Breaking News, September 4 | HIGHLIGHTS

The Madras High Court on Monday directed the principal district judge in Chennai to dispose of arrested Tamil Nadu Minister V Senthil Balaji's bail application in the alleged cash-for-jobs scam at the earliest after an issue had arisen regarding the jurisdiction of the trial proceedings.

A man was duped of Rs 5 lakh by a person posing as a police personnel in Nagpur, an official said on Monday. Mustafa Saifi (23) got a call from the accused saying 150 grams of mephedrone had been found in a parcel of his and it had been seized in Mumbai, the official said.

The New Delhi Municipal Corporation (NDMC) on Monday opened a Waste to Art Park at Kautilya Marg in Chanakyapuri where sculptures made from scrap metal salvaged from construction sites and automobile waste dumps have been displayed, officials said.

An 18-year-old youth was found dead at a park in Delhi's Mangolpur Kalan village on Monday, police said. The deceased has been identified as Piyush, a resident of the area, they said.

A day after West Bengal Governor C V Ananda Bose appointed interim vice-chancellors of seven state universities, Education Minister Bratya Basu, in a strong reaction on Monday, accused the Raj Bhavan of acting in a "dictatorial manner" and claimed that the move could "destroy" the university system.

A 31-year-old man attempted suicide by cutting his wrist on the premises of the Kerala High Court here on Monday, police said. Vishnu, who was involved in a habeas corpus petition, cut his wrist using a sharp object, they said. Hailing from Thrissur, the man was shifted to a hospital here. He is said to be out of danger, police said.

Two minor sisters travelling in a tourist bus died and 23 others were injured in an accident in Rajasthan's Jaipur Rural district, police said on Monday. Station House Officer (SHO) Hardayal said the bus, travelling from Khatu Shyam temple to Ujjain, collided with a truck near Aandhi Pulia. The deceased sisters have been identified as Chhavi Paliwal (12) and Kriti Paliwal (8).

A Delhi court on Monday refused to extend the interim bail granted to liquor giant Pernod Ricard's executive Benoy Babu, arrested in a money laundering case related to the alleged Delhi excise policy scam, saying he was involved in a serious case.

Technology industry body Nasscom on Monday announced the appointment of Rajesh Nambiar, Chairman and Managing Director of Cognizant India, as its Chairperson.

The rupee depreciated by 11 paise to close at 82.73 (provisional) against the US dollar on Monday, weighed down by a surge in crude oil prices and strength of the American currency in the overseas market.

President Droupadi Murmu on Monday unveiled a 12-foot statue of Mahatma Gandhi at Rajghat in New Delhi. She also inaugurated a Gandhi Vatika where statues of Mahatma Gandhi in different poses have been installed.