at lifetime high of Rs 3.7 lakh/kg

New Delhi, Jan 27 (PTI) Gold and silver prices dazzled in the national capital on Tuesday, with both precious metals vaulting to uncharted highs, driven by strong investor demand and a global rally amid rising geopolitical and trade tensions. According to marketmen, gold of 99.9 per cent purity increased Rs 7,300, or 4.6 per cent, to touch an all-time high of Rs 1,66,000 per 10 grams (inclusive of all taxes). The yellow metal had closed at Rs 1,58,700 per 10 grams on Friday. Bullion markets remained closed on Monday on account of the 77th Republic Day. Silver prices continued its

UGC guidelines: Protestors burn effigies, demand rollback in Uttar Pradesh

Lucknow, Jan 27 (PTI) Protests erupted in several districts of Uttar Pradesh, including Aligarh, Sambhal, and Kushinagar, against the University Grants Commission’s new regulations, with student groups and organisations demanding immediate rollback. In Aligarh, members of the right-wing student organisation Rashtrawadi Chaatra Sangathan and Kshatriya Mahasabha blocked the cavalcade of Hathras BJP MP Anoop Pradhan at the district collectorate on Tuesday. The protestors also burnt an effigy of the UGC and raised slogans against Prime Minister Narendra Modi, warning that the agitation would be intensified if their demand for revocation of the regulations was not met by the Centre. Later,

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