Ravindran Nair, a 59-year-old Communist Party of India (CPI) leader from Thirumala, endured a harrowing 42-hour ordeal after getting trapped in a malfunctioning lift at the Thiruvananthapuram Medical College, which has drawn attention to the vulnerabilities and failures within the hospital's infrastructure.

Over 50% of children under the age of 5 in India suffer from chronic malnutrition, according to the latest data from the Women and Child Development (WCD) Ministry. Responding to a question in the Lok Sabha, WCD Minister Annapurna Devi shared data from the Poshan Tracker for June, revealing that of the approximately 8.57 crore children under 6 years old measured, 17% were underweight, 36% were stunted, and 6% were wasted.

Veteran Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh leader and former Maharashtra assembly speaker Haribhau Bagde has been appointed the governor of Rajasthan.

A day after Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi made a brief halt at his shop, cobbler Ram Chet on Saturday got a sewing machine from the Congress leader, a party spokesperson here said.

Around 26 per cent of cancer patients in India have tumours in the head and neck, and there is an upward trend of such cases in the country, a study has found.

Lakshman Prasad Acharya has been made the governor of Assam with the additional charge of Manipur while Gulab Chand Kataria has replaced Banwarilal Purohit as the governor of Punjab under major gubernatorial appointments, the Rashtrapati Bhavan has announced.

Chief Justice of India D Y Chandrachud said there was a marked shift in the way disability is looked at.

India all-rounder Axar Patel says new T20I skipper Suryakumar Yadav is a bowlers' captain who allows them the freedom to execute their plans.