Plane crashes in India, killing Maharashtra deputy chief minister and 4 others

Ajit Pawar, the deputy chief minister of India’s wealthiest ‌state, Maharashtra, died in a plane crash on Wednesday when his charter aircraft went down in flames, killing him and four othrs on board, the aviation regulator has said. Pawar, who hailed from a top political family, was en route to his home region ⁠to canvass in local elections, media said. Two of his staff and two crew were also aboard the VSR Ventures-operated Learjet 45 aircraft, the directorate general of civil aviation...