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In her ninth budget, FM Nirmala Sitharaman vowed to continue the government's reform push, promote local manufacturing and maintain fiscal discipline.

Historically, the highest usage of tax between 2019 and 2025 came in 2020, when the word was mentioned 232 times. The word income appeared 61 times that year, and development featured 52 times.

A letter to that effect was submitted to Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, who forwarded it to Governor Acharya Devvrat.

He also said the state had got an investment commitment of Rs 10.7 lakh crore during the Global Investors' Meet last year.

Raja, Convenor of TN BJP coordination committee, collapsed all of a sudden while participating in a discussion in an English news channel on January 30.

Lok Bhavan (formerly Raj Bhavan) gave this information.

Until the 2024 Lok Sabha elections, Sunetra Pawar had kept a low profile.

'The NCP (SP) leadership and Sharad Pawar's family members were completely in the dark about her plans,' a source added.

The wife of former Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar will take oath on Jan. 31, 2026 at 5 p.m.

Arijit Singh has announced his exit from playback singing at the peak of his career, planning to focus on independent music and complete existing commitments.

The NCP and NCP- SP (Sharadchandra Pawar) merger was facilitated by the late Ajit Pawar, who had held several meetings with his uncle Sharad Pawar in December and January, sources told NDTV.

Senior Congress leader Debabrata Saikia seeks Supreme Court intervention, alleging that Assam’s Special Revision of electoral rolls is being misused to intimidate voters from a particular community.

Ajit Pawar's death disrupts the fragile equilibrium in Maharashtra politics. As Deputy CM in the Devendra Fadnavis-led government, he was instrumental in maintaining the Mahayuti coalition's stability, which includes the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), Shiv Sena (Shinde faction), and his NCP. His passing creates an immediate leadership vacuum.

Ajit Pawar was among five people who lost their lives when a plane went down in Pune on Wednesday.

A Learjet 45 carrying Maharashtra Deputy CM Ajit Pawar crashed at Baramati Airport, killing Pawar and four others during a campaign trip for upcoming local elections.

Ajit Pawar served as the Deputy Chief Minister of Maharashtra under four Chief Ministers - Prithviraj Chavan, Uddhav Thackeray, Eknath Shinde and Devendra Fadnavis. 

A Learjet 45 carrying Maharashtra Deputy CM Ajit Pawar crashed at Baramati Airport, killing Pawar and four others during a campaign trip for upcoming local elections.

In a social media post, the Prime Minister wrote, "Saddened by the tragic air crash in Baramati, Maharashtra. My thoughts are with all those who lost their loved ones in the crash. Praying for strength and courage for the bereaved families in this moment of profound grief."

The following video of an eyewitness from the crash location is sensitive, and can be triggering to viewers. Please watch at your own discretion.

This was the second major hull-loss incident involving a Learjet 45 operated by VSR Ventures in less than three years, following the crash of VT-DBL in Mumbai in September 2023.