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MUMBAI: The Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB) on Saturday released its preliminary report into the fatal Learjet 45XR crash at Baramati on January 28, highlighting low visibility, lack of basic meteorological facilities and operational gaps at the uncontrolled airfield. All five persons on board were killed, among them was the then Maharashtra deputy chief minister…

Iran’s Revolutionary Guards said they launched missile strikes on Israeli and US bases and that operations will continue until the enemy is “decisively defeated”. Witnesses reported heavy smoke in central Tehran, including areas near the supreme leader’s office, after Israeli and US strikes. US under secretary of State Allison Hooker expressed condolences over recent clashes…

Jaira Ramesh (ANI file photo) NEW DELHI: Congress leader Jairam Ramesh on Saturday criticised Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s recent visit to Israel after Israel and the United States launched a joint military strike on Iran.In a post on X, Ramesh said, “Two days after Mr. Modi celebrated his visit to Israel, Israel and the US…

Rahul Gandhi at the rally (ANI photo) NEW DELHI: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Saturday questioned Prime Minister Narendra Modi over the timing of the Indo-US interim trade deal.Addressing the Mazdoor Kissan Maha Rally in Barnala, Punjab, Rahul said the deal had been stalled for four months due to disagreements over opening the agriculture sector.“So…

NEW DELHI: Airlines that fly to, from, and through the regions impacted by the US-Israeli strikes against Iran are now steering clear of the same and trying to find ways to evacuate their crew from there. Going ahead, flights between the west and India, among other places in the east, will now get longer and…

Jairam Ramesh (PTI image) NEW DELHI: Congress MP Jairam Ramesh on Saturday criticised Prime Minister Narendra Modi after US President Donald Trump praised Pakistan’s leadership amid the ongoing conflict between Islamabad and the Taliban.Reacting to Trump’s remarks praising Pakistan’s leadership, Ramesh took to X to express his disapproval. Donald Trump Praises Sharif, Munir Amid Af-Pak…

PM Narendra Modi launches HPV vaccination drive NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday launched the nationwide Human Papillomavirus (HPV) Vaccination Programme, targeting girls aged 14 years across all States and Union Territories. The initiative was launched during his visit to Ajmer, Rajasthan. It aims at preventing cervical cancer and is part of the…

India was closely monitoring the situation as Afghanistan and Pakistan seemed poised for a dangerous escalation, with Islamabad declaring that the two countries were in an “open war” following Pakistan’s airstrikes on “terrorist hideouts” in Afghanistan and the latter’s retaliatory action. Unconfirmed reports said that senior Taliban leaders were killed in Pakistan’s latest air assaults…

NEW DELHI: In an unusual introspective remark, Chief Justice Surya Kant-led bench of the Supreme Court on Friday said on several occasions the apex court passes sweeping orders unmindful of India’s social ground realities and without understanding their adverse impact on the social fabric.When a bunch of petitions challenging the validity of the sedition provision…

JAMMU: Alert troops spotted a suspected drone along the Line of Control (LoC) in Gulpur sector of J&K’s Poonch district on Friday and fired a few rounds at it. The unmanned aerial vehicle, however, could not be brought down.The UAV later proceeded towards Siriyan village in Gulpur, allegedly entering the other side of the LoC,…