NAGPUR: The prime suspect in the Nagpur University fake marklists/degrees and revaluation scam and his accomplice were arrested by a Special Investigating Team of the city police on Monday.

Jaipal to join Cong

NEW DELHI: Janata Dal (Secular) leader S Jaipal Reddy has decided to join the Congress. Reddy may contest the Miryalguda seat in Andhra Pradesh. Meanwhile, the Congress will field former chief election commissioner T N Seshan against Union Home Minister L K Advani from the Gandhinagar Lok Sabha constituency.

Maruti MD quits

NEW DELHI: R S S L N Bhaskarudu on Monday resigned as Managing Director of Maruti Udyog, paving the way for Jagdish Khattar to take charge. Announcing his decision to quit, he said, ``I am going as a happy man having done my bit.''

Gaisal report

NEW DELHI: The Gaisal train accident in West Bengal on August 2 was caused by the "failure of railway staff", Chief Commissioner of Railway Safety Dr M Mani has said in hisprovisional report submitted to the railway board here on Monday.

Telecom dues

NEW DELHI: Most private telecom companies today paid an additional 15 per cent of their pending licence fee dues, taking the total tally paid so far to 35 per cent, to embark on the revenue sharing regime under the New Telecom Policy 1999.