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Key accused in gang rape case arrested

Haridwar, Aug. 12 -- A 19-year-old man, alleged to be the key accused in connection with the gang rape of a 14-year-old girl, was arrested in Haridwar district on Sunday, a police officer said. SSP Pr... Read More


Verification drive for missing people begins in Uttarkashi

Uttarkashi, Aug. 12 -- District magistrate Prashant Arya said on Sunday that the administration has begun a verification exercise to trace those unaccounted for as uncertainty continues over the numbe... Read More


Cong demands FROM govt exact data of 'missing' people

Dehradun, Aug. 12 -- The Uttarakhand Congress on Sunday slammed the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government for "not releasing the exact number of missing people" in the Dharali tragedy in Uttarkashi ... Read More


Facing backlash, Mann govt rolls back controversial land-pooling policy

Chandigarh, Aug. 12 -- Amid stiff opposition from political parties and farmer bodies, the Bhagwant Mann-led Aam Aadmi Party government on Monday rolled back the controversial land-pooling policy. "Th... Read More


Giani Harpreet is head of SAD's breakaway faction

Amritsar, Aug. 12 -- Former Akal Takht acting jathedar Giani Harpreet Singh was unanimously elected as the president of the breakaway faction of the Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) in a meeting of the deleg... Read More


LS clears revised I-T Bill

New Delhi, Aug. 12 -- The Lok Sabha on Monday passed the Income-Tax (No 2) Bill -- a revised version of the earlier legislation - by extensively incorporating suggestions of the select committee of Pa... Read More


Explosion at US steel plant, several trapped under rubble

Clairton, Aug. 12 -- An explosion on Monday at a US Steel coking plant near Pittsburgh has left people trapped under the rubble, with emergency workers on site trying to rescue them, an official said.... Read More


NIA takes blood, hair samples of Pahalgam terror attack suspects

New Delhi, Aug. 12 -- The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has taken blood and hair samples from Pravaiz Ahmad Jothar and Bashir Ahmad Jothar , the duo arrested in connection with the April 22 Paha... Read More


'End war': Trump to meet Putin in Alaska without Ukraine's prez

Washington, Aug. 12 -- US President Donald Trump said on Monday that his August 15 meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Alaska will be a "feel-out meeting" aimed at urging Russia to end th... Read More


42 still missing in Uttarakhand

Uttarkashi, Aug. 12 -- At least 42 people remain missing after flash floods ravaged Dharali-Harsil area of Uttarkashi district of Uttarakhand a week ago, state authorities said on Monday, as they also... Read More