Dalai Lama discharged from hospital

INDRANIL MUKHERJEE / AFP

The Dalai Lama has been discharged from hospital.

It comes three days after the Tibetan spiritual leader was admitted to medical facility in Delhi with a chest infection.

According to a statement from his spokesperson, the 83-year-old suffered from a "light cough."

He will now return to Dharamsala, where he lives in exile.

More from International News

News

  • 'Peace is not far away' says Erdogan after Putin meeting

    Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan, fresh from a meeting with Russia's Vladimir Putin, said he hopes to discuss a Ukraine-Russia peace plan with US President Donald Trump, adding that "peace is not far away".

  • UAE, Serbia deepen ties with new political agreement

    His Highness Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, UAE Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs, and Serbia’s Foreign Minister Marko Đurić. have agreed to deepen political coordination after signing a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) during talks in Abu Dhabi.

  • UAE strengthens child protection measures

    The UAE has introduced changes to its laws governing the care of children of unknown parentage, expanding custody options and strengthening child protection measures.