The traditional Netrotsav rituals ahead of the 149th Jagannath Rath Yatra began at the Jagannath Temple in Ahmedabad on Tuesday, marking the start of the three-day religious celebrations leading up to the annual procession on Ashadhi Bij.

In West Bengal,veteran Trinamool leader and former minister Madan Mitra joined the rebel camp.

In West Bengal, bodies of nine fishermen were recovered from a trawler that sank in the Bay of Bengal off the South 24 Parganas coast.

Under this reorganisation, 17 new Tehsils have been created in Ladakh, taking the total number of Tehsils to 32, from the existing 15.

Union Home Minister and Minister of Cooperation Amit Shah on Monday inaugurated a newly built vegetable sub-yard at the APMC in Dahegam, Gujarat's Gandhinagar district.

The Supreme Court agreed to hear the Bhojshala dispute in Dhar on a day-to-day basis to resolve the issue.