The Delhi High Court on Friday asked the government to reply to a petition by academic Ashok Swain, who is challenging a blacklisting order that prevents him from entering India.

Lalu Yadav’s Rashtriya Janata Dal, set slide to one of its lowest score in assembly elections, has been the target of much ridicule through the day. One of the sharpest jabs came from Asaduddin Owaisi’s AIMIM (All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen).

The gangrape survivor broke through several male and female police personnel and pleaded with Meerut Range DIG Kalanidhi Naithani to trace and arrest the absconding accused.