Jay, Ajit Pawar’s son, with his wife Rutuja and mother Sunetra PUNE: Senior NCP functionaries moved swiftly to fill a political vacuum left by Maharashtra deputy CM Ajit Pawar’s death in a plane crash, urging his wife and Rajya Sabha MP Sunetra Pawar to return to state politics and take charge of the party –…
NEW DELHI: The sudden death of Ajit Pawar has left his party, the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP), with many challenges. After losing its most skilful political manager, the party is now in a Catch-22 situation over a possible merger with the rival faction, while also keeping the alliance with the BJP intact.As “Ajit Dada” was…
Britain’s Prime Minister Keir Starmer British Prime Minister Keir Starmer has delivered an unequivocal message as he began a high-profile visit to Beijing: “Like it or not, China matters for the UK.” Calling for a long-term, consistent and comprehensive strategic partnership, Starmer said engagement with Dragon is firmly in Britain’s national interest, even as differences…
NEW DELHI: All India Trinamool Congress on Sunday launched a scathing attack against Bharatiya Janata Party after one of its leaders made derogatory remarks against West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee.In a social media post on X, TMC shared the purported video in which BJP leader Sanjay Das was seen calling Mamata a “witch” and…
Former India all-rounder Madan Lal has publicly supported the International Cricket Council’s move to replace Bangladesh with Scotland at the 2026 T20 World Cup, calling the decision justified and timely. Lal also suggested that external influence played a role in Bangladesh’s withdrawal and said the switch would open doors for Scotland, while warning that Bangladesh…
File photo: US President Donald Trump with Russian President Vladimir Putin (Picture credit: AP) US President Donald Trump has reacted cautiously but positively to Russian President Vladimir Putin’s suggestion that he could use frozen Russian assets to pay for entry into Trump’s proposed “Board of Peace”. Speaking to reporters aboard Air Force One while returning…
Retd astronaut Sunita Williams at the US Embassy in New Delhi (PTI photo) NEW DELHI: Calling her visit to India a homecoming, Indian-origin Nasa astronaut Sunita Williams on Tuesday said India held personal importance for her as it was the country where her father was born.Speaking at an interactive session at the American Center in…
Prime Minister Narendra Modi NEW DELHI: “When it is about the party, Nitin Nabin is my boss,” Prime Minister Narendra Modi said, calling himself a “party worker” of the BJP, while addressing the gathering after the inauguration of young leader Nitin Nabin as the Bharatiya Janata Party’s youngest-ever national president.45-year-old Nitin Nabin, who hails from…
President Donald Trump’s decision to approve the sale of Nvidia’s powerful H200 artificial intelligence (AI) chips to China has received criticism from lawmakers and former officers who warned that the move may “supercharge” Beijing’s military capabilities. Matt Pottinger, who served as a senior White House Asia advisor during Trump’s first term, criticised the move during…
US President Donald Trump on Saturday called for an end to Ayatollah Ali Khamenei’s 37-year reign, saying, “It’s time to look for new leadership in Iran,” in comments to POLITICO.Trump made the remarks as widespread protests calling for an end to the regime appeared to have waned, after thousands of protesters across the country were…