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Uttarakashi: A body was recovered and 150 people rescued from the flood-ravaged mountain village of Dharali Wednesday as the search for the missing continued amid huge challenges, including incessant rain. Landslides blocked arterial roads leading up to Dharali, where dozens of people were trapped and...

Dehradun: Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami on Wednesday reached the cloudburst-hit Uttarkashi region and met the families of those affected by the devastating mudslide, triggered by flash floods. He assured the affected families of all possible assistance in this difficult hour and also sought...

New Delhi: In a stormy session of the Lok Sabha Wednesday, the House passed the Merchant Shipping (Amendment) Bill, 2024, through a voice vote, despite sustained protests and disruptions from Opposition members demanding a debate on the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of voter lists in...

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi Wednesday inaugurated Kartavya Bhavan, the first of the ten upcoming Common Central Secretariat buildings to house the bureaucracy. The ambitious project is aimed at bringing ministries and departments under one roof for efficiency. Kartavya Bhavan-03, the first to be...

New Delhi: The Supreme Court Wednesday sought a response from the Election Commission of India (ECI) to a plea seeking disclosure of details of nearly 65 lakh voters whose names were omitted in the recently published draft electoral rolls in Bihar. A Bench comprising Justices...

New Delhi: About 150 people have been rescued from Uttarakhand's Uttarkashi, struck by flash floods a day ago, even as 11 army troops remain missing, an NDRF officer said Wednesday. In Himachal Pradesh, 413 pilgrims stranded along the Kinnaur Kailash Yatra route were rescued. Deputy...

Mumbai: The Reserve Bank Wednesday retained the GDP growth projection for the current fiscal year at 6.5 per cent while lowering the inflation forecast to 3.1 per cent from 3.7 per cent. Unveiling the third bi-monthly monetary policy for 2025-26, RBI Governor Sanjay Malhotra said...

Dehradun: Prime Minister Narendra Modi Wednesday spoke with Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami over the phone and inquired about the grim situation in Uttarkashi's Dharali region, which was hit by twin cloudbursts, sweeping away an entire village and leaving several missing. The Prime Minister...

Dehradun: Heavy rain continued to pound Uttarkashi as rescuers resumed their operations Wednesday in Dharali, searching for flash flood victims amid the rubble. Nearly half of the picturesque Dharali village was ravaged by the flash flood Tuesday afternoon. The village is the main stopover on...

New Delhi: The Ministry of External Affairs Tuesday said Sandeep Arya has been appointed as India's next ambassador to Bhutan. He is expected to take up the assignment shortly. "Sandeep Arya (IFS:1994), presently Ambassador to the Socialist Republic of Vietnam, has been appointed as the...