New Delhi: Former Maharashtra Home Minister Anil Deshmukh and his son Hrishikesh on Monday again failed to appear before the Enforcement Directorate (ED), as he sent a two-page written reply against the summon through his lawyers claiming, it is “brute abuse of power”. TNS

Zika: Centre rushes team to M’rashtra

New Delhi: The Union Health Ministry has rushed a multidisciplinary team to Maharashtra to monitor Zika virus situation and support the state government in the management of cases. A case of Zika virus has been reported in Pune district recently. PTI

Amarjeet Sinha quits as PMO official

New Delhi: Amarjeet Sinha, senior bureaucrat in the Prime Minister’s Office, has resigned from his post, sources said on Monday. A retired IAS officer, Sinha was an adviser in the PMO and handled projects related to the social sector. PTI

TMC’s Sircar elected unopposed to RS

Kolkata: TMC candidate for Rajya Sabha bypoll, Jawhar Sircar, was on Monday declared elected unopposed to the RS from Bengal, sources said. After the scheduled period for withdrawal of candidature was over this afternoon and there was no nomination from the opposition BJP and ISF, Sircar was declared elected unopposed. PTI

Kerala man seeks repatriation of kin in Afghanistan jail

New Delhi: A man from Kerala has moved the Supreme Court seeking extradition of his daughter, along with his grandchild, who were detained in Afghanistan after she left India to join ISIS. IANS