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Late Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar was known for his brutally honest remarks

Six times Ajit Pawar proved he was a person of action

January 29, 2026 9:08 pm

He was known for his brutally honest remarks irrespective of what the situation might have been

Pinky Mali was on board the aircraft carrying Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar

'Saw her name flash on TV and knew she was gone': Cabin crew Pinky Mali dies in Ajit Pawar aircraft crash

January 29, 2026 4:00 am

Pinky was married and lived in Pune with her husband, where her husband worked as a manager in a private firm.

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January 29, 2026 6:41 pm

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NCP leaders and workers pay tribute to Ajit Pawar at the party office in Delhi on Wednesday. Express

'Ajit Pawar had expansion plans in Delhi': In NCP office, leaders invoke Ajit dada's legacy

January 28, 2026 5:36 pm

“We have lost our guardian. I remember once I went ahead to touch his (Ajit Pawar's) feet, and he told me not to. Instead, he hugged me. He said I was like his brother and that brothers should hug,” says Delhi NCP chief Virendra Singh.

Ajit Pawar dies in plane crash: Kangana Ranaut, Ajay Devgn, Riteish Deshmukh pay tribute

January 28, 2026 3:09 pm

Ajit Pawar dies in plane crash: The Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister died on Wednesday in a crash. Kangana Ranaut, Pawan Kalyan and Ajay Devgn, among many others, have paid tribute.

Ajit Pawar was my friend and colleague for over 30 years. We thought Dada would play an even greater role in Maharashtra

January 29, 2026 10:38 am

Though he often appeared stern on the surface, he was gentle and sensitive at heart. It is hard to believe that Dada was over 60. He always seemed so young and energetic

Ajit Pawar’s death marks the end of ‘Brand Dada’ politics

January 28, 2026 2:34 pm

While the media often attributed NCP’s successes to the “aura” of Sharad Pawar, Ajit worked as an engine under the hood

After flight carrying Ajit Pawar crashed, operator blames poor visibility

January 28, 2026 2:51 pm

Singh told The Indian Express that the flight went through periodic airworthiness checks, but could not specify the last time such a check was conducted.

Schools in Maharashtra shut till Jan 30 amid 3-day state mourning after Ajit Pawar's death

January 29, 2026 8:59 am

Speaking at a press conference in Mumbai, Fadnavis said that they have declared a state holiday and announced three days of mourning.

Sources said Mann then left for Dhudike, the native village of martyr Lala Lajpat Rai whose birth anniversary is observed on the day.

Punjab CM Bhagwant Mann cancels Goa visit due to fog; issues condolence message over Ajit Pawar’s death: ‘extremely disturbing’

January 28, 2026 2:50 pm

Bhagwant Mann had initially planned a one-day visit to Goa where he was to address people on the Mukh Mantri Sehat Bima Yojana rolled out in Punjab under which each family gets healthcare cover worth Rs 10 lakh.

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Relatives and neighbours gathered outside the family’s 18th-floor flat in a Century Mill MHADA building in Worli,

Family performs last rites of Pinky Mali, victim of Ajit Pawar plane crash

January 29, 2026 3:01 pm

The family of 29-year-old cabin crew member Pinky Mali performed her last rites in Worli after she died in the aircraft accident involving Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar near Baramati.

Maharashtra Deputy CM Ajit Pawar dies in Baramati plane crash

January 28, 2026 4:07 pm

Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar died in a plane crash near Baramati airport on Wednesday morning, along with four others, after the aircraft he was travelling in crash-landed while attempting to touch down