Despite odds stacked against him, Yadav, 35, is running as an independent candidate in the state ballot

Vaccine candidate would be first to be made based on widely used vaccine without assistance and approval of developer

Britain urged Putin to 'step back from the brink' after Russian buildup of troops near Ukraine stoked fears of war

WFP says hunger rising in Yemen

Says it had begun repositioning its forces after pushing the insurgents back

China starting new journey toward becoming a space power, Beijing says in white paper on space programme

Experts say storms are becoming stronger and more frequent as waters warm due to climate change.

Iran says it is on high alert for online assaults, which it has blamed on arch-foes United States and Israel

Iran had regained its UN voting rights in June after a similar payment

BA.2 found in 40 countries, including UK, India, could spread relatively quickly