Former Odisha law minister Rahunath Mohanty, evading arrest in connection with a dowry torture case lodged against him by his daughter-in-law has sought an anticipatory bail, a lawyer said Tuesday.

At least 37 people were killed and another 15 injured, including five foreign nationals, when a bus plunged into a river in Khed area Tuesday on the Mumbai-Goa highway near here, officials said.

Royal Jordanian Airlines, Czechoslovak Airlines (now Czech Airlines) and Jet Airways have been directed by the apex consumer court to jointly pay compensation and interest of Rs.22 lakh ($40,000) to a Delhi-based exporter for deficiency in service while delivering a consignment of garments to a consignee in Bratislava, Slovakia.

The BJP in power in a south Indian state may well end up as a one-time affair as the party was routed in the just-concluded Karnataka municipal polls that came two months ahead of the assembly elections.