Brasilia, Sept 6: With 682 deaths reported in the last 24 hours, Brazil's death toll from COVID-19 has risen to 126,203, the Health Ministry said on Saturday.

Bengaluru, Sept 5: Preparations are underway at the metro stations of Namma Metro, also known as Bengaluru Metro, as it gears up to resume services from September 7 as part of Unlock 4.0.

Lucknow, Sept 6: A Biology class WhatsApp group for class 10 students of a private school in Baghpat has been found filled with pornographic material.

Bengaluru, Sept 5: Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC) will allow students taking their Pre-University Certificate (PUC) examination to travel free of cost to facilitate those appearing for the supplementary exams, according to a press note from KSRTC.

Lung injury and acute respiratory distress syndrome had taken centre-stage as the most dreaded complications of COVID-19. However, with time, more issues have begun to be discovered. Heart damage has now emerged as another grim outcome in the virus's repertoire of possible complications.

New Delhi, Sept 5: Senior Congress leader P Chidambaram on Saturday attacked the government over the rise in the number of coronavirus cases, claiming that the only country that is not reaping the benefit of the lockdown strategy appears to be India.

United Nations, Sept 5: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres warned that there is a risk of famine and widespread food insecurity in four countries affected by conflict Congo, Yemen, northeast Nigeria and South Sudan and the lives of millions of people are in danger.

In a note to Security Council members obtained by The Associated Press on Friday, the UN chief said the four countries rank among the largest food crises in the world , according to the 2020 Global Report on Food Crises and recent food security analyses. But funding to help is very low, he said.

Mangaluru, Sep 5: Shreya Dongre, who had secured 622 marks out of 625 in Karnataka SSLC examinations 2019-20, has now emerged one of the state toppers after revaluation.

New Delhi, Sept 5: A mosque that will come up in Ayodhya pursuant to the Supreme Court verdict in the Ram Janmabhoomi case will be of the same size as Babri Masjid, said an office-brearer of the trust formed for its construction.

Bengaluru, Sept 5: Karnataka on Saturday reported 9,746 new Covid-19 cases and 128 related fatalities, taking the total number of infections to 3,89,232 and death toll to 6,298, the Health department said.