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Mumbai: The Maharashtra Government has acquired the famous “Raghuji Sword” of the 18th century Maratha general Raghuji Bhonsle for Rs 47.15 lakh at an auction in London, Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis said on Tuesday.Raje Raghuji Bhonsle, founder of the Bhonsle dynasty of Nagpur, had in 1745 led the battle against the Nawab of Bengal, D Fadnavis said on X.नागपूरच्या भोसले घराण्याचे संस्थापक राजे रघुजी भोसले यांची लंडनमध्ये लिलावात निघालेली ऐतिहासिक तलवार ही राज्य सरकारने खरेदी केली आहे, हे सांगताना मला आनंद होतो. त्यामुळे आपल्या मराठा साम्राज्यातील एक मौलिक आणि ऐतिहासिक ठेव आता महाराष्ट्रात येणार आहे.रघुजी भोसले हे छत्रपती शाहू… pic.twitter.com/rQlt06cKme—…

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday observed inconsistent decisions from different benches shook public trust and outlined their consistency to be hallmark of a responsible judiciary.A bench of Justices P S Narasimha and Joymalya Bagchi was hearing a matrimonial matter where two different single benches of Karnataka High Court had passed contradictory verdicts.”The case at hand portrays a disturbing picture. While one judge refused to quash proceeding against the in-laws, inter alia, observing the wound certificate demonstrates the appellant was assaulted and suffered simple injuries, another judge by the impugned order quashed the proceeding against respondent husband holding the…

New Delhi: RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat met Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday, an interaction which has come in the backdrop of the horrific Pahalgam terror attack that left 26 civilians, mostly tourists, dead.Home Minister Amit Shah was also believed to be part of the meeting with Mr Bhagwat. They exchanged views at the prime minister’s residence amid the government weighing its options of countermeasures following the April 22 terror strike by Pakistan-linked terrorists.Sources said the meeting was in connection with the Pahalgam attack.With the Hindutva organisation considered the ideological mentor to the ruling BJP and having a vast network…

A young woman has survived after jumping out of a fifth-floor Ahmedabad building to escape fire.Around 20-25 people have been rescued. Fire engines are on the spot. Screaming all the way down, the unnamed woman jumped off her apartment balcony in Aatrey Orchid in Indira Bridge area as a fire ripped through the building, showed a video. She was safely caught by people waiting on the ground.  Orange flames leaping out of the building and huge, black plumes of smoke could be seen rising into the sky. The fire broke out in the air conditioning system of a flat, as per initial…

New Delhi: The Enforcement Directorate on Tuesday said it has seized 45 old cars, including some vintage ones, apart from Rs 23 lakh in cash and some foreign currency during searches in Hyderabad in a money laundering case linked to alleged illegal sale of government land.The searches were undertaken on Monday at five locations in Hyderabad under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), the federal probe agency said in a statement.The ED case stems from an FIR registered by Telangana Police against private persons and government officials in connection with “illegal” sale of government land involving forgery of documents…

Virender Sehwag has lifted the lid on the Delhi Daredevils’ (now Delhi Capitals) decision of not buying Virat Kohli during the first-ever Indian Premier League (IPL) draft in 2008. Sehwag was the first-ever captain of the franchise after being signed as an “icon player” ahead of the inaugural season. The franchise had the opportunity to sign a local player in Kohli, but decided to go for left-arm pacer Pradeep Sangwan instead. In the end, Kohli was picked by the Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB), and the rest as they say is history.Kohli has been a one-franchise man throughout his…

After India unveiled a slew of diplomatic measures following last week’s terrorist attack in Jammu and Kashmir’s Pahalgam, in which 26 people were killed, Pakistan responded by – among other steps – closing its airspace to Indian airlines. The measure has affected flights to and from North America the most, increasing the time taken to fly to Delhi from San Francisco, for instance, by nearly four-and-a-half hours.According to a blog by flight tracking website Flightradar24, flying from Delhi to cities in North America requires a fuel stop without access to Pakistan’s airspace. Air India, it said, has established refuelling stops…

New Delhi: Pakistan, thirsty for some legal action over New Delhi’s move to place the Indus Waters Treaty in “abeyance”, is planning to take India to international court in a desperate attempt to find some reprieve.The agreement between the two neighbouring countries, signed in 1960, had lived to see the day through three wars fought in 1965, 1971, and 1999. But outraged over the most-recent terror attack in which dozens of civilian tourists were killed by Pakistan-linked terrorists in Jammu and Kashmir’s Pahalgam, New Delhi swiftly acted by taking stern diplomatic measures to place the water treaty on hold till…

New Delhi: The Congress has taken down the social media post that targeted Prime Minister Narendra Modi sparking the latest, day-long political skirmish. The post — an old photo of PM Modi with his face edited out and a caption that read, “In times of need, missing” — was apparently a jab at his absence in the all-party meet to discuss the terror attack in Jammu and Kashmir’s Pahalgam that cost 26 lives.  The post — put up on Monday night — made the BJP see red, especially after Pakistan’s former minister Fawad Chaudhry re-posted it.The BJP retaliated with a ‘backstabber’ post that…

Axar Patel, Delhi Capitals captain, got injured during the side’s IPL 2025 match against Kolkata Knight Riders in Delhi on Tuesday. The incident happened in the 18th over, when Axar fell nastily while trying to stop the ball while fielding. he immediately left the field and looked to be in pain. Later, he came on to bat. However, he looked to be in discomfort. Every time he would hit a big shot, he looked visible in pain. Axar Patel seems to have injured himself and is walking out with the physio… pic.twitter.com/t8f0dFbEa8 — Rudransh (@rudraaaansh) April 29, 2025Talking…