Ullal: The 17-year-old girl in Kumpala here, who consumed insecticide after her mother scolded her and was in a critical condition, died in the hospital on Sunday morning.

The deceased teenager, Dhanya, the daughter of Somanath and Bhavya, who were natives of Tamil Nadu and resided in the Ashraya Colony of Kumpala, was a 2nd PU student in the Ramakrishna College here.

Bhavya, who was employed in a pickle manufacturing factory, returned home from work in the afternoon on February 14, but did not see her daughter, although the latter had holiday from classes, at home. When Dhanya returned home around 3 pm, her mother allegedly scolded her, asking her where she had been so long.

Said to be greatly upset by this, Dhanya attempted suicide by consuming insecticide.

Dhanya, who fell seriously ill as a result, was undergoing treatment in hospital, but died on Sunday morning, as she failed to respond to the treatment.

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Washington: US President Donald Trump has said he has not yet considered whether he would continue the ceasefire involving Iran, while also claiming the United States holds the advantage in negotiations.

Speaking to reporters, Trump said he was prepared to make a deal with “whoever is running the show” in Iran.

“They are fighting with each other, there’s tremendous infighting. They’re probably fighting for leadership in many cases. I think they’re fighting not to be leader because we knocked out two levels of leaders,” he said.

Trump added, “When they want they can call me. We have all the cards, we’ve won everything.”

Referring to ongoing negotiations, he said, “They gave us a paper that should’ve been better. And, interestingly, immediately when I cancelled it [envoy trip to Pakistan], within 10 minutes we got a new paper that was much better.”

“We talked about they will not have a nuclear weapon, very simple … They offered a lot, but not enough,” he added.

When asked whether he would continue the ceasefire, Trump replied, “I haven’t even thought about it.”

The remarks come as uncertainty remains over the future of the temporary truce and broader negotiations between Washington and Tehran.