NEW DELHI: Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma’s wife, Riniki Bhuyan Sharma, on Monday strongly denied Congress allegations that she holds foreign passports and has undisclosed assets abroad, as the political row escalated ahead of the 2026 Assam Assembly elections.Riniki Bhuyan Sharma rejected the allegations in a post on X and hit back at Assam...
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Govt mulls building LPG reserves as Nayara refinery shutdown threatens supply
Image used for representative purposes NEW DELHI: The government is considering building liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) reserves as a buffer against potential supply disruptions, a government official said on Monday.The move comes as Nayara Energy is set to shut its Vadinar refinery from April 9–10, a development that is expected to impact LPG supplies in...
IPL craze costs techie Rs 1.46 lakh in fake RCB vs CSK ticket scam
Image credit: AI generated pic NEW DELHI: IPL comes and the demand for tickets and passes go soaring up by the fans. The desperation to get inside the stadium to watch their favourite teams in action in the IPL go high and high. When the tickets get sold out, the demand gets too hig, and...
Delhi Assembly security scare: Police nab suspect, seize car; no bomb-like object found
Delhi Police on Monday arrested the suspect and seized the car which broke through barricades and forced its way into the premises of Delhi assembly. According to officials, A Tata Sierra car with UP registration number broke through Gate No. 2 of the Delhi assembly. A man from the car got out, placed a bouquet,...
Nasa’s Artemis II crew reaches Moon, nears farthest distance ever flown by humans
Artemis II mission specialist Jeremy Hansen, left, of the Canadian Space Agency, pilot Victor Glover, second from left, commander Reid Wiseman and mission specialist Christina Koch, right. (Image credits: AP) The four astronauts aboard Nasa’s Artemis II mission entered the moon’s gravitational sphere of influence early Monday morning, moving toward a key milestone in the...
‘Congress sings to Pakistan’s tune’: PM Modi slams opposition at Assam rallies
<img src="https://static.toiimg.com/thumb/msid-130058854,imgsize-75178,width-400,height-225,resizemode-4/article-98.jpg" alt="'Congress sings to Pakistan's tune': PM Modi slams opposition at Assam rallies; cites national security, development" title=" PM Modi speaks during a public event, in Barpeta, Assam ” decoding=”async” fetchpriority=”high”> PM Modi speaks during a public event, in Barpeta, Assam Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday launched a sharp attack on the Congress...
‘I lost my career’ because of IPL, claims former RCB and England star
File Pic: Royal Challengers Bengaluru players (Pic credit: RCB) NEW DELHI: Former England captain Kevin Pietersen has made a startling revelation about the abrupt end to his international career, claiming his decision to prioritise the Indian Premier League led to a fallout with the establishment that ultimately cost him his place in the national side.Speaking...
Op ‘epic’ rescue: How much it cost US to save F-15E pilot & why America destroyed its own planes
<img src="https://static.toiimg.com/thumb/msid-130057360,imgsize-197218,width-400,height-225,resizemode-4/us-central-command-2.jpg" alt="Operation 'epic' rescue: How much it cost US to save F-15E pilot & why America destroyed its own planes" title=" The site in Iran, where the Americans destroyed aircraft during the rescue of a USAF F-15 pilot. Reuters ” decoding=”async” fetchpriority=”high”> The site in Iran, where the Americans destroyed aircraft during the rescue...
Security scare at Delhi Assembly: Car rams gate, masked man places flowers near Speaker’s office
<img src="https://static.toiimg.com/thumb/msid-130057125,imgsize-149904,width-400,height-225,resizemode-72/delhi-assembly.jpg" alt="Delhi assembly security scare: Car rams gate, masked men place flowers near speaker's office" title=" Police teams have since launched a search operation to trace the car and identify the driver. ” decoding=”async” fetchpriority=”high”> Police teams have since launched a search operation to trace the car and identify the driver. NEW DELHI: A...
Apple pulls down Jack Dorsey’s Bitchat messaging app in China: What the company said
Apple has now removed BitChat, the Bluetooth-based messaging app created by Block CEO Jack Dorsey, from China’s App Store following orders from the Cyberspace Administration of China (CAC). Dorsey revealed this move of Apple on April 5, posting Apple’s notification that the app was taken down after authorities alleged it contained ‘illegal’ content. Apple’s message...
