Gangster Abu Salem, convicted in the 1993 serial bomb blasts case, is an “international criminal” and hence can be granted only two-day emergency parole with police escort, the Maharashtra government told the Bombay High Court on Tuesday.

The Kerala High Court has ordered a vigilance probe into alleged misappropriation of over Rs 35 lakh from the sale of leftover ghee at Sabarimala. The court directed the vigilance director to form a team and register a crime based on a report highlighting discrepancies in fund remittance from ghee packet sales. A progress report is due within a month.

PM Modi wished people happiness, prosperity and success on the occasion of Makar Sankranti.