NEW DELHI: Congress leader and leader of opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi, on Tuesday criticised the Centre over rising LPG prices and reductions in subsidies under the Ujjwala scheme, alleging that government policies were placing an increasing financial burden on poor and middle-class families.Rahul alleged that 12 years of what he termed “anti-poor economic…

NEW DELHI: The Election Commission is likely to meet a Congress delegation on Wednesday over the rejection of Meenakshi Natarajan’s nomination for the Rajya Sabha polls from Madhya Pradesh.This comes after Congress leaders protested outside the EC office in Delhi after the Returning Officer for the Rajya Sabha election rejected Natarajan’s nomination on the grounds…

Nasa on Tuesday announced the crew for the Artemis III mission, naming Andre Douglas as mission specialist, Frank Rubio as astronaut, Luca Parmitano as pilot and Randy Bresnik as commander for the landmark flight, while also unveiling new details of the mission.The 2027 mission will undertake a series of complex tests in Earth orbit that…

The TOI correspondent from Washington: In New York City, few traditions are more sacred than complaining about traffic and berating politicians. Donald Trump, the first US President to attend an NBA final, managed to trigger both on Monday night.As Trump’s visage appeared on the jumbotron during the national anthem before Game 3 between the local…

KOLKATA: Trinamool Congress national general secretary and Diamond Harbour MP Abhishek Banerjee on Tuesday skipped the state CID’s third summons in the alleged signature forgery case, citing prior engagements in Delhi. He also said his appeal against the case is before the Calcutta high court. Earlier, the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) had directed Banerjee to…

Celina Jaitly recently visited the sacred Mahakaleshwar Jyotirlinga in Ujjain and shared a heartfelt note about her spiritual experience. The visit comes at a challenging time in her personal life, as she remains embroiled in an ongoing legal and marital dispute with her estranged husband, Peter Haag.Taking to Instagram, Celina posted a series of pictures…

AGRA: Several devotees were injured after a portion of a balcony ledge collapsed near the Banke Bihari Temple area in Mathura on Tuesday, officials said.According to initial reports, the incident took place in a crowded section near the temple premises when a part of the structure suddenly gave way, causing people nearby to fall and…

There are two kinds of people in the English-speaking world. Those who haven’t watched House MD and those who know it’s never lupus. Those who think that The Pitt is a good show and those who know that if you could reason with religious people, there would be no religious people. Those who think House…