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Another year, another mining tragedy — why Meghalaya’s ‘rat holes’ won’t stop killing

Karishma Hasnat - February 2, 2021

Two years after 15 miners were killed at an illegal coal mine in Meghalaya, six others lost their lives in another accident at another mine in January.

No miracle in 7 months, rescue team in search of Meghalaya miners wraps up mission

Nandita Singh - July 17, 2019

SC last week allowed Meghalaya govt to call off operation to retrieve what remained of the bodies of 13 coal miners trapped in a flooded coal mine.

No one is bothered because we are poor, say families of trapped Meghalaya miners

Moushumi Das Gupta - December 23, 2018

It has been over a week since waters from a river flooded an illegal Meghalaya mine, trapping at least 15 people inside.

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Let me explain the K-drama addiction. I, too, am an addict

Manisha Mondal - February 5, 2026

The three Ghaziabad sisters were lonely. None of them had gone to school after the Covid-19 pandemic. K-dramas offered them solace.

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Late-stage startups in Karnataka feel funding winter as overall investments decline 28%

Sharan Poovanna - February 5, 2026

Tech startups raised $3.8 bn in 2025, down 28% y-o-y, driven by sharp contraction in late-stage funding even as early-stage investments showed resilience, according to Traxcn.

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Tejas MK 1A to fly with IAF latest only by June-July this year. Here’s why

Snehesh Alex Philip - February 5, 2026

Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) is yet to deliver two of the remaining order of 8 Tejas trainer aircraft as well, an order that was placed in 2010.

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Swiss report should now close Op Sindoor debate. Knowing when to stop the fight is key too

Shekhar Gupta - January 31, 2026

The key to fighting a war successfully, or even launching it, is a clear objective. That’s an entirely political call. It isn’t emotional or purely military.

Topic: Ksan coal mining

Another year, another mining tragedy — why Meghalaya’s ‘rat holes’ won’t stop killing

No miracle in 7 months, rescue team in search of Meghalaya miners wraps up mission

No one is bothered because we are poor, say families of trapped Meghalaya miners

On Camera

YourTurn

Guidelines for YourTurn submissions

Opinion

Let me explain the K-drama addiction. I, too, am an addict

India lived in ancient Europe as a positive ‘Other’. Ties are way older than colonialism

2026 defence budget is not good enough to achieve Viksit armed forces

Economy

Late-stage startups in Karnataka feel funding winter as overall investments decline 28%

Defence

Tejas MK 1A to fly with IAF latest only by June-July this year. Here’s why

National Interest

Swiss report should now close Op Sindoor debate. Knowing when to stop the fight is key too

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