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Father recalls daughters’ gaming habit as police probe Ghaziabad sisters’ deaths GHAZIABAD: The father of three minor sisters who allegedly jumped to their deaths from a ninth-floor flat in Ghaziabad early Wednesday said he was unaware that the online game his daughters were playing involved “tasks”, and recalled that the middle sister, Prachi, appeared to...

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: 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...

India can save almost $3 billion just by stepping up its crude import game! A recent report by SBI stated that by replacing a portion of Russian supplies with Venezuelan heavy crude and updating its import strategy, India can get several cost advantages. The assessment notes that New Delhi could lock in notable savings by...

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: Union commerce and industry minister Piyush Goyal on Wednesday defended the India-US bilateral trade agreement in the Lok Sabha, saying India had “successfully safeguarded” its sensitive sectors, particularly agriculture and dairy, after nearly a year of negotiations between the two sides.“As the Members of the House are aware, since Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s...

NEW DELHI: Two Pakistani terrorists were killed on Wednesday in a joint operation by the Indian Army, Jammu and Kashmir Police and the Central Reserve Police Force in the Basantgarh area of Udhampur district, ANI reported quoting officials. Jammu and Kashmir Police said the terrorists were neutralised during an intense encounter in the Basantgarh area...

MS Dhoni (Image credit: BCCI/IPL) NEW DELHI: Enigmatic former India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni has virtually ruled out stepping into the commentary box, calling the popular post-retirement role a “difficult” balancing act that demands sharp statistical recall — something he admits doesn’t come naturally to him.The 44-year-old, who led India to three ICC titles, has...

NEW DELHI: After the Lok Sabha was adjourned on Wednesday, a war of words ensued between leader of opposition Rahul Gandhi and Union minister Ravneet Singh Bittu inside the Parliament complex. .The confrontation unfolded on the steps of Parliament when Rahul Gandhi and Congress members gathered at the Parliaments Makara Dwar and were protesting the...