Sushma Swaraj funeral Live updates: Former External Affairs minister Sushma Swaraj was a given 21 gun-salute performed by the firing of cannons or artillery as a military honor. Prime Minister Narendra Modi and top leaders from across party lines bid final goodbye to the veteran leader.

Chandrani Murmu contested on a BJD ticket and won against two-time BJP MP Ananta Nayak by a margin of 66,203 votes.

JSPL chairman Naveen Jindal said it seemed the government was not keen to support his plan of converting low-quality coal to 80,000 barrels per day of diesel.

Akhilesh Yadav will be sworn-in on March 15 after which he will quit his seat as MP from Kannauj and contest elections for the state assembly from Jaswantnagar.

The fizz is back (BT cover story, May 31) is a gripping read about Coca-Cola India chief Atul Singh’s exemplary leadership.