India-US trade deal - a 'threat' to Indian farmers, warns Sharad Pawar

IANS | February 4, 2026 11:05 AM

Baramati, Feb 4 (IANS) Nationalist Congress Party-Sharadchandra Pawar (NCP-SP) President Sharad Pawar on Wednesday expressed concerns that the new trade agreement between India and the US could adversely affect Indian farmers and the agricultural sector in the near future.

Ajit Pawar’s last conversation: Phone call to NCP worker 9 minutes before plane crash

IANS | February 4, 2026 11:00 AM

Baramati, Feb 4 (IANS) New details have emerged regarding the final moments in the tragic plane crash that claimed the life of Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar and four others. Call records, released by the NCP on Wednesday, revealed that just nine minutes before the fatal accident, he was on the phone with a dedicated party worker.

Ilaiyaraaja drops an update on his second symphony!

IANS | February 4, 2026 10:48 AM

Chennai, Feb 4 (IANS) Renowned music director Isaignani Ilaiyaraaja, who did the country proud by becoming the first Indian ever to present a western classical symphony, has now said that he had almost completed writing his second symphony.

Soori drops BTS video showing him working out at sea for 'Mandaadi'

IANS | February 4, 2026 10:28 AM

Chennai, Feb 4 (IANS) Actor Soori, who plays the lead in director Mathimaran Pugazhendi's much-anticipated upcoming action entertainer 'Mandaadi', has now dropped a Behind The Scenes (BTS) video from the sets of the film that shows him working out in the sea for his role as a seaman in the film.