Union Minister M Venkaiah Naidu is BJP's pick for vice-president, PM Modi in a tweet said Mr Naidu is admired across political spectrum; Centre tells Supreme Court it cannot give another chance to convert old 500 and 1000 rupee notes; Whistleblower cop DIG D Roopa who alleged that VIP treatment is being provided to VK Sasikala has been transferred, her boss and the state's in-charge of prisons HN Satyanarayana Rao is sent on leave; Tamil Nadu farmers are protesting with skulls and bones in Delhi, they say promises made to them have not been kept; After heavy rain, Manipur roads are cut-off and Odisha is on red alert for the next couple of days.
