Congress president Rahul Gandhi Wednesday made a fervent appeal to Prime Minister Narendra Modi to save 15 people trapped in a flooded coal mine in Meghalaya since December 13, alleging the government was not organising high-pressure pumps for the rescue operation.

Ace golfer Jyoti Randhawa was arrested Wednesday on charges of poaching in the Dudhwa Tiger Reserve protected area in Uttar Pradesh, an official said.

 Indonesian authorities asked people to avoid the coast in areas where a tsunami killed more than 420 people last weekend in a fresh warning issued on the anniversary of the catastrophic 2004 Asian earthquake and tsunami.

The National Investigation Agency on Wednesday conducted searches across 16 locations in Uttar Pradesh and New Delhi in connection with its probe into a new ISIS module, officials said.

Operations at branches of public sector banks across the country were impacted Wednesday due to a strike by unions against the proposed merger of Vijaya Bank and Dena Bank with Bank of Baroda (BoB).

 Banned Australian cricketer Cameron Bancroft on Wednesday revealed that it was David Warner, who encouraged him to tamper with the ball in the ill-fated Cape Town Test, and he did it since he wanted to "fit in" and feel "valued" in the team.

With months to go for the 2019 general elections, yoga teacher Ramdev, once a staunch supporter of the ruling BJP, has delivered what appears to be a huge rebuff to Prime Minister Narendra Modi. It would be difficult to say who will be the next prime minister, he told news agency ANI on Tuesday.

Debutant Mayank Agarwal provided the base with a confident half-century before Virat Kohli and Cheteshwar Pujara steered India to a solid 215 for two on day one of the third Test against Australia, here Wednesday.