India

Justice Suresh Kumar Kait issued notice to the Delhi Police on the plea challenging a trial court's order which had dismissed the bail application of JNU student Devangana Kalita.

He credited the 'two sons of Gujarat's soil' - Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah - for the harmonious atmosphere in which the 'bhoomi pujan' was held at Ayodhya on Wednesday.

Foreign direct investment in Dubai fell by 74% in the first half of the year compared to the same period of 2019, as the coronavirus pandemic stalled parts of the global economy.

Das was highly regarded for his religious acumen as well as fierce stand on the issue of the temple, an aggressiveness that gradually earned him the title of 'Prativadi Bhayankar',meaning 'one who has the ability to give a strong and befitting reply'.

Three fishermen, who ventured into a river near Kochi in Kerala, were reported missing after their country boats capsised in the early hours of Wednesday, police said.

Panch Arif Ahmad Shah was rushed to a hospital at Qazigund where his condition is stated to be stable, a police official said.

Health Ministry Secretary Rajesh Bhushan said 60,000 ventilators are being procured and 18,000 have already been supplied to the states and union territories.

Officials said Agrasain Gehlot did not appear before the investigating officer on Tuesday as well on the ongoing health grounds and has now been asked to appear next week in Delhi.

He was admitted on Sunday night after he tested positive for COVID-19 and doctors have said he is "doing well" and is "clinically stable".

The boat, Lucky Stat, with 13 fishermen on board, got caught in heavy rains and capsized, a Gorai police station official said.

The two were among the seven Indian nationals kidnapped in Afghanistan in May 2018. A total of six Indian nationals have now been released so far from captivity, the MEA said.

Sun’s version of favipiravir, to be called FluGuard, will cost 35 rupees per 200 mg tablet, making it the cheapest version available.

Tucked away in Gautam Buddh Nagar's Bisrakh area is a temple dedicated to Ravan, the dark figure in the epic Ramayana who was killed by Lord Ram.

Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi on Tuesday formally declared her intention to seek a second term in an election in November that is seen as a test of the Southeast Asian nation's tentative democratic reforms.

In addition, work is on in full swing on the Chardham project entailing a cost of about Rs 12,000 crore, the road transport and highways minister said while addressing an event through video conferencing.

COVID19 survivors suffer higher rates of psychiatric disorders including posttraumatic stress (PTSD), anxiety, insomnia and depression, according to a study conducted by San Raffaele hospital in Milan on Monday.