Authorities in India and Bangladesh are struggling to ferry drinking water and dry food to flood shelters as floods continue to wreak havoc in the region.
India's slow progress in rescuing 15 trapped coal miners in Meghalaya state has been contrasted with the dramatic rescue of 12 Thai boys and their football coach from a cave last July. Some have called the operation to reach the miners "shameful."
India's Supreme Court slams authorities for failure to pull out 15 workers trapped for 21 days in a flooded coal mine in remote Meghalaya state. Critics say lessons were not learnt from successful Thai cave operation.
Authorities are rushing high-power pumps to support rescue effort at a flooded coal mine in northeast Meghalaya state where at least 15 young miners remain trapped since December 13.
Rising waters and lack of sophisticated equipment hampering efforts to rescue 15 coal miners, trapped underground since December 13, in northeastern Meghalaya state, officials say.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Hindu nationalist party has ended the 25-year uninterrupted rule of India's communists Tripura state. The win boosts the BJP ahead of next year's national elections.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Hindu nationalist party looked set to take power in one northeastern state and increase its power in two others. This is seen as being a boost for the BJP's success in national elections in 2019.
Indian minister says India is working to find ways to curb widespread trafficking of women and children in India and neighbouring countries
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