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One disturbing photo from a government primary school in Alabal village of Jamkhandi taluk, Bagalkot district of Karnataka has gone viral in which students were seen washing mid-day meal plates near a drain. This has triggered widespread outrage across the state as the image showed young children washing their midday meal plates using pipe water beside an open drain, raising serious concerns about hygiene and child safety.

Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar was determined to bring together the two factions of the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) and the merger was just days away from being announced, a close associate has revealed. Kiran Gujar, who had been with Ajit Pawar since the mid-1980s, told PTI that the late leader had spoken to him about the impending unification only five days before the tragic plane crash on Wednesday (January 28). “He was one hundred per cent keen on merging both the factions. He told me five days ago that…

Spain’s very own Carlos Alcaraz is all set to take on Germany’s Alexander Zverev in the first semi-final of the ongoing Australian Open 2026. The two stars have been in good form of late in the tournament, and they will hope to put in a good showing in the upcoming game as they look to book their berth in the summit clash of the tournament.

Congress MP Shashi Tharoor met LoP of Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi and Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge in Parliament at his office. The meeting has been underway for the last half an hour. Notably, Shashi Tharoor’s relationship with the Congress is not good after comments were seen as praising Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister and NCP chief Ajit Pawar was cremated with full state honours on Thursday at the Vidya Pratisthan ground in Baramati. His family, supporters and thousands of mourners bid a heartfelt farewell to the senior leader. The ceremony saw the presence of top leaders including Union Home Minister Amit Shah, BJP national president Nitin Nabin, Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis and Deputy CM Eknath Shinde.

Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Thursday tabled the Economic Survey 2025-26 in the Lok Sabha. The Economic Survey is an annual document presented by the government ahead of the Union Budget to review the state of the country’s economy. It also provides an overview of the economy’s short- to medium-term prospects.

The stage is set for the T20 World Cup 2026. The marquee tournament is slated to be held in India and Sri Lanka and will kick off on February 7. Ahead of the tournament, it is safe to say that the Indian team is one of the biggest favourites to clinch the title.

The mist rolls in once again in Punjab, this time settling over Dalerpura. Kohrra, Netflix’s critically acclaimed investigative crime drama, is set to return with its second season, led by Barun Sobti and Mona Singh. The newly-released trailer signals a darker, more emotionally layered chapter in the story.

Hours after the tragic demise of Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) leader and Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar, the state government expressed deep grief over the loss. Addressing a press conference, Chief Minister of Maharashtra announced three days of state mourning to honour Pawar’s contributions to the state and its people.

Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar and four others were killed after an aircraft carrying them crashed in Baramati on Wednesday. The incident was reported when the plane carrying Pawar (66) and others landed near Baramati. According to Flight Radar, the flight took off from Mumbai at 8.10 am and it disappeared from radar around 8.45 am.