The ministry of civil aviation is conducting a swift and transparent investigation into the Learjet 45 aircraft crash that tragically claimed the lives of Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar and four others. Teams from the Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau and Directorate General of Civil Aviation have reached the crash site, and crucial black box data recorders have been recovered.

The woman, who runs a beauty parlor, said she was called to the location on the pretext of attending to a customer.

Shashi Tharoor met Rahul Gandhi and Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge at Rahul Gandhi’s Parliament office, with discussions continuing for over half an hour.