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Boarded plane for rallies: Why Ajit Pawar was going to Pune's Baramati

India, Jan. 28 -- Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar died on Wednesday morning after a chartered plane crashed in Pune's Baramati. Along with the NCP leader, four others on board were killed... Read More


Ajit Pawar's last rites to be performed with full state honours on January 29

Mumbai, Jan. 28 -- Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar's last rites will be performed with full state honours, Maharashtra General Administration Department (Protocol) informed on Wednesday. ... Read More


PSU Banks tighten grip on gold loans even as NBFCs gain volume share: CRIF Report

New Delhi, Jan. 28 -- Public sector (PSU) banks have further consolidated their dominance in India's gold loan market, even as gold-loan-focused non-banking financial companies (NBFCs) steadily expand... Read More


Pavan Rathnayake scores maiden ODI century

Sri Lanka, Jan. 28 -- Pavan Rathnayake reached his first international century today (27) during the third and final One Day International against England at the R. Premadasa Stadium. The 23-year-old ... Read More


Investigation underway into Ambalangoda shooting

Sri Lanka, Jan. 28 -- Ambalangoda Police have launched a manhunt for two unidentified gunmen who shot a 28-year-old man during a house party in Sunamiwatta today. The victim, identified as a resident ... Read More


Maharashtra deputy CM Ajit Pawar, 4 others die in plane crash in Baramati

India, Jan. 28 -- A plane carrying Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) leader and Maharashtra deputy chief minister Ajit Pawar crashed on Wednesday morning while attempting to land at Baramati airport in... Read More


Protests erupt in Karachi after human rights activist Imaan Mazari sentenced to 17 years imprisonment

Karachi, Jan. 28 -- Karachi witnessed widespread protests this week after a Pakistani court sentenced human rights activist Imaan Mazari and her husband, lawyer Hadi Ali Chattha, to a combined 17 year... Read More


Seatbelt enforcement launched

Sri Lanka, Jan. 28 -- Strict enforcement of seatbelt regulations begins today across the island to reduce fatalities and severe injuries resulting from vehicle collisions. National Council for Road Sa... Read More


Shantha Padmakumara to lead Ratnapura anti-drug committee

Sri Lanka, Jan. 28 -- Shantha Padmakumara takes the helm as Chairman of the Ratnapura District Operations Committee for the National Operation Against Narcotic Drugs. Deputy Minister of Public Securit... Read More


Harvard-educated Wall Street executive pleads guilty to rape, buying child porn

India, Jan. 28 -- A former Wall Street executive has pleaded guilty to drugging and sexually assaulting women, as well as buying child pornography. Edward Gene Smith, a former Citigroup managing direc... Read More