Evening news wrap: Ajit Pawar laid to rest, govt assures time-bound probe into plane crash, and more | India News

Ajit Pawar laid to rest: Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar was cremated with full state honours in Baramati as the civil aviation ministry assured a time-bound probe into the Learjet 45 plane crash that killed him and four others. SC halts new UGC rules: The Supreme Court stayed the UGC’s new higher education regulations…

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‘Effort to protect Assam’s identity’: Amid oppn’s criticism, CM Himanta cites SC to defend ‘Miyan’ remark | India News

NEW DELHI: Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Thursday refused to walk back from his remarks on “Miya Muslims” after the criticism by the opposition.A day after the chief minister said that he encourages troubling the “Miyan” to drive them back from the state, Sarma clarified that the word was used to refer the…

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‘We are all on same page’: Shashi Tharoor, Rahul Gandhi put up united front amid rift speculation | India News

NEW DELHI: Congress leader Shashi Tharoor on Thursday met party president Mallikarjun Kharge and Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi amid speculations of a rift between him and the party leadership. After meeting Rahul Gandhi and Kharge, Tharoor asserted that “all is good” and that he was on the “same page” with the Congress leadership. ‘No…

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UGC row: SC stays new rules; 2012 regulations to continue — what it means | India News

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Thursday put on hold the University Grants Commission’s (UGC) Promotion of Equity in Higher Education Institutions Regulations, 2026, restoring the older 2012 framework for the time being. The court said the new rules suffer from vagueness, particularly in how caste-based discrimination is defined, and warned they could be misused.With…

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Kerala Budget session: Rs 14,500 crore welfare boost; major push for social security—key points | India News

Kerala finance minister K N Balagopal on Thursday presented a people-focused budget for 2026–27, announcing major allocations for social security, employee welfare and development projects, as the state heads towards the upcoming Assembly elections.Presenting the sixth budget of the second Pinarayi Vijayan-led government in the Legislative Assembly, Balagopal announced a Rs 14,500 crore boost aimed…

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Ajit Pawar plane crash: Black box recovered; govt assures time-bound probe — what we know so far | India News

NEW DELHI: The ministry of civil aviation (MoCA) on Thursday issued a statement on the investigation into the plane crash at Baramati airport that killed Maharashtra deputy chief minister Ajit Pawar and four others on Wednesday. The ministry said the probe into the Learjet 45 aircraft crash is progressing expeditiously.In a post on X, the…

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Rahul seeks early start to talks on TN seat sharing as Kanimozhi calls on him | India News

NEW DELHI: DMK parliamentary party head K Kanimozhi met Congress leader Rahul Gandhi at his residence for a discussion Wednesday, where Congress urged the southern partner to start the already delayed discussions on seat-sharing for the coming Tamil Nadu elections.The visuals of Kanimozhi visiting Rahul settled the uncertainty triggered by public chatter on the alliance….

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MGNREGA to oppn’s principal issue, could trigger stormy budget session | India News

NEW DELHI: MGNREGA will be the opposition’s principal issue to target the Modi govt during the budget session of Parliament, with its demand for the rural job scheme’s restoration likely to trigger stormy exchanges in both Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha.Opposition INDIA bloc, which held a coordination meeting in the chamber of Congress president Mallikarjun…

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CIC comes to researcher’s rescue, asks National Archives to communicate ‘in simple, clear language’, | India News

NEW DELHI: Taking note of the communication gap arising out of language high on jargon in a case involving a researcher, the central information commission in a recent order has asked the National Archives of India based in Delhi to communicate in “simple and clear language” that the appellant is free to visit the archives…

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