Yuvraj Singh booked over casteist remarks

Hisar: The Haryana Police have filed an FIR against cricketer Yuvraj Singh over a “casteist” post against Yuzvendra Chahal on Instagram last year. Yuvraj had apologised for the remarks.

HC won’t quash FIR against SSR’s sister

Mumbai: The Bombay High Court on Monday refused to quash an FIR lodged against late actor Sushant Singh Rajput’s sister Priyanka Singh for allegedly forging and fabricating a medical prescription for her brother. — PTI

5-day bail for Kerala journalist Siddique

New Delhi: The SC on Monday gave five-day interim bail to scribe Siddique Kappan to visit Kerala to meet his 90-year-old ailing mother.

15 killed as truck overturns in Maharashtra

Jalgaon: Fifteen persons were killed and five others injured after a truck carrying labourers overturned and fell into a roadside pit in Maharashtra’s Jalgaon district in the wee hours of Monday, the police said. The deceased included two children, aged 3 and 5 years, and a 15-year-old girl. PTI

3 of family die as car falls into canal

Hyderabad: Three persons of a family were killed when the car they were travelling in fell into a canal near Medipally village of Telangana. on Monday. The lawyer’s son had a miraculous escape. The victims have been identified as a lawyer Katkurwar Amarendar Rao (50), his wife Shirisha (48) and daughter Shreya (21). tns

Bizman Joshi held for money laundering

New Delhi: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Monday said it had arrested businessman Sachin Joshi in Mumbai under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) in connection with a case against realty group Omkar Realtors and Developers. The arrested businessman is stated to be an actor and a promoter of the JMJ business group and his role and links with the realty group are being investigated, officials said. TNS