Mumbai: Twelve BJP MLAs were suspended from the Maharashtra Assembly for a year after the government accused them of “misbehaving” with presiding officer Bhaskar Jadhav in the Speaker’s chamber on Monday. BJP’s Devendra Fadnavis termed the allegation as false. — PTI

Shakti Bhog CMD held in fraud case

New Delhi: The Enforcement Directorate on Monday said it had arrested chairman and managing director (CMD) of Delhi-based Shakti Bhog Foods Limited Kewal Krishan Kumar in a Rs 3,269-crore bank loan fraud case. — TNS

Jaishankar set to visit Russia this week

New Delhi: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar is set to visit Moscow this week to prepare the ground for the annual India-Russia summit and discuss the fast-evolving situation in Afghanistan, people familiar with the development said on Monday. PTI

Three students die as boat capsizes

Kochi: Three persons, including a 22-year-old woman, died after their fibre boat capsised in a lake here on Monday. One person in the boat was rescued by locals. They were students, belonging to the age group of 18 to 22. PTI

e-com rules: Deadline for response extended

New Delhi: The government again delayed the implementation of new e-commerce rules after it accepted the request from industry associations as well as e-commerce giants for extension of the deadline for sending in their comment on the draft rules by a month to August 5. TNS