BJP president Amit Shah has backed Gujarat riots accused Maya Kodnani's alibi in court; Dawood Ibrahim's Brother Iqbal Kaskar has been detained by Mumbai police from his residence in an extortion case; Tamil Nadu speaker has disqualified 18 lawmakers against in a move that indemnifies Chief Minister E Palaniswami; Ryan School will stay close for 4 days after Maneka Gandhi met HRD minister Prakash Javadekar.