NEW DELHI: Three minor sisters, who died after jumping from the balcony of their ninth-floor flat in Ghaziabad on Wednesday, had not attended school for the past two to three years.The sisters—Nishika (16), Prachi (14), and Pakhi (12)—were after failing academically, which made them feel embarrassed and increasingly withdrawn. The eldest sister was reportedly a…
NEW DELHI: Congress MP Shashi Tharoor tripped and fell while descending the stairs at Parliament complex on Wednesday. Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav and other MPs along with the staff members immediately assisted him to get back on his feet.The Lok Sabha was adjourned amid persistent sloganeering by Opposition members over the suspension of eight…
NEW DELHI: After Rahul Gandhi called Ravneet Bittu a ‘traitor’ while passing by protesting Congress MPs at the Makar Dwar, Union minister Hardeep Singh Puri launched a scathing attack against the Congress leader, calling the remark “unacceptable” and deeply offensive to the Sikh community.“We are not just appearing here as members of BJP but proud…
NEW DELHI: Trinamool Congress MP and advocate Kalyan Banerjee on Wednesday said the Supreme Court flagged “two important points” while hearing West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee’s plea challenging the Election Commission’s special intensive revision (SIR) of electoral rolls, and listed the matter for further hearing on Monday.“Today, the writ petition filed by Mamata Banerjee…
NEW DELHI: An eyewitness in the Ghaziabad case said that one of the three minor sisters appeared to have jumped deliberately, while the other two fell while trying to stop her.Arun Kumar, a resident of Bharat City Society, said he noticed something amiss around 2.00am when he saw the girls sitting on a glass balcony…
NEW DELHI: An intelligence-based joint operation by the Indian Army, Jammu and Kashmir Police and the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) is underway in the Basantgarh area of Udhampur district after security forces established contact with terrorists on Tuesday afternoon, officials said.The encounter broke out around 4 pm when troops of CIF Delta under the…
NEW DELHI: A sharp exchange between leader of opposition Rahul Gandhi and union minister Ravneet Singh Bittu inside the Parliament complex on Wednesday escalated into a political war of words, even as the Lok Sabha was adjourned amid Opposition protests over the suspension of eight MPs.The confrontation unfolded on the steps of Parliament when Rahul…
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Wednesday directed the CBI and the ED to conduct a “fair”, “prompt” and dispassionate probe into alleged massive banking and corporate fraud involving the Anil Dhirubhai Ambani Group (ADAG), Anil Ambani and the group companies. A bench comprising Chief Justice Surya Kant and Justices Joymalya Bagchi and Vipul M…
NEW DELHI: Three minor sisters died after allegedly jumping from the balcony of a ninth-floor flat in Ghaziabad early Wednesday, with police probing the role of an online game they were reportedly addicted to. The sisters—Nishika (16), Prachi (14), and Pakhi (12)—used to play a Korean “love game.” What is the ‘love game’? The Korean…
NEW DELHI: Senior NCP leader Sharad Pawar on Wednesday said that discussions on a possible merger of the two Nationalist Congress Party factions were held between Ajit Pawar and Jayant Patil, and Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis had no right to talk about it. Asserting that he was happy that Sunetra Pawar had been sworn…