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Preliminary probe into Ajit Pawar plane crash flags low visibility among factors

India, Feb. 28 -- The VSR Aviation chartered jet carrying Maharashtra's deputy chief minister Ajit Pawar crashed as the crew attempted to land in visibility of 3,000 metres, against a legal minimum of... Read More


Ladki Bahin drain forcing forest dept to fell teak: Ganesh Naik

India, Feb. 28 -- The state government's flagship Ladki Bahin scheme, which has been draining the state's coffers, may push the forest department to fell mature teak trees to generate funds to repay a... Read More


Manj Musik of RDB meets with an accident, hospitalised in London

India, Feb. 28 -- Manjeet Singh Ral, known by his stage name Manj Musik, the British-Indian icon and former lead vocalist of the legendary group RDB, has reportedly been hospitalised in London. The ar... Read More


Bill to curb hate crimes sent for further review

India, Feb. 28 -- A draft bill under consideration by the Karnataka government proposes criminal penalties for violence committed in the name of "honour," defines social and economic boycott as a puni... Read More


One teacher for 101 students: Goregaon night school fights for survival

India, Feb. 28 -- In a staggering display of systemic neglect, a single teacher is currently standing between 101 students and the collapse of their education at a night school in Goregaon. The 75-yea... Read More


Cabbie crushed as 40-tonne machine part topples from trailer

India, Feb. 28 -- A 28-year-old driver of an aggregator cab was killed when industrial machinery weighing 40 tonnes crushed his vehicle after it broke free of its moorings and toppled along with the t... Read More


Delhi sees its warmest, most polluted February in 3 years: Why is it unusually hot?

India, Feb. 28 -- It has been both the warmest and the most polluted February for Delhi in three years, with the absence of active western disturbances keeping conditions unusually warm. The average m... Read More


Breaking new boundaries: Rudraneil Sengupta writes on J&K's Ranji win

India, Feb. 28 -- Jammu & Kashmir's spectacular ascent to their first Ranji Trophy title points to an important aspect of cricket in India: the game has achieved near-perfect saturation in the country... Read More


India's FY26 growth seen at 7.6% in revamped GDP series

India, Feb. 28 -- The Indian economy will grow by 7.6% in 2025-26, the second advanced estimates (SAE) , and the first data with a revised base year, showed, and it will also grow between 7 and 7.4% i... Read More


Delhi court skewers excise policy case against Kejriwal, Sisodia and others; CBI moves HC

India, Feb. 28 -- A Delhi court on Friday cleared former Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal, his then deputy Manish Sisodia and 21 others of any wrongdoing in planning and executing the now-repealed... Read More