For the first time, the elections for the chancellor will be held online compared to the traditional process in which the graduates are required to attend the process in full academic dress. The prestigious chancellorship goes to graduates of the university, usually politicians, a UK-based newspaper said.

The Indian government made a formal request for the bronze idol believed to be stolen from a temple in Tamil Nadu and found its way to a UK museum through auction. During the British era, thousands of such idols found their way into Great Britain, with a vast majority of them being later recognised as stolen.

The virus, which is recognised by the World Health Organization as a priority disease requiring urgent research, belongs to the same family of paramyxoviruses as more well-known pathogens like measles.