New Delhi: A Delhi court Monday extended till April 26 the interim protection from arrest granted to former Union minister P Chidambaram and his son Karti in the Aircel-Maxis case filed by the CBI and the ED.

P Chidambaram appeared before Special Judge O P Saini, who extended the interim relief granted to them.

The case relates to alleged irregularities in grant of Foreign Investment Promotion Board (FIPB) approval in the Aircel-Maxis deal.

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Shivamogga (Karnataka) (PTI): Thirty-six people were injured on Monday after a private bus allegedly went out of control and plunged off a bridge in the district, police said.

The incident occurred at around 1.30 pm near Kagehalla in Veerapura village of Bhadravati taluk, they said.

According to police, the bus was travelling from Channagiri in Davanagere district to Bhadravati when the driver allegedly lost control of the vehicle near a bridge across a stream.

The bus hit the bridge’s side barrier and overturned into the stream below, which had a very low water level.

A total of 36 people, including the driver and conductor, were injured in the accident, a senior police officer said.

Of them, 25 sustained minor injuries and were shifted to a nearby hospital for treatment, he added.

A case has been registered at the Bhadravati Rural police station, and further investigation is underway, police said.