Evening briefing: Sonia Gandhi's assets total ₹12 crore; Air India's clarification after passenger's death; and more

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Published on: Feb 16, 2024, 18:28:53 IST

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Former Congress president Sonia Gandhi has declared assets of ₹12.53 crore in her affidavit for the Rajya Sabha election. She also has shares in her father's property in Italy worth ₹27 lakh. Apart from these, she has 88kg of silver, 1,267 grams of gold, and jewellery. The Congress leader owns three bighas of agricultural land in Dera Mandi village, New Delhi. Dig deeper

An 80-year-old man, who arrived on an Air India flight in Mumbai from New York with his wife on Friday, died after he had to walk around 1.5 km from the plane to the immigration counter due to a shortage of wheelchairs. However, Air India clarified that while the airline authorities requested the passenger to wait, he opted to walk. According to reports, the couple had pre-booked wheelchairs, but only the wife received it at the airport upon landing due to a “shortage of wheelchairs”. Dig deeper

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The legend of Ravichandran Ashwin continues to grow as the India spinner on Friday ticked off a massive milestone in his career by picking up his 500th Test wicket. Ashwin's feat was hailed by the who's who of world cricket, as several former cricketers jumped on to social media to extend their well-wishes and congratulations to the champion spinner. Leading the way was the great Sachin Tendulkar, whose tribute for Ashwin, easily takes the cake. Dig deeper

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