NEW DELHI: The Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) on Thursday formally elected Maharashtra deputy chief minister Sunetra Pawar as its new national president, nearly a month after the death of her husband, Ajit Pawar, who held both positions at the time.Ajit Pawar died in a private plane crash in his hometown of Baramati on January 28. … Read more
Sunetra Pawar will take oath as the Deputy Chief Minister of Maharashtra on Saturday at 5 pm, sources said. She has accepted the proposal for her elevation and will continue to hold the Excise and Sports ministries in the state government. According to NCP sources, the Finance portfolio will remain temporarily with Fadnavis as the … Read more
Civil Aviation Minister Ram Mohan Naidu addresses the media on the demise of Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar in the Baramati plane crash in Hyderabad. | Photo Credit: PTI Asserting that the government has zero tolerance for air safety issues, Union Civil Aviation Minister K. Ram Mohan Naidu on Thursday (January 29, 2026) said … Read more
Ajit Pawar plane crash news highlights: Maharashtra deputy chief minister’s last rites were performed at the Vidya Pratishthan ground. Ajit Pawar plane crash news highlights: Maharashtra deputy chief minister’s last rites were performed at the Vidya Pratishthan ground in Baramati. A sea of supporters and political leaders, including CM Devendra Fadnavis and deputy CM Eknath … Read more
The chartered plane that was carrying Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar was airborne for around 35 minutes before crashing and killing all five people on board. The aircraft was a Bombardier Learjet 45, registered as VT-SSK and operated by Delhi-based private jet charter operator VSR Ventures (VSR Aviation). It took off from Mumbai’s Chhatrapati … Read more
Police officials bring the mortal remains of Ajit Pawar to the Vidya Prathisthan Ground in Baramati, Pune, on January 29, 2026 | Photo Credit: Emmanual Yogini The last rites of Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar, killed in a plane crash, were held with full state honours on Thursday (January 29, 2026) at Baramati in … Read more