India

Thousands of migrants slept rough on the Greek island of Lesbos on Thursday after a blaze razed their makeshift camp to the ground, leaving them with nowhere to go.

Three fishermen drowned when their boat capsized in the rough seas in Thiruvananthapuram as heavy rains lashed parts of Kerala.

The top court had earlier granted stay on bail granted to the protestors on the appeal filed by Karnataka government against the High Court order.

Examinees will have to show NEET admit cards at the gates of Metro stations.

Medical Education Minister Dr K Sudhakar said he received information that an FIR has been registered against the surgeon who conducted the tubectomy and added that FIR cannot be lodged in cases of medical negligence.

Jaishankar arrived Moscow on Tuesday on a four-day visit to Russia to attend a meeting of the foreign ministers of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO).

The Chinese government on Wednesday accused Australia of "blatant irrational behaviour", harassment and violation of the rights of its journalists by searching and seizing items from the homes of four Chinese state media reporters.

Mizoram Football Association demanded answers for Jeje Lalpekhlua being overlooked for the Arjuna Award despite being nominated three times.

The convalescent plasma (CP) therapy involves taking antibodies from the blood of a person who has recovered from COVID-19 and transfusing those antibodies into an active coronavirus patient to help kickstart the immune system to fight the infection.

Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot will participate only through video conference during the next one month, a release said.

Accused Amjad khan and Mohammed Aleem moved applications before Special Judge Parveen Singh on Monday, saying they were remorseful for the acts alleged against them, and undertook not to indulge in similar acts and activities in future.

The LJP said in a statement the party will only join hands with those who support its president Chirag Paswan's agenda to make Bihar the leading state in the country

The official asserted that following social distancing, wearing masks, maintaining hand hygiene and avoiding big gatherings remain vital in preventing the spread of the infection.

According to district officials, the number of containment zones might rise with the increase in the number of coronavirus screening tests being conducted and the consequent climb in the cases of the infection here.

India is set to maintain sugar export subsidies for a third year in a row in a bid to reduce surplus stocks and ensure domestic prices don't fall below a government benchmark, three sources involved in policy making told Reuters.

Even as the results of the bypolls are not likely to affect the majority in the UP assembly, however, it will send out a political message for the upcoming assembly elections as bye-elections are often touted as the semifinal to the assembly elections.