Surabhi Malik Abhinav Bhatt

• Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, newly elected MLAs take oath in assembly

  Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and 70 newly-elected MLAs took oath today, the first day of a new Assembly session. Among them were 28 Aam Aadmi Party legislators, most of them first-timers.

• NOTA 'of no use' for people of Mizoram, says Chief Minister Lalthanhawla

  As the north-eastern state of Mizoram voted to elect a new Assembly today, Chief Minister Pu Lalthanhawla said the 'None Of The Above' or NOTA option, introduced for the first time in the electronic voting machines, is "of no use" for the people of his state.

• BJP's Karnataka crisis: State in-charge tries to diffuse situation; Sadananda Gowda to visit Delhi

  At a time when infighting in the BJP's Karnataka unit has intensified, Chief Minister DV Sadananda Gowda is set to visit Delhi on Monday. Incidentally, party chief Nitin Gadkari's son's wedding reception is also on Monday in Delhi.

• Mantralaya fire: Crime Branch to begin probe today; forensic experts to inspect premises

  Mantralaya fire: Three people died and at least eight were injured in the massive fire that broke out at the Mumbai Mantralaya or secretariat on Thursday afternoon. Fire fighters worked all through the night and finally managed to put out the flames after over 12 hours.

• IIT Kanpur, Delhi to hold own entrance exam; Bombay, Kharagpur likely to revolt too

  Following the footsteps of Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Kanpur, the Senate body of IIT Delhi has rejected the proposal of the new entrance format for the IITs by the Human Resource Development (HRD) minister Kapil Sibal. The Senate, comprising of 200 faculty members, unanimously rejected the proposal announced by Mr Sibal on May 28.

• Major fire at Mantralaya in Mumbai, building evacuated

  A major fire has broken out on the fourth floor of the Maharashtra Secretariat building in Mumbai. At least eight fire engines and three ambulances have been rushed to the spot.