Three north Indians who were trapped on a hill when the hill sunk between Sampaje and Madikeri on Friday, were rescued by rescue teams on Sunday.

The alleged main shooter arrested in the Narendra Dabholkar killing case received "shooting training" at various places in Maharashtra and Karnataka, the CBI told a court here today.

A total of 4,225 marooned people have been rescued so far in Karnataka's flood-hit Kodagu district even as incessant rains continued to hamper relief work, said an official on Sunday.

In the wake of 23 Dalit families residing in a relief camp at Pallippad grama panchayat here alleging that they faced caste discrimination, district collector S Suhas ordered a probe into the incident. Speaking to TOI, Suhas said that tahsildar Karthikapally and district police chief have been directed to probe the incident and submit reports soon.

A total of 846,680 people made homeless by devastating floods in Kerala are sheltering in 3,734 camps and the last stage of rescue operations is now on, Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan said on Sunday.

A disciplined innings from Ajinkya Rahane (81) and skipper Virat Kohli (97) helped India score 329/10 on the the second day of the third Test against England here on Sunday.

The ashes of former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee were immersed by his foster daughter Namita in the Ganges here on Sunday.

The worst floods to batter Kerala since 1924 have fuelled shortages and sent prices of vegetables zooming, with green chilli selling at Rs 400 a kg in Kochi and surrounding areas.