India

The rat-hole mine, atop a hillock fully covered with trees in Meghalaya's East Jaintia Hills district, was flooded when water from the nearby Lytein river gushed into it, trapping 15 miners.

The scale of the posts is Rs 35,400-Rs 1,12,400 (Level 6) as per 7th Central Pay Commission, a statement from the ministry said.

Squally wind with a speed ranging between 40-50 kmph gusting to 60 kmph with a gradual increase up to 75 kmph is likely over the Andaman Sea from January 4.

The Lok Sabha speaker on Wednesday had suspended 24 AIADMK members for the next five consecutive sittings for protesting and creating ruckus continuously in the House over the Cauvery issue.

Chief Justice of India Ranjan Gogoi said that the matter has already been fixed for January 22 and that he sees no reason to advance the date of the hearing now.

Welcoming the Union Cabinet's decision, Health Minister JP Nadda said, "The world's largest healthcare scheme rightfully deserves the most efficient and effective governance structure with total accountability."

Devaswom minister Kadakampally Surendran and Health minister KK Shylaja had to face the ire of activists after Kerala erupted in protests.

The two women, who had attempted to enter the shrine last year too, said they reached the temple at 3.45am for darshan.

The bill, passed in the Lok Sabha last week, could not be taken up in Rajya Sabha on Monday as opposition insisted that it be referred to a select committee. It is likely to be taken up on Wednesday again.

The Railway ministry has internally transferred another officer for allegedly raising concerns on cadre related issues.

Fifteen miners are trapped inside a 370-foot-deep illegal coal mine in Meghalaya's East Jaintia Hills district since December 13.

The woman's body was found a few metres from her house. Police have identified the deceased as Kusum Kali Kaushal.

In Assam, the NRC has been updated under the direct monitoring of the Supreme Court to detect illegal immigrants on the basis of the Assam Accord, which had fixed March 24, 1971, as the cut-off date for identification and expulsion of foreigners in the st...

The victim, 42, had gone to Gurugram to settle a financial dispute with a firm her husband was employed with before his death in 2013.

Kumar, sentenced to life imprisonment for his role in the 1984 anti-Sikh riots, was brought to the Mandoli jail after he surrendered before the Karkardooma court here on Monday.

Special parking arrangements have been made at Leisure Valley Park and Cyber Hub. No private vehicles and taxis, including Ola and Uber cabs, will be allowed to park on the roadsides.