India elected to UN economic council

United Nations: Eighteen countries, including India, were elected to the UN Economic and Social Council for a three-year term. Volkan Bozkir, president of the General Assembly, announced the results after voting by secret ballot on Monday. — PTI

5-year-old girl dies of thirst in Rajasthan

Jodhpur: A five-year-old girl, Manju, has died of thirst while her grandmother Sukhi fell unconscious at Raniwara, Rajasthan. The incident took place when both were travelling by foot to see a family member in a nearby village. — PTI

Panchkula gets metropolitan development bod

Chandigarh: Chief Minister ML Khattar on Tuesday announced the setting up of Panchkula Metropolitan Development Authority on the lines of similar bodies in Gurugram and Faridabad. —TNS

7-yr jail term for Bapu’s great-granddaughter

Johannesburg: Mahatma Gandhi’s great-granddaughter Ashish Lata Ramgobin, who was an accused in a 6-million rand fraud and forgery case, has been sentenced to seven years in jail by a Durban court. — PTI

Sudhakaran is new Kerala Cong chief

New Delhi: The Congress appointed MP K Sudhakaran as its Kerala unit chief. MP K Suresh and MLAs PT Thomas and T Siddique are new working presidents. — TNS